Network Transformation
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Nokia secured the rights to support more than 3,000 Deutsche Telekom sites as the operator of its large-scale O-RAN network in Germany. -
Nokia has completed the UAE’s first live transport slicing deployment with du, enabling the operator to manage its network infrastructure more efficiently.
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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.
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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.
Forthcoming events
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Amazon Web Services was hit with a six-hour outage in Japan today which crippled online trading, communications firms and transport companies, among others.
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Juniper Networks is collaborating with Intel to accelerate the development of the Open RAN (O-RAN) ecosystem.
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Frontier Communications (Frontier) has inked a multi-year partnership with Red Ventures to build out its digital capabilities as Frontier expands its fibre footprint.
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Equinix has moved into India with the completion of the acquisition of the Indian operations of GPX Global Systems, in an all-cash transaction of $161 million.
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Novva Data Centers has acquired a Colorado Springs data centre campus for $38.5 million and plans to spend over $200 million on expanding it.
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DC BLOX has appointed John Dumler as its vice president of data centre design and engineering.
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Yahoo is due to be back as a brand today, with the expected completion of private equity group Apollo’s acquisition of the operation from Verizon.
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Zayo has appointed angel investor and former AWS exec Ginna Raahauge, as its chief information officer.
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Telstra has closed the part sale of Telstra InfraCo Towers, with the business now known as Amplitel Pty Ltd.
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Verizon's enterprise customers can now tap an on-premise, private edge compute solution that enables the ultra-low latency needed to deploy real-time applications.
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Capacity’s Natalie Bannerman spoke to Bertold Frech, VP International Strategy & Steering, Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier on digitalization and the effects that the pandemic might have on the role out and what the requirements are for an increase in digitalization.
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Lindsey Aurora, field engineer at Neos Networks, looks back at her career as an engineer and calls for a need to believe in yourself
