TELECOM – THIS WEEK (2406)
1.???? China Mobile launches the world's first 6G test satellite
China Mobile, the world's largest telecom carrier by mobile subscribers, has successfully launched the world's first satellite to test 6G architecture, marking a milestone in its efforts to explore integrated space and ground communication technology. The low-earth orbit test satellite is the world's first to employ 6G design architecture, and it was launched on Saturday along with another satellite that comes with China Mobile's 5G technology.
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2.???? Verizon gives some love to open RAN, marks 130K O-RAN capable radios
Verizon isn’t handing the open RAN keys to a single vendor, as?AT&T did with Ericsson. But it is making sure everyone is aware of Verizon’s commitment to open RAN – to the tune of 130,000 open RAN capable radios. Verizon announced today that it has deployed more than 130,000 O-RAN capable radios, a figure that includes the Massive MIMO radios that are part of the?previously announced?15,000 O-RAN compliant, virtualized cell sites in its commercial Radio Access Network.
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3.???? BICS works with AWS to provide low latency mobile roaming
BICS, which provides global roaming services for operators, has begun working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide lower-latency roaming. This new cloud-based roaming service is available to mobile operators, and it targets end-user customers that require consistent, low-latency internet both in their home countries and abroad. Some examples of target customers would be companies that provide gaming, streaming media or large data transfers.
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4.???? SK Telecom’s AI focus pays off in 2023
SK Telecom is reaping the rewards of its strategy to become a leading AI company, as each of its AI-focused divisions helped the South Korean network operator and digital service provider (DSP) to deliver revenue and operating profit gains in 2023.
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5.???? New Cradlepoint AI functionality advances 5G for business
Cradlepoint, the global leader in cloud-delivered LTE and 5G wireless network edge solutions, announced new comprehensive AI functionality to make 5G networks smarter, simpler, and more secure. Cradlepoint is the first enterprise 5G router vendor to adopt an AI model uniquely focused on cellular networking. Organizations are also able to embrace the productivity benefits of generative AI tools without the risk of data leakage through a security service acquired from?Ericom.
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6.???? Exclusive: AI chip demand forces Huawei to slow smartphone production
Soaring appetite for Huawei's (HWT.UL) artificial intelligence (AI) chips coupled with manufacturing constraints has forced the Chinese tech giant to prioritise AI and slow production for its premium Mate 60 phones, people familiar with the matter said.
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7.???? India’s Vodafone Idea may finally launch 5G this year
India’s third-largest service provider, Vodafone Idea, hopes to finally launch commercial 5G services in another six to seven months, by which time the company believes it will have a “better idea” on how best to monetize its 5G investments.?“We are looking to launch 5G services in about six to seven months,” said?Akshay Moondra, CEO of Vodafone Idea, in the company's recent Q3 FY24 earnings call. “While significant investments have already been made in 5G, there is no monetization happening yet, though it should be around the corner. We expect to have a better idea on 5G monetization by the time we launch.”?
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8.???? Parallel Wireless re-invents itself with software-agnostic open RAN
Parallel Wireless is ready to return to the wireless stage and show the industry its latest innovations in open radio access networks (O-RAN). The startup, which in June 2022 was?forced to lay off a large portion of its staff?due to the slow adoption of O-RAN, says it is back on track and has narrowed its focus to creating products for public wireless networks, leaving other areas like private wireless and indoor coverage products to its O-RAN competitors.
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9.???? Verizon takes a stab at solving multi-cloud madness
Verizon is putting the VMwares, Aviatrixes and Prosimos on notice. This week the operator launched a play to become the multi-cloud management platform of choice for enterprise customers. At the core of its effort is the aptly named “Cloud Management” solution, which is based on Verizon’s network-as-a-service (NaaS) platform. Like pretty much every other multi-cloud solution out there, Verizon claims its product provides connectivity to all the major cloud providers (AWS, Google, Microsoft, Oracle and IBM) and a platform that allows enterprises to use a common toolset to manage security, policy and more across clouds.
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10.? Huawei shrugs off U.S. sanctions to take top place in China’s smartphone market—but its new AI chips might be an even bigger achievement
Chinese tech champion Huawei has staged a dramatic comeback, reaching new heights five years after U.S. sanctions cut off the company’s supply of advanced chips.
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11.? MásMóvil sees 5G virtue in Singtel’s Paragon
In an effort to gain an edge in the enterprise services sector in Spain, MásMóvil has teamed up with Singtel to deploy Paragon, the Singapore-based telco’s all-in-one platform for 5G multi-access edge computing (MEC) and cloud orchestration. Singtel unveiled Paragon in February 2022: It enables enterprises to tap into a telco’s 5G network to activate network slices on demand, deploy applications on edge compute resources and access third-party applications on an as-a-service basis, as well as acting as a single orchestration platform for edge and cloud services.?
