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24 June, 2022

Quectel announces high performance 5G smart module SG560D to unleash the full potential of AIoT

Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global IoT solutions provider, has announced the launch of the SG560D, an Android Smart module integrating 5G New Radio (NR) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Featuring a powerful CPU and GPU, the SG560D will satisfy complex application scenarios that require both high data rates and computing capabilities such as in-vehicle infotainment, industrial handheld devices, smart gateways, industrial cameras, monitoring devices and more.

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13 June, 2022

Ontix joins Small Cell Forum to drive indoor, outdoor and smart city connectivity initiatives

London, UK. 13 June 2022 – Ontix, the company delivering Wireless Infrastructure-as-a-Service, announced that it has joined Small Cell Forum (SCF), the industry association developing the technical and commercial enablers to accelerate small cell adoption. Ontix will contribute by bringing its rich experience in 4G and 5G indoor and outdoor neutral host connectivity as well as a deep working knowledge of Smart City initiatives to the Forum’s activities.

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25 May, 2022

Nokia announces shipment of 1.5 millionth Quillion-powered PON port for broadband fibre nodes

Espoo, Finland. 24 May 2022 – Nokia announced it has reached the 1.5 million port milestone for its Quillion chipset-based broadband solutions, potentially reaching 50 million subscribers ready for 10Gb/sec and more. 500K of the ports are 25G PON-ready.

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23 May, 2022

Building out sustainable networks key to telcos

Sustainability is proving to be a tricky issue for many telcos, but new market moves are set to make it easier for them. Business technology journalist Antony Savvas looks at how technology is helping them map out a sustainability roadmap.

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15 March, 2022

Vodafone and Ericsson create on-demand 5G network slice

London, UK. 15 March 2022 – Vodafone and Ericsson have successfully completed the 5G standalone (SA) network slicing trial.

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10 March, 2022

Orange presents the third edition of the observatory of digital uses, in partnership with OpinionWay

Paris, France. 10 March 2022 – Created in 2018 by Orange and OpinionWay, the Observatory is returning in its third edition to provide feedback on digital uses in 2021. This year, the Observatory aimed to measure the development of digital behaviors, the health crisis impact on practices and to study the topic of digital maturity.

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15 February, 2022

Cellular IoT market value to exceed $61bn globally by 2026

Hampshire, UK 15 February 2022: A new study from Juniper Research has found that the global value of the cellular IoT market will reach $61 billion (€53.92 billion) by 2026; rising from $31 billion (€27.40 billion) in 2022. It identified the growth of 5G and cellular LPWA (Low-power Wide Area) technologies as key to this 95% increase over the next four years.

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03 February, 2022

Ericsson launches KSA 5G together apart hackathon in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

2 February 2022 – In collaboration with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Ericsson announces the launch of the KSA 5G Together Apart Hackathon in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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17 January, 2022

A busy time in the world of telco IoT

It’s been a busy period for IoT (Internet of Things) market developments that affect the evolving 5G space for telcos. Global freelance business technology journalist, Antony Savvas looks at how IoT movers and shakers could help to further evolve mobile data processing and security.

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13 January, 2022

BAI Communications partners with Mavenia to realise Sunderland’s smart city project

Building the future of networks with cloud-native software that works in any cloud and transforms the way the world connects Mavenia, a network infrastructure provider, Global telecommunications infrastructure provider BAI Communications (BAI) has announced that it will leverage Mavenia’s MAVedge solution to launch a smart city project for the Thunderland City Council in the Northern United Kingdom (UK).

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