Network Transformation
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Virgin Media O2 brought together its fixed and mobile networks to create a Converged Interconnect Network (CIN), a combined network capable of carrying both mobile and fixed traffic. -
Swisscom is working with Ericsson to offer a standalone Mobile Private Network (MPN) to provide enterprises with private, localised connectivity.
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Dell has expanded its AI for Telecom offerings, bringing new hardware support and a variety of new use case-focused solutions designed to help operators augment their edge operations using AI.
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Vietnamese carrier Viettel has launched an Open RAN 5G Network, leveraging hardware from Qualcomm to provide enhanced connectivity across the country.
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Nvidia is working with SoftBank to reinvent telecom networks to make them capable of supporting AI-RAN, enabling them to run AI and 5G workloads at the same time.
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The US Department of Defence has extended its contract with Verizon to use its secure Global Network Solutions (GNS) in a deal worth more than $98 million.
Forthcoming events
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Softbank Group has a new leadership line-up and speculation is mounting that further appointments – and departures – could be confirmed in the coming weeks.
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Vodafone will work with IntelCorp and other silicon vendors to design its own chipsets in OpenRAN technology.
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T-Mobile will fire corporate employees who are not full vaccinated against Covid-19 by April 2, the company announced in an internal memo.
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CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (CITIC Telecom CPC) has appointed Brook Wong (Ching Wa Wong) as its new chief executive officer (CEO).
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued an order revoking China Unicom Americas authority to provide telecoms services in the US.
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Reconnecting Tonga; rebuffing KKR; digital investments down under; and BDx's Braham Singh
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Orange has appointed Christel Heydemann as its new chief executive officer (CEO), making her the first woman to hold that position in the company’s history.
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Spectrum sharing between UK operators should become a policy priority according to a new report from the UK Spectrum Policy Forum (UK SPF).
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Bharti Airtel subsidiary Airtel Africa will join the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) 100 on January 31, 2022.
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TIM has given its new CEO Pietro Labriola a mandate to explore strategic alternatives as it ponders KKR’s $12.18 billion bid ahead of a board meeting on March 2.
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Harbor Link has revealed it has broken ground on the construction of a new 60-mile, diverse conduit route set to enhance connectivity between Baltimore, Maryland, Washington DC and Northern Virginia.
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Orange Belgium has joined forces with La Grand Poste to create another 5G lab in Liege which will open in the first half of 2022.
