News tagged: Nokia

18 April, 2019

Orange boss urges clients to state 5G needs, and is the Qualcomm peace deal Apple’s ‘least worst’ option?

(WEEK IN TELCO IT) — Orange is already exploring future uses of 5G, but it really needs to know what clients want. Meanwhile, as Jeremy Cowan reports, it looks like Apple has chosen the least worst outcome of four unpalatable scenarios.
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02 April, 2019

Spirent Communications appoints ex-Amdocs group president Eric Updyke as CEO-designate

Communications technology company, Spirent Communications plc reports that Eric Updyke has been appointed as its chief executive officer-designate. His employment starts immediately and he will be appointed as a director of the company and take up the CEO position following the Annual General Meeting on May 1^st, 2019. (more…)

01 April, 2019

Job losses: When will it all end?

Exciting technology developments don’t necessarily lead to easy money in telecoms… 5G, fibre-to-the-home, edge, artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous cars, blockchain, etc… All of these are where land- and wireless-based telecoms have a key role to play.
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29 March, 2019

Liquid Telecom selects Nokia to deploy multiple 100G DWDM/OTN channel network in East Africa for expanded broadband services

Liquid Telecom Kenya, part of the pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom, and Nokia announced a two-year partnership to upgrade their existing fiber network to support OTN/DWDM technology with an initial network capacity of 500G. (more…)

19 March, 2019

Vodafone Idea signs next-generation LTE rollout deal with Nokia to improve coverage and deliver superior data experience

Vodafone Idea Limited has partnered with Nokia to roll out its next generation, future ready LTE network across multiple service areas. As part of the agreement, Nokia will deploy state-of-the art telecom equipment, including Single RAN Advanced, massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) and small cells. (more…)

15 March, 2019

Sprint opens new 5G experience in Kansas City headquarters

Sprint is celebrating the opening of its Sprint 5G Experience, a dedicated immersive centre designed to showcase and explain how 5G works and to help change the way people live, work and play. (more…)

15 March, 2019

Ptcl builds 100G optical network in Pakistan with Nokia

Nokia has deployed 100G in Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited’s (Ptcl) network to enhance the capacity and speed of its optical network for both domestic and international traffic. (more…)

12 March, 2019

Jazz signs five-year 4G network expansion deal with Nokia to boost network capacity and coverage

Jazz and Nokia have signed a contract to support Jazz’s expansion of its 4G network to provide better coverage and a superior subscriber experience. Nokia radio solutions will be deployed (more…)

01 March, 2019

South African operator Rain and Nokia launch country’s first 5G network to support early rollout of 5G services

South African operator Rain and Nokia claim to announce the launch of the country’s first commercial-ready 5G network in Cape Town, following the deployment of the first 5G site last November. (more…)

01 March, 2019

CTC and Nokia advance the use of AI/ML powered 5G mMIMO scheduler at MWC 2019

Nokia announced that CTC and Nokia jointly demonstrate advanced machine learning innovations for 5G RAN mMIMO optimisation. (more…)