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19 May, 2022

The 19th century called, it wants its phone system back

Recent Ofcom (UK communications regulator) data found that if business landline numbers continue to drop at their current rate, they will be all but extinct within just six years. But would this be a bad thing? The landline has enabled connectivity from 1876, so is it time for an upgrade? Here, Douglas Mulvihill, UK marketing manager at business phone system provider Ringover, explains why businesses should move on from the landline.

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19 May, 2022

Nokia expands industrial-grade private wireless solution with Wi-Fi

Espoo, Finland – Nokia has announced the launch of Nokia DAC Wi-Fi to offer more flexibility for industries connecting assets as part of their digital transformation. The Wi-Fi connectivity solution will be available in the Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) end-to-end industrial-grade digitalisation platform.

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18 May, 2022

Kajeet launches Sentinel Insights for real-time decision making in IoT management

18 May 2022 – Kajeet, a provider of wireless connectivity, software and hardware solutions that deliver secure, reliable and managed IoT solutions to over 3,000 businesses, schools and districts, and state and local governments, announced the launch of Sentinel Insights, a robust, cloud-based data analytics product that enhances Kajeet’s flagship IoT management platform, Sentinel. With machine learning and predictive analytics, Sentinel Insights provides real-time data, alerts and visualisation capabilities that transform customer data into actionable intelligence for better, more informed decision making.

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18 May, 2022

Carrier billing spend for digital goods to exceed $74Bn in 2026

Hampshire, UK. 17 May 2022 – A new study from Juniper Research has found that the value of end-user spend on digital goods via carrier billing will exceed $74 billion (€70.24 billion) by 2026; up from $54 billion (€51.25 billion) in 2022. This growth of over 37% reflects the increasing relevance of carrier billing as an option for digital commerce spend. Direct carrier billing involves users charging payments for digital and physical goods to their mobile phone bill.

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18 May, 2022

Vodafone claims to transform home wi-fi usage in Europe

New research by Vodafone has revealed that European households have rapidly shifted to permanent ‘digital-first’ lifestyles in the wake of the global pandemic. This means high-quality, reliable and secure Wi-Fi now considered critical for wireless work, entertainment and social connectivity in the home.

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17 May, 2022

MATRIXX Software selected by StarHub for real-time charging capability to power digital transformation and 5G future

Singapore. 17 May 2022 – MATRIXX Software, a global specialist in 5G and real-time monetisation solutions, today announced it has deepened its partnership with StarHub, a homegrown Singapore digital service provider that delivers communications, entertainment and the most enriching experiences. MATRIXX will now provide its cloud native, converged charging system (CCS) as a key component of StarHub’s transformed digital IT infrastructure that supports its mobile postpaid and prepaid customers, for both existing 4G and 5G Standalone (5G SA) services.

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17 May, 2022

eSIMs for business management and expansion

Global demand for eSIMs is skyrocketing in 2021, there were 1.2 billion eSIM-enabled devices, and this figure is expected to rise to 3.4 billion by 2025. In recent years the world of work has changed at a rapid pace and businesses face the challenge of determining which new technology is right for them. Here Hamish White, CEO of eSIM as a Service provider Mobilise, explains how eSIMs can help manage employees and provide business opportunities.

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16 May, 2022

ETSI releases first specification on 5th generation fixed network (F5G) architecture

Sophia Antipolis, France. 12 May 2022 – ETSI’s 5th generation fixed network group (ISG F5G) has released its specification for F5G network architecture ETSI GS F5G 004. This architecture will deliver a variety of services to residential and business customers over a single physical network with guaranteed SLAs (service level agreements).

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16 May, 2022

Building an expanded global IoT ecosystem

The last few days have seen a number of developments in the IoT (Internet of Things) ecosystem, that will help the industry address the service and connectivity demands of organisations. Business technology journalist, Antony Savvas considers the progress being made.

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12 May, 2022

Nokia enables stc to launch managed SD-WAN services for enterprises in Saudi

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 11 May 2022 – Nokia and stc announced the launch of a managed SD-WAN solution, stc SD-WAN, based on Nuage Networks from Nokia Virtualised Network Services (VNS) platform. stc SD-WAN solution is a key element in stc’s cloud portfolio providing automated, dynamic, programmable and more efficient network services to its enterprise customers. It will enable rapid ordering and automated configuration of network services as well as an increase in visibility and control based on the individual requirements of the enterprise.

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