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| Vendor/Partner | Client, Country | Product/Service (Duration & Value) | Awarded | Source |
| ACL Digital | Lekha Wireless | Join forces to provide wireless connectivity solutions, targeting 5G business opportunities in telecom, enterprise verticals. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Adtran | 123NET | Deal uses Adtran Mosaic software platform to deliver high-speed connectivity across Michigan. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Adtran | Titan Telecoms | Adoption of FSP 3000 OLS and FSP 3000 TeraFlex open terminal for flexible optical backbone network. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| AIS | Qualcomm Technologies, ZTE | Partnership to complete the 5G mmWave SA technology trial at the AZ center in Bangkok. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Amdocs | Bell Canada | Supports Bell Canada’s digital transformation by moving essential applications to cloud. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Amdocs | Globe | Selects Amdocs to improve its cloud business, aiming for enriched customer experience. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| AMN | Starlink | Announces backhaul agreement with Starlink to connect millions across Africa. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Ansys | Flexium | Enables Flexium’s 5G mmWave antenna module designs to advance ADAS/AV technology. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Ansys | TMYTEK | Adoption of Ansys simulation software to improve performance, efficiency, and quality of AiP designs through design verification. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Aqua Comms | Meta, Microsoft, Vodafone | Completion of Amitié subsea cable system, directly connecting Boston to Europe and Bordeaux to North America. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| ASN | Elettra, Medusa, Orange | Vendors begin construction contract for the Medusa Submarine Cable System in Mediterranean Sea. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Baicells | Alef, Sky Packets | Vendors partner to offer solution programme to connect unserved communities. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Beyond Now | Hrvatski Telekom (HT) | Selected by HT for digital transformation of its B2B business support systems (BSS). | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Bluewave Technology | OnCall Telecom | Acquisition of OnCall to expand its technical proficiency, operational capabilities, solidify presence along the East Coast. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| BT Group | Ericsson | Vendors showcase transmission of 5G services in a wideband FDD radio carrier (over 20MHz) within a sub-3 GHz spectrum band. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| BT Group | Nokia | Vendors demonstrate new network capabilities to meet future consumer demand. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| BT Group | OneWeb | Deal to deliver high-speed satellite connectivity to Lundy Island. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| BT Wholesale | Spitfire Network Services | Full mobile virtual network operator agreement announced to offer improved connectivity and better security. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| C-DOT | Lekha Wireless, Signaltron, Sooktha Consulting, Resonous Technologies | Vendors sign consortium agreement for collaborative development of disaggregated 5G radio access network solution. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| CelcomDigi | Huawei, ZTE | Partnership for nationwide network integration and modernisation project. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Cerillion | Manx Telecom | Upgrade to Cerillion new release, benefitting from open standards-based software, including TM Forum certified open APIs. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| China Mobile | ZTE | Partnership to safeguard Kekexili, connecting uninhabited regions with 5G technology. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| China Mobile | ZTE | Deal to verify 5G-A RIS application for Asian Games, improve network guarantee. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Ciena | center3, subsidiary of stc Group | Chosen Ciena’s solutions and technologies for its fibre pairs on the new submarine network 2Africa. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Cisco, Qwilt | Vodafone | Partnership to deploy open caching, improving streaming services across Europe and Africa. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Connect44 | AMG Engineering | Acquires AMG Engineering to enhance network plan-build-manage across Europe. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Cox Communications | Unite Private Networks (UPN) | Completion of UPN acquisition, to form a new standalone fibre company to boost growth across commercial fibre solutions. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Cybeats | Unnamed European telecom and network operator | Vendors enter into a pilot evaluation agreement for SBOM Studio platform. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Deutsche Telekom | MIRA GmbH | Joint launch of pilot project for teleoperated driving, test shuttle service with teleoperated operation in Bonn. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| DISH Network | EchoStar | Vendors enter into definitive agreement for DISH Network to combine with EchoStar in an all-stock merger at a fixed exchange ratio. