Nokia debuts Reefshark chipsets
Nokia has unveiled its new ReefShark chipsets, which leverage in-house silicon expertise to dramatically reduce the size, cost and power consumption of operators' networks and meet the compute and radio requirements of 5G. Incorporating Nokia Bell Labs artificial...
Nokia unveils Future X network architecture
Nokia has outlined the scope of its Future X architecture for 5G, the basis for its new reference silicon design and the foundation of its 5G technology and services portfolio. This portfolio - to be showcased at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month -...
5G NR standard tested
Intel, Deutsche Telecom (DT) and Huawei have conducted the world's first successful over-the-air test showcasing 5G interoperability and development testing (IODT) based on the Release 15 NSA 5G NR specification. The standard is defined through collaboration of the...
Nokia launches MulteFire small cell
Nokia is to launch the world's first MulteFire(TM) small cell that will enable industries, enterprises, smart cities and mobile service providers to leverage global unlicensed spectrum for secure, high-capacity and high-coverage private LTE networks. The new small...
Virtualisation will reshape telecoms
The hype around software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualisation (NFV) is growing in the telecoms industry. The hope is that these technologies will enable service providers and network operators to drive down capital expenditure, simplify...
What’s needed for large-scale satellite networks
Research undertaken by ITU into the online and offline population shows that four-fifths of the offline population are located in Asia-Pacific and in Africa. While absolute numbers of offline individuals at a regional level show that Asia-Pacific bears the lion's...
Test case scenario of an EPIC satellite solution
"Heroic" or "grand in scale or character" - that is what the word EPIC means according to Google's dictionary. EPIC is also the product name for the recently launched Intelsat satellites which are all part of the latest technology developments in the satellite...
Steps to satellite network success
Dr Dawie de Wet, CEO of Q-KON, examines what to know and what to do when using satellite access solutions Network architects and solution design engineers mostly consider satellite networks as the final option - only to be used when fibre, microwave or wireless...
Fibre benefits surpass 133-year-old copper
Copper wire telecoms technology is another year old next year, with the emphasis on 'old'. That's the message from fibre-based independent broadband provider, Otel Communications, which says businesses should making moving to fibre their top New Year's Resolution....
Satellite closes SA’s digital divide
Internet usage is surging in urban areas of South Africa. According to Stats SA, 59% of South Africans in urban areas use the internet at home, work, or in a public place such as a café. However, the picture in more remote parts of the country is very different,...
IoT drives business for the telco sector
The Internet of Things (IoT) started as a great marketing buzzword with the promise of business benefits and new services, much like cloud. In fact, the concept of connected edge peripherals, has been around for quite some time now, albeit mostly on a private network...
OpenWeb rewards clients with Avios
OpenWeb.co.za has announced a partnership with travel rewards company Avios to enable its clients to collect Avios on their connectivity purchases. OpenWeb provides affordable high quality ADSL, fibre and LTE connectivity across South Africa. Currently, customers in...