5G Trends to Watch For in 2021
One hundred years after the 1918 flu pandemic, the world again faces the reality of a viral pandemic. Fortunately, today we have accumulated a century of health…
Securing the 5G User Plane
Beyond empowering more business opportunities and experiences, 5G will secure devices far better than its 3G and 4G/LTE predecessors with enhanced control plane security and subscriber identity…
IBM to Acquire APM Startup Instana to Boost Hybrid Cloud and AI-powered Automation
IBM recently announced an agreement to acquire Instana, an application performance monitoring (APM) and observability company. The acquisition will help businesses better manage the complexity of modern…
Accenture Acquires Spain’s Arca to Bolster its 5G Network Capabilities
Accenture on Friday announced that it has acquired Arca, a Spanish engineering services company with a focus on network operations and business services. Its 640 employees will…
Verizon Business to Deploy Indoor 5G Network at GM and Honeywell
Verizon Business on Thursday announced that General Motors and Honeywell will be among the first enterprise customers to install Verizon’s indoor 5G service inside their corporate offices…
Wholesale Telecom Infrastructure Firm CETIN Signs Deal with Ericsson to Bring 5G to Czech Republic
CETIN, a wholesale telecom infrastructure company have signed a five-year contract with Ericsson to bring 5G to the Czech Republic. The deal makes Ericsson the supplier behind…
Vodafone Ireland to Roll Out Open RAN 4G Sites at 30 Rural Locations
Vodafone Ireland is the first to roll out Open RAN sites across the North West region using Parallel Wireless O-RAN software to deliver new 4G service to…
BearingPoint//Beyond, IoT.nxt Team Up to Help CSPs Launch and Monetize 5G/IoT Solutions
BearingPoint//Beyond, a digital platform solution provider, and IoT.nxt, a leading Internet of Things (IoT) platform and hardware provider, this week announced they have partnered to help Communications…
Nokia, Elisa and Qualcomm Hit 5G Speed Record of 8Gbps on Commercial Network
Nokia, Elisa and Qualcomm Technologies on Wednesday announced that they have achieved the world’s fastest 5G speeds on a commercial network in Finland by delivering 8 Gbps…
5G Network Monetisation Reverses the Trend of Data Commoditisation
What can we expect from the global telecoms industry in 2021? The early days of 5G have been focused on delivering enhancements to consumer experience. All these…