TELECOM – THIS WEEK (2247)
1.????Ericsson plans to turn Vonage into a 5G app powerhouse
With Vonage, Ericsson believes it can come up with that standard interface for 5G application development by tweaking Vonage’s communications platform and using it to create a suite of network functions with open APIs. Developers would then be able to use the platform to more easily create applications.?
2.????GSMA hails ‘meaningful progress’ as new figures reveal mobile operators’ push for renewable energy
As climate leaders meet at COP27 in Egypt, new figures from the GSMA have revealed that global mobile operators are making strong progress in maximising the use of renewable energy in their networks.
3.????Keysight, NOKIA Bell Labs Collaborate to Accelerate 5G-Advanced and 6G Communications
Keysight Technologies, Inc., a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced that?NOKIA Bell Labs?has selected?Keysight's sub-Terahertz (THz) test bed?to verify the performance of 5G advanced and 6G transceiver (TRX) modules. Modules to be tested use the radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) technology, including power amplifiers, transceivers, and antennas on a?glass substrate, needed to support the extreme data throughput and reliable backhaul transmission requirements of 5G advanced and 6G.?
4.????Telefónica Tech and Qualys sign an alliance for the Iberian market
Telefónica Tech?and?Qualys, Inc., a provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions, have signed a Cyber Security agreement to integrate the native?Qualys Cloud Platform?and its cloud applications into Telefónica Tech’s portfolio of managed security services for Spain and Portugal.
5.????Consortium led by BT wins UKRI Future Flight Challenge funding
The ‘Intelligent Drones for Port and Highways Technology’ (InDePTH) project, which is part of the ‘Future Flight Challenge Phase 3’ programme, has received government backing, thanks to major new funding available via research agency UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to help achieve an ambitious vision for the UK’s future drone economy.
6.????Orange Cyberdefense acquires Swiss companies SCRT and Telsys
On Tuesday, 8 November 2022, Orange Cyberdefense, the cybersecurity subsidiary of Orange, acquired 100% of the Swiss companies SCRT and Telsys. These two sister companies have their common headquarters in Morges near Lausanne and employ around 100 employees, experts in cybersecurity and associated services, equally spread over offices in Geneva and Bern.
7.????Sweden drops investigation into suspected Ericsson bribery in China
The Swedish Prosecution Authority on Monday said it had closed an investigation into suspected bribery payments made in China by employees at telecoms equipment maker Ericsson because there was no evidence a crime had been committed.
8.????EU nudges Germany to cut down on Huawei
The European Commission on Thursday urged EU member countries to reduce the risks associated with Chinese telecoms equipment in 5G networks, naming Germany in particular as a country that needs to implement the bloc's joint 5G security guidelines.
9.????Peering through the pea-souper: New sensor technologies will help autonomous vehicles to see clearly
With the continuing (and expensive) development of AVs, the search is on to provide image sensing solutions that will provide them with a constant, clear picture of their surroundings, whatever they may be and wherever an AV may be. The provision of absolutely crystal-clear displays will require not just multiple sensors but multiple types of sensors on and in a vehicle that will be able to instantly provide information with extreme precision, robustness, and redundancy. It’s a significant challenge, but R&D continues apace.
10.?Allot NetworkSecure Selected by Verizon to Provide Network-based Cybersecurity Protection to their SMB Customers
Allot Ltd., a leading global provider of innovative network intelligence and security-as-a-service (SECaaS) solutions for communication service providers and enterprises, announced today that Verizon has selected Allot NetworkSecure to provide network based cybersecurity protection to segments of the company’s wireless and fixed wireless Small and Medium Business (SMB) and IoT customers to defend them against a broad range of cyber threats. Allot will be paid a monthly fee based on the number of customers receiving the service.
11.?Telefónica moves towards net zero by 2040 through energy efficiency
Telefónica has published the first life cycle environmental impact and benefit analysis of its connectivity solutions, based on the application of the European Taxonomy of Sustainable Activities, with the aim of reinforcing its 2040 decarbonisation commitments and supporting future decision-making processes to further reduce its GHG emissions.
12.?Some 70% of small businesses surveyed globally want telecom providers to provide secure traffic
Allot Ltd., a leading global provider of innovative network intelligence and security-as-a-service (SECaaS) solutions for communication service providers (CSPs) and enterprises, today announced the publication of the results of a?survey conducted by Coleman Parkes Research?to measure the attitudes of small businesses toward cybersecurity.
13.?Tourism is joining the metaverse
The tourism sector is aware of the importance of using the latest technologies to its advantage, and is no stranger to the need to explore any tool that represents a step forward, as is the case with the Metaverse.
14.?CSPs say they need stronger 5G network security capabilities as breaches mount – Nokia/GlobalData research
New research?by?Nokia and research analysts at GlobalData?Plc?warned?on Tuesday?that communication service providers?(CSPs)?around the world?say they require stronger 5G network security capabilities as?cyber?breaches mount.
15.?T-Mobile rolls out 5G Standalone on 2.5 GHz spectrum
T-Mobile is pumping up its 5G network by rolling out 5G standalone (SA) on the company’s 2.5 GHz spectrum. The result, according to T-Mobile President of Networks Neville Ray, is an improvement in the 5G experience, particularly in network latency.
16.?Qualcomm introduces Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with ‘groundbreaking AI’
Qualcomm Technologies introduced its latest premium mobile platform, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, during the company’s annual Snapdragon Summit. According to Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform will define a new standard, engineered with “groundbreaking AI” across the board.
17.?AT&T goes all in on eSIM
Smartphones that don’t use physical?Subscriber Identity Module?(SIM)?cards make it easier for subscribers to switch networks, and AT&T says this is an opportunity to grow its customer base. Ever since Apple announced the iPhone 14 will be eSIM-only, AT&T?has been?touting?embedded SIM (eSIM) technology as a way to facilitate switching onto its network. This week at its labs in Redmond, Washington, the carrier showed off its eSIM technology, noting that its engineers have been working on this for almost a decade.
18.?Magyar Telekom selects Mavenir’s converged packet core
Mavenir, the Network Software Provider building the future of networks with cloud-native software that runs on any cloud and transforms the way the world connects, announce the selection by Magyar Telekom, the leading Hungarian telecommunications service provider, and a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, to deploy a cloud-native containerised Converged Packet Core.
19.?Huawei offers 5G distributed massive MIMO as the next evolution in indoor cellular networks
As mobile operators are busy deploying 5G Massive MIMO technology to their mobile broadband networks, Huawei is offering to emulate Massive MIMO indoors – by coordinating distributed indoor radio networks to mimic Massive MIMO’s beefed-up antenna arrays.
20.?Ericsson, Nokia, and Huawei Among Top 20 Companies Helping Telcos Achieve Their Sustainability Goals
Telco Technology Suppliers by global technology intelligence firm ABI Research provides an unrivaled tool to identify partners best placed to help telcos drive sustainability initiatives as well as identify the best practice operations of suppliers that can be replicated. This unbiased examination of 81 telecommunications suppliers supporting telecommunication operator sustainability initiatives assesses vendors on sustainability criteria across nine categories, including 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment, massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (mMIMO) antennae, Open RAN hardware and software, on-site renewable energy solutions, free cooling systems, liquid cooling systems, Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven software, antenna solutions, and 5G cloud-native platforms. Sustainability initiatives were considered across two major dimensions; present-day implementation (the ability to scale impact), including the global rollout of 5G and market share of equipment, and forward-looking impact, evaluating the innovation of the technologies for reducing carbon emissions and waste, such as using next-generation silicon and integrating AI and Machine Learning (ML) to reduce the overall energy consumption of the equipment.