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| EIB | Cellnex | Vendors sign €315million loan to support 5G infrastructure rollout, European digital transition. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Element8 | Wisper ISP | Investment in Wisper to boost Element8’s commitment to expanding broadband access across US. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Elisa | Wind River | Vendors deploy fully automated edge data centre for commercial service. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| ePLDT | Radius Telecoms | Partnership to strengthen its telco ecosystem in its upcoming VITRO Sta. Rosa (VSR) data centre. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | AWS, Hitachi America R&D | Vendors collaborate to facilitate trial of private 5G infrastructure. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | Huawei | Vendors renew multi-year global patent cross-licensing agreement that covers patents essential to standards relevant to the companies. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | Intel | Vendors collaborate to advance optimised 5G infrastructure. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | MediaTek | Vendors achieve 565Mbps in 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) uplink performance trials. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | MediaTek | Vendors collaborate to boost 5G use cases with RedCap solution. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | Movistar | Ericsson’s 5G standalone technology powers Movistar’s advanced network, activated 5G standalone in 11 cities. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | O2 Telefónica | Implementation of cloud RAN for 5G in Europe’s mobile network. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | Orange Jordan | Uses Ericsson to support its core network infrastructure by implementing cloud-native dual-mode 5G core, 5G charging solutions. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | Swisscom | Vendors complete first-time deployment of the Radio Dot System’s new fiber-extended reach feature. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | Telkomsel | Renewed partnership announced to grow and expand their existing 4G and 5G networks footprint in Indonesia. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | Telstra | Launch of Ericsson’s cloud RAN infrastructure on Telstra’s 5G commercial network. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | Telstra | Deal to conduct VoNR call with new RedCap software feature. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | TPG Telecom | Announce multi-year agreement, partner for AI-powered network performance solution. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | Vodafone | Commencement of deployment of Swedish telecom’s single antenna technology in UK to promote 5G rollout. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | Vodafone Ireland | Vendors complete live 5G standalone network slicing trial for cloud-gaming. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Ericsson | Vodafone Ireland | Deal to install a 5G standalone mobile private network (MPN) solution for the Irish rugby team to supply fast in-play data analysis. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Ericsson, MediaTek | Optus | Vendors announce Australia’s initial over-the-air data-call using Ericsson’s pre-commercial RedCap software on Optus’ 5G network. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Ericsson, Red Hat | Spark | Technology partners collaborate to commence development of the 5G standalone network. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Etisalat Academy by e& | Earthlink | Enter into MOU to establish the EarthLink Academy covering telecom, fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network systems. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Eutelsat | Thaicom subsidiary, Space Tech Innovation Limited (STI) | New agreement to lease half the capacity on a new software-defined satellite over Asia to increase its service. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| evo-rail | Alstom, Nomad Digital | Partnership to deliver core rail-5G mmWave radio technology to Caltrain to provide faster, more reliable Wi-Fi service. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| FCC | Telesat | FCC validates Telesat’s Phase II certification of accelerated C-band clearing activities in the 3.7 GHz band. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Federated Wireless | Carahsoft | Vendors partner to offer 5G-based private wireless solutions to the public sector. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| FICO | LigaData | Vendors bring advanced decision management, optimisation tools to telecommunications firms. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Fujitsu | NEC | Deal to improve efficiency of base station interoperability testing for post-5G era. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Future Connections | Budget Thuis | Vendors sign three-year contract for the provision of telecom in-home services in the Netherlands. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| GSMA | European Space Agency | Collaboration to develop satellite and terrestrial networks technologies; boost mobile and satellite network industries. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Heraeus Comvance | OFS Fitel, Denmark | Acquisition of manufacturing draw towers and facility to produce telecommunication fibers, supply the EMEA market. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| HPE | Globe Telecom, Philippines | Vendors showcase private 5G SA networks in the Philippines as an alternative or complementary solution to Wi-Fi, public mobile technologies. