Press Releases

Tigo and Ericsson accelerate digitalisation in Senegal

Tigo Senegal has selected Ericsson for its nationwide network modernisation project as it looks to accelerate digitalisation in the expanding Senegalese market. (more…)

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December 21, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

5G Americas elects T-Mobile’s Ray as chairman and Kathrein’s Nevelle as 2019 treasurer

5G Americas, the industry trade association and voice of 5G and LTE for the Americas, announced that Neville Ray, chief technology officer and executive vice president for T-Mobile U.S., Inc. has been elected to serve as the 2019 chairman of the 5G Americas Board of Governors. (more…)

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December 19, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Yahsat and Hughes to form joint venture to deliver satellite broadband services

Yahsat, a global satellite operator based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and wholly owned by Mubadala Investment Company, and Hughes Network Systems (HUGHES), a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, announced an agreement (more…)

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December 17, 2018

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Tackling the industrial IoT’s failure rate

75% of Internet of Things (IoT) pilots fail. But when they do succeed, the stats show that organisations see a huge improvement in operational efficiency. It’s reason enough for many businesses to take the leap and, despite the high risk of potential failure, (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Cellcom selects Parallel Wireless virtualised open RAN for 4G network expansion

Wisconsin-based wireless carrier Cellcom has selected Parallel Wireless, Inc., a provider of end-to-end software-based network solutions for 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G for its network expansion. (more…)

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December 14, 2018

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SIMalliance defines a ‘Recommended 5G SIM Card’ in new guidance

SIMalliancethe non-profit association which represents approximately 90% of the global SIM industry, has published a technical definition of a ‘SIMalliance Recommended 5G SIM’ card. The 5G SIM recommended by the organisation has technical features which address many challenges, beyond network access, (more…)

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December 13, 2018

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T-Mobile launched the first 5G network in Poland

The minister of Digital Affairs and the representatives of T-Mobile inaugurated the launch of the 5G T-Mobile network, the first fifth generation network in Poland. (more…)

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December 12, 2018

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Altice Portugal and Huawei sign 5G partnership

Huawei has partnered with market-leading Telecommunications Operator Altice Portugal to sign a memorandum of understanding committing to the development and implementation of 5G services in Portugal. Under the plan, both companies will explore potential new and innovative applications using 5G technology in a live testing network environment. (more…)

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December 11, 2018

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Sandvik and Nokia collaborate to deliver Industrial IoT to mining industry over LTE and 5G Networks

Continuing its focus on IoT solutions for the mining industry, Sandvik has signed an agreement with Nokia to further develop Sandvik solutions for private LTE (Long Term Evolution) and 5G technology. The Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (NDAC) platform offers pervasive connectivity enabling advanced applications, and will initially be implemented and tested in the Sandvik test mine in Tampere, Finland.

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December 10, 2018

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Swisscom optimises customer experience with Ericsson expert analytics

Ericsson has been selected by Swisscom, the largest telecommunications service provider in Switzerland, to enhance the consumer experience for its subscribers through deployment and integration of the Ericsson Expert Analytics solution into its existing big data ecosystem. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello