Connectivity

24 September, 2020

Equinix data centres to connect Nokia to mobile, IoT and cloud ecosystems

Digital infrastructure company, Equinix, Inc., has been selected as a strategic supplier for Nokia’s Worldwide IoT Network Grid (WING) managed service, in a collaboration to bring next-generation edge architectures and services to market. WING allows operators without an Internet of Things (IoT) footprint to gain fast entry to the IoT market or to help operators expand an existing IoT business. (more…)

24 September, 2020

Verizon claims first end-to-end fully virtualised 5G data session in the world

Verizon recently claimed completion of the first end-to-end fully virtualised 5G data session in the US. This technology milestone provides the foundation for the operator to rapidly respond to customers’ varied latency and computing needs by providing the foundation for wide-scale mobile edge computing and network slicing. (more…)

24 September, 2020

Fibre network expands as SSE invests in UK business connectivity and 5G rollouts

SSE Enterprise Telecoms has unveiled a significant network expansion programme. It aims to bring high capacity 100Gbps and 10Gbps services to businesses across the UK, to facilitate 5G rollouts and aid the deployment of next-gen connectivity technologies such as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). (more…)

24 September, 2020

Nokia and Optus to provide IoT software solutions to Australian industries

Optus has selected Nokia’s IMPACT Internet of Things (IoT) platform to provide device management and data collection capabilities to their customers. Both companies have agreed on a joint go-to-market strategy to bring IoT solutions to Optus customers across multiple industry segments in Australia. (more…)

18 September, 2020

Ericsson buys Cradlepoint for wireless Edge WAN solutions in US$1.1bn deal

Ericsson has agreed to acquire Cradlepoint, the US-based specialist in Wireless Edge WAN 4G and 5G Enterprise solutions. The investment is key to Ericsson’s ongoing strategy of capturing market share in the rapidly expanding 5G Enterprise space. (more…)

18 September, 2020

Ericsson, Qualcomm and U.S. Cellular achieve extended-range 5G data call over mmWave

Ericsson, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and U.S. Cellular announced that the companies have successfully achieved the first extended range 5G NR millimetre Wave (mmWave) data call in the U.S. on a commercial network. (more…)

17 September, 2020

Sigfox and Cube Infrastructure Managers create DACH-wide partnership in IoT infrastructure

Sigfox, the global 0G network and cloud provider for industrial data, has announced a new strategic alliance with Cube Infrastructure Managers (Cube), through the sale of its German 0G network to Cube. (more…)

17 September, 2020

Research on cloud gaming reveals revenue-generating opportunities for 5G networks

Ribbon Communications Inc., a global provider of real time communications software and network solutions to service providers, enterprises, and critical infrastructure sectors, announced the findings of a recently commissioned independent research study. (more…)

17 September, 2020

Nokia expands 4G footprint of Azerbaijan’s Azercell

Nokia has expanded the 4G footprint of Azerbaijan-based mobile operator, Azercell Telecom, with the installation of its AirScale 4G base stations at more than 1,400 sites across the country. (more…)

17 September, 2020

‘Breakthrough’ 60 GHz fixed wireless aims to expand access to affordable, multi-gigabit broadband

Cambium Networks, a global provider of wireless networking solutions, has announced new solutions based on 60 GHz millimetre wave technology. This, says Cambium, unleashes the potential of wireless broadband in urban and suburban areas with multi-gigabit performance that was previously only achievable by fibre. (more…)