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| Vendor/Partner | Client, Country | Product/Service (Duration & Value) | Awarded | Source |
| 450connect | HUBER+SUHNER | Alliance for supply of antennas and components to build the 450 MHz platform across Germany. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Alif Semiconductor | OQ Technology | Vendors sign MoU to collaborate on a NB-IoT solution for hybrid terrestrial satellite networking. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Beyond Now | NTT DOCOMO | Deal proves the Japanese mobile operator with a partner orchestration hub for its newly-launched SME marketplace. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Bharti Airtel | Axis Bank | Partnership to strengthen the growth of India’s digital ecosystem through a range of financial solutions. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Bouygues Telecom | Technicolor Connected Home | Integration to deploy IPTV-over-Wi-Fi set-top box to French consumers, and deliver video experiences. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) | HUK-COBURG, Germany | CMT powers new automatic crash assistance and digital claims services offered by HUK-COBURG. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| CEA | Spectronite | Vendors adapt, optimise CEA-Leti’s spectrally waveform with enhanced spectral efficiency for Spectronite’s X-Series modem for 5G systems. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Ciena | EASSy | EASSy uses Ciena’s GeoMesh Extreme to increase capacity and performance in sub-Saharan Africa. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Ciena | team.blue Denmark | Selected Ciena’s Waveserver Ai platform to serve as foundation for WAN-ring, providing point-to-point metro DCI network service between sites. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Deutsche Telekom | Netcracker Technology | Uses Netcracker Service Orchestration to automate its B2B services across multivendor software-defined WAN, LAN, Wi-Fi (SD-X) environments. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Dubber | Microsoft | Vendors announce ability to capture video recordings and perform advanced recording controls on Microsoft Teams. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | Batelco | Vendors sign MoU to collaborate on 5G technologies and innovations, which pushes Kingdom of Bahrain’s digital economy vision. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | Bharti Airtel | Ericsson chosen to evolve BSS digital transformation, including VoLTE, 5G readiness and IoT. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | Illinois Electric Cooperative | Partnership to support IEC’s efforts to improve capacity, coverage, and user experience for customers. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) | Alliance to strengthen their partnership and expand 5G networks in Indonesia. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | Ooredoo Qatar | Vendors extend their alliance to deploy 4+0 carrier aggregation microwave hops as Qatar gears up to host FIFA World Cup 2022. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | Optus, Tanzania | Deal to provide broad coverage 5G, 4G services utilising existing 2100MHz and 1800MHz spectrum. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | Rogers, Canada | Vendors launch Canada’s commercial 5G standalone network to meet growing demand from Canadian companies and consumers. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | SmarTone, Hong Kong | Alliance to empower consumers and businesses with end-user-ready application that boosts mobile connectivity. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | stc | Selection of Ericsson’s Catalogue and Order Management solutions for Open Digital Architecture transformation. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | stc | Vendors complete a TDD-TDD (Time Division Duplex) 5G Carrier Aggregation PoC that supports nationwide 5G rollout. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | Telma, Madagascar | Deployment of Ericsson’s three-sector, dual-band Radio 6626 across five major sites in Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | Turkcell | Collaboration agreement for the digital transformation of industries utilising Ericsson Private Network solution. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | Vodafone Oman | Deployment of 5G indoor system with speeds up to 600Mbps for faster downloads, seamless browsing, and streaming services. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Ericsson India | Vodafone Idea Foundation | Vendors partner to set up Robotic Labs in ten schools nationwide to provide new-age learning experiences to children. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Ericsson Routes | Hillwood | Vendors partner to advance autonomous mobility and make transportation safer and more sustainable. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Fujitsu | Ekinops | Reseller deal to integrate Ekinops OTN compact modular switches into Fujitsu 1FINITY open optical networking portfolio. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Google Cloud | BT | Deal announces five-year partnership to accelerate BT’s company-wide digital transformation. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Highlight | Cisco | Provide support for Cisco Meraki SD-WAN services, giving end-to-end visibility of virtual and physical networks | 3,22 | Full Details |
| IBM | HCL Technologies | Vendors create centre of excellence to help CSPs modernise network infrastructure, transform service delivery, simplify operations. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Infinera | Gulf Bridge International (GBI) | Deployment of Infinera’s Infinite Capacity Engine (ICE) technology to increase capacity on GBI’s Smart Network. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Infinera | Hetzner Online, Germany | Adoption of Infinera’s ICE6 solution, capable of transmission speeds of up to 800 Gb/s, on Hetzner Online’s nationwide network. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Infinera | NexGen Networks | Adoption of Infinera’s GX Series Compact Modular Platform to provide new services to its NexGen’s customers. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Infinera | PCCW Global | Vendors complete significant deployment on the PEACE cable system between Marseille, Cyprus and Abu Talat. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Iteris | University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) | Iteris chosen by UMTRI for smart mobility and safety initiative, extending Iteris’ smart mobility infrastructure management technologies. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Kerlink | VIoT, Vietnam | Partnership to rollout Vietnam’s nationwide LoRaWAN IoT network, and VIoT’s plan to support Helium‘s ‘The People’s Network.’ | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Kerlink | Unnamed wind-energy farm | Kerlink’s Wirnet iStation gateways help to power multiple LoRaWAN networks in Dutch wind-energy parks. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Keysight Technologies | Analog Devices | MoU signed with Analog Devices, including joint demonstrations of open radio access network (O-RAN) technology at industry events. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Keysight Technologies | Tech Mahindra | Tech Mahindra chooses KORA solutions to certify 5G equipment of O-RAN in a 5G O-RAN test lab facility in New Jersey. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Keysight Technologies | Singapore’s Quantum Engineering Programme (QEP) | MOU signed to collaborate in accelerating research, development, and education in quantum technologies. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Keysight Technologies | VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland | Selection of KORA solutions to build an open testing and integration facility in support of an open RAN ecosystem. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Linxa | OTEGLOBE | Deployment of Linxa Connect to empower OTEGLOBE Carrier to transform its wholesale voice business. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| LIWA SAS | cyan | LIWA chose cyan’s MVNO-platform (BSS/OSS) to expand digital portfolio to include mobile connectivity. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| MATRIXX Software | CompaxDigital | Alliance to join forces and drive new revenue growth for emerging 5G services with consumer and enterprise offers. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| MATRIXX Software | Liberty Latin America | Extension of partnership to include digital transformation and monetisation in Costa Rica. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Mavenir | Aspire Technology | Vendors accelerate testing of O-RAN compliant cloud-native Mavenir CU/DU with pre-tested and integrated Remote Radiohead Units. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Mavenir | Bharti Airtel | Completion of India’s initial Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) based live 5G network validation in partnership with Mavenir. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Mavenir | Crexendo | Alliance to expand business communications offerings for CSPs, channels, and SIs | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Mavenir | iBASIS | Alliance to launch CPaaS and introduce global programmable communications to service providers. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Mavenir | O2 Telefónica | Vendors demonstrate zero-touch CI/CD-based operations of IMS Core on cloud infrastructure. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Mavenir | Türk Telekom | Chosen by Türk Telekom for an Open vRAN pilot, supports telecom infra project open RAN, open transport groups. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Microsoft | Tizeti | Collaboration to boost high-speed internet services in Nigeria with Airband initiative, and improve connectivity. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Netcracker, NEC | e& | Deployment of Netcracker Edge Orchestration to innovate with 5G and new edge services in vertical markets. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Netcracker Technology | Telenet, Belgium | Allince to offer Telenet with upgraded capabilities, functionality as part of ongoing digital transformation program. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Nokia | 5G OI Lab | Deal to advance technologies and co-creation of new services ecosystems for enabling 5G-era solutions. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Nokia | Antofagasta Minerals | Deployment to support secure and reliable operations at its copper mine in Chile, and improve digital transformation. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Nokia | Energie Wasser Luzern (ewl) | Deployment of Nokia’s PON fibre solution to provide a single network for business, residential customers, and smart metering services. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Nokia | Chunghwa Telecom | Selected in a two year deal to enhance its 5G network across Taiwan’s central and southern regions. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Nokia | Equideum Health | Chosen to develop and deliver healthcare use-cases by using Nokia’s Data Marketplace (NDM) solution. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Nokia | Etisalat UAE | Agreement to deploy 5G private wireless networks to support enterprises across Abu Dhabi. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Nokia | Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison | Chosen by IOH as the principal vendor to deploy and expand its 4G and 5G network across Indonesia in a three-year deal. | 3,22 | |
| Nokia | Hrvatski Telekom | Completion of 25Gb/second fibre broadband trial with Hrvatski Telekom, part of Deutsche Telekom Group (DTAG). | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Nokia | Karel, Turkey | New partnership agreement was signed with Karel to manufacture 4G and 5G base stations in Turkey. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Nokia | MediaTek, stc | Vendors verify 3 Component Carrier Aggregation (3CC-CA) in a 5G Standalone (SA) network in the city of Makkah. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Nokia | Microsoft | Nokia to provide data center switching solutions for Microsoft’s data center facilities to support bandwidth growth to Microsoft Azure as part of a multi-faceted deal. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Nokia | NS Solutions | Deal to build, operate, maintain 5G private wireless network at OMRON’s automation centre Kusatsu | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Nokia | Orange | Extension of alliance to help operator deliver advanced 5G services, reliable network performance in France, other European countries. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Nokia | Rakuten Mobile | Demonstration of initial live 1 Tb/s per channel transmission over Rakuten Mobile’s commercial DWDM network. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Nokia | Utimaco | Vendors jointly develop 5G security solutions for core mobile networks in a move that expands the partnership. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Nokia | Technical University of Kaiserslautern (TUK) | TUK conducts automatic eSIM download to a smartphone using Nokia‘s 5G network technology. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Nokia | TIME dotCom (TIME) | Chosen for the supply and delivery of a DWDM optical network, build high resilience cross-peninsular optical network. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Nokia | T-Mobile Polska | Extension of partnership with T-Mobile Polska to include modernization of operator’s existing radio network infrastructure, rollout of 5G services. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Nokia | Vodafone | Selected for software defined network controller trials for Vodafone’s multi-access fixed network technology. