Press Releases

Workz sees mobile growth in West Africa

Workz Group, the mobile and IoT solutions provider announced the opening of its office in Dakar, Senegal to serve the West African telecoms market. This strengthens Workz’ African presence becoming the company’s second location in the region after its Johannesburg opening last June. (more…)

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July 4, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

IoT and the connected home: 4 revenue and business assurance challenges

In the first and second series we were looking at the revenue and business assurance risks and challenges associated with new digital services enabled by 5G, we’ve featured fictional characters John and Alice who are looking to experience a live concert of their favorite rock band – John attending in-person and Alice planning to live stream the concert. (more…)

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July 3, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

5G investment focus in UK turns to manufacturing and industry, and telcos start to play in AI sandpit

WEEK IN IOT – You may have heard the UK Government is investing £40 million (€44.7 million) in 5G (5th generation wireless communications) testbed and trial projects. These are specifically looking at 5G applications in manufacturing. (more…)

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June 24, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Roshan selects Matrixx Software to usher in Afghanistan’s digital era in telecommunications

Matrixx Software, an innovation powerhouse committed to transforming global commerce, announced that Roshan, Afghanistan’s telecommunications service provider, has selected Matrixx Digital Commerce to transform their operations and grow revenue. (more…)

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June 11, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Orange claims to perform the first AI test with Huawei on its DWDM network in Spain

Orange Spain and Huawei announced recently that the pilot deployment of a 400G/wavelength WDM link in Orange network was completed successfully. The completion marks the first pilot deployment of 400G/wavelength both in Spain and inside Orange Group. (more…)

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May 8, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

IDT launches ClockMatrix family of timing devices to accelerate wireless carriers’ 5G network migration

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT), is helping wireless carriers migrate to 5G networks with launch of its new IDT ClockMatrix family of multi-channel clocking devices. The family delivers best-in-class timing performance that exceeds the unprecedented 5G requirements for (more…)

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March 26, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

China Telecom Global partners with Tata Communications to bring its customers’ IoT devices worldwide connectivity

China Telecom Global  and Tata Communications are working together to launch a global Internet of Things (IoT) service in the Chinese market. The partnership will allow companies to deploy and manage IoT devices easily and cost-effectively within China and internationally across multiple industries, (more…)

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March 25, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Whale Cloud and Alibaba Cloud demonstrate Digital Transformation enablement at MWC 2019

Whale Cloud Technology Co., Ltd, the global digital transformation provider, has partnered with Alibaba Cloud to exhibit at Mobile World Congress 2019 (MWC19) and unveiled Whale Cloud’s innovative Digital Telco Maturity Map (DTMM). (more…)

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February 26, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Ericsson to deploy 5G-ready LTE equipment for Vodafone Idea Ltd’s network in India

Ericsson announced that it has been selected by Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), India’s leading telecom service provider, to deploy 5G-ready equipment across select markets in India. (more…)

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February 22, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

African telecom, media and tech investment grows as Ethio Telecom privatisation leads 2019 deals

Telecom, media and tech investment and consolidation activity in Africa is predicted to reach a record high for 2019. According to reports from specialist news provider, TMT Finance this comes as a number of significant deals are scheduled, including the opening up of Ethiopia’s telecom sector. (more…)

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February 11, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello