According to the signed agreement, MTS will build for Karelsky Okatysh on the territory of quarries and production facilities in the Republic of Karelia a dedicated LTE / 5G-ready network for dispatching voice and video communication systems, positioning and video monitoring of transport and mining equipment, as well as emergency notification and operational management of the production complex. The network is scheduled to launch in April 2022. For the second stage of the project, it is planned to modernize solutions for the automation of processes for the extraction…
Vodafone bets big on digital services with software engineer recruitment drive
Today, Vodafone has announced that it aims to strengthen its European technology division with the addition of around 7,000 software engineers by 2025, achieved through a combination of recruitment, reskilling, and insourcing.
Throughout the telecoms industry, it is becoming increasingly apparent that operators must revaluate their existing business models and transition to offer more just bare connectivity services…
SBB’s plea to join Serbian mobile market falls on deaf ears
United Group’s SBB has had a bumpy road in Serbia of late. The TV, broadband, and fixed telephony provider has long complained that the telecoms market – especially state-owned Telekom Srbija – has been conspiring against it to reduce its market share.
Now, SBB’s CEO, Milija Zekovic, has written a statement claiming Serbian authorities, including the telecoms regulator RATEL and the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications, have unduly rejected its attempt to become the country’s fourth mobile operator.
“[Serbian Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications] Minister Matic claims that three mobile phone operators are enough for Serbia…
Arm to set up 5G lab with focus on Open RAN
This week, chip specialist Arm has announced that it will open a new 5G Solutions Lab, seeking to provide their ecosystem partners with an ideal location to demonstrate end-to-end solutions for 5G in a live environment.
The lab is being opened in partnership with Indian tech firm Tech Mahindra and will be built in New Jersey, USA.
Arm expects the site to open to developers in early 2022…
Airtel launches video streaming platform ‘Airtel IQ Video’
Indian telco Bharti Airtel has this week announced the launch of ‘Airtel IQ Video’, a Video Platform as a Service (VPaaS) solution they have developed in-house.
The platform has been designed as an end-to-end, omnichannel cloud solution that will allow businesses to build their own video streaming products, optimised for both large and small screens…
How can telecoms providers transform how they service their corporate customers in digital?
As corporate customers are presented with more choice, telecommunication providers (telcos) need to look for opportunities to present themselves as strategic partners for business-critical solutions, beyond the standard offering of connectivity. Digital technologies are disrupting core telecommunications products in a variety of ways: nimble entrants to the sector are proving that they can provide similar products with an innovative digital flavour. This means that Chief Information Officers (CIOs) have many more options…
PEACE comes to Marseille
The PEACE cable system was first announced back in 2018, with the system notable for being the first Chinese neutral submarine cable in France.
The cable itself is the joint creation of PEACE Cable International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Hengtong Optic-Electric, as well as PCCW Global…
Ericsson’s Chinese woes laid bare in latest results
Ever since Sweden banned Huawei and ZTE from its upcoming 5G networks back in October 2020, Ericsson’s future in China has been put under the microscope. Since then, the vendor’s market share in China has collapsed, with sales for Q3 2021 today revealed to have fallen 74% year-on-year to just $150.3 million.
As a result of this continuous decline, Ericsson has now announced that it will be rethinking its approach to the Chinese market, likely including downsizing operations in the near future…
The journey from traditional telco to digital service provider
In recent years, it has become increasingly apparent to operators around the world that they must go beyond traditional telco services if they are to survive and thrive in an increasingly digital age.
This is especially true of the B2B sector, where telco customers are increasingly looking for more than just raw connectivity. Partially spurred on by the pandemic, enterprise customers are rapidly growing more digital, with more specific service requirements from their telco partners.
“The B2B sector is growing more rapidly than B2C, partly through the incorporation of new areas of products…
Virgin Media O2’s first converged offering ‘Volt’ hits the market
Today, newly merged UK operator VMO2 has announced the launch of their first range of converged products, which they are calling ‘Volt’.
These Volt products will allow customers to buy Virgin Media and O2 products packaged together for the first time, the promise of which was at the heart of the two companies’ merger.
Packages range from a £…