Nokia Uncages ReefShark
1/30/2018 - Nokia has unveiled new silicon chipsets that improve upon its previous technology with greater capacity, a smaller footprint, and lower power consumption. They are delivered as plug-in units for Nokia's AirScale 4G and 5G-ready equipment.

Next Generation Communications Week in Review: Nokia, Olympics, and More
1/27/2018 - With Next Generation Communications, it is all about the race to 5G. Which company will make it to the finish line first, that is the big question as testing is showing successful result after successful result. There is even talk that 5G will make it to Tokyo in time for the 2020 Olympics, which would be perfect for all the ultimate event of the summer. But, so much more was going on, making it the perfect time for the Next Generation Communications Week in Review.

Intel, DT and Huawei Complete 5G Testing
1/26/2018 - The first successful over-the-air test demonstrating 5G interoperability and development testing (IODT) has been conducted. Intel, Deutsche Telecom (DT) and Huawei were participants in the trial based on the Release 15 NSA 5G NR specifications.

Nokia Reportedly Readying New Smartphone
1/26/2018 - Rumor has it that Nokia this fall will unveil a new smartphone with a five lens camera, fingerprint scanner, and top-end chip. This news was reportedly leaked on Chinese social network Baidu.

Telia Gets to Nokia Cloud Packet Core
1/26/2018 - Telia has tapped Nokia to provide it with its Cloud Packet Core technology. This solution should help the service provider more profitably deliver enhanced mobile broadband. And it will help Telia to scale and get ready for 5G.

5G to Hit Tokyo Before 2020 Olympics
1/26/2018 - All consumers are anxiously awaiting the speedier and more efficient upgrade from the current 4G. 5G is expected to come to the United States by late 2018/early 2019, according to Chinese smartphone producer ZTE. Other companies have also said that 5G testing is underway for 2018 so it is a race to see which one will make it to the finish line first.

Nokia and NTT Team Up for 5G Testing
1/26/2018 - Nokia and Japan's biggest mobile operator, NTT DOCOMO, have signed an agreement supplying 5G baseband products to be deployed in a 5G mobile network. The mobile network is aimed for commercial service by 2020.

Nepal to See FTTH Enhancements
1/26/2018 - Nokia and Nepal's WorldLink are teaming up. Nokia is deploying fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) with WorldLink, connecting more than one million Nepalese homes. The anticipated launch for the country's largest FTTH network is expected to be in 2019, according to Nokia.

HMD Global Sponsors Nigerian Tech Startup Event
1/23/2018 - HMD Global will be in Nigeria this week taking part in the Techpoint Build 2018 event. The gathering in Lagos will showcase Nigerian tech startups. Nigeria hopes tech will help it grow the economy and improve the country's standard of living

Why 5G is Great - and Maybe Not So Great
1/19/2018 - 5G has lots of benefits. But it could indirectly lead to more cybersecurity problems, introduce new complexity, and even expand the digital divide.

Amdocs Introduces 5G-Ready, Slicing-Supporting Monetization Solution
1/19/2018 - This week, Amdocs unveiled an online charging system intended to work with 5G services. The billing software company says the new Digital Monetization solution supports scenarios in which network slicing is employed.

Telia Turns to Nokia for Next Generation Network
1/17/2018 - Today, Nokia announced that Telia Company selected the Nokia cloud-native packet core solution to improve mobile broadband and manage mobile network data demand. In addition, Telia required a scalable platform for its Next Generation Core, and Nokia's AirGile is able to deliver that and then some. Unleashing a full cloud architecture.

5G Happening Within a Year
1/17/2018 - Speaking with Bloomberg News, Cheng explained the release is dependent upon availability of fifth-generation networks and chipset supply. Said chipsets will be sold by Qualcomm to allow speedy and efficient wireless connections. Cheng's focus is the 5G smartphones, and when asked about expanding to tablets and 5G for homes, while he is not dismissing it, timing is yet to be determined.

5G Is on Its Way
1/16/2018 - We've said it before, and we'll say it again: 5G will create new opportunities due to its ability to support ultra-low latency applications and its big bandwidth.

Rosenworcel Makes Case for 5G Spectrum Auction
1/16/2018 - The U.S. needs to make new spectrum available for 5G, FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel opines in this recent TechCrunch guest column.

Optus Opts for Nokia Managed Services
1/16/2018 - This week, Nokia announced a new five-year managed services contract with Optus to manage the operation of its network infrastructure. Optus will work with Nokia to create a Network Operations Centre and leverage Nokia's Global Delivery Model, putting best practice and local talent work to over deliver on network performance expectations.

Telenor Selects Nokia for Global Bandwidth
1/12/2018 - Nokia has been selected by Telenor for its optical core network, providing bandwidth capacity for Norway and Sweden.

