Debswana and Huawei unveil 5G-oriented smart diamond mine project
At MWC Barcelona 2023, Botswana's Debswana and Huawei jointly announced what they believe to be the world's first 5G-oriented smart diamond mine project. Debswana's head of information management Molemisi Nelson Sechaba says the Huawei-enabled smart mine solution has...
Rakuten Mobile, Radcom partner on network automation, 5G analytics
Radcom has partnered with Rakuten Mobile in Japan to deliver closed-loop automation using AI-powered 5G analytics that automatically analyses the network and takes corrective actions to enhance the customer experience and prevent service degradations. "5G network...
Nokia and MTN to accelerate expansion of 5G in SA
Nokia has been selected by MTN South Africa for the first time ever as one of its 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment providers. Under the deal, Nokia will modernise the existing 2G/3G/4G radio network and expand MTN's 5G radio network across 2 800 sites in the...
Industry gets behind GSMA API initiative
The GSMA has announced a new industry-wide initiative called GSMA Open Gateway, a framework of universal network Application Programmable Interfaces (APIs), designed to provide universal access to operator networks for developers. Launched with the support of 21...
CSPs harness the power of 5G
At Mobile World Congress 2023, Vmware is showcasing deployment of the VMware Telco Cloud platform by global communications service providers (CSPs), as well as product advancements and an expanding partner ecosystem that will help CSPs accelerate network modernisation...
How Open Gateway will enable the digital future
Telefónica and GSMA Chairman, José María Álvarez-Pallete, speaking at the opening session of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) yesterday, emphasised that GSMA Open Gateway, the global industry initiative announced this morning by the GSMA, "bonds Telcos, the Industry,...
Lenovo accelerates digital transformation with new PC solutions
Yesterday at MWC 2023, Lenovo unveiled its latest PC and Chromebook solutions to help embrace dispersed hybrid working styles and provide advanced features that empower users across a broad selection of requirements and needs. Encompassing a progressive and...
Huawei advocates quicker progress towards an intelligent world
5G is opening the door to an intelligent world, and the leap to 5.5G will be a key milestone along this journey. This is according to Huawei's Carrier BG president Li Peng, speaking at Huawei's MWC Barcelona 2023 Day 0 Forum. Li emphasizes that the industry had to...
Cisco, NTT bring private 5G to enterprise customers
Cisco and NTT, the parent company of Dimension Data, have announced plans to collaborate to drive Private 5G adoption across the Automotive, Logistics, Healthcare, Retail and Public sectors. NTT and Cisco plan to co-innovate and jointly bring to market the technology...
Ericsson leads in ABI Research sustainability assessment
Ericsson has been named the overall sustainability leader in a study conducted by ABI Research that evaluated the capabilities of telecom vendors to reduce energy use and waste across the industry. ABI ranked more than 80 telco vendors and suppliers based on the two...
Credit card size 5G network could expand private wireless markets
Vodafone has unveiled a prototype 5G network built on a credit card sized Raspberry Pi personal computer and an equally small, advanced silicon chipset. Beyond the "network on a chip" aspect, the pre- Mobile World Congress (MBC) Barcelona 2023 announcement is notable...
Low-cost peering infrastructure from Teraco, TIP, NEC XON
Teraco has announced the successful deployment of TIP Phoenix in its South African production network, with support from NEC XON. Provided by Facebook/Meta-found Telecom Infra Project (TIP) Phoenix's open architecture gives network operators the flexibility to choose...