AT&T, Comcast join 5G Open Innovation Lab’s ecosystem as founding partners

5G Open Innovation Lab (5G OI Lab) has announced that international telecommunication provider AT&T and Comcast have joined its ecosystem. The Lab also announced its batch #8 cohort with over $313 million (€293.09 million) in venture capital raised and 17 multi-stage startups embarking on 5G OI Lab’s fall programme, which begins this week. The Lab has established itself as an ecosystem provider since its inaugural batch #1 introduced in May 2020 becoming a destination for global startups, technology platforms, integration, and enterprises.

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Keysight awarded two grants from UK government in Open Networks Ecosystem competition

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has been awarded two Open Networks Ecosystem (ONE) competition grants. These grants come from UK government’s department for science, innovation and technology in partnership with 5G RuralDorset, Arm, British Telecom, the University of Surrey, Virgin Media O2, and Vodafone.

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Verizon, Ericsson, MediaTek advance 5G low-cost, low-power device ecosystem

Verizon, Ericsson, and MediaTek have completed data and VoNR (voice over new radio) sessions over Verizon’s 5G network using Ericsson’s new RedCap compatible software NR (new radio) light functionality and MediaTek’s RedCap testing platform. This new technology provides a path for lower-complexity and lower-cost NR devices such as consumer wearables, fitness trackers and mobile medical devices. It also paves the way for enterprise IoT (internet of things) solutions like video surveillance, industrial sensors, and smart grids to run on Verizon’s 5G network. 

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Siemens joins Curiosity Lab ecosystem to bring future of 5G electrification to America

Siemens has joined the Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners, Georgia to bring 5G electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure to the smart city ecosystem. Siemens’ charging stations and infrastructure will be installed at Curiosity Lab using T-Mobile’s 5G network to test how 5G enhance EV charging solutions.

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ePLDT, Radius Telecoms partner to expand telco ecosystem in VITRO Sta. Rosa (VSR) data centre

ePLDT, an ICT (information and communications technology) subsidiary of PLDT, an integrated telecommunications and digital services provider, partners with fibre internet provider Radius Telecoms, Inc to strengthen its telco ecosystem in its upcoming VITRO Sta. Rosa (VSR) data centre. Through this partnership, Radius Telecoms will establish a point of presence at VSR, providing reliable connectivity solutions to enterprises and hyperscalers who will soon collocate in the facility.

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Nokia demonstrates commitment to open ecosystem with 5G SA cloud RAN pilot with A1 Group in Bulgaria

Espoo, Finland – Nokia announced that it has trialed its cloud RAN solution on A1 Group’s (A1) commercial 5G network in Bulgaria. The trial, which took place in Sofia, saw the companies perform an end-to-end 5G data call (Layer 3 call) utilising Nokia’s cloud RAN solution as well as its AirFrame servers.

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Betacom unveils private 5G ecosystem to accelerate industry 4.0 adoption with private wireless networks

Private wireless provider Betacom has unveiled Betacom private 5G ecosystem that brings together technology companies to accelerate industry 4.0 initiatives powered by private 4G/5G wireless networks. Betacom is collaborating with Google Cloud, Intel, Ingram Micro Inc. and Qualcomm Technologies to design, validate and deploy solutions for a variety of enterprise applications setting stage for the next phase of economic and business evolution driven by connectivity, automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning and real-time data.

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Skywire Networks joins carrier ecosystem at DataVerge’s carrier-neutral interconnected facility in Brooklyn

Skywire Networks, a division of Xchange Telecom LLC, has joined the carrier ecosystem at DataVerge, owner and operator of the carrier-neutral interconnection facility in Brooklyn. Skywire has been providing the area with services for over 10 years as one of the internet and network connectivity providers in the Tri-State area.

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