Nokia Gets Health Conscious
1/12/2018 - Nokia and Amazon have joined forces on a healthy collaboration, benefitting Nokia Health device and Amazon Echo owners.

Nokia Sleep Can Call Out Snorers
1/12/2018 - This could be the most exciting invention to come from Nokia in a long time. This mechanism is called Nokia Sleep and it is a mattress pad that runs on Wi-Fi.

Nokia and TBD Launch Creative Health Initiative
1/12/2018 - Nokia, along with creative shop, TBD, launched an international campaign revolving solely around Nokia's digital health products. TBD was founded in fall 2017 by industry veterans Rafael Rizuto, Virginia Wang, and Jordan Warren.

Airtel Announces VoLTE on Nokia Endpoints
1/11/2018 - Bharti Airtel of India now supports voice over LTE for Nokia 2, 6, and 8 devices. VoLTE provides callers with an HD-quality experience. Their call connection times are reportedly three times faster than those delivered on standard calls.

5G Could Play a Starring Role at CES
1/9/2018 - Many companies and individuals are gathered this week at CES in Las Vegas to talk and learn about the latest solutions in tech. And 5G is likely to be a recurring theme.

NR Standards Informed AT&T's 5G Timing
1/9/2018 - AT&T plans to launch a standards-based mobile 5G service in more than a dozen markets in the United States by late 2018. The 3GPP's completion last month of key elements of the 5G new radio standards have made this possible, the company explained.

North Korea, Russia, 5G & the Winter Olympics
1/9/2018 - PyeongChang 2018 commences in about a month. And the upcoming Winter Olympics is already shaping up to be an interesting one. In a noteworthy development, North Korea reportedly plans to send athletes, cheerleaders, journalists, performing artists, and politicians to the games.

AT&T, Verizon, Studies Comment on 5G Timing
1/5/2018 - AT&T, earlier this week, announced that it will be the first carrier to launch a standards-based mobile 5G service in more than a dozen markets in the United States by late 2018.

Nokia's New Smart Bench
1/5/2018 - We know about smartphones and smart homes but what about smart benches? Nokia has just installed one in front of its Hungarian headquarters, a Steora smart bench, made by Include. To sum it up: the bench is an all-in-one technological resting place.

Zayo Announces SD-WAN Addition to Portfolio
1/5/2018 - This week, Zayo unveiled its SD-WAN solution, aimed at delivering efficient and effective network management, resilience and flexibility in a streamlined package. Managing modern network operations and the requisite cloud applications doesn't have to be a herculean task.

Nokia Reportedly Readying New-Generation 3310 Phone
1/2/2018 - As we wait for the next big event in Barcelona, rumor has it that Nokia is readying to release a new generation version of the 3310 in the next month or so. The 3310 devices out now have a battery that lasts for a whole month, a two-megapixel camera, and a 2.4-inch screen.

Legere Unleashes 2018 Predictions
12/29/2017 - Legere says T-Mobile in 2018 will disrupt big cable and satellite TV. T-Mobile is going to do so, he says, with the TV solution it announced a few weeks ago and by supporting content streaming over existing networks and upcoming 5G connectivity.

5G Prime Time for New Job Developments
12/29/2017 - With 5G on the horizon, it is time for global carriers to start preparing for this dramatic transformation. Such carriers must begin incubating new services starting with 4.5 G, according to Huawei Executive Director and President of the Carrier Business Group, Ryan Ding.

Windstream Credits Partners for Whirlwind 2017
12/28/2017 - Windstream announced it surpassed its goal for signed enterprise customers, with this rapid adoption serving to cement the value in a fully-managed as a service approach to SD-WAN and a company's cloud migration path.

Why People Hate ISPs, or, It's the Monopoly, Stupid
12/28/2017 - By now, the most hated industry in the country just might be Internet Service Providers. Thanks to the FCC's bungled rollout of "network neutrality" rules, followed by an even more bungled repeal.

Nokia Joins xRAN Foundation
12/28/2017 - Nokia has joined the xRAN Foundation, an open networking effort which is expected to issue its first standards by early next year. The xRAN Foundation is working to create a modular architecture for radio networks.

Tele2 Latvia Gets Nokia-Supplied 5G Ready to Roll
12/27/2017 - Tele2 Latvia's investment in Nokia's 5G-ready technology will enable the service provider to realize data speeds five times that of its existing LTE network. At least that's what test results of the new technology indicate.

What Verticals Will Benefit Most from 5G?
12/27/2017 - Automotive, energy, health care, media and entertainment verticals among verticals best poised to take advantage of 5G, according to studies.

