Nokia announced that it is working with Japanese mobile operator, KDDI, in a joint initiative aimed at delivering a fully cloudified RAN solution. The planned lab-based Proof of Concept (PoC) will use Nokia’s AirScale All-in-Cloud BTS solution and enable KDDI to research how flexible, virtualized radio network technology can support the diversifying network performance requirements in the 5G era. KDDI joins an expanding portfolio of global customers using Nokia’s Cloud RAN solutions.
The total fixed services revenue in Vietnam is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.9% from US$1.5bn in 2019 to US$1.6bn in 2024, supported by the steady rise in the adoption of fixed broadband services, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
The US has threatened to impose new sanctions on Huawei, following a series of accusations against the tech giant with no hard evidence.
Chayora Limited, an international infrastructure investor, developer and operator of hyperscale data centre campuses in China, has announced the appointment of Shining Xiao as Vice President of Sales, China based in Shanghai.
ZTE Corporation in partnership with the Guangdong Branch of China Mobile, has completed the large-scale deployment of ZTE’s intelligent cloud-based 5G transport management and control system ZENIC ONE (UME) in Guangdong province of China, so as to achieve the unified management of 150,000 PTN network elements.
Huawei has recently launched their flagship data centre interconnect (DCI) solution, Huawei OptiXtrans DC908, to assist with the exponential rise of Singapore’s enterprise market data flow and Internet traffic.
Technology juggernaut Microsoft has recently acquired international software network provider Metaswitch with the aim driving more 5G opportunities and supporting operators globally within a more connected and developed ecosystem.
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) announced Singtel Mobile Singapore Pte Ltd (Singtel) and the Joint-Venture Consortium (JVCo1 ) formed by StarHub Mobile Pte Ltd (StarHub) and M1 Limited (M1) as the winners of its 5G Call for Proposal (CFP).
The highly saturated mobile telecom market in the Philippines is forecast to witness moderate growth in the percentage of mobile subscriptions in 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
China Mobile and Huawei have jointly taken 5G connectivity to a new height by bringing the network to the summit of Mount Everest upon the completion of the world’s highest 5G base station on the altitude of 6500 meters.
