Shortlist for AfricaCom Awards

The annual AfricaCom Awards shortlist has been released. According to Tom Cuthell, portfolio director at AfricaCom and the AfricaCom Awards organiser KNect365: “The AfricaCom Awards grow in stature each year as a direct result of the quality of the works that...

Fujitsu, Ericsson in 5G partnership

Fujitsu and Ericsson have entered an agreement to deliver end-to-end 5G network solutions and related services under a strategic partnership. The two companies are joining forces to develop this based on their combined portfolios – spanning radio access and core...

Netia, Nokia deploy virtualised DAA cable network

Nokia has announced that Netia, one of the largest regional telecommunication operators in Poland, will deploy its Unified Cable Access solution to significantly increase the network capacity needed to support surging bandwidth demands. Initially targeting the cities...

WASPA beefs up to protect cell users

South Africa’s Wireless Application Service Providers’ Association (WASPA) has secured the services of a dedicated compliance manager to oversee the department tasked with monitoring members’ products and services offered to cellular consumers....

Ericsson, Intel score with multivendor data call on 39GHz

Riding on their recent success with the 3.5GHz band, Ericsson and Intel have concluded the first 3GPP-based end-to-end, multivendor NR 5G live data call on 39GHz. The 39GHz band is an important spectrum for 5G commercial rollouts in North America – expected to...

ZTE releases 5G white paper

ZTE has released its “5G Network Intelligence White Paper, aiming to address the internal and external challenges that the telecom networks will be confronted with in the 5G era. The “5G Network Intelligence White Paper” focuses on ZTE’s 5G...