What's Behind the Huawei-Nokia Licensing Deal?
12/22/2017 - Nokia this week announced it has signed multi-year patent license agreement with Huawei. In doing so, Nokia noted Huawei "is among the world's leading smartphone manufacturers."

Telecom Partnership Brings Voice Services Back to Puerto Rico
12/22/2017 - This week, Puerto Rican Telecom Service Provider Natural G.C. and global distributor Pulse Supply selected TelcoBridges, and its Tmedia VoIP gateways to aid in restoring telecom infrastructure from Hurricane Maria's destruction.

Zayo Helps Carriers Boosts Network Performance for Super Bowl 52
12/22/2017 - Four major wireless carriers have contracted Zayo Group Holdings Inc. to help increase capacity on their networks. Zayo provides communications infrastructure services including cloud, colocation, fiber and other connectivity to businesses in all verticals, including wireless and wireline network operators. And it is a proponent and user of multi-gigabit Ethernet technology.

Cellcos, Ericsson, Qualcomm Stage 5G Demo
12/21/2017 - Ericsson, Qualcomm, and nine of the world's largest cellular network operators have come together to demonstrate NSA 5G NR-compliant multivendor interoperability.

Global Mobile Industry Leaders Achieve Multi-Band 5G NR Interoperability
12/21/2017 - Ericsson, Qualcomm, AT&T, NTT DOCOMO, Orange, SK Telecom, Sprint, Telstra, T-Mobile US, Verizon, and Vodafone showcased 3GPP-compliant 5G NR multi-vendor interoperability.

Canada Works to Shrink Digital Divide
12/19/2017 - Canadian government officials have been working to bridge the digital divide. Ontario's government has been funding an online learning center in Parry Sound in the province. And the Government of Canada in October allocated more than $4 million to improve Ontario's high-speed internet access.

Ookla Provides Download on Download Speeds
12/18/2017 - Norway has the world's fastest average mobile download speeds - at 62.66mbps. Singapore delivers the highest average downstream fixed broadband rates - at 153.85mbps.

Wonky Wireless Wishes for 2018
12/18/2017 - 2018 can feel a lot like 1998 when your broadband provider is making you suffer with 200 GB data caps. And while originally designed to block a small group of BitTorrent bandwidth hogs, data caps are now more likely to stop TV cord cutters from leaving Pay TV subscriptions.

Cloud-Based Telecom Infrastructure Evolves On Many Paths
12/15/2017 - The next natural step forward from COTS is running the software-based infrastructure in the cloud because additional benefits will continue.

Nokia's Nuage Working with Credit Andorra Financial Group
12/14/2017 - Nokia and Credit Andorra Financial Group announced is working with Nokia to create faster and more efficient connection from branches and remote sites to Credit Andorra's corporate data centers and apps.

Allied Telecom Partners with OnCall
12/13/2017 - Allied Telecom Group is expanding. And it's partnered with OnCall Telecom as part of that growth strategy. The former company is now in the Newport News, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach, Virginia areas.

Virtual Reality Is Going To Be WiGig
12/12/2017 - I don't know about you, but my Wi-Fi service is having problems keeping up with my 4K TV, my family's laptops, etc.

Telcos Must Walk the Digital Transformation Walk
12/12/2017 - Many companies are exploring how they can take advantage of disruptive technologies such as cloud, mobile and big data analytics to drive a new wave of end user experiences.

Mobile Experts Reveals 5G Forecasting Method
12/11/2017 - Mobile Experts says "when mobile operators reach a level of 0.02 GkM, the economics of small cells become more attractive than macro sites for added capacity."

Nokia's Wavence Microwave Powers KCP&L Communications
12/8/2017 - Kansas City Power & Light is using Nokia's Wavence microwave network technology. This is a microwave packet radio solution called Wavence. It was designed to support high-bandwidth services like video.

Zyxel Releases MoCA 2.0 Bonded Products
12/7/2017 - Zyxel Communications announced the launch of a comprehensive MoCA 2.0 bonded solution, allowing solution providers to deliver safe, gigabit wired and wireless connectivity through entire homes. The new line includes a Gigabit Ethernet wireless gateway, Wi-Fi extender, and Ethernet adapter.

EU Group Addresses Automatic, Remote Fiber Management
12/7/2017 - A group of European companies and academic and research organizations are collaborating to develop a low cost solution for automatic and remote fiber management.

MTN Nigeria Taps Nokia for CX Effort
12/6/2017 - MTN Nigeria has tapped Nokia to help it automate and otherwise make its operations more efficient and customer-centric. Through this relationship, Nokia will outfit the service provider with its Cognitive Analytics for Customer Insight software.

