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| AccelerComm Joins Open Compute Project Foundation AccelerComm announced that it has joined the Open Compute Project Foundation, a non-profit organization bringing hyperscale innovations to all, as a Community Member, and will be a key partner collaborating on the Evenstar modular Open RAN Radio Unit reference design project. |
| Ericsson 5G Strengthens Swedish National Critical Network Ericsson announced that the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) has procured a 5G core network from Ericsson to develop Rakel G2, Sweden’s critical communications network for public safety and emergency services including national defense purposes. |
| Nokia, A1 And Microsoft Deploy 5G Edge Cloud Network Slicing Solution Nokia and A1 Austria announced that they have successfully completed the industry’s first 5G edge cloud network slicing trial with Microsoft. The deployment utilized Nokia’s 5G edge slicing solution integrated with Microsoft Azure managed edge compute on A1’s live commercial network in Vienna, Austria. With edge cloud network slicing, A1 can bring enterprise cloud applications to mobile users over a high capacity, secure and low latency network. |
| Astound Business Solutions Launches Ciena Powered Commercial 400G across the U.S. Ciena announced that Astound Business Solutions launched 400G Wavelength, a commercial service that leverages Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme 800G and WaveLogic 5 Nano 400G coherent optics to deliver the massive capacity required by large carriers, enterprises, and public sector organizations. Astound’s nationwide fiber-optic network covers more than 41,000 route miles and provides connectivity for over 75,000 business customers, as well as to more than 100 data centers across the U.S. |
| CrowdStrike and Ignition Technology Partner CrowdStrike announced it signed Ignition Technology, as a strategic distribution partner in the UK. The new partnership will give CrowdStrike’s solution providers resources to increase the availability of the AI-native CrowdStrike XDR Falcon platform to UK businesses through Ignition’s market-leading partner network. |
| VIAVI to Showcase Network Optimization In The Age of AI and The Cloud VIAVI announced that it will be showcasing network test, automation and optimization solutions powered by NITRO Wireless and NITRO AIOps at MWC Barcelona, February 26 to 29, 2024. |
| NCLC Claims FCC Must Increase Accountability The National Consumer Law Center announced that alongside the Electronic Privacy Information Center and Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of America, National Association of Consumer Advocates, National Consumers League, Public Knowledge, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group, have filed reply comments with the Federal Communications Commission calling for substantially stronger rules to protect cell phone users from SIM swap and port-out frauds. |
| Esper Expands Device Management Platform to Support iOS Esper announced support for devices running Apple iOS and iPadOS. This capability builds on Esper’s industry-leading device management solutions for Android. Esper’s platform provides a single pane of glass solution that revolutionizes the way companies manage mixed fleets of iOS and Android devices, offering the same tools and workflows across both operating systems. |
| NCTC Announces Partnership with Vertex Wireless National Content & Technology Cooperative announced a collaborative partnership with Vertex Wireless to offer NCTC members an extensive mobile device portfolio, procurement, supply chain services, fulfillment, mobile device testing and much more. |
| Telia Deploys Ciena WaveLogic 5 Extreme Ciena announced that Telia Lithuania is leveraging Ciena's WaveLogic 5 Extreme coherent optics to upgrade its countrywide network to support 400G and higher services and deploy the first 800Gb/s wavelength service between major cities in Lithuania. |
| Tele2 Updates Sustainability Strategy Tele2 announced the launch of an updated sustainability strategy, setting new benchmarks and targets reaching to 2026 in the four focus areas Circular economy, Child online protection, Sustainability through tech and Diversity. Some of the new and updated targets include taking back 100,000 mobile phones in 2026 and increasing blocking of attempts to access child sexual abuse material with 10 percent. |
| Telco-Cloud Collaboration Unveils MVNO-in-a-Box, hosted by AWS Amazon Web Services (AWS), DigitalRoute, Intraway Symphonica, Totogi, and Trektel announce they have joined forces to drive the future of MVNO operations in a ground-breaking collaboration that delivers turnkey solution for rapid MVNO deployment. |
| Smartviser and Anritsu Optimise Testing for Energy Labelling Regulation Strategic partnership leverages SmartViser's expertise in test automation and Anritsu's cutting-edge testing solutions to deliver comprehensive, efficient, and innovative testing solutions for the ever-evolving mobile ecosystem. |
