The European Space Agency (ESA) and GSMA Foundry have announced a series of new initiatives – including up to €15 million in funding opportunities – to help the mobile and satellite industries collaborate on developing new, innovative satellite and terrestrial networks technologies. “ESA and GSMA launch initiatives to fuse satellite and mobile networks”
Vodafone’s engineers at its R&D centre in Málaga, Spain are exploring the potential for new silicon photonic chips to become the hardware of choice to drive the customer-focussed mobile networks. This applies particularly to higher-capacity open radio access networks (RAN). “Vodafone explores silicon photonic chips for high-capacity mobile networks”
A new study by SecurityGen, a global provider of security solutions and services for the telecom industry, emphasises that mobile operators should reevaluate security vulnerabilities in the essential GTP (GPRS Tunnelling Protocol) protocol. This assessment is crucial as they continue investing in and deploying 5G technology.
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans a regulatory framework to make it easier for satellite operators and mobile network operators to connect remote users and better support under-served areas. Freelance global business technology journalist, Antony Savvas says the move is welcome as satellite services become cheaper and collaboration between the two sets of operators gathers pace.
Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company announced that Stargroup, a Mexican telecommunications and entertainment company has selected the Hughes JUPITER System and managed satellite broadband to extend LTE service for customers in rural communities. As part of the Mexican government’s Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) Telecomunicaciones e Internet para Todos initiative to help bridge the digital divide, Stargroup is connecting hundreds of remote cell towers using Hughes JUPITER System terminals and Hughes JUPITER 2 high-throughput satellite capacity.
At the All Bands to 5G Summit held during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2023, Huawei says that it will continue to create new ideas and help operators evolve all bands to 5G for maximised spectral efficiency as they strive to deliver more high-definition and immersive digital experiences to consumers and accelerate the digital transformation of various industries.
Melbourne, Australia – Dubber Corporation Limited, the conversational intelligence and unified recording platform for service providers and their customers globally, has reached an agreement with Vodafone Group Plc to offer recording and AI services directly from Vodafone mobile networks, targeting Vodafone business customers initially in the UK and Germany.
Paris, France, 22 November 2022 – BTC (Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited) has partnered with Infovista, the global specislist in Network Lifecycle Automation (NLA), and selected Infovista’s TEMS Pocket, TEMS Paragon, TEMS Discovery and Planet products for 4G and 5G mobile network planning, testing, optimisation and benchmarking. BTC operates Botswana’s nationwide 4.5G / LTE-Advanced network, serving people and businesses throughout the country.
New York, United States – Alef, an enterprise mobility API platform company, is launching the edge developer community to accelerate edge technologies and make private wireless networking easy and affordable for all. The community of 5,000 will connect developers globally and enable them to collaborate, share information, and inspire new mobility based apps that solve the connectivity challenges of today’s enterprises.
New York, United States – Athonet, a global provider in private network technology, announced new members to the 5G Consortium, a vendor ecosystem of companies and organisations to promote the deployment of private mobile networks. Several 5G Consortium members will be at Mobile World Congress in Las Vegas, September 28-30, 2022, including Athonet in booth W2.1448.
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