Network Transformation
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Nokia has completed the UAE’s first live transport slicing deployment with du, enabling the operator to manage its network infrastructure more efficiently. -
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.
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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.
Forthcoming events
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In a move intended to promote the development of efficient and high-value 5G networks, JTower and DOCOMO have formed a capital and business alliance.
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Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group) has agreed to merge its Thai telecom units with the Norwegian telco Telenor in a deal worth around $8.6 billion.
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Colt Technology Services (Colt), Icade, ADVA, Airspan Networks, Athonet, Accedian and Tibco have launched a private 5G enterprise connectivity pilot.
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New standards are required to stimulate the deployment of "cyber-physical systems" in agtech to feed a fast-growing global population.
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The board of directors at Vonage has unanimously accepted an all-cash offer from Ericsson to acquire the company.
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Telesat has announced it is now a public company and will begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (NASDAQ) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).
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There will soon be another cell tower in space according to OQ Technology, which has unveiled plans for its Tiger-3 launch.
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The European Union has imposed tariffs on fibre cables imported from China in a bid to tackle artificially low prices.
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DISH is to turn to Equinix for its interconnection requirements as it builds out the first cloud-native, Open RAN-based 5G network in the US.
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Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telecom Italia (TIM), Telefónica and Vodafone have submitted five recommendations to the European Union (EU) to build an Open RAN ecosystem in Europe.
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DE-CIX and H5 Data Centers are joining forces to bolster data centre and connectivity services – more than seven years after DE-CIX New York joined H5's 325 Hudson facility.
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Research from Opinium, commissioned by Dell Technologies UK, found that British businesses are prioritising IT investment in support of the pandemic and cybersecurity over emerging technologies.