| Iceotope Achieves Chip Cooling Milestone Iceotope announced the company has achieved chip-level cooling up to and beyond 1000W. The published results in “Achieving chip cooling at 1000W and beyond with single phase Precision Liquid Cooling” validate how single-phase liquid cooling can achieve 1000W cooling and the exceptional thermal performance of Precision Liquid Cooling. |
| NVIDIA Joins US Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium NVIDIA announced that it has joined the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s new U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium as part of the company’s effort to advance safe, secure and trustworthy AI. AISIC will work to create tools, methodologies and standards to promote the safe and trustworthy development and deployment of AI. |
| Ericsson AI-powered Operations To Deliver Premium 5G Services Ericsson announced AI-powered intent-based operations, within its managed services Ericsson Operations Engine, to enable differentiated premium 5G services for consumers and enterprise businesses. The new AI intent-based operations capabilities will provide an end-to-end framework to translate business requirement intents into real-time network actions. |
| Nokia To Modernize Mobile Network in Armenia Nokia announced that it has been selected by Ucom to upgrade its nationwide radio access network, improving performance and preparing for the future deployment of 5G services in Armenia. In addition, Nokia will upgrade Ucom's core and IP network infrastructure, enhancing the mobile user experience with faster data speeds and increased capacity. These initiatives will transform Ucom's networks, benefiting both consumer and enterprise customers. |
| FCC Makes AI Voices In Robocalls Illegal The Federal Communications Commission announced the unanimous adoption of a Declaratory Ruling that recognizes calls made with AI-generated voices are “artificial” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The ruling, which takes effect immediately, makes voice cloning technology used in common robocall scams targeting consumers illegal. This would give State Attorneys General across the country new tools to go after bad actors behind these nefarious robocalls. |
| Nile Selected for Campus Network Nile announced its Nile Access Service, an AI-powered Network-as-a-Service offering, has been selected by the University of Denver to support its new campus network serving thousands of students across multiple sites. |
| Akoustis Achieves Wi-Fi 7 Design Win Akoustis Technologies announced that multiple narrowband and wideband patented XBAW filters are being designed into two new programs with an enterprise Wi-Fi access point solutions provider. |
| SmarTone Selects Oracle to Transform BSS Oracle announced that they have been chosen by SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Limited to transform its Business Support Systems. By upgrading its legacy solutions to bring prepaid charging and postpaid billing onto one unified, cloud native platform, Oracle Cloud Scale Charging and Billing will enable SmarTone to efficiently launch and scale differentiated offerings. |
| Ericsson Partners on 5G SA Network Slicing Ericsson announced that alongside BT Group, and Qualcomm Technologies, they have successfully demonstrated end-to-end consumer and enterprise 5G differentiated connectivity enabled by network slicing on Ericsson’s 5G Core and Radio Access Network technology in the UK with devices powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy Mobile Platform. |
| Nokia Broadens Industrial Edge Nokia announced the addition of five new third-party applications for the MX Industrial Edge, boosting the tracking and positioning portfolio to address a wider range of indoor/outdoor scenarios and adding a new category of applications in the worker safety domain with solutions for everyday operations as well as during complex crises. |
| CrowdStrike Becomes Founding Member of NIST AI Safety Institute Consortium CrowdStrike announced it is a founding member of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium, demonstrating its commitment to the advancement and promotion of responsible AI. The AISIC will act as a collaborative platform where both public sector and private stakeholders will help shepherd standards and techniques around the broader implementation and development of trustworthy AI. |
| Nokia to Expand IP Network in Indonesia Nokia announced that Balitower, a prominent provider of telecommunication tower and network infrastructure in Indonesia, will use Nokia’s state-of-the-art IP routing solution to enhance capacity and improve operational efficiency. This implementation aims to future-proof Balitower’s IP network and to ensure an enhanced customer experience for its subscribers. |
