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March 13, 2022

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Huawei, China Mobile, and Industry partners unveil 5G-advanced technology evolution white paper 2.0

During MWC22 Barcelona, Huawei released the joint white paper 5G-Advanced Technology Evolution from a Network Perspective 2.0 together with more than 20 industry partners, including China Mobile, SKT, and du. The white paper summaries achievements with 5G and looks into the future of the 5G industry...

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AT&T lays out long-term growth strategy, financial outlook

In anticipation of closing the pending WarnerMedia transaction with Discovery, Inc. in the second quarter, AT&T is laying out its updated strategy and financial outlook for the company moving forward...

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Telefónica Vivo launches 5G-ready IP transport network with Cisco and NEC to provide seamless connections across Brazil

Telefónica Vivo is working with Cisco and NEC to deploy a next-gen, flexible, and scalable 5G-ready IP transport network for its converged mobile and fixed networks...

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Nokia and Hrvatski Telekom conduct first 25G PON fiber broadband trial in Croatia

The trial took place at Hrvatski Telekom’s laboratory in Rijeka, Croatia and was the first in the country to use 25G PON technology, and one of first trials with a DTAG company...

Policy and Regulation

•	CITC renews calls for public input to review Digital Content Planforms Regulation document The