TELECOM – THIS WEEK (2441)
1.???? TMG and Huawei join forces to offer AI Cloud Services for the first time in Egypt
Huawei has partnered with Egypt's Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG) to build and deploy cutting-edge AI-powered cloud technology for the first time in the Egyptian market.
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2.???? Ooredoo Qatar and Tech Mahindra Sign Strategic Partnership for Managed Security Services
Ooredoo, Qatar’s leading telecommunications operator and ICT provider, announced a strategic partnership with Tech Mahindra, a leading global provider of technology consulting and digital solutions to enterprises across industries, to enhance the Managed Security Services (MSS) it provides to its B2B customers.
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3.???? China’s Salt Typhoon Hacked AT&T, Verizon: Report
The China-linked threat group known as Salt Typhoon has hacked into the networks of several major broadband providers in the United States, potentially compromising wiretap systems, according to The Wall Street Journal.?
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4.???? Huawei to roll out home-grown mobile operating system in challenge to Apple’s iOS, Android
Huawei Technologies is set to debut its highly anticipated home-grown mobile operating system HarmonyOS Next on Tuesday, touting it as an alternative to Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android, as the telecommunications equipment giant rallies domestic tech firms to build a Chinese mobile ecosystem amid US sanctions.
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5.???? Ericsson increases Vodafone Idea network share in India through major 4G and 5G deals
Indian communications service provider Vodafone Idea (Vi) has strengthened its longstanding network partnership with Ericsson through the award of major 4G and 5G contracts which will see Ericsson extend its network share. Ericsson will upgrade 4G and deploy 5G across the Indian telecom circles it already powers for Vi. In addition, Ericsson will provide 4G and 5G services in the telecom circles of Delhi Kerala, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan, thereby increasing its footprint and market share with Vi substantially.
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6.???? SoftBank and Ericsson double down on AI-RAN
Ericsson is fast positioning itself as one of the key players in the emerging AI-RAN sector having brokered direct R&D relationships with the two leading telcos in the space, T-Mobile US and Japan’s SoftBank.?
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7.???? Vodafone to create pan-European logistics hub in Luxembourg
Vodafone Group has agreed to create a new logistics hub to hold mobile and fixed network equipment for its European markets. An agreement to create the facility was signed by Vodafone Group’s Chief Financial Officer, Luka Mucic and Luxembourg Minister of the Economy, SME, Energy and Tourism, Lex Delles.
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8.???? Artificial intelligence to eat jobs at Deutsche Telekom
Timotheus H?ttges, the CEO of Deutsche Telekom, has good reason to look like the most animated boss in Europe's telecom sector. Back in 2014, the company he runs was "just another telco," he said during a press conference today. Worth about €60 billion (US$65.6 billion), it had a market capitalization that was €15 billion ($16.4 billion) less than Vodafone's. Today, thanks largely to its turbo-charged US subsidiary, it is valued at €131 billion ($143.2 billion), dwarfing all its regional peers. Vodafone has sunk to a pathetic €23 billion ($25.1 billion), a drop of nearly 70% in a decade.
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9.???? Verizon, AT&T, Lumen among telcos hacked by Chinese group: Reports
Several major United States telecommunications providers have reportedly been infiltrated by a Chinese hacking group known as Salt Typhoon, with a focus on gaining information on U.S. government wiretaps.
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10.? Mavenir 5G Core Powers ice Norway Network Slicing for Norwegian Armed Forces
Mavenir, the cloud-native network infrastructure provider building the future of networks,?is delivering the full?5G?core network for ice, Norway’s third largest mobile operator to enable a network slicing service.
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11.? Vodafone deepens ties with Google in massive new GenAI deal
Vodafone, a major proponent of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technologies to support operational and service improvements, has just signed a new deal with Google that it clearly hopes will enable it to stand out from the crowd.
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12.? RAN market declines as telecoms await 6G rollout
After a 40-50 percent revenue surge from 2017 to 2021, the RAN market is facing its second consecutive year of steep declines. Though the pace of decline may slow after 2024, downward pressure is expected to persist until the arrival of 6G technology, according to Dell’Oro Group. A key factor behind this decline is the overpromising of 5G, which has not substantially improved flat revenue trends among operators, leading to growing skepticism over the need for large investments in new technologies.
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13.? EBRD and IFC to provide $435 mln for Ukraine's newly merged telecoms firm
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Finance Corporation will fund Ukraine's newly merged telecoms company with $435 million, the lenders said on Thursday. The project is the largest direct foreign investment of the war unleashed by?Russia's invasion?of Ukraine in February 2022.
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14.? Singtel continues ‘AI democratisation’ push with new cloud platform
Singaporean operator Singtel, a keen AI adopter and facilitator, has unveiled its artificial intelligence cloud service (AI cloud) platform, dubbed RE:AI. The idea is to make AI technologies more readily accessible by industry verticals, enterprises, public sector organisations and academia without “having to worry about the overheads of complex infrastructure”.
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15.? Vodafone, Sumitomo Corporation, and Mastercard team up to advance the economy of things
Vodafone and Sumitomo Corporation’s Economy of Things business – and Mastercard today announced a new collaboration and payments service that will allow fleet, freight, shipping, and logistics operators to authorise machines to trade with other machines on their behalf.
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16.? Qualcomm and Honeywell Work to Revolutionize the Energy Sector
Qualcomm to provide connectivity products and AI-enabled chipsets to Honeywell for various industrial applications to enhance operational efficiency and real-time feedback in the energy sector. Enabling customers in the energy sector to use intelligent handheld devices and, battery-powered low power wireless access (LPWA) sensors to monitor critical systems and use connected hub/gateways for aggregating essential sensor data.
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17.? RingCentral receives PAN-India licence
RingCentral Inc., a global leader in AI-powered trusted business communications for companies of all sizes, today announced it has received the PAN-India license from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to operate across all 22 telecommunications circles in India. As the first cloud provider to deliver fully-compliant Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) and Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) solutions for India, RingCentral enables multinational organizations to connect their global offices with India branch offices for seamless communication and collaboration across messaging, video, and phone with Global RingEX Select.
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18.? Netcracker helps Nuuday achieve major milestone in its business transformation journey
Netcracker Technology?announced today that leading Danish operator Nuuday’s implementation of Netcracker’s cloud-native BSS/OSS stack – including managed services – is now supporting all of its B2C mobile customers after successfully completing this phase of a large-scale digital transformation program.
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19.? Ericsson private 5G pilot takes off at Schiphol
Ericsson has partnered with Schiphol Airport, the world’s third busiest airport by international passenger numbers, to investigate the use cases of a cutting-edge private 5G network. The partnership is aimed at driving Schiphol’s digital transformation to a future-ready airport with robust digital infrastructure that supports next-generation services.
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20.? Samsung Electronics and NTT Docomo collaborate on AI research in mobile communications
Samsung Electronics teamed up with NTT DOCOMO, Japan’s largest mobile carrier, in August to jointly research the application of AI in next-generation mobile communications technology. As AI technology expands across various industries and 6G communication becomes in earnest standardized, this collaboration aims to utilize the two companies’ extensive technical expertise and business knowledge to accelerate AI research in communications.