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| IFS | Tele2 | Deal enables Tele2 to make further improvements to its core operations, enhance possibilities within its 5G offering. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat) | e& (Etisalat) | Vendors enter into a partnership to provide international communication services to Indosat customers. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Infinera | LightRiver | Vendors complete multi-vendor interoperability demonstration using new pluggable solutions. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Infovista | Cablenet, Cyprus | Deployment of Infovista’s Ativa solution to improve customer experience across its fixed and mobile networks. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| IP Infusion | Pine Networks | Deployment of OcNOS network OS to provide a disaggregated networking solution for Africell. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Ivanti | T-Mobile | Collaboration with T-Mobile to offer business customers AI and ML capabilities of Ivanti Neurons. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| JMA Wireless | MIT Professor Muriel Médard | Deal launches three-year 5G research project to deliver low latency wireless service. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Juniper Networks | Granite Telecommunications | Expansion of service offerings with Juniper Networks’ AI-driven solutions. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Keysight Technologies | China Telecommunication Technology Labs (CTTL) | Deal to build the MIMO over-the-air (OTA) channel model test and UE performance validation system with CTTL. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Keysight Technologies | Stuttgart University | Deal enables the University to conduct foundational research essential to development of new integrated circuits for 6G technology. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Krucial | Logicomms | Vendors join forces to deliver communication solutions for organisations worldwide. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| L&T Technology Services | Palo Alto Networks | Deal to provide enterprises in diverse verticals with security services and solutions in 5G, OT areas. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| MACOM Technology | Wolfspeed | Acquisition of Wolfspeed to expand MACOM portfolio and capabilities within the RF technology sector. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| MDA | Telesat | Chooses MDA to build advanced satellites for Lightspeed LEO programme. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| MetTel | Extra Space Storage | Chosen MetTel’s POTS transformation solution to digitise its telephone landlines nationally. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Nokia | Apple | New patent cross-license agreement signed to replace current license that is due to expire at the end of 2023. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Nokia | Cellfie Mobile, Georgia | Chosen in expansion deal to modernise Cellfie’s country-wide 4G network and prepare the country for a 5G-ready future. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Nokia | Eastlink | Vendors sign multi-year deal to modernize Canada’s 5G network; enhance mobile experience, increase performance. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Nokia | MediaTek, TPG Telecom | Vendors demonstrate live 360-degree video broadcast on the future of metaverse, enabled by 5G uplink carrier aggregation tech, commercial 5G network and 5G mobile chipset tech. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Nokia | MobiFone, Vietnam | Helped MobiFone achieve overall energy savings of almost 14% in initial trial of Digital Design service. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Nokia | Nomios Group | Vendors plan to triple capacity for GEANT European research network. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Nokia | Ooredoo Qatar | Vendors demonstrate data call in 5G standalone mode enabling creation of new revenue streams. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Nokia | Vodafone | Vendors announce that it has started deploying its converged charging (NCC) software for Vodafone in multiple European countries. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Nokia, Starlink | SC CapRock | Expansion of coverage with LTE private wireless networks in Brazil. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| NTIA | DeepSig | Secures grant to enhance 5G open RAN air-interface from NTIA to support innovation in the wireless supply chain. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| o2 Telefónica | Telekom, Vodafone | Deal to test digital identification with European Union, providing citizens with a secure digital identity. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| OneWeb | IP Access International | Vendors partner to deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband across the US. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Ooredoo | Zain, TASC Towers | Vendors to create independent tower company in MENA region. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Oracle Communications | Rakuten Mobile | Chosen Oracle‘s cloud native converged policy and charging solutions to support its 4G, 5G services. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Picocom | Contela | Uses Picocom’s PC802 5GNR/LTE baseband silicon, related PHY software in its upcoming 5G O-DUs, O-RUs products. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Proximus | Digi Communications Belgium, Citymesh Connect | Five-year agreement to offer wholesale access on its mobile network. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Proximus Group | Route Mobile | Acquisition in Route Mobile to improve digital communications CPaaS and digital identity (DI). | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Rakuten Mobile | NEDO | Announced completion of R&D project that aims at commercial deployment of fully virtualised 5G SA mobile network RAN equipment | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Rakuten Mobile | Yokosuka Telecom Research Park | Vendors open RIC research facility for advancement of open RAN. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Ribbon Communications | Empire Access | Adoption of Ribbon’s IP Optical solutions for network enhancement, multi-layer data and optical operations. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Rohde & Schwarz | MediaTek | Vendors validate 5G RedCap Release 17 connectivity using R&S CMX500 OBT. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Salam | Oracle | Collaboration to accelerate digital transformation, 5G improvement across Middle East. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Samsung | Intel | Vendors announce adoption of 4th gen Intel Xeon Scalable CPUs with Intel vRAN for a new product agreement. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Sateliot | Telefónica | Vendors extend reach of 5G into space ‘for the first time in the history of telecommunications’. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Siemens | Curiosity Lab | Joins Curiosity Lab ecosystem to bring future of 5G electrification to America. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Singtel | SAP | Collaboration to develop end-to-end 5G IEA solution for enterprise customers. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| SpaceX | Optus | Collaboration to deliver mobile connectivity using SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| SpaceX’s Starlink | Telefonica | Expands connectivity for businesses across the globe using Starlink, providing fast, low-latency broadband. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Spark | University of Auckland | Collaboration to explore the potential of 5G technology in the field of industrial robotics. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| T-Mobile | Bradley University | Boosts student learning with T-Mobile 5G advanced network solutions. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| T-Mobile | Teal | Vendors sign a wholesale agreement, to offer enterprises across America direct access to T-Mobile’s network. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| T-Mobile | Starlite, Quantela | Vendors come together to introduce advanced retail media networks. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Tata Communications | Oasis Smart | To acquire remaining 41.9% equity in Oasis Smart SIM and accelerate Tata’s MOVE platform roadmap. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Tecnotree | Emtel Mauritius | Entered into new deal providing BSS stack solution to replace legacy business processes, products, and services. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Tejas Networks | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), India | Secures $900 million order for BSNL’s pan-India 4G/5G network to supply latest 4G/5G RAN equipment. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Telefonica Tech, Geotab | Vecttor | Collaboration to increase the efficiency, safety and sustainability of their vehicles. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Telenor Amp | Shapemaker | Telenor Amp invests in Shapemaker, transforming telecom design with automation, advanced technologies for efficiency, sustainability. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Telit Cinterion | Nestle Brazil | Vendors announce completion of a proof-of-concept trial of private 5G for factory automation. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Tempo Communications | Kingfisher International | Acquisition to boost growth of Tempo within fibre optic installation, maintenance sector across verticals. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| TRAI | C-DoT, India | Sign MoU to form a mechanism of technical, institutional cooperation in the telecommunications sector. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| VEON | Rakuten | Vendors cooperate in open RAN, digital services to rebuild Ukraine’s infrastructure. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Vi | Truecaller | Enhance customer communication safety and trust through verified, customer-centric businesses. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Viasat | Malaysia Airlines | Selects Viasat to enhance in-flight experience on board its new Boeing 737-8 fleet. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| Vodafone | Cisco, Qwilt | Partnership to deploy open caching, improving streaming services across Europe and Africa. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Vodafone | Wimbledon Championships | Trial of new 5G-powered GiveVision headsets to enable visually impaired fans to watch live tennis. | 7,23 | Full Details |
| Wibernet | Cambium Networks | Vendors expand multi-gigabit coverage with 5G fixed wireless solutions from Cambium. | 8,23 | Full Details |
| ZTE | China Telecom | Vendors unveil ‘Smart Giga 5G Powered Metro’ in Shanghai, enabling HD film streaming. | 8,23 | Full Details |
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