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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UK broadband provider Hyperoptic has appointed Lisa Neale as its new managing director of infrastructure.
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Colt has announced it is expanding its IQ Network footprint by expanding its services to the Oracle Cloud Stockholm Region.
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EE will upgrade 4G to more than 2,000 areas by June 2024 as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) initiative.
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The broadband access equipment market surged to $3.9 billion in Q3, 2021 according to a report from Dell'Oro Group.
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Mary Clark, former chief marketing officer of Syniverse and then Synchronoss, has been appointed CMO of Brivo, a cloud-based building technology company.
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OTE, the Greek incumbent largely controlled by Deutsche Telekom, is planning to spend €3 billion over the next five years delivering fibre to three million households.
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Banking as a Service (BaaS) provider Griffin has announced that Chris Forlano and Laura Hauser will join the company in VP roles.
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Zain Group has announced that its operation in Jordan had entered agreed to sell and leaseback its 2,607 tower portfolio in Jordan to TASC Towers for $88 million.
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Capacity shares five things key stories from around the world making headlines today.
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UK carrier Neos Networks is expanding its wholesale fibre network in Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester and London, and has signed a deal with the local authority that covers Oxford.
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euNetworks has announced it has expanded its long haul network into Poland.
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Connectivity provider BSO has announced it has gone live in Bergamo as it continues its plan to cover more of Europe with its network.
