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5G platform demoed at Mobile World Congress

5G platform demoed at Mobile World Congress

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Category: Wireless Networks
24 February 2018
6930 views
  • Vendors
  • Global
  • Events
  • 5G
  • MWC 2018

CEVA and Keysight Technologies are joining forces to demonstrate their new 5G solution.

Telefonica/Huawei agree Latin American 4.5G rollouts

Telefonica/Huawei agree Latin American 4.5G rollouts

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Category: Wireless Networks
24 February 2018
6865 views
  • Latin America
  • Telefonica
  • Huawei
  • Events
  • 4.5G
  • MWC 2018

Telefónica and Huawei have agreed on 4.5G evolution with first deployments in Bogotá, Monterrey and Rio de Janeiro.

Accuris Networks and Eminent Display Launch Southeast Asia Wi-Fi Hub

Accuris Networks and Eminent Display Launch Southeast Asia Wi-Fi Hub

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Category: Wireless Networks
24 February 2018
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  • Service Providers
  • Central South Asia
  • Roaming
  • Wi-fi
  • Events
  • MWC 2018

Accuris Networks and Eminent Display SB have jointly launched a Passpoint/NGH Wi-Fi Roaming Hub for Wi-Fi, Broadband and Mobile Network Operators in Southeast Asia.

eServGlobal Does Payment Deal With Ooredoo Algeria

eServGlobal Does Payment Deal With Ooredoo Algeria

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Category: Operators
24 February 2018
5904 views
  • Service Providers
  • Ooredoo
  • Algeria
  • Events
  • MWC 2018

eServGlobal, the digital transactions technology company, announces it has secured a new three-year contract with existing customer, Ooredoo Algeria.

Turkcell and Netsia Demo RAN Slicing in Istanbul

Turkcell and Netsia Demo RAN Slicing in Istanbul

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Category: Operators
24 February 2018
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  • Service Providers
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Turkey
  • Events
  • 5G
  • MWC 2018

Turkcell has added a new partnership to its 5G technologies development programme.

Trustonic Secure Platform For Chinese Smartphone Manufacturer OPPO

Trustonic Secure Platform For Chinese Smartphone Manufacturer OPPO

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Category: Devices & Platforms
23 February 2018
5932 views
  • Vendors
  • Security
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Smartphones
  • Events
  • MWC 2018

Device and application security specialist Trustonic has announced that its technology is now being integrated by the world’s fourth largest smartphone manufacturer, OPPO.

Sooktha Showcases 4G LTE, NB-IoT and 5G NR Portfolio

Sooktha Showcases 4G LTE, NB-IoT and 5G NR Portfolio

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Category: Wireless Networks
23 February 2018
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  • Vendors
  • Global
  • Mobile Broadband
  • Events
  • 5GHz band
  • MWC 2018

Sooktha is showcasing a range of products at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Included will be 4G LTE, NB-IoT, and 5G solutions.

Orange and OpenClassrooms Offer Digital Training To Young Africans

Orange and OpenClassrooms Offer Digital Training To Young Africans

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Category: Operators
23 February 2018
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  • Service Providers
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Education
  • Events
  • MWC 2018

Orange and online education platform OpenClassrooms have signed a broad-based partnership to provide digital training in Africa.

ADVA Demos 5G Multi-layer Network Slicing

ADVA Demos 5G Multi-layer Network Slicing

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Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
23 February 2018
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  • Vendors
  • Global
  • Partnerships
  • Events
  • 5G
  • MWC 2018

At MWC ADVA Optical Networking is hosting a joint demo with BT to showcase end-to-end, multi-layer transport network slicing and assurance.

NEC And NTT DoCoMo Test 5G Cell Coordination

NEC And NTT DoCoMo Test 5G Cell Coordination

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Category: Wireless Networks
23 February 2018
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  • Service Providers
  • Vendors
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Events
  • 5G
  • MWC 2018

NEC Corporation has announced the start of verification experiments to achieve 5G wireless communications in cooperation with NTT DoCoMo.

InfoVista Launches 5G Network Planning and Test Solutions

InfoVista Launches 5G Network Planning and Test Solutions

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Category: Wireless Networks
23 February 2018
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  • Vendors
  • Global
  • Network Optimisation
  • Events
  • 5G
  • MWC 2018

InfoVista, the provider of network performance orchestration solutions, has launched Planet 7, the latest release of its RF planning and optimisation software. 

Intel and Unigroup Spreadtrum & RDA: Strategic 5G Partners

Intel and Unigroup Spreadtrum & RDA: Strategic 5G Partners

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Category: Vendors
23 February 2018
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  • Vendors
  • Devices
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Smartphones
  • Events
  • MWC 2018

Unigroup Spreadtrum & RDA, a fabless semiconductor company with technology in mobile communications and IoT, and Intel Corporation have announced a long-term strategic collaboration on 5G.

