TELECOM – THIS WEEK (2419)
1.???? Japan unveils world’s first 6G device that’s 20x faster than 5G
If we want to take digitalization to the next level, we must elevate global connectivity first. Nowadays, we have 5G internet speeds, but we need something more.?Fortunately, Japanese firms have developed the world’s first 6G device, bringing this future of unprecedented internet connectivity closer to reality.
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2.???? Nokia helps Ooredoo Group blanket its markets with private 5G
Qatar-based Ooredoo Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Finnish telecom vendor Nokia to develop and deploy 5G private networks for a variety of?industries.?
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3.???? Vi steps up talks with Nokia, Ericsson to accelerate 4G network enhancement
On the heels of a successful follow-on public offer (FPO),?Vodafone Idea?(Vi) has stepped up talks with Nokia and Ericsson to upgrade its 4G network. Orders for these upgrades are expected to be issued in June-July this year, potentially including preliminary 5G agreements as well.
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4.???? O2 Telefonica taps Samsung for Open RAN in Germany
Samsung is further strengthening its presence in Europe by launching O2 Telefónica’s first virtual RAN (vRAN) and open RAN site in Germany. This site is located in Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, and is Samsung’s first in Germany to be equipped with its 5G vRAN and open RAN systems. The Samsung equipment that O2?Telefónica?is using also includes 64 transmit and 64 receive (64T64R) massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) radios. These units will provide the maximum coverage and capacity available through 5G in densely populated areas. Around 30,000 people live in the Landsberg am Lech area.
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5.???? Huawei’s licenses to buy chips from Qualcomm and Intel revoked as U.S. further tightens export restrictions
The US has revoked licenses allowing Huawei Technologies Co. to buy semiconductors from Qualcomm Inc. and Intel Corp.
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6.???? Malaysia’s DNB and Ericsson accelerate enterprise digital transformation
The Malaysian government’s Digital Nasional?Berhad?(DNB) has signed an agreement with Ericsson to?accelerate?5G-led digitalization of enterprises in the country?to boost the economy.?Chip giant Intel?will aid Ericsson as its technology partner?and will help develop new?5G-based?use cases?for industry verticals, including?manufacturing, transport and logistics.?
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7.???? Nokia helps Ooredoo Group blanket its markets with private 5G
Qatar-based Ooredoo Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Finnish telecom vendor Nokia to develop and deploy 5G private networks for a variety of?industries.?
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8.???? KT and Nokia join forces on 6G research
South Korean telco KT has announced it partnering with Nokia for 6G research, in a sign that major players in the vendor and operator community are still looking to get ahead of their peers and rivals in relation to the next generation of cellular technology. It also comes as a reminder that, despite some negative sentiment in the industry, the 6G term is being fully embraced by many.?
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9.???? Telkom Indonesia boosts its cybersecurity portfolio with F5
Telkom Indonesia has formed a strategic partnership with security vendor F5 to boost its enterprise cybersecurity services portfolio and help bolster the nation’s defences in response to increasing cyber threats.
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10.? Turkcell and Nokia sign agreement to deliver developer-created use cases
Turkcell and Nokia have signed an agreement to enable new developer-created use cases for consumer, enterprise, and industrial customers in Turkey and to open a new pathway for extracting value from the operator’s network assets.
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11.? Virgin Media O2 partners with Accenture to enhance private 5G solutions for UK businesses
Virgin Media O2 and?Accenture?have announced a new collaboration to seize opportunities in the UK’s growing mobile private network market estimated to reach ￡528M by 2030.
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12.? Nokia and Vodafone trial Open RAN with Arm and HPE
Nokia and Vodafone announced the successful completion of a trial, leveraging Nokia's anyRAN approach in collaboration with partners Arm and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). The live demonstration, held at Nokia's Open RAN Innovation Center in Dallas, Texas, showcased the completion of an end-to-end Layer 3 (L3) data call.
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13.? O2 Telefónica and Nokia roll out 5G SA core on AWS in the cloud
O2?Telefónica in Germany and Nokia announced today the deployment of 5G standalone core software on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The rollout provides O2?Telefónica with ultra-low latency to deliver advanced 5G services, like extended reality and network slicing, which require instant availability and greater bandwidth capacity.
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14.? Microsoft bets $2.2bn on Malaysia hub for cloud, AI
Tech giant Microsoft has unveiled plans to invest $2.2bn in cloud infrastructure in Malaysia that will help accelerate the nation’s AI transformation over the next four years and better position the ambitious country to capture a significant share of South-east Asia’s AI action.?
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15.? IDC Forecasts Slower Growth for Global Telecommunications Services Market
Worldwide spending on Telecom Services and Pay TV Services reached $1,509 billion in 2023, an increase of 2.1% over 2022, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC)?Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker. IDC expects worldwide spending on Telecom and Pay TV services will increase by 1.4% in 2024 and reach a total of $1,530 billion.
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16.? Deutsche Glasfaser chooses Nokia for innovative country-wide broadband network in Germany
Nokia has won a major contract with Deutsche Glasfaser to build a highly innovative and modern country-wide fiber broadband network in Germany. Nokia will provide a full suite of fixed access and IP network products including its next-generation PON fiber solution, capable of supporting GPON, XGS-PON and 25G PON on the same fiber, along with its Broadband Network Gateways (BNG). Nokia is swapping out two competitors’ installed basis of IP Core, BNG and Edge Routers including related services.
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17.? Ericsson and Umniah collaborate for network expansion in Jordan
Ericsson and Umniah have recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for expanding the 3G and 4G network in major cities in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Ericsson will provide future-proof Ericsson Radio System?products and solutions, which are flexible to changing demands with multi-band and multi-layer technology. The expansion uses 10 megahertz (MHz) of the spectrum, including 5MHz refarmed from 3G to 4G and an additional 5MHz acquired, allowing for increased network capacity.
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18.? Mavenir and Amazon Web Services join forces
Mavenir, the cloud-native network infrastructure provider building the future of networks, today announces the signing of a five-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) set to revolutionize the deployment of telecom workloads running on the AWS. The strategic collaboration sees the companies jointly architect Mavenir’s technology to streamline the development, testing, integration, and application of cloud-native solutions – harnessing the high availability, scalability, and security capabilities of AWS services to create a new telco-grade deployment model that is set to transform how operators launch 5G, IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem), Radio Access Network (RAN) and future network technologies.
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19.? Intel and Qualcomm hit by latest mobile Huawei export ban
The U.S. has further ratcheted up its actions against Huawei. This time, the Commerce Department has revoked Intel’s and Qualcomm’s export licenses to sell cellphone and laptop chips to the massive Chinese vendor.?The ban is effective immediately. Qualcomm’s license had allowed it to sell older 4G LTE chipsets to Huawei — it was already prevented from selling 5G silicon to the vendor. Huawei purchased over 40 million chipsets from Qualcomm in 2023. Possibly indicating knowledge of the coming ban, Qualcomm?said on its recent second quarter earnings call?that it expected the Huawei business to dry up this year anyway.
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