TELECOM – THIS WEEK (2410)
1.???? Nokia launches new salvos against Ericsson and Intel in open RAN
For Tommi Uitto, this Ericsson view of the "horizontal layers" is specious. Uitto runs the mobile networks business group at Nokia, whose equipment Ericsson will now dismantle across roughly one third of the AT&T network, the full extent of the Finnish vendor's footprint. He therefore has good reason to dislike what he sees. But he makes objections on philosophical grounds. "What would be problematic from an open RAN point of view is the suggestion that layering should mean a sole supplier for the DU/CU layer in large networks and giving most or all of the RU business to the DU/CU supplier," he said. In defense of such criticisms, Ericsson says its compliance with open RAN specifications would allow AT&T to replace it whenever. But Uitto is dismissive.
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2.???? Mavenir counts on Vi deal to spread across India by 2025
US-based open radio access network or OpenRAN provider Mavenir expects to land a full commercial deal from Vodafone Idea for deploying 5G network by the end of the year, top executives of the company said in an exclusive interaction with?Mint?in Barcelona, on the sidelines of the Mobile World Congress. The technology provider intends to meet the demand from Indian as well as global carriers from its India plant.
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3.???? Huawei Announces Flash Forward Action Plan to Help Enterprises Address Data Challenges in the Intelligent Era?
At MWC Barcelona 2024, Huawei unveiled its Flash Forward action plan, which promotes actions related to three key areas, namely, all flash for all scenarios, greenness and sustainability, and data resilience and reliability, to help enterprises address various data challenges in the intelligent era.
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4.???? China's Huawei and Amazon in patent licencing agreement
China's Huawei Technologies and U.S. tech giant Amazon said they had signed a multi-year patent licencing deal that resolves litigation between them. Most terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Alan Fan, head of Huawei's intellectual property rights department, said the Chinese firm had ended lawsuits brought against Amazon in Germany over patented technology related to wifi and video playback.
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5.???? Tencent Cloud to team up with Mobily in Saudi Arabia
Hong Kong-listed Chinese internet and gaming giant Tencent Holdings Ltd will join forces with Saudi Arabian telecommunications behemoth Etihad Etisalat Company to offer enterprise solutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Etihad Etisalat is a telco services company that offers fixed line, mobile telephony and internet services under the brand name Mobily in Saudi Arabia.
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6.???? Nokia open to divesting businesses to provide shareholder value
Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia is willing to move out of or divest businesses where it sees no road map for taking market leadership, said chief strategy and technology officer Nishant Batra last week.
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7.???? AWS just went nuclear – and more hyperscalers could follow
While it might be nice to think that data center companies will chase sustainable options like wind, solar, hydroelectric, and geothermal power to generate their own power, both Mertz and McKinsey indicated those are likely to only serve as supplements to other power sources. That’s in part because of intermittent availability issues with technologies like solar and wind power (according to McKinsey) as well as the sheer amount of power that data centers will require in the future (according to Mertz). Nuclear power, however, could be the answer.
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8.???? Dell and Tawal collaborate to drive technology advancements in Open RAN and edge computing
Dell Technologies and TAWAL today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on new opportunities to advance the telecommunications industry in Saudi Arabia. The agreement was signed by Abdulrahman Almoaiqel, Chief Commercial Officer at TAWAL and Mohammed Amin, Sr. Vice-President, Central Eastern Europe, Middle East, Turkey and Africa (CEEMETA) for Dell Technologies.
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9.???? Elisa launches first 5G standalone subscriptions in Finland powered by Ericsson technology
Elisa, in partnership with Ericsson, has commercially launched a 5G standalone (SA) network, bringing the most advanced mobile connectivity available to Finland.?
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10.? Nokia and Siemens Mobility to deliver mission-critical comms for driverless Western Sydney Metro
Nokia announced it is working with Industrial Partner Siemens Mobility to deliver an IP/MPLS backbone communications network and cybersecurity solution for the new metro railway network in Sydney, Australia. The new Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport line will become the transport spine for Greater Western Sydney, connecting communities and travelers with the new Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport and the growing region.
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11.? Optus readies to deploy multi-operator 5G Radio Dot System
Optus is one of the first operators in the world to test the high-capacity wideband multi-operator Ericsson Radio Dot System, ahead of further deployment across the network. When deployed, this system will provide high-capacity 5G connectivity indoors enabling Australian enterprises to drive operational efficiencies by providing high-speed, ultra-low latency, and improved 5G reliability to end users, supporting data demanding applications and devices. This will enable customers from various communications service providers, including Optus, to receive the indoor mobile phone coverage with the same quality, when the service providers connect their base station equipment to the multi operator radio dot system as well.
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12.? Hundreds of primary schools to get lightning-fast broadband under government’s ‘Project Gigabit’ rollout
BT has secured a new multi-million-pound contract to connect hundreds of hard-to-reach primary schools across England with gigabit broadband – as part of the UK Government’s ‘Project Gigabit’ programme that will transform the learning experience for pupils. Under the Schools Gigabit Connectivity Project, joint funded by the Department for Education (DfE) and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, BT will connect over 650 schools with ‘lightning fast’ broadband connectivity.?
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13.? Liquid C2 partners with Google Cloud and Anthropic
Liquid C2, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, today announced collaborations with global technology leader Google Cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic to deliver advanced cloud, cyber security solutions, and generative AI (gen AI) capabilities to African businesses across the continent.
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14.? Tele2 launches VoLTE globally for IoT customers
As 2G and 3G are sunsetting across the globe, and everything connected to these old networks stops working, it is important to provide options for internet of things (IoT) customers using traditional voice services. The rollout of VoLTE in Tele2’s Swedish network, as well as in selected networks across the globe, will enable Tele2 IoT customers to use next-generation technology to cater to their voice call needs.
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15.? Verizon Business unveils next-generation internet gateway and receiver
Verizon Business announced two new next-generation business devices, including the Verizon Business Internet Gateway – its first Wi-Fi 7-compatible business internet gateway device for fixed wireless access (FWA) for C-Band – as well as the tri-band 5G Business Receiver supporting 5G mmWave, C-Band, and 4G LTE. A formidable duo, the business internet gateway and 5G business receiver together can significantly improve the business customer experience with advanced specs and intuitive design.
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16.? Ericsson, Mobily sign network exposure MoU at LEAP 2024
Ericsson and Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at LEAP 2024, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to expose Mobily’s network capabilities to the enterprises and developers in Saudi Arabia. Mobily will be able to easily activate new capabilities and expose them through Application Programmable Interfaces (APIs), boosting the programmability and adaptability of connectivity services to fit different needs.
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17.? Telefónica Tech partners with Teradata to expand its AI services
Telefónica Tech?has partnered with Teradata, which offers the most complete cloud analytics and data platform, including for artificial intelligence (AI), to expand its services and go to market with an advanced proposition that helps companies and organizations in Spain to digitally transform.