Movandi Unveils 5G RF Front-End Millimeter Wave Solutions

Movandi Unveils 5G RF Front-End Millimeter Wave Solutions

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Category: Wireless Networks
23 February 2018
7548 views
  • Global
  • Infrastructure
  • Mobile Broadband
  • Events
  • MWC 2018

Privately held Movandi has started sampling what it claims is an innovative approach to RF front-end design with solutions for fixed and mobile networks.

Ooredoo Algeria taps eServGlobal for payment platform upgrades

Ooredoo Algeria taps eServGlobal for payment platform upgrades

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James Barton
Category: Mobile Finance
23 February 2018
7054 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Algeria
  • Ooredoo Algeria
  • Digital Payments

Ooredoo Algeria has extended its contract with digital transactions firm eServGlobal for a further three years.

Docomo Digital and Safaricom bring M-Pesa payments to Google Play

Docomo Digital and Safaricom bring M-Pesa payments to Google Play

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James Barton
Category: Consumer Ecosystems
22 February 2018
6738 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Mobile Payments
  • Kenya
  • M-Pesa
  • Safaricom
  • Google Play
  • App Stores
  • Docomo Digital

Docomo Digital has partnered with Safaricom to give customers the option to pay for content on the Google Play Store using M-Pesa.

eMarketer Takes Global Mobile Pulse

eMarketer Takes Global Mobile Pulse

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Category: Trends & Forecasts
22 February 2018
6332 views
  • Global
  • Smartphones
  • Events
  • MWC 2018

Research House eMarketer’s latest analysis presents a deep dive into mobile consumer behaviour and global marketing trends.

Brazil considers scrapping liability obligations for operators

Brazil considers scrapping liability obligations for operators

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
22 February 2018
8478 views
  • Investment
  • Latin America
  • 4G
  • Brazil
  • Infrastructure
  • Oi
  • Anatel
  • ATT

Regulatory changes in Brazil may allow converged operators to scrap their support for loss-making assets and invest the savings in expanding their 4G offerings.

Hispasat Selects Gilat to Deliver Broadband Services in Mexico

Hispasat Selects Gilat to Deliver Broadband Services in Mexico

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James Barton
Category: Satellite Networks
21 February 2018
5718 views
  • Latin America
  • Mexico
  • Broadband
  • Gilat Satellite Networks
  • Satellite Broadband
  • Hispasat

Mexico’s Hispasat has selected Gilat Satellite Networks’ platform to provide broadband commercial services in Mexico using Hispasat’s Ka HTS capacity of the Amazonas-5 Satellite.

Cargills Bank strengthens remittance services in Sri Lanka with TransferTo

Cargills Bank strengthens remittance services in Sri Lanka with TransferTo

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James Barton
Category: Mobile Finance
21 February 2018
7685 views
  • Mobile Finance
  • Central South Asia
  • Remittances
  • Sri Lanka
  • TransferTo

Sri Lanka’s Cargills Bank has partnered with TransferTo, a cross-border mobile payments network for emerging markets, to enhance and strengthen its remittance services offered by the bank.

Reliance Industries heads up $9.3B digital investment in Maharashtra

Reliance Industries heads up $9.3B digital investment in Maharashtra

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James Barton
Category: Investment
21 February 2018
7615 views
  • Investment
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Digital Services
  • Reliance Jio Infocomm
  • Reliance Industries

Reliance Industries is leading an initiative to invest INR600 billion ($9.3 billion) to provide digital services in India’s Maharashtra state.

Orange Egypt delivering improved streaming with Openwave Mobility

Orange Egypt delivering improved streaming with Openwave Mobility

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James Barton
Category: Customer Management
21 February 2018
7734 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Quality of Experience
  • Egypt
  • Video
  • Streaming
  • Video streaming
  • Orange Egypt
  • Openwave Mobility

Orange Egypt has selected Openwave Mobility’s NFV-based Traffic Management solutions to improve Quality of Experience (QoE) for its subscribers.

Philippines sets out guidelines for third operator

Philippines sets out guidelines for third operator

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James Barton
Category: Regulation
21 February 2018
9403 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China Telecom
  • PLDT
  • Philippines
  • Globe Telecom
  • Operators
  • PTT
  • TransCo

The Philippines’ Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has outlined its criteria for choosing a third operator in the market.

AT&T looking to obtain spectrum for 4G launch in Brazil

AT&T looking to obtain spectrum for 4G launch in Brazil

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James Barton
Category: Operators
20 February 2018
9110 views
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • 4G LTE
  • ATT
  • 700MHz Spectrum
  • Pay-TV
  • Sky Brazil

AT&T is considering a push into Brazil’s mobile market by obtaining some of the 700MHz spectrum that the country’s regulator Anatel is auctioning in the second half of this year.