BlockMesh to Launch Blockchain-Based Bandwidth Exchange
12/5/2017 - A South African software company called BlockMesh is preparing to launch an initiative that uses Ethereum blockchain and peer-to-peer mesh networking technologies to enable people to earn cryptocurrency tokens for sharing their bandwidth.

Fujitsu Expands K5 Cloud with Nuage
12/4/2017 - Fujitsu is expanding its K5 Enterprise Cloud Service with the help of Nuage Networks. Starting early next year the company will be leveraging the supplier's Virtualized Services Platform technology.

Amdocs Makes Magic, Introduces Intercarrier Orchestration
12/1/2017 - Gartner just named Amdocs, which recently introduced an intercarrier orchestration solution, a Magic Quadrant leader.

GL Communications Puts VQuad to the Test
12/1/2017 - GL Communications offers a tool called the VQuad with Dual UTA HD, which helps ensure quality voice on mobile phones and FXO analog devices.

Customer Satisfaction Worse with Telecom vs. Utilities
12/1/2017 - TTi Global's latest benchmark survey found customer service is perceived to be worse in the Telecommunications over the Utilities sector. On a scale of one to 10, telecom garnered a customer satisfaction score of 6.7 whereas utilities scored a 7.3.

R&S Unveils 5G NR Sub-6GHz Test Solution
12/1/2017 - Rohde & Schwarz delivers CMW1000 5G NR sub-6GHz test and validation solution. It can also be used with wireless devices supporting Bluetooth, LTE, and WLAN.

Ciena: India Must Prepare for 5G
11/30/2017 - Ciena says that India's mobile operators need to start preparing now for the 5G future. According to Ovum, "mobile broadband will drive India to be the world's fastest growing market through 2022."

Company Helps MVNOs Mobolize Against Competition
11/29/2017 - A company called Mobolize has come out with a solution designed to help mobile virtual network operators reduce their costs and better serve customers.

Italtel Collaborates with Startups via New Program
11/27/2017 - Forming ecosystems to encourage cooperation, innovation, and openness has been a popular trend in recent years. Italtel is among the latest to establish such a community.

ETSI Adopts, Integrates LS Telcom Research
11/27/2017 - The European Telecommunications Standards Institute is in the midst of figuring out whether new spectrum will be required for a new railway communications networks.

Telcos Continue to Push Fiber Story
11/24/2017 - Verizon explains why it replaced copper with fiber at flooded switching stations, as the FCC establishes rules making it easier for telcos to replace copper with fiber.

ECOMP, OPEN-O Orchestration Efforts to Merge
11/21/2017 - ECOMP and Open Orchestrator Project (or OPEN-O) are merging under the new Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) Project of The Linux Foundation.

Windstream Helps Keep Steelers On Air
11/20/2017 - Windstream has put out a press release highlighting the fact that it offers services to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The companies have a long-standing relationship.

NTT Communications Folds in Dimension Data
11/20/2017 - Dimension Data, NTT Communications join forces on hybrid IT, digital transformation. That entails bringing both of the companies' cloud infrastructure as a service capabilities under the umbrella of NTT Communications.

Foxconn India Looks to Expand Operations
11/20/2017 - The Economic Times of India earlier this month reported that Foxcomm's India arm is thinking about setting up shop in the Nokia special economic zone in Sriperumbudur. A December 2016 story by Economic & Political Weekly says Nokia's mobile phone assembly plant in Sriperumbudur closed just eight years after beginning production.

3 Reasons Enterprise Campus Networking Needs a New Approach
11/17/2017 - When Henry Ford looked to apply novel motor technology to our ever-growing need for transportation, it looked risky. A bank advised his attorney not to invest: "The horse is here to stay but the automobile is only a novelty - a passing fad." We know how that turned out.

The future of UX: What I Learned at World Usability Congress 2017
11/17/2017 - Last week, I was honored to be asked to speak at World Usability Congress in Graz, Austria. I spoke on Managing Agile Research to a fabulous audience eager to learn how we have adapted agile to User Experience Research at BeyondCurious. And I had the opportunity to speak with and listen to an incredible group of global UX leaders.

The R&D Conundrum: A New Approach to Innovation For CSPs
11/17/2017 - CSPs are painfully aware they're not innovating fast enough to respond to changing customer expectations, or to the new opportunities being created by big data and software-defined services.

Nokia's NetGuard Gets Enhanced Analytics, Automation
11/17/2017 - Nokia has updated its NetGuard Security Management Center software with new analytics and automation capabilities. That includes a new dashboard and automated security workflow engine.

Inria, Nokia Extend Joint Lab Work
11/17/2017 - Inria and Nokia extend joint lab work, put focus on finding solutions to IoT challenges. Inria and Nokia mention their focus on human needs relate to communications, and their shared expertise in such areas as advanced control software, cyber security, game theory, graph theory, information theory, machine learning, and network virtualization.

