UAE telecommunications service provider du and Finland’s telecom gear vendor Nokia have deployed what the companies call the first commercial 5G Cloud RAN (Radio Access Network) solution in the Middle East and Africa region. This deployment aligns with du’s hybrid RAN strategy, which combines cloud-native and purpose-built infrastructures to enhance … Read More
Saudi Arabia’s Stc Group and Nokia’s Bell Labs Consulting have successfully trialled a generative AI solution that will streamline service provisioning, reduce time to market, and lower costs. The generative artificial intelligence (AI) solution simplifies Stc Group’s complex network of multi-technology and multi-vendor systems, enhancing efficiency and saving resources for … Read More
As part of the global GSMA Open Gateway initiative, France’s top four mobile operators—Bouygues Telecom, Free, Orange, and SFR—have joined forces to launch Application Programmable Interfaces (APIs) aimed at combating online fraud and protecting digital identities. The operators are launching two network APIs, KYC Match and SIM Swap, to the … Read More
UK’s Vodafone Group Plc (Vodafone) announced on Wednesday, December 4, that it plans to sell its remaining 3 percent stake in Indus Towers. In a statement, the company said it has launched a placing of its remaining 79.2 million shares in Indus Towers Limited (Indus), representing 3 percent of Indus’s … Read More
Zain Group, a telecom operator in the Middle East and Africa, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire IHS Holding Limited’s 70 percent stake in IHS Kuwait Limited. This acquisition will increase Zain’s ownership in the independent tower company to 100 percent, giving it complete ownership. Also Read: Ooredoo, Zain … Read More
Italy’s infrastructure agency, Infratel, has announced the completion of a project to bring high-speed broadband infrastructure to 21 of the country’s small island communities. With this achievement, Italy has reached a significant milestone by completing the “Minor Islands Connection” Plan, connecting its smaller islands to a fiber-optic network. The EUR … Read More
US wireless carrier Verizon has successfully tested the transportation of 1.6 terabits per second of data across a single wavelength on its live metro fiber network. Utilising Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) coherent optical solution, the trial, conducted in Boston, demonstrated data travelling farther and faster across Verizon’s fiber network. … Read More
The UAE has allocated the 600 MHz and 6 GHz frequency bands for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) systems to advance the telecommunications sector. Announced by the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA), this move, according to the official statement, makes the UAE one of the first countries globally to … Read More
Telefonica Germany (O2 Telefonica) is integrating quantum technologies into its mobile network to enhance performance and security, especially as the digital landscape evolves. Through a collaborative pilot project with Telefonica SA, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Telefonica Tech as AWS consulting partner, and Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM), O2 Telefonica is … Read More
Italian wholesale-only operator Open Fiber announced the successful testing of fiber optic connection speeds of up to 100 Gbps in partnership with Nokia. The test, conducted at Open Fiber’s headquarters in Rome, utilised Nokia’s PON (Passive Optical Network) technologies on Open Fiber’s existing 10 Gbps fiber network and demonstrated the … Read More
Swisscom has launched its Swiss AI Platform, offering companies a secure, high-performance infrastructure for AI applications, ensuring that all data is stored and processed within Switzerland to guarantee full data sovereignty. The platform, housed in Swisscom’s data centres, addresses the demand for AI solutions in highly regulated industries like finance … Read More
Deutsche Telekom will roll out large-scale commercial O-RAN network in Germany with Nokia. The Finnish telecom gear vendor has been awarded a contract to supply over 3,000 sites for Deutsche Telekom AG’s (DT) Open RAN network expansion in Germany. The deal, which also involves Fujitsu, will see Nokia replace the … Read More
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