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| O2 Telefonica | MATRIXX Software, Google Cloud | O2 Telefonica launches with MATRIXX Software on Google Cloud confidential computing for enterprise services growth. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| OneWeb | Axiros | Alliance for management of critical customer infrastructure to permit rapid, automated service quality management. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| OneWeb | Speedcast | Deal integrates OneWeb’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity into Speedcast’s Unified Global Platform (UGP). | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Online Systems | Freshwave | Vendors design, build, manage 4G mobile private networks using outdoor small cell technology. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Orange | DabaDoc | Service that allows African diaspora residing in Europe, US to instantly offer a video medical consultation to their relatives living in their country of origin. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Orange | Soracom | Agreement with Orange Wholesale France to expand its network for global IoT connectivity. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Orange Business Services | Fortinet | Alliance offers disruptive approach to SASE by integrating Fortinet’s security-driven networking technologies into the Orange telco cloud infrastructure. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Rakuten Symphony | Robin.io | Acquisition deal to allow creation of cloud infrastructure and operations, from edge to central data centre. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Ribbon Communications | Continuant | Strengthen alliance by enabling cloud migrations to Microsoft Teams communications offerings. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Ribbon Communications | Odine, Turkcell | Partnership to deliver features and capabilities of appliance-based SBCs in a virtual software footprint, PSX SWe. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Rohde & Schwarz | Air Navigation and Weather Services (ANWS), Taiwan | Chosen R&S Series5200 ATC radios from Rohde & Schwarz to deliver reliable communications, enhanced security to Taiwanese airports. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Rohde & Schwarz | Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) | Chosen Rohde & Schwarz mobile network testing solutions to assess and benchmark the performance, coverage, and capacity of the country’s mobile network operators. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Rohde & Schwarz | Bulgarian Communications Regulations Commission | Agency extends nationwide spectrum monitoring network with modern Rohde & Schwarz fixed monitoring stations. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Samsung Electronics | Orange | Extension of long-term alliance to enhance Samsung Galaxy user experiences across Europe. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| SAP | Kyndryl | Expansion of partnership with SAP to help customers solve their most complex digital business transformation challenges. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Semtech | JAM-Labs | Semtech’s BlueRiver Platform offers near-zero latency video for JAM-Labs surgical displays. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Semtech | Lightware | Semtech’s AVXT technology integrated into Lightware’s TPX devices for use in classrooms, auditoriums, and conference rooms. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Senet | Dhyan | Partnership to offer turnkey LoRaWAN smart street lighting solutions for cities and utilities. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Senet | GRiT Technologies | Senet’s RAN provider services support growth in rural manufacturing, healthcare, agricultural IoT initiatives in Indiana and Ohio. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Senet | Helium Network | Extension of integration to deliver LoRaWAN connectivity and managed network services globally. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| SFC Energy | Wolftank Group | Companies team to develop zero-emissions hydrogen emergency power generators for Italian telecommunications provider TIM. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Summa Networks | Cirrus Core Networks | Deal to deliver solutions for IaaS fully managed packed core, IMS, content delivery and applications to MNOs and MVNOs. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Telefónica Tech | Incremental | Acquisition to strengthen its position as a leader in the UK market for IT services. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Telefónica Tech | Polygon | Partnership with Polygon to use its network and tools to develop Web3 solutions. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Telent | University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) | Delivery of Telent 5G Private Network services to AMRC provides greater levels of operational efficiency. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| USU | American mobile communications provider | Deployment to create a high-quality and service experience for customers anytime, and in any channel. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Vodafone | Ericsson | Completion of the 5G standalone (SA) network slicing trial for dedicated and guaranteed performance. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Vodafone | Four UK towns, cities | Vodafone uses phone boxes across UK to ensure customers and businesses can keep enjoying 4G mobile connections. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Vodafone | Nokia, Plymouth City Council, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) | Vendors to run trials at Plymouth Smart Sound the marine-focused 5G testbed powered by a 5G Mobile Private Network (MPN). | 3,22 | Full Details |
| Vodafone | Refugee Council | Alliance to distribute smartphones, devices and connectivity to refugees, including those fleeing Ukraine. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Vodafone NZ | IBM, MATRIXX Software | Collaboration to provide enterprise-wide digital commerce for all post-pay, pre-pay, wholesale and IoT customers. | 4,22 | Full Details |
| Zain KSA | Huawei | Vendors combine to launch 5G LAN in MENA to bring more diversified digital services to local 5GtoB market. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| ZTE Corporation | China Mobile | Vendors jointly launch an integrated CampSite solution in Hunan Province, China to extend 5G industry boundaries. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| ZTE Corporation | Converge ICT | Alliance to bring commercial 10-Gigabit-capable XGS-PON infrastructure in Philippines’ residential markets. | 3,22 | Full Details |
| ZTE Corporation | Link Net | Collaboration with Link Net’s first media to boost network services for information superhighway in Jayabaya project. | 4,22 | Full Details |
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