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| Nokia To Deliver The First-ever Esports Event Over Wi-Fi Technology Nokia announced it is working with several eGaming industry leaders, including SCUF and Oversight Esports, to host the Nokia Apex Legends Invitation Tournament. This is the first-ever Esports event to use Wi-Fi instead of ethernet-based connectivity. The charity event will feature 20 teams of professional and amateur players worldwide competing over Wi-Fi. |
| VAST Data and Arista Networks Partner to Simplify Scaling AI Workloads VAST Data announced a collaboration with Arista Networks to offer optimized AI infrastructure combining low latency, high-bandwidth lossless ethernet switching with a performant, secure data platform that can seamlessly scale to meet the needs of modern enterprises and large GPU cloud service providers. |
| Mobilicom Secures Order from U.S. Defense Industry Mobilicom announced it has received a third consecutive commercial scale order from a U.S.-based Tier-1 customer, one of the largest drone manufacturers in the world. |
| T-Mobile to Acquire UScellular Wireless Operations T-Mobile and UScellular announced that T-Mobile has agreed to acquire substantially all of UScellular’s wireless operations. This includes UScellular’s wireless customers and stores, as well as certain specified spectrum assets. |
| Celonis and NEC Begin Proof of Concept Integrating Generative AI Celonis and NEC Corporation announced that they have begun a proof of concept to integrate NEC’s high-performance Japanese language generative AI with Celonis’ market-leading process intelligence platform. This proof of concept is being conducted as part of a strategic partnership announced in 2023 and makes NEC the first Japanese company to work on the integration of generative AI and process intelligence. |
| Nokia Deploys Fiber Network In The Heart Of The Amazon Rainforest Nokia announced that it has deployed with Global Fiber Peru a new subaquatic and future-proof Optical, IP and fiber broadband network in the Amazon rainforest, helping to reduce the digital divide. The extensive network connects over 400 communities to multi-gigabit broadband access that is critical in today’s digital economy. |
| Ciena Brings High-Speed Connectivity to Schools in Fiji Ciena announced that Ciena, Digicel Fiji, and Southern Cross are coming together to provide schools in Fiji with high-speed internet access of at least 10 Mbps via the Digicel Fiji network. |
| SUNET Harnesses Adtran ALM Fiber Monitoring Solution Adtran announced that the Swedish University Computer Network has deployed its ALM in-service fiber monitoring solution to enhance network resilience and operational efficiency. The technology equips SUNET’s maintenance teams with real-time insight into the quality of its nationwide backbone infrastructure and identifies the precise location of any fiber issues. |
| Mitsubishi Electric to Increase Stake in Realtime Robotics Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it will increase its existing investment in Massachusetts-based Realtime Robotics, Inc., an American startup company that is pioneering motion-planning technology for calculating trajectories to enable factory-automation equipment to avoid obstacles and generate optimized routes. |
| Transmission Line Compatibility Enhanced by Pasternack Pasternack announced its latest product, matching pads for 50-ohm and 75-ohm transmission lines. They provide seamless transition between the two types of transmission lines. |
| Comarch and open eir Partner to Transform Field Services Comarch announced that it has secured a major contract with open eir to transform field services, aiming to improve customer experience with the implementation of a unified technician platform. |
| Mizuho and IBM Unveil Generative AI Initiative Mizuho Financial Group and IBM announced that they have collaborated on the development of a proof of concept using watsonx, IBM’s enterprise generative AI and data platform, to improve the efficiency and accuracy of Mizuho’s event detection operations. |
| Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer Appointed CEO of Telenor Group Telenor Group’s Board of Directors has appointed Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer as new President & CEO. Sigve Brekke is stepping down December 1st after more than 9 years as President & CEO of Telenor. |
| Rohde and Schwarz and VIAVI Solutions Unveil Network Test Solutions Rohde & Schwarz and Viavi Solutions announced an expansion of their partnership for joint wireless lab test solutions. The two companies, leaders in wireless communication test and active in standards development, continue to address critical requirements based on new 3GPP and O-RAN specifications. |
| Nokia and Baktelecom Deploy XGS-PON in Azerbaijan Nokia announced that Baktelecom, Azerbaijan’s state-owned operator, is deploying its XGS-PON solution to help bring new gigabit services to residential and business customers across Azerbaijan. |
| Huawei Launches Public Cloud in Egypt Huawei launched a Cloud Region in Egypt, making it the first company to establish a public Cloud in the region. The Cairo Region will deliver Huawei Cloud's intelligent and innovative capabilities and serve as a Hub for countries in Northern Africa. |
| FWD Group and AWS Extend Collaboration FWD Group announced a five-year agreement for technology services with Amazon Web Services as part of FWD’s cloud-first strategy. |
| Ciena Study Shows CSPs Think AI Will Boost Network Efficiency A global study commissioned by Ciena sheds light on communications service providers’ growing optimism toward Artificial Intelligence. More than half of telecom and IT engineers surveyed believe the use of AI will improve network operational efficiency by 40% or more. In addition, an overwhelming 85%2 of respondents express confidence in CSPs’ ability to monetize AI traffic across networks. |
| Orange and Nokia to Accelerate 5G in Europe Orange and Nokia announced that they are expanding their partnership to advance network programmability and monetization. Using Nokia’s Network as Code platform with developer portal, developers will be able to test and take advantage of Orange's 5G network capabilities to create applications for customers in France and other parts of Europe. |
| DNB and Ericsson Trial Multi-Band Booster Digital Nasional Berhad and Ericsson have successfully trialled what is known in the industry as a Multi-band Booster solution, which combines the best characteristics of the traditional microwave and E-band frequencies to boost the capacity, reach and coverage of the 5G network. |
| Dell and Ericsson to Accelerate Telecom Cloud Transformation Dell Technologies and Ericsson announced a strategic partnership to combine their deep industry expertise with telecom software, solutions and support, to guide communications service providers through their radio access network cloud transformation journeys. |
| China and Huawei Test Microwave Backhaul Solution The Baotou Branch of China Unicom Inner Mongolia and Huawei have completed the world's first commercial test of the pioneering MAGICS LH long-haul microwave solution in Baotou, Inner Mongolia. |
| NEC X Invests In Agtech Startup Verdi NEC X, the Silicon Valley innovation accelerator backed by NEC’s portfolio of advanced technologies, announced a new investment in Verdi Expeditions Inc., the world’s first scalable platform for farm automation and personalized plant healthcare. |
| Telefonica and Google Renew Partnership Telefonica and Google Cloud announced the renewal and extension of their partnership to bring best-in-class cloud offerings to the market and to help businesses accelerate their digital transformations. |
| Windstream Says Two-Thirds of Enterprises Lack IT Resources for Business Goals Windstream Enterprise revealed the results of a new research study conducted by Forrester Consulting which concludes that enterprise leaders and their organizations are more capable of achieving digital transformation initiatives when leveraging partnerships with an IT managed services partner. |
