An official from the Department of Telecom said Vodafone Idea could potentially launch 5G in June
Indian carrier Vodafone Idea is in the final stage of negotiations with banks to secure funding, which will be key for the launch of its 5G network infrastructure in...
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The problem with Industry 4.0 in brownfield sites is that playground software is fighting for...
A couple of years back, Nokia talked up its private 5G cloud system like a Netflix-style content platform; almost three years later, it is looking to deliver on that concept by loading its MXIE edge-compute servers with Industry 4.0 applications. It is a telling...
Amidst the climate crisis and energy price increases, there has never been more pressure on businesses to become more energy efficient. As enterprises and industries seek to reduce energy waste, implement more renewable energy and enable efficiencies, they are turning to new technologies, namely...
A bit late, but of some note; last month, Mines Nancy, a major grande école for engineering in France, opened a private 5G innovation platform at its campus in Nancy in northeastern France to enable engineering students and university partners to develop 5G-based industrial...
Finnish vendor Nokia and Colombian operator Claro have deployed a private LTE network at Sociedad Portuaria Puerto Bahía in Cartagena, billed as the “most modern” multipurpose maritime port in Colombia. The solution includes Nokia’s Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) private networking solution, plus its MX...
Nokia said that 5G will account for 17% of the region's overall mobile subscribers in 2027
5G subscribers in the Middle East and Africa region (MEA) are forecast to reach 380 million by 2027, according to Nokia’s MEA mobile broadband index.
The report noted that 5G...
Telenor said it is offering 5G network slicing technology capabilities for its customers
Telenor Sweden announced the launch of new 5G-based services for companies and other businesses, in partnership with Nokia.
In a release, Telenor said it is launching customer-specific mobile private networks that enable these...
Nokia has released a cellular-connected drone solution for enterprises to run remote security and maintenance inspections of sites and equipment. It claims it is the first CE-certified cellular drone solution, meeting European health, safety, and environmental protection standards. It works with public and private...
First impressions count – and the trains are late, the stairs are broken, and the food is wrong. This is not the fabled German efficiency we came here to discuss – and see projected into the digital age across 17 cavernous halls of the...
Reliance Jio Infocomm has expanded its 5G infrastructure to 346 new cities in recent weeks
Indian telco Reliance Jio Infocomm has already deployed its 5G service in 2,691 cities across 35 states in India, according to the carrier’s website.
In recent weeks, the telco has expanded...
Electronics and appliance manufacturers are leading the way for Industry 4.0 ‘maturity’, according to a new poll of 500 industrial companies by Nokia and ABI Research. Their research says that electronics and appliance manufacturers are marginally further along with their digital transformation than companies...
Nokia said that these new applications enable use cases such as early alerts and anomaly detection, condition monitoring, preventive and predictive maintenance
Nokia announced the launch of four applications for MX Industrial Edge (MXIE) developed by third parties, which will help enterprises connect, collect and...
Vodafone Idea noted that the private LTE PoC is based on technology from Nokia
Indian telco Vodafone Idea Limited and L&T Smart World & Communication (SWC) have inked a partnerhsip to establish a use case of private LTE enterprise network in India.
Under the terms of...
There have been nearly 300,000 written contributions for 5G UE-related technologies.
Three big network vendors (Huawei, Ericsson, and Nokia) have been leading in both the number of contributions and approved contributions for 5G technologies to The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). This is particularly the...
Nokia said that Docomo deployed the vendor's 7750 SR-14s core routers as part of this project
Finnish vendor Nokia announced it will enhance Japanese telco NTT DoCoMo’s nationwide IP core backbone and enable transport network slicing as it rolls out new 5G mobile services.
Nokia noted...
News out of MWC a couple of weeks back that Cisco had teamed with NTT to get serious about big-ticket private 5G for multinational enterprises was somewhat overshadowed by rival HPE’s purchase of core network specialist Athonet to do the same. But that was...
Reliance Jio is offering its 5G service through a mix of wireless spectrum across 700 MHz, 3.5 GHz, and 26 GHz bands
Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm announced the launch of 5G services across 34 cities in 10 states, taking the total of towns and...
The head of Nokia's unit in India said that Vodafone Idea is in ongoing talks with local banks to obtain funds for 5G deployments
Finnish vendor Nokia is engaged in initial talks with Indian telco Vodafone Idea for the potential supply of 5G gear, Indian...
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LTE device numbers...
The thing about new private cellular, and all the Industry 4.0 pyrotechnics that might burst from it, is that it is not just about shifting boxes and optimising business. There is ostensibly a very neat – and very convenient, cynics might suggest – environmental...
Orange had initially launched its 5G SA network in Spain last month
Spanish operator Orange Spain expects to reach 11 cities with 5G Standalone (SA) by the end of the year, news service DPL News reported, citing the carrier’s Director of Network Strategy Miguel Angel...
Value-add applications supported by the Nokia WiFi Beacon 10 include cybersecurity and gaming optimization
For many communications service providers (CSPs), offering Wi-Fi connectivity is table stakes. But, in an era of hybrid working, latency-sensitive applications, and rapidly evolving technologies, carriers have a two-fold challenge: keep...
Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm aim to complete their 5G network deployments within the next 15 months
India will achieve 100% coverage for 5G services by the end of December 2024, local press reported, citing the country’s communications minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw.
The official said that...