UETN Showcases Latest Broadband Offerings at University of Utah
11/17/2017 - The Utah Education and Telehealth Network (UETN) announced it has launched an expanded and remodeled Operations Center, located on the University of Utah campus.

Nokia Helps Strengthen China Unicom 3G, 4G Networks
11/17/2017 - China Unicom is deploying Nokia's AirScale and Flexi Zone small cell solutions in 31 provinces. This is part of an effort to improve capacity and coverage on its 3G and 4G networks.

Forecast Calls for 26% CAGR Through 2021
11/17/2017 - The mobile fronthaul equipment market is poised for 26 percent CAGR between now and 2021. That's according to new research from IHS Markit.

Nokia Publishes New Cyber Security Report
11/14/2017 - Nokia has published a new Threat Intelligence Report and enhanced its NetGuard Security Management Centre solution. The supplier also updated its NetGuard Security Management Centre with new analytics and automation capabilities.

VPS Unveils SD-WAN for Wholesale Customers
11/10/2017 - This week, Verizon Partner Solutions announced the arrival of a SD-WAN solution for wholesale customers. The intention is to offer improvement in areas like network efficiency and operational expenses, while delivering exceptional performance.

Kontron, Pica8 Expand Their Partnership
11/10/2017 - Kontron will market the 2U SYMKLOUD MS2920 100GbE converged infrastructure platform fully integrated and out of the box with Pica8 PICOS.

Proxim Tsunami Addresses Top Three Concerns
11/10/2017 - Radio systems outfit Proxim Wireless Corp. this week unleashed a Tsunami. This base station solution was designed for intelligent transportation, service provider, and video surveillance environments.

Radisys and Mavenir Partner for Deployment of M-CORD
11/9/2017 - Radisys Corporation and Mavenir announced they are teaming up to allow CSPs to commercially deploy an M-CORD (Mobile Central Office Re-architected as a Datacenter) open reference solution.

Ciena Takes Packet Performance to the Edge
11/9/2017 - Today, Ciena announced the arrival of an expanded packet networking portfolio, bringing capacity closer to the network edge. The new hardware and software solutions support 100GbE and 10Gbe aggregation and delivery to support the new wave of web-scale applications.

Lumina Fabric Manager Allows for Automation
11/8/2017 - The Lumina Fabric Manager is a plug in for Kubernetes that automates the control and orchestration of physical Ethernet switches and fabrics from companies like Cisco and Juniper.

Red Hat Enhances OpenStack Platform
11/7/2017 - Red Hat Inc. introduced the Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 this week at the OpenStack Summit in Sydney. This infrastructure as a service offering, which is based on the OpenStack Pike release, features containerized services for faster applications development, upgraded distributed continuous integration, and improved security.

Tampere, Finland, Aims for Top Smart Mobility Testing Platform in Europe
11/7/2017 - Smart mobility solutions can make lives easier. In Tampere, Finland, these solutions reportedly are being developed to enhance major city development projects.

Vodacom, Nokia Team on 5G South Africa Effort
11/7/2017 - Vodacom has signed an agreement to test Nokia's 5G solutions. The service provider is doing this in an effort to pioneer 5G service in South Africa.

Nokia Releases FTTx Portfolio for Flexibility and Speed
11/3/2017 - Nokia is adding a number of new products to its substantial FTTx portfolio. This will help operators speed up ultra-broadband deployments. Included in Nokia's richer FTTx portfolio is fiber and high-speed DSL deployment options like a mini outdoor fiber node, a 212 MHz reverse-power G.fast solution, and DSL backhaul remote nodes.

Nokia Releases New SBC Software This Month
11/2/2017 - Nokia today introduced new session border controller software that it created specifically to address cloud-native environments. And it noted that Miercom has validated that it is on par with hardware-based SBC solutions.

Swiss Insurer Breathes New Life into Network Operations
11/2/2017 - When Swiss insurance company Helvetia sought improved data center infrastructure, secure data transmission, as well as high-capacity Ethernet and fiber channel interconnect it turned to Ciena. The result, the deployment of Ciena's Waveserver, 6500 Packet-Optical Platform and WaveLogic Encryption to deliver a robust infrastructure more than capable of supporting critical data transfer between Helvetia's Swiss data hubs.

AT&T, Ford, Nokia and Qualcomm Launch Cellular-V2X Connected Car Trials
11/1/2017 - Companies to work with Caltrans, City of Chula Vista and SANDAG to improve vehicle safety, traffic efficiency, and support path toward Autonomous Cars

China to Showcase 5G by June 2018
10/30/2017 - China is moving full steam ahead when it comes to the 5G train, announcing its plans to introcude its prototype products in 2018.