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12.? Single vendor solutions to dominate Open RAN sales – Dell’Oro
There are some encouraging signs for the Open RAN sector in general just now following AT&T’s major commitment announced late last year and Verizon’s reminder this week that much of its virtual RAN (vRAN) rollout is Open RAN-capable, but those US developments don’t translate into positive news for all of the Open RAN sector’s vendor players, according to a new forecast from research house Dell’Oro Group.
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13.? New Zealand telco 2degrees selects Totogi Charging-as-a-Service to expedite market growth
Totogi, the leading innovator in AI-powered SaaS-based telecommunications monetization software, today announces that the full-service New Zealand mobile network operator (MNO),?2degrees, has chosen Totogi to modernize its wholesale offering to the MVNO and digital brand market. This selection is part of 2degree’s ongoing commitment to its customers, community, and the environment, designed to foster a thriving software-defined offering for MVNO brands. Totogi’s?Charging-as-a-Service?was selected for its quick onboarding and efficient service for MVNO customers.
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14.? Rakuten Symphony launches full-scale file storage cloud service in Japan
Rakuten Symphony, Inc. today announced the full-scale commercial launch of Rakuten Drive, a file storage cloud service, in Japan. Rakuten Drive provides file storage cloud services for both individual and enterprise customers that allow users to send large files quickly and offer secure, intuitive file storage and sharing on the cloud.
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15.? PLDT, Smart bolster strategy with cybersecurity vendors to boost cyber defence
PLDT and Smart’s Cyber Security Operations Group (CSOG) has met up with its technology providers to lay down improved processes and focus points to beef up the PLDT Group’s cybersecurity defenses and protect customers from cyber threats and attacks.
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16.? Gartner predicts global shipments of AI PCs and GenAI smartphones will total 295 million units in 2024
Worldwide shipments of?AI?PCs and?generative AI?(GenAI) smartphones are projected to total 295 million units by the end of 2024, up from 29 million units in 2023, according to a new forecast from Gartner, Inc. Gartner defines AI PCs as PCs that are equipped with dedicated AI accelerators or cores, neural processing units (NPUs), accelerated processing units (APUs) or tensor processing units (TPUs), designed to optimize and accelerate AI tasks on the device. This provides improved performance and efficiency in handling AI and GenAI workloads without relying on external servers or cloud services. ?
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17.? Telenor Breaks New Ground: World's Southernmost Base Station Established in Antarctica
In a groundbreaking venture, Telenor announces the opening of the world's southernmost commercial base station in Antarctica, setting a new benchmark for connectivity in the harshest of environments. The Norwegian Polar Institute’s research station in Antarctica, Troll, now has extended reach, connecting a vast area to the outside world with mobile connectivity.
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18.? DT picks Mavenir to modernize mobile messaging, part of O-RAN prep
Deutsche Telekom has appointed Mavenir to modernize its mobile messaging infrastructure in four key markets, as part of its broader network upgrade plans centered on Open RAN. This increases Mavenir’s involvement after being chosen as one of three principle initial partners for Open RAN last year, alongside Fujitsu and Nokia. That contract announced in February 2023 set the stage for Mavenir’s recent award, although the former was initially focused on the Neubrandenburg area of Germany, as a setting for introduction of Open RAN in a brownfield site also receiving 2G and 4G services. Those sites were constructing DT’s first commercial Open RAN network with open fronthaul support, splitting radio and baseband functions from Nokia and Fujitsu.
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19.? BT Group, Ericsson, and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. network slicing trial promises new consumer and enterprise capabilities in 5G SA era, including enhanced mobile gaming
BT Group, Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. have successfully demonstrated end-to-end consumer and enterprise 5G differentiated connectivity enabled by network slicing on Ericsson’s 5G Core and Radio Access Network technology in the UK with devices powered by the Snapdragon???8 Gen 2 for Galaxy Mobile Platform.
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20.? Nokia chosen to expand Balitower’s IP network in Indonesia
Nokia announced that Balitower, a prominent provider of telecommunication tower and network infrastructure in Indonesia, will use Nokia’s state-of-the-art IP routing solution to enhance capacity and improve operational efficiency. This implementation aims to future-proof Balitower’s IP network and to ensure an enhanced customer experience for its subscribers.
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21.? Verizon targets next wave of time-critical 5G apps with L4S
Verizon, in partnership with Ericsson, has trialled a 5G technology called low-latency, low-loss, scalable throughput (L4S) that, in theory, can significantly reduce latency and enhance quality-of-service metrics for time-critical, high data rate consumer and enterprise applications.??