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Japanese consortium develops open source software for private 5G

Japanese company Fujitsu is taking part in this 5G initiative   A consortium of Japanese organizations has developed open source software for private 5G networks, claiming to domestically produce a low-cost 5G core (5GC) network which brings down the cost of private infrastructure. The organizations taking part...

Qualcomm and Renault boost collaboration to target SDV platforms

The new automotive platforms would be based on Snapdragon digital chassis solutions from Qualcomm Technologies   Renault Group and Qualcomm Technologies announced that the companies intend to further expand their technology collaboration, aiming to deliver a centralized compute architecture for Renault’s next-generation of software-defined vehicles. Known as...

Vodafone Germany expands 5G network, trials O-RAN

Vodafone said that its 5G Standalone network is currently available to nearly 20 million people across Germany Vodafone Germany said its 5G network is already providing coverage to 60 million people across the country. In a release, the telco said it has already deployed a total...

Cisco to open manufacturing facility in India: Report

Cisco had installed its first manufacturing unit in India in 2016 U.S. networking company Cisco Systems will set up a facility in India to manufacture hardware products, local newspaper The Economic Times reported, citing a source with knowledge of the matter. "Cisco is setting up a...

The cloud is killing expensive services models in telco software (Reader Forum)

It is an open secret in the telco software business that software is often the smaller part of a software provider’s revenues. The rest is made up of long and expensive integrations, supplemented by a “long tail” of customization requests. But the end is...

Rakuten Symphony aims to deploy 30,000 Open RAN edge units in Japan

Rakuten Symphony noted that the Symware device is based on the Intel Xeon D processor Rakuten Symphony announced the general availability for its Symware Open RAN distributed edge product, along with its plans to deploy 30,000 units across Rakuten Mobile’s network in Japan. The Japanese company...

Nokia announces new SaaS service for 5G, IoT monetization

Nokia first made its entry into providing operators with SaaS solutions in 2021, when it introduced the Nokia Data Marketplace Nokia launched a new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution designed to help communication service providers (CSPs) and enterprises commercialize new 5G and IoT use cases and offerings. The solution, called AVA Charging, provides “intelligence...

Nokia strengthens software portfolio with focus on AI

Nokia said its OSS, BSS, and security software applications will be unified under the company’s AI and machine learning-focused AVA division Nokia announced that it is strengthening its software portfolio in the areas of security, automation and monetization. As part of its announcement, Nokia said that...

Cisco tops revenue and profit estimates, cites tech ‘megatrends’

Cisco CEO said company is benefitting from long-term technology shifts towards hybrid cloud, 5G and WiFi 6 Cisco has reported $13.1 billion in revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter and a net income on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis of $2.8 billion, topping...

Hyundai Motor, Boston Dynamics announce AI R&D center in the US

Hyundai Motor Group said that the set up of the new AI center in Massachusetts will require a total investment of $424 million   Hyundai Motor Group and Boston Dynamics announced an investment of $424 million to establish an artificial intelligence research center in the U.S. The...

‘On the right track’: Ericsson exec details an auto industry driven by software, cloud

According to the Head of Automotive at Ericsson Magnus Gunnarsson, the auto industry is undergoing a speedy transition into new business models that are driven by software and underpinned by cloud connectivity and the advancement of electric vehicles (EVs). He told Enterprise IoT Insights,...

IoT spending in Asia-Pacific to reach $436 billion in 2026: IDC

According to IDC, China will represent 60% of the regional IoT spending in 2022   IoT spending in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is forecasted to reach $436 billion in 2026, growing at a CAGR of 11.8% during the 2021-2026 period, according to a new report by...

Nokia secures license to demo private 5G products at its Tokyo office

Nokia said the center will allow local enterprises, telcos and infrastructure providers to understand the potential of "Local 5G" technology Nokia announced the re-opening of its newly revamped Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Japan, to test and demonstrate its "Local 5G" equipment, software and services,...

‘You’ll see more from us’: Ericsson exec reflects on changing auto industry

Ericsson supports more than 20 million vehicles across 150 countries with its automotive portfolio This week, Ericsson is at the Financial Times’ Future of the Car conference in London, an event the telecom vendor has been attending since 2017. As Åsa Tamsons, the company’s senior...

Battle Motors selects T-Mobile US to connect new EV software for trucks

T-Mobile Control Center will give Battle Motors the ability to view and manage the connectivity of their trucks   T-Mobile US announced that it has been selected by Battle Motors as the preferred provider of IoT connectivity and management for thousands of new Battle Motors battery...

How operators can maximize valuable spectrum assets and overcome spectrum constraints (Reader Forum)

With the growth of mobile data traffic catalyzed by the world’s increasing dependency on cellular connections in every area of life, cellular networks are pushing capacity. However, spectrum is the scarcest resource in wireless technology and, with data usage skyrocketing, limited airwave access can...

7 ways to choose a sustainable data center for your company (Reader Forum)

Environmental sustainability has become a major goal for every industry. As the planet warms up, people are more concerned about the future. As a result, the shareholder pressure forces companies to adopt more sustainable business practices. The IT industry is also under similar pressure. Therefore,...

Telefónica Tech buys UK analytics firm and Microsoft favourite Incremental for £175m

Telefónica Tech, the digital change unit of Spain-based operator Telefónica, has acquired UK-based digital transformation and data analytics company Incremental for £175 million. Incremental, a major Microsoft partner in the UK, will be integrated into Telefónica Tech business in the UK and Ireland. In the...

In a two-act reinvention, AT&T ‘retrenches’ from entertainment, focuses on connectivity, software

AT&T CEO John Stankey: 'When our first act is done, we’ll be a more focused, agile and capable domestic network leader' At AT&T’s analyst and investor day, CEO John Stankey signaled a two-act reinvention for the operator, describing a company more focused on connectivity and...

Fujitsu launches 5G vRAN to help reduce CO2 emissions

The Japanese company aims to launch its new 5G vRAN solution by the end of fiscal 2022 Fujitsu announced that it has successfully developed new software virtualized radio access network (vRAN) technology with support for 5G Standalone (SA). In a release, the Japanese company said it...

Lockheed Martin, Radisys partner to further develop 5G military capabilities

Lockheed Martin and Radisys, a specialist in open telecom solutions, have established an enterprise agreement for use of Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) software in Lockheed Martin's 5G products for the military, dubbed 5G.MIL. According to a Lockheed Martin release, the agreement includes development of...

What the webscale world needs is a consumable network operating system (Reader Forum)

Modern data centers interconnect with each other creating the distributed cloud ecosystem that is becoming the global platform to deliver applications and services. In this ever-flexible, rapidly growing webscale world, inflexible network operating systems and management architectures are a liability. The network needs to...

Ericsson launches time-critical 5G software to deliver ultra-low latency

Ericsson has launched new software to enhance 5G capabilities, with the aim of guaranteeing the consistent low latency and high reliability demanded by time-critical applications and services for consumers, enterprises, and public sector. Ericsson is enabling Time-Critical Communication through its new Critical IoT product –...

Bosch and Capgemini strike deal on Industry 4.0 software and services

Bosch and Capgemini have struck a deal to develop Industry 4.0 software and services to help with the digitization and sustainability of industrial production plants, and to drive sales of both. The pair will collaborate around Bosch’s Nexeed system for industrial software, offered by...