Broadcom Announces Availability of the BCM63158
10/27/2017 - Broadcom Ltd. announced the availability of its integrated broadband CPE SoC (system on chip), the BCM63158. Meshing Gfast, xDSL, and GPON into one integrated device, the BCM63158 enables telecom service providers the ability to deploy copper or fiber broadband services via a singular, unfied platform, per Broadcom.

Nokia Smart Plan Suite Delivers Digital Monetization and Customer Experience
10/27/2017 - The digital customer experience business model, and operators' ability to monetize it, is about to be transformed thanks to Nokia's new Smart Plan Suite (SPS).

China Will Lead With 5G Subscribers
10/27/2017 - China is poised to lead the world in 5G subscribers, according to CCS Insight. Half of the planet's 1 billion 5G users by 2023 will reside in China, it says. It adds that 40 percent of the 2.6 billion subscribers by 2025 will be from China.

AT&T Invests Billions to Enhance Smart City Networks in Georgia
10/27/2017 - AT&T has recently released the details of its $2.8 billion investment from 2014 to 2016 in the Atlanta, Georgia area wireless and wired networks.

Small Cells - Cablecos' New Strategic Weapon?
10/27/2017 - Small cell technologies like LAA and MulteFire have created an opening for cable companies like Charter. And Rethink Technology Research says that "could be the undoing of mobile network operators."

Cloud Native Computing Foundation Attracts New Members
10/25/2017 - The Cloud Native Computing Foundation has significantly expanded its membership. Newcomers include Bloomberg and Morgan Stanley, GitHub and GitLab, Qualcomm and Zendesk, Reddit and The New York Times Co, and 22 others.

OPNFV Introduces Euphrates
10/24/2017 - This week, OPNFV unveiled OPNFV Euphrates, the fifth platform coming as a result of the project. In broad strokes, OPNFV Euphrates offers Kubernetes integration for the first time, in addition to cross-community continuous integration as well as improved network visibility.

MTS Selects Ericsson to Prepare Network for 5G and IoT
10/24/2017 - Ericsson and MTS, the largest telecommunications operator in Russia, have agreed to upgrade the MTS network.

ZTE Now CNCF Gold Member
10/20/2017 - CNCF named ZTE Corporation as its newest member this week, joining the foundation as a Gold Member ready to aid in sustaining and integration open source technologies like Prometheus and Kubernetes. Per recent research from Forrester, Chinese companies will play a major role in the cloud era.

Nokia partners with Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions for Industrial IoT
10/19/2017 - Combination of smart sensor technology from Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions with Nokia connectivity, IoT platform and services solutions brings new options for industrial IoT

AWS, Nokia Partnership Addresses CSP Cloud Migration
10/19/2017 - Digital transformation is not a destination, it's a journey. Part of that journey typically involves moving some in-house applications to the cloud. But that's not always as easy as it sounds. So Nokia has partnered with Amazon Web Services Inc. to help enterprises and CSPs expedite the migration of their applications to the cloud.

Nokia Introduces Fixed Network Predictive Care
10/19/2017 - Nokia introduced a network management for fixed access networks offering. It's called Predictive Care. The company says it will help service providers more easily ensure top-notch availability and service performance. That's a growing challenge in light of the large and growing Internet of Things ecosystems that are popping up, Nokia says.

Talari Appliance Enables Third-Party Service Chaining
10/17/2017 - Talari Networks unveiled a new SD-WAN appliance. It's called the E1000, and it allows for the service chaining of hosted third-party applications.

MIMO Poised for Greater Adoption, Consolidation
10/17/2017 - A new report from ABI Research says MIMO "has not delivered on its promises so far." But it forecasts that multiple-input multiple-output antenna systems have good potential. And it says we'll see more of them, especially in the Asia Pacific, in the future.

Nokia Demos Combination PON, WiGig Solution
10/16/2017 - Nokia is marrying WiGig Wi-Fi and passive optical network technologies in an effort to help operators more easily expand the availability of ultra-broadband services. The company will be demonstrating this solution later this month at Broadband World Forum in Berlin.

TelcoBridges Turns Up TMG800 & TMG3200 Performance
10/13/2017 - TelcoBridges announced enhanced performance of its TMG800 and TMG 3200 media gateways, and released the datasheets to prove it.

Nokia Unveils New In-Home Wi-Fi Solution
10/13/2017 - Nokia has just unveiled its new in-home Wi-Fi solution that will enable connectivity throughout an entire home, regardless of the traditional interferences and disturbances that have previously caused trouble.

Mimosa Chosen by Boundless for Ultra-Fast Wireless Network
10/12/2017 - Mimosa Networks has been chosen by Boundless Networks for its ultra-fast broadband network buildout.

Nokia Drops VR Work, Emphasizes Digital Health
10/11/2017 - Nokia announced this week it's pulling the plug on OZO VR camera and hardware development. Instead, the company said, Nokia Technologies will focus on digital health and on technology licensing opportunities. This change in direction could impact as many as 310 Nokia Technologies employees.

VodafoneZiggo Calls on Ericsson for Mobile
10/11/2017 - VodafoneZiggo has tapped Ericsson to manage and provide technology to increase the capacity on its mobile network in the Netherlands.

Will Fixed Broadband Fill the Digital Divide?
10/10/2017 - Regional service provider Frontier is planning fixed broadband tests. The carrier apparently wants to use fixed broadband to expand services in rural areas to help meet its Connect America Funding Phase II obligations.

Nokia WOW!'s with vDAA Deployment
10/10/2017 - Today, WOW! announced the industry's first commercial virtualized Distributed Access Architecture (vDAA) deployment, and WOW! selected Nokia's Unified Cable Access solution to boost capacity of its HFC network in order to address growing network demands.

Nokia Introduces SDAN Solution
10/10/2017 - Nokia has unveiled a Software-Defined Access Network solution. This offering consists of cloud-native software, integration services, open programmable hardware, and scalable deployment practices.

Nokia Adds to Its Ultra-Broadband Offerings
10/10/2017 - Nokia has expanded its ultra-broadband offerings with new fixed wireless access and in-home Wi-Fi solutions. The company also has expanded its virtualized portfolio.

Cloud Communications Platform Market to Reach $12 Billion by 2027
10/6/2017 - The cloud communications platform market is estimated to reach $12 billion by 2027, according to research performed by Future Market Insights, which evaluates all factors that influence the cloud ascension.

Nuage Networks Lands First SDN-based Project in China
10/6/2017 - Nuage Networks landed its first SDN-based project in China with the China Pacific Insurance Company (CPIC), which will utilize Nuage Virtualized Service Platform (VSP) in two of its data centers.

Nokia: We Will Comply with Merger Terms
10/6/2017 - Nokia reiterates plans to add R&D positions. But it's eliminating jobs elsewhere. Nokia plans to have 2,500 R&D jobs before the end of next year. And it plans to have created 330 of the promised 500 R&D jobs by the end of 2018.

5G to Start with Extended Mobile Broadband
10/6/2017 - Initial applications for 5G networks will be the ones we know and love today. But, with 5G, they promise to become even faster and more efficient.

IEEE Helps Promote 5G Ecosystem Building
10/5/2017 - The IEEE has come out with a white paper discussing the challenges and opportunities of building and sustaining an ecosystem for 5G.

Linux Foundation Stages Regional Open Source Events
10/5/2017 - The Linux Foundation next week will begin its Open Source Networking Days. These are free day-long regional events. They're organized by local open source networking groups, Linux Foundation members, and open source projects.

5 Common Cloud Infrastructure Migration Mistakes
10/4/2017 - Migration to the cloud can pose considerable challenges and some organizations view it as a gamble but avoiding some mistakes, like the ones listed below, can help you achieve a successful migration.

New Report Resoundingly Shouts for Network Slicing
10/2/2017 - Recent research from Ericsson and BT delved into the matter of network slicing, with results sure to turn heads. The Ericson Mobility Report notes that by 2022 there will be nearly 20 billion IoT devices deployed - connected cars, meters, POS terminals, wearables, etc. - and it seems the best way for network operators to address this impending demand is network slicing.

Nokia Powers M1 Malware Detection Service
9/29/2017 - M1 Ltd., a mobile service provider in Singapore, has introduced a malware detection service. This network-based offering is called Mobile Guard. And it's powered by Nokia NetGuard Endpoint Security technology.

Passively WeBoost the Office with DAS
9/28/2017 - Boost Office Cell Signal with WilsonPro's Passive DAS

Report: Coherent 400G to Kill 10G WDM
9/28/2017 - Nearly a fourth of optical transport capacity in 2020 will leverage coherent 400G technology, according to Cignal AI. And by the end of the following year small form factor 100G and 400G coherent pluggable modules will be widely adopted at the edge of the network.

Saudi Arabia Lifts Texting Ban
9/27/2017 - Saudi Arabia officials last week announced they are lifting a ban on in-app messaging supported on such platforms as Skype and Snapchat. As The Verge pointed out in this article, the country's telecommunications authority announced the change in direction on this via a statement on Twitter last week.

Nokia Expands Public Safety Services
9/26/2017 - Nokia has introduced new services intended to help public safety agencies expedite the deployment of LTE. New are the device software customization offer as well as professional services.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Details Its 5G Silicon Plans
9/26/2017 - Semiconductor foundry GLOBALFOUNDRIES recently detailed its 5G product roadmap.

Researchers Create 5G Emulation for Testing
9/26/2017 - Today's cellular emulation method for testing purposes won't work for 5G. So, researchers from the Center for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications, and NYU Wireless have collaborated to create a new approach.

China Telecom C-RAN Employs Huawei OTN
9/26/2017 - China Telecom is building a cloud radio access network using optical technology from Huawei.

Ukkoverkot Taps Nokia for LTE Upgrade
9/22/2017 - Finland's private network operator Ukkoverkot has called on Nokia to modernize its nationwide LTE network.

Faster Time to Market and Competitive Pricing are the Keys to Success for Telcos in the Middle East
9/19/2017 - You want to get to market faster. All service providers in the Middle East do. It's one area where you can gain a massive competitive edge and get a leg up.

Upgrade Campus Network Architecture At A Fraction Of The Cost
9/19/2017 - Your switch is the foundation of your entire network and it's no simple task to replace. Aside from considering the cost, your network engineers will factor in bandwidth, port density, downtime, and how easily the switch can be managed.

GSMA: North America Will Lead 5G
9/18/2017 - GSMA's new report says North America will lead the way on 5G.

Finnish WIVE Project Uses 5G for Automated Transport, Smart Grid and More
9/18/2017 - According to a recent announcement, an industry group led by Nokia Bell Labs and including several academics in Finland has established a collaboration project called WIVE

Open is the New Black for Mobile Voice Services
9/18/2017 - It's time for some fresh thinking about voice services. Once the dominant source of revenue for mobile operators, voice calls are now a rare form of communication among consumers and barely factor into the top line. But if operators are open minded about their voice infrastructure and new service concepts, they will find that voice services can be much more than old-fashioned phone calls.

Dell EMC Highlights Telcos Using DSS 9000
9/15/2017 - Dell EMC says it is helping such service providers at CenturyLink and Telefonica expedite their move to software-defined data centers by supplying them with the DSS 9000.

Nokia 3 to Get Nougat Update Soon
9/15/2017 - Nokia 3 phone should get the Android 7.1.1 Nougat update by the end of next month.

Telefonica, Nokia to Test Cellular Technology
9/15/2017 - Telefonica has agreed to do trials with Nokia through which it will assess the supplier's 4.5G, 4.5G Pro, and 4.9G technologies.

Nokia, ZTE Supply Base Stations to BSNL
9/15/2017 - Recent reports indicate Nokia has received hundreds of millions of euros from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. for 40,000 base stations that it will supply along with China's ZTE.

Nokia Gives Look Into Television's Future at IBC
9/15/2017 - Nokia is giving the world a look into what to expect when it comes to the future of television at IBC2017 and it involves personalization, anytime and anywhere.

AdaptiveMobile Launches Global Signaling Intelligence & Security Service
9/14/2017 - AdaptiveMobile has launched the first global signaling intelligence and security analytics cloud service, SIGIL to help with the increase of sophisticated mobile networking hijacks and attacks.

What New Demands Mean for Optical Transceivers
9/13/2017 - Ciena, others discuss what new requirements mean for networks, optical transceivers.

T-Mobile, Qualcomm, Nokia Hit Speeds of 1.175 Gbps
9/8/2017 - T-Mobile, Qualcomm, and Nokia have used advanced technology to hit speeds of 1.175 Gbps and this is showing where we are heading in terms of speed and mobility.

Turk Telekom Joins ONF
9/8/2017 - Turkey's oldest telecommunications company has joined the Open Networking Foundation.

Assuring Business Outcomes on Your DX Journey
9/7/2017 - When it comes to implementing strategies for digital transformation (DX), there are nearly as many methods as there are companies using them.

Qualcomm Appeal Denied by Seoul High Court, New Appeal in Process
9/6/2017 - Qualcomm to Appeal Stay Denial to Korea Supreme Court in case alleging the company has inhibited competition illegally.

12 Questions on 5G Answered
9/6/2017 - Planning for 5G is well underway. Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are already taking 5G into consideration as they architect new network builds, making sure that they have fiber in place and are ready for the massive bandwidth increases that are sure to come as 5G comes online. At Packet Networking Summer Camp Ciena's resident 5G expert, Brian Lavallee, presented why 5G success will depend on fiber and how smart MNOs are planning an integrated wireline/wireless approach to 5G. After the the webinar, questions poured in. Twelve of those questions are answered here.

LTE, 5G to Coexist Through 2020s
9/6/2017 - 5G Americas and Rysavy Research have published a white paper that says LTE and 5G will coexist until at least the late 2020s.