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Four European telecom operators deploy OpenRAN solutions to boost technology

To better serve its customers, four of Europe’s largest operators– Deutsche Telekom AG, Orange S.A., Telefónica S.A., and Vodafone Group Plc– have committed to supporting and deploying OpenRAN solutions. In a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the operators said they are interested and committed to the implementation and deployment of Open RAN solutions that take advantage […]

Germany boosts its network with 5G antennas

The fifth generation of mobile networks has been the talk of the town for a couple of years now with companies and countries rolling it out for experimental reasons at first then for commercial purposes. Year after year, countries followed the pattern by constructing antennas to spread this network; reaching to Germany whose operator Deutsche […]

Huawei looks to expand within Africa

Chinese telecoms titan Huawei is looking to widen its footing within Ethiopia, as the East African country seeks to expand its telecommunications sector. “Ethiopia is rising and becoming much more important for the future,” Loise Tamalgo, Huawei’s Vice President of PR for sub-Saharan Africa, was quoted as saying. The company will look to take advantage […]

Germany resists U.S.-fueled Huawei ban

Huawei will remain part of Germany’s future 5G network, reports German business daily Handelsblatt, as the battle for government consensus on telecoms national security has edged in favor of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s favor for close trade relations with China. As reported, the draft bill looks to tighten security measures and protocols on all telecom vendors […]

5G Network Security: UK tightens grip on Huawei even more

The UK government continues to tighten its grip on Chinese tech titan Huawei, and other “high-risk vendors” from the country’s 5G network rollout, by announcing a roadmap that would see UK telcos unable to install Huawei equipment as of September 2021. This will prove costly for British carriers who will be forced to kickoff the […]

Top UK operators join forces to fight online identity fraud

The UK’s four mobile network operators – EE, O2, Three, and Vodafone – have teamed up in developing a new application that aims to fight online identity fraud. The app, called Number Verify, aims to strengthen consumer safety online and works as a verification software that allows customers to authenticate their user identities through matching […]

Partnerships, expansion & more as telcos heat up 5G race

The race for 5G rollout is on. As humanity edges closer to the fifth generation of mobile networks, the world’s key players that will spearhead this telecoms revolution begins as companies’ team up, while others are shunned and isolated. On the European front, Swedish Ericsson and Finnish Nokia seem to be leading the line. BT […]

Telefónica and Allianz partnership, Spanish media reports

Spanish telecom giant Telefonica is aiming to strike a partnership with the private equity branch of German insurance company Allianz that would see them enter a joint fiber optic venture worth around €5bn (£4.5bn, $5.8bn). According to a report by Spanish publication Expansion, the joint venture, half-owned by each, will look to invest in fiber […]

IoT sector prospers amid Covid-19 pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has left no stone unturned, heavily impacting most industries into forced slowdowns, projects on pause and has forced companies far and wide to reconsider their practices and business models moving forward. However, the tech sector, specifically related to the Internet of Things (IoT), has massively increased in value and development. Businesses across […]