News tagged: NEC

07 September, 2022

Virgin Media O2, NEC and Rakuten Symphony drive multi-vendor Open RAN innovation in the UK

‍London/Tokyo, 30 August 2022 – Virgin Media O2, NEC Corporation and Rakuten Symphony have announced their joint multi-vendor Open RAN deployment is entering the field phase, commencing with the activation of the first live sites in Virgin Media O2’s commercial network. This successful multi-vendor Open RAN system deployment on macro-sites in the UK is notable for being in a brownfield network and baselined on the existing Telco Cloud supply chain to maximise future synergies. Based in the Northamptonshire region, the system highlights the mobile operator, NEC and Rakuten Symphony’s commitment to driving Open RAN innovation in the mobile industry.

05 September, 2022

Get your phone network security right, or else

There’s been big news on the telco security front in the past week, with mobile and fixed operators now facing big daily fines if they continue to be care-free with their customers’ data. Business technology journalist Antony Savvas looks at the growing threat to communications service providers’ (CSPs’) bottom line.

29 August, 2022

NEC and Fortinet enter global agreement to deliver end-to-end, high-performance security for 5G networks

Tokyo and Sunnyvale, California. 23 August 2022 – NEC Corporation, a specialist in the integration of IT and network technologies, and Fortinet, a global specialist in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, have entered a global agreement to jointly build secure 5G networks for communication service providers (CSPs). Through the partnership, Fortinet will provide its comprehensive security solutions, including FortiGate – the world’s most deployed firewall and highest performing hyperscale firewall, while NEC will offer professional services built on its solid track record in the telecom industry to deliver carrier-grade, sustainable networking required in 5G.

04 August, 2022

BAI Communications Australia partners in innovative Open RAN workgroup to improve mobile coverage across rural and Regional New South Wales

02 August, 2022 – BAI Communications Australia (BAI) has been selected to lead one of four working groups scoping active sharing partnership models in phase one of the Stage 1 mobile coverage program’s (MCP) active sharing partnership (the partnership) led by the Department of Regional NSW (DRNSW).

18 June, 2021

Partners are usually key to drive long talked about opportunities

After years of talking about it, the telecoms industry is finally getting its act together to take advantage of the opportunity posed by Open RAN (radio access network), writes business technology journalist Antony Savvas.

15 June, 2021

Vodafone partners with Dell, NEC, Samsung, Wind River to build Europe’s first commercial Open RAN network

Vodafone has unveiled its strategic vendors; Dell, NEC, Samsung Electronics, Wind River, Capgemini Engineering and Keysight Technologies to jointly deliver the first commercial deployment of Open Radio Access Network (RAN) in Europe.

12 March, 2019

DSP chooses Netcracker to aid CSP transformation

Yes, the headline is the right way around.

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16 March, 2018

Etisalat deploys residential vCPE using NEC/Netcracker’s NaaS solution

NEC Corporation and Netcracker Technology announced that Etisalat has implemented NEC/Netcracker’s full-stack Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) solution for the deployment of its residential virtual customer premises equipment (vCPE). Etisalat is the first communications service provider to leverage vCPE in the Middle East and Africa. (more…)

23 February, 2018

Commercial NaaS deployment at TELUS advanced by NEC and Netcracker to deliver personalised SDN services faster

NEC Corporation and Netcracker Technology report that NEC/Netcracker’s Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) Business and Operational Support (B/OSS) solution has gone into production at Canadian telecommunications company, TELUS. (more…)

07 February, 2018

NEC/Netcracker lead ETSI NFV license management standardisation milestone

NEC Corporation and Netcracker Technology Corporation announced its role in the creation of the first report on NFV license management by the European Telecom Standards Institute (ETSI). The workgroup has come to an agreement on the required NFV architectural framework features needed to support automated NFV license management across multiple vendors. (more…)