CETIN, a wholesale provider of fixed and mobile telecommunications infrastructure, and NEC Europe Ltd have announced the signing of a large network security project relevant to a number of countries in Eastern Europe.
The winners of 2021’s GLOMO Awards were announced today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, with Huawei taking the gong for Best Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets.
Jio Platforms Limited, a product company focusing on innovation in the areas of 4G and 5G networks as well as cloud and edge solutions, and part of Indian giant Reliance Industries, has been busy building partnerships in the 5G space.
ZTE, a driver of digital economy, pioneers the transformation of telecommunications network delivery.
While 5G enables myriad possibilities beyond voice, this core element of telecoms will always be essential to any operator’s offering. With 5G being deployed across the world, Developing Telecoms spoke to Huawei’s Vincent Zhao to discuss the vendor’s Single Voice Core solution, which helps modern and legacy voice standards to coexist.
South Korea’s LG Electronics has announced that it will shut down its mobile division, making it the first major device manufacturer to fully exit the smartphone market.
To strengthen its leadership in 5G business transformation, Huawei is increasing investment in carrier software as a strategy to support 5G business success.
Pan-African technology group Liquid Telecom has rebranded itself as Liquid Intelligent Technologies, the culmination, it says, of its extensive business transformation from being a telecommunications and digital services provider to a full one-stop-shop technology group.
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is set to issue an approved suppliers list for operators looking to buy certain network equipment – with Chinese vendors widely expected to miss out.
Operators in Qatar and Sri Lanka have recently announced SD-WAN-related partnerships with global technology provider Cisco.
Huawei’s founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei has called on the administration of US President Joe Biden to relax trade restrictions on Chinese firms.
Home-made solar-powered mobile phones are on their way to Uganda, says local manufacturer Simi Mobile.
Hot on the heels of confirming Nokia as a 5G RAN partner, Thailand’s dtac has stated that it will power its 5G services in several regions of the country using equipment from Ericsson.
NEC planned to set up an open RAN laboratory in India as part of plans to boost its commercial-ready 5G ecosystem development.
Iraqi operator Asiacell Telecom has selected Nokia to optimise its nationwide network, in a two-year contract beginning in January 2021.
Nokia expanded its partnership with Indian operator Vodafone Idea’s enterprise arm Vi Business, a move it stated will offer future-ready services to Indian businesses, and enable enterprises to utilise new technologies in endeavours to enhance operations.
Nokia and Saudi operator Zain claimed to achieve record 5G speeds of 1.9Gbps in a trial using the Finnish vendor’s gear in the city of Jeddah.
The US Department of Justice has entered talks with the legal representation of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou over a deal that could potentially lead to her release.
Nokia secured a three-year deal to upgrade Airtel Kenya networks, a move that laid foundations for a commercial 5G rollout in the capital of Nairobi.
Russian operator MTS announced it will deploy the first 5G-ready dedicated network using Ericsson gear for gold and silver producing company Polymetal, paving the way for future B2B uses of 5G.
Nokia announced it was selected to deliver IoT connectivity services for China Mobile’s IoT subsidiary, a move by the operator to ensure the delivery of connectivity and IoT services for customers in China and globally.
Global technology services provider NTT Ltd has announced plans to adjust its business structure in India, bringing together three key business entities as a single organisation from 1 January 2021.
Ericsson confirmed it won a five-year contract to supply gear for Czech operator CETIN’s 5G network, claiming the upgrade will deliver billions of euros to the country’s GDP.
The US government permitted Qualcomm to continue selling components to under fire vendor Huawei, but only parts to equip 4G smartphones despite customers transitioning to 5G devices.
Oman’s ministry of finance (MoF) in partnership with Ericsson will open a centre of excellence (CoE) to explore the full potential of telecoms technologies, and facilitate 5G and IoT in the country.
Israel-based mobile technology company Cellwize raised $32 million in its latest round of funding led by Intel Capital and Qualcomm Ventures, raising to date $56.5 million from investors to penetrate new markets with its automated 5G network tool.
Widely reported and discussed, but not unequivocally confirmed by the main players, has been recent news that Chinese telecommunications kit giant Huawei has plans to build a chip plant in China to help it sidestep US sanctions.
NEC Corporation India has been selected by Saharanpur Smart City Limited (SSCL) as the master system integrator for implementation of the integrated command and control centre and smart components in this major smart city project in Uttar Pradesh.
Microsoft has announced a cloud deal in Brazil and a virtual conferencing facility agreement in Kenya.
The US government announced it will finance purchases of infrastructure gear from Huawei rivals in Brazil, in an attempt to curb the Chinese government from increasing its presence through Brazil’s 5G market.
Reliance Jio partnered with Qualcomm to develop open and virtualised 5G network infrastructure, to fast-track the development and rollout of the next-generation technology, and services based on it in India.
Nokia bagged another contract win announcing it will supply Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom a range of products from its small cell portfolio, to support the operator’s comprehensive 5G coverage.
Nokia tipped 5G-enabled industries to contribute $8 trillion in value to the global economy by 2030, and predicted 71 per cent of companies will invest in the network standard over the next five years.
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