Wednesday, 04 March 2020 08:45
Infinera, Corning accomplish industry-leading achievement with ICE6
Infinera and Corning Incorporated have announced an industry-leading achievement of delivering an 800 gigabits per second (800G) single wavelength with Infinera’s sixth-generation Infinite Capacity Engine (ICE6) technology across 800 kilometers (km) on Corning’s TXF® optical fiber. The success of Infinera and Corning’s 800G trial demonstrates the benefits of an industry leading coherent 800G solution with superior fiber designed to help meet growing bandwidth demands for network operators from metro to subsea network applications. The demonstration leveraged Infinera’s ICE6 technology in…
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Wednesday, 04 March 2020 07:17
Ericsson launches spectrum sharing software
Ericsson has announced that its unique dynamic spectrum sharing solution is commercially available, allowing communications service providers to quickly and cost-effectively launch 5G on a nationwide scale. Ericsson Spectrum Sharing enables both 4G and 5G to be deployed in the same band and on the same radio through a software upgrade and dynamically allocates spectrum based on user demand on a 1 millisecond basis. Ericsson’s dynamic spectrum sharing is the most economically feasible way to deploy 5G on existing bands…
Wednesday, 26 February 2020 12:46
Nokia offers a new industry-first 4G/5G slicing solution
Nokia announced the launch of new end-to-end slicing network functionality for 4G and 5G New Radio (NR) – the first vendor to offer this capability. The solution will support connectivity from 4G and 5G devices over the sliced network to applications running in private and public clouds and will be available this summer. Nokia’s new solution enables operators to start building their network slicing business today with LTE and 5G NR. The slicing capability can be deployed via a software…
Thursday, 20 February 2020 08:01
Huawei’s Charles Yang deems US allegations ‘unfounded’
Charles Yang, President for Huawei Middle East, commented on the US allegations deeming them to be unfounded and reaffirms the tech behemoth’s commitment to value creation with local telecom, enterprise, and government partners. Despite the challenges posed by a US entity list ban, Huawei’s top executive in the Middle East said at a press conference in Oman that the region’s geographic location is strategically beneficial for the company in the way that it works closely with both governments and the…
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Thursday, 13 February 2020 12:53
Verizon unveils first 5G lab in the UK
Verizon has opened a new 5G Lab and production studio in London – the company’s first 5G-enabled facility outside the United States – to support its international business and media customers. The Lab, which is now open for business, is based at Verizon’s Mid City Place office in central London, and offers a live Verizon 5G-enabled environment where organizations can develop and test 5G applications and experiences. US operator Verizon sought to extend its 5G reach beyond its home market,…
Thursday, 13 February 2020 12:52
T-mobile and Sprint merger gets green light
T-Mobile and Sprint have said they were taking the final steps to complete a tie-up that reshapes the US wireless industry after a federal court overturned an antitrust challenge. The decision by US District Judge Victor Marrero rejecting a challenge from New York, California and other states is expected to allow the third- and fourth-largest mobile carriers to complete their merger around April 1, the companies said. The two firms said in a statement they were "now taking final steps…
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Friday, 07 February 2020 07:37
US considers buying controlling stakes in Nokia and Ericsson
US Attorney general Bill Barr has called for The United States and its allies to take controlling stakes in Nokia, Ericsson or both to battle Chinese telecoms giant Huawei's dominance of the 5G market.
Wednesday, 05 February 2020 05:15
BAI Communications welcomes new Group CEO
BAI Communications has announced that global wireless communications executive Igor Leprince has been appointed to the role of Group Chief Executive Officer commencing 1st May 2020. Mr Leprince has more than two decades of experience designing, building and operating wireless communications infrastructure around the world, including more than ten years at Nokia, where he was President of Global Services. His current roles include Chair of West Midlands 5G, Chair of AWTG, Senior advisor for Bain & Company as well as…
Tuesday, 04 February 2020 11:11
Etisalat and Microsoft join forces for ‘Telecoms Provider Platform of the future’
In a multi-year partnership, Etisalat has announced that it has teamed up with Microsoft to drive public cloud first strategy through a digital transformation program that enables Etisalat to build a digital platform infused with automation and AI providing a simplified network architecture and operations empowering Etisalat subscribers and improving customer experience. “Today, Etisalat and Microsoft embark together on a bold new digital transformation journey that will allow us to leverage our industry expertise to deliver the next generation of…
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Tuesday, 04 February 2020 09:08
Alphabet shares fourth quarter earnings, YouTube revenue revealed
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, reported its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results. The company’s revenue grew from $39.3 billion in 2018 to $46.1 billion in 2019. The firm’s net income also expanded from $8.9 billion to $10.7 billion over the same time frame. However, the figures, when compared to expectation, were mixed. Alphabet missed revenue expectations in the fourth quarter despite stellar growth at YouTube and in the cloud, earnings figures showed. Detailing its cloud computing and YouTube revenues for the…
Monday, 03 February 2020 09:11
MATRIXX Software appoints Glo Gordon as new CEO
MATRIXX Software has appointed board member Glo Gordon as the new CEO, succeeding Dave Labuda. She is to lead the company through its next phase of transformative growth. The transition is expected to take place throughout the month of February. Following the transition, Labuda will remain in the company as a non-executive chairman of the board and senior innovation advisor. Labuda stated, “It’s been an honor to lead the talented MATRIXX team and I’m excited that Glo will bring her…
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Thursday, 30 January 2020 11:20
Huawei enters top 10 list of most valuable brands for the first time
Brand Finance, a leading brand valuation and strategy consultancy headquartered in UK, has named Huawei one of the top 10 most valuable brands for the first time ever. In the recently published Brand Finance Global 500 2020 report, Huawei is the third Chinese company on the list with a brand value of US$ 65.084 billion, up 4.5 per cent year-on-year. “Clearly the next big opportunity for the telecoms industry, the 5G space is inviting fierce competition, with Huawei expanding into…
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