Bharti Airtel, one of India’s integrated telcos, has selected IBM and Red Hat to build its new telco network cloud, designed to make it more efficient, flexible and future-ready to support core operations and enable new digital services. Under the agreement, Airtel will build its next generation core network, analytical tools and new consumer and enterprise services on top of this cloud platform based on open standards. (more…)
May 12, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Japan’s telco, NTT DoCoMo, shut down its NarrowBand-IoT (NB-IoT) network on March 31st. Coming barely a year after NTT’s services were launched, Jeremy Cowan editorial director of IoT Now, turned to industry watchers for their views on the decision and what lies ahead for NB-IoT. (more…)
May 11, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Samsung Electronics has announced a demonstration of the first video call on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform using Mission Critical Push-to-Talk, Data and Video (MCPTX, also known as Mission Critical Communications), a communications capability developed for first responders. It was enabled by the successful onboarding, integration and deployment on AWS cloud. This implementation was based on 3GPP Release 14 specifications.
April 9, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
NetFoundry, a specialist in zero-trust networking, announced a new embedded networking solution within Microsoft azure edge zones. Our integration will allow businesses to easily and securely tap into the power of edge compute and optional private 5G for use cases, including industrial IoT, near-real time video processing, and analytics. (more…)
April 2, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Nokia announced, in partnership with China Mobile/CMCC Guangxi, that it is delivering a landslide monitoring and early warning system for highways operations management company, BGIGC Group (Guangxi Beibu Gulf Investment Group Co. Ltd). (more…)
March 18, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Infineon Technologies AG has extended its embedded SIM (eSIM) portfolio with the new OPTIGA Connect eSIM solution for mobile consumer devices. This solution supports all GSMA standards from 3G to 5G and securely authenticates the device to the subscribed carrier network of choice. (more…)
March 16, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Nokia announced that it has collaborated with Intel on technology advancements for its 5G radio portfolio. The companies have worked closely on the new Intel Atom P5900 processor that combines compute, connectivity and acceleration technologies. The jointly developed custom silicon solutions are included in Nokia’s AirScale radio access products being shipped worldwide as part of its 5G “Powered by ReefShark” portfolio. (more…)
March 6, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
A new agreement has been signed by Etihad Etisalat Co. “Mobily” and Nokia, covering the provision of next-generation telecom technologies. The deal is in line with Saudi Vision 2030, which aims to benefit society by driving digital transformation and the digital economy. (more…)
March 5, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
HERE, a location data and technology platform, has unveiled HERE Geodata Models to help accelerate the telecommunications industry’s planning and deployment of 5G wireless networks while reducing network planning operational expenses. (more…)
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
5G is the foundation for realising the full potential of the Internet of Things (IoT). While 5G’s commercial availability will expand in 2020, the industry is already working to develop new global standards and pre-5G products to benefit industries everywhere. (more…)
March 3, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello