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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Orange has confirmed that its chairman and CEO Stephane Richard has left his position following his conviction in a fraud trial for misuse of public funds.
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Mavenir's 4G Open RAN small cell for outdoor deployments is now commercially available.
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Three Chinese operators including China Unicom have deployed Huawei’s 5G MetaAAU solution in Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai and Xiamen.
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PCCW Global has adopted the culture of Console Connect, the platform it acquired in 2017, CEO Marc Halbfinger tells Alan Burkitt-Gray
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CEO Andrew Kwok teases Alan Burkitt-Gray with promises of a significant announcement about the company’s digitisation ‘in the coming quarter’
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The cloud units of Alibaba and Baidu have been summoned by authorities in China to discuss fraud and cybersecurity.
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CityFibre has teamed with Ciena to successfully deploy its first 800GBpbs backbone wavelength that will reach up to eight million homes in the UK.
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Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited achieved a 9.5% return for its investors in the first nine months of the year, exceeding its stated target by 0.5%.
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A European team of scientists have bounced a LoRa (long-range) message off of the moon for the first time.
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The Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) has turned to Zella DC to launch a new edge data centre solution in the market, DX edge.
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Telecom Egypt has deployed Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme to maximise its capacity along the Mediterranean segment of Telecom Egypt’s Middle East North Africa (MENA) submarine cable system.
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KKR is among a few companies contemplating bidding for data centre company Global Switch Holdings.