SES Networks delivering ‘Always On’ Connectivity for Palau Telecoms

SES Networks delivering ‘Always On’ Connectivity for Palau Telecoms

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James Barton
Category: Satellite Networks
20 February 2018
5265 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • 4G
  • Satellite Broadband
  • Palau
  • Palau Telecoms
  • SES Networks

Palau Telecoms is extending its contract with SES Networks until 2020, increasing its amount of medium earth orbit (MEO) connectivity by 150%.

Crnogorski Telekom signs energy management deal with Ericsson

Crnogorski Telekom signs energy management deal with Ericsson

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James Barton
Category: Energy & Sustainability
20 February 2018
9082 views
  • Green energy
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Infrastructure
  • Ericsson
  • Sustainable Energy
  • Montenegro
  • Panasonic
  • Crnogorski Telekom

Montenego’s Crnogorski Telekom has signed a 10-year Energy Infrastructure Management agreement with Ericsson.

WhatsApp readying money transfer service for Indian launch

WhatsApp readying money transfer service for Indian launch

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James Barton
Category: Mobile Finance
19 February 2018
9646 views
  • Mobile Finance
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Mobile Payments
  • Money Transfer
  • ICICI Bank
  • WhatsApp
  • Paytm

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has announced that WhatsApp is currently conducting beta tests for money transfer service that it aims to launch as a “full feature product”.

Hungary’s Konzum Nyrt eyeing Telenor unit

Hungary’s Konzum Nyrt eyeing Telenor unit

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James Barton
Category: Operators
19 February 2018
12138 views
  • Investment
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Acquisitions
  • Telenor
  • Hungary
  • Telenor Hungary

Hungarian firm Konzum Nyrt has affirmed its interest in acquiring the local operations of Telenor if it makes them available for sale.

Nokia and Tele2 sign global IoT partnership

Nokia and Tele2 sign global IoT partnership

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James Barton
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
19 February 2018
6968 views
  • Global
  • Enterprise
  • Nokia
  • Tele2
  • IoT

Nokia and Tele2 IoT have signed a five-year agreement to enable the delivery of IoT services to Tele2 enterprise customers based on Nokia's worldwide IoT network grid (WING).

New interactive guide to UK Mobile Industry @ MWC 2018

New interactive guide to UK Mobile Industry @ MWC 2018

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James Barton
Category: Vendors
19 February 2018
6967 views
  • Apps
  • Global
  • Mobile World Congress
  • Events
  • Publications
  • MWC 2018

Welcome to the fifth edition of UK Technology Today (UKT2), your interactive guide to the UK Mobile Industry at Mobile World Congress and & 4YFN 2018.

Garanti facing off for Turk Telekom stake

Garanti facing off for Turk Telekom stake

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James Barton
Category: Operators
19 February 2018
7093 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Acquisitions
  • Ooredoo
  • Turkey
  • Turk Telekom
  • STC
  • Otas

The chief executive of Turkey’s Garanti Bank has stated that several parties have expressed interest in obtaining a stake in Turk Telekom.

RCom closes in on asset sale to Jio

RCom closes in on asset sale to Jio

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James Barton
Category: Operators
19 February 2018
10157 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Infrastructure
  • Asset Sale
  • Reliance Jio Infocomm
  • Reliance Communications
  • Consolidation
  • Reliance Industries

Shareholders in Reliance Communications (RCom) have given their support to the proposed sale of its wireless assets to Reliance Jio Infocomm.

GSMA’s Best Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets – the Shortlist

GSMA’s Best Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets – the Shortlist

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James Barton
Category: Blogs & Opinion
16 February 2018
15872 views
  • Global
  • GSMA
  • Mobile World Congress
  • Emerging Markets
  • Events
  • MWC 2018
  • GLOMO Awards

The winners of the GSMA’s Global Mobile Awards 2018 (GLOMO Awards) will be announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Paytm Financial Services and E-commerce Platform

Paytm Financial Services and E-commerce Platform

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James Barton
Category: Mobile Finance
16 February 2018
12031 views
  • Mobile Finance
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Financial Inclusion
  • Mobile World Congress
  • Events
  • Digital Payments
  • Paytm
  • MWC 2018
  • GLOMO Awards

Paytm bridges digital & financial inclusion to strengthen India’s Fintech economy and make transactions seamless.

KaiOS Emerging OS

KaiOS Emerging OS

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James Barton
Category: Devices & Platforms
16 February 2018
17234 views
  • Global
  • Mobile World Congress
  • Operating Systems
  • Events
  • MWC 2018
  • GLOMO Awards
  • KaiOS

KaiOS puts internet access and smartphone features within reach of a much larger group of people.

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