The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) today announced the publication of a detailed report on the importance of 5G and Wi-Fi convergence in the deployment of seamless, access-agnostic connectivity for enterprise organizations. The report, titled Private 5G and Wi-Fi Convergence: Key Use Cases and Requirements, outlines the critical role new and existing Wi-Fi infrastructure has yet to play in maximizing the potential of 5G, allowing organizations to move to fully converged platforms that offer broad, frictionless coverage and effortless user onboarding. [Read more…]

Cellular One, a leading provider of mobile technology and wireless communications to tribal lands and communities in the American Southwest, has selected Optiva to support the modernization of its network and mission-critical launch of VoLTE. Cellular One partners are phasing out their 3G networks to free up spectrum and infrastructure to support new network services. In response to this phase out, Cellular One is transitioning its subscribers to VoLTE service for both in-network and roaming coverage. [Read more…]

As mobile data consumption increases exponentially and networks get strained with high-resolution video, telcos, and content providers continue to debate the “fair share” of responsibility for the carriage of data services. “Fair share” was a central theme at the Mobile Video Industry Council (MOVIC) live cast on April 18, an initiative led by Enea and attended by more than 90 operators and vendors from around the world, including Orange, Deutsche Telekom, and STC. Speakers included Matthias Sauder, Director of Access and Transport Networks at O2 Telefónica in Germany, Amy Cameron, Research Director at STL Partners, and Santiago Bouzas, Director of Product Management at Enea. The event titled “Video Shouldn’t Have to Cost the Earth” was moderated by Annie Turner, and guests shared their thoughts on the increasing demand video streaming is placing on mobile networks – and whether media and content players such as Netflix, Meta, and Google should contribute to infrastructure costs. [Read more…]

Rimes has appointed Irene Fusco as the Global Head of Strategic Partners. She aims to develop impactful partnerships with major consulting firms and relevant third-party organizations to provide clients with unique, highly cost-effective, blended solutions that will supercharge their technology and business efficiency goals. Irene was previously Head of Sales for the Americas and has been with the firm since 2016. [Read more…]

Nokia and Bosch recently announced that they have jointly developed 5G-based precision positioning technology intended for new Industry 4.0 use cases. The two have deployed the proof of concept in a Bosch production plant in Germany, where extensive tests under realistic manufacturing conditions have shown an accuracy within 50 cm in 90 percent of the factory footprint. [Read more…]

Nokia recently announced it is working with other industry-leading technology providers as it boosts the capabilities of the off-the-shelf, Mission-Critical Industrial Edge (MXIE) to manage the growing digitalization demands of industries. Nokia will also make it possible for many more enterprises to realize the value of operational technology (OT) data with the introduction of MXIE in a Hardware-as-a-Service (HaaS) model. [Read more…]

Nokia recently announced that etisalat by e&, will use Nokia’s IP solution to upgrade its IP core capacity and enable transport slicing capabilities, ensuring a superior and more resilient 5G experience for its customers. [Read more…]

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Plintron Mexico, operating a full MVNA on the Altan Redes network, have announced 8 MVNO launches within their first year of operation. Each of the Virtual Mobile Network Operators are successfully selling branded SIM-cards to customers. They have instant access to the competitive prepaid products made available by Plintron. [Read more…]

QUEBEC, Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ – EXFO, the communications industry’s test, monitoring and analytics experts, today announced that MTN Group has successfully deployed EXFO’s Context dynamic topology solution in 14 African countries as part of MTN’s digital transformation initiative, targeting improved network inventory, security, and performance functions. MTN is Africa’s largest mobile network operator, providing voice, data, fintech, digital, enterprise, wholesale, and API services to more than 270 million customers in 19 markets. [Read more…]

DUBLIN, Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The “Mobile Wallet and Payment Technologies: Global Markets” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.

The market for mobile wallets and payment technologies is shifting toward digitization and expanding options for customers for online transactions and cashless payments. The rapid surge in the adoption of intelligent devices such as smartphones, growing internet penetration and rising government initiatives to develop smart cities in many countries fuels demand for mobile wallets and payment technologies, globally. Increasing acceptance of mobile wallet payments and offers provided by key market players, along with government initiatives and regulations, will enhance the growth of mobile wallet payments across end-use industries. [Read more…]

CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Communications Data Group (CDG) is pleased to announce that Archtop Fiber, a new fiber-based Internet Service Provider (ISP) serving residential and business customers across the Northeast, has selected CDG’s online subscriber billing and customer care system, MBS, as their BSS/OSS solution.

“We are very excited to welcome Archtop to the CDG family,” remarked CDG’s CTO, Tony Stout. “Archtop Fiber is a great example of the evolution of ISPs. They are creating a next generation network, with an aggressive growth plan to deliver the latest fiber network services to homes and businesses in their region. CDG is proud to partner with Archtop Fiber, and we look forward to providing them with our next generation BSS/OSS tools to fuel their growth goals.” [Read more…]

Nokia and Telia Finland have announced the launch of the first commercial 5G standalone network (SA), with network slicing to provide Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), services. Telia will be offering 5G SA as part of its 5G Fixed Wireless Access home broadband services. It is also able to offer a variety of broadband deals that provide guaranteed service levels to customers in Finland. Telia will be able to leverage its leadership position to offer enhanced connectivity and capacity benefits for its customers with these solutions. The deployment is under way. [Read more…]

Nokia has announced that it will expand its industrial portfolio of equipment to enable private wireless network connectivity across North America. Nokia Connectivity Operations Dashboard, the new Nokia 5G Industrial Fieldrouter and Dongle, radio access spectrum capabilities, and the Nokia 5G Industrial fieldrouter will give more options for the deployment of private, reliable 4G/LTE/5G wireless networks for cities, schools, and other entities. [Read more…]

Skyline Communications is a global leader in digital transformation solutions for ICT media, broadband and other industries. Viaplay chose Skyline’s DataMiner to manage their production workflows, signal routing, and distribution across multiple countries. [Read more…]

Infovista, the global leader in network lifecycle automation (NLA), recently announced new user experience testing solutions for the most resource intensive – and latency sensitive – OTT applications and interactive 5G services. Innovatively combining various generic testing techniques, sophisticated real live service traffic pattern emulations and machine learning (ML) algorithms, Infovista enables mobile operators to fully test not only their networks, but also the user experience of any native or OTT applications and services running over them. The Infovista user experience testing portfolio includes sQLEAR, Infovista’s VoLTE and VoNR voice quality testing solution, and new generic testing solutions for OTT voice services, OTT video streaming, and interactive services including e-gaming, remote drone control and video conferencing. [Read more…]

The number of providers who are adopting MEF LSO APIs to standardize and automate negotiation of services with customer and suppliers has increased significantly. The APIs currently cover serviceability, quoting and ordering of services and are already being used in production with many providers. AT&T was one of the first providers to adopt LSO APIs with more than a dozen suppliers already in production, increasing to around twenty suppliers by the end of this year. In the past each supplier had to work directly from the standards specification documents and API definitions to develop their implementation. This often led to differences in interpretations and basic errors resulting in prolonged and problematic interoperability testing. As the number of suppliers who implement the LSO APIs increases the need for an efficient, scalable means to onboard and test interoperability is apparent. [Read more…]

Anritsu and Comprion has recently announced the availability of downloadable 5G and 4G eSIM test profiles for use with Anritsu’s MT8000A Radio Communications Test Station and Rapid Test Designer (RTD) application software. [Read more…]

Infovista, the global leader in network lifecycle automation (NLA), recently announced Precision Drive Testing™ to bring a ML/AI data-driven approach and automation to network testing, significantly reducing the cost and time of 5G network testing. The patent-pending Precision Drive Testing leverages 5G network, service and customer data, and ML/AI techniques to increase the speed and accuracy of 5G testing process. [Read more…]

Infovista, the global leader in network lifecycle automation (NLA), recently announced Infovista Ativa™, its new suite of cloud-native applications for Automated Assurance and Operations of cloudified, fixed, IP and wireless networks. The Ativa suite of applications addresses the complexity of network and service management to provide CSPs with a single source of truth for 360° visibility, interoperability and predictive automation, from the customer to the network resource and underlying infrastructure. [Read more…]

Reformis, the award-winning global financial services consulting firm, recently appointed Dave Harvey as Principal Consultant within the Advisory Practice. Dave has worked at some of the world’s leading investment firms such as; Northern Trust, Barclays Wealth, BlueBay LLP and Pictet Asset Management. Most notably, he brings over 20 years of experience of working with Charles River systems and specialises in developing target operating models, system selection advisory services, as well as leading implementation and business change programmes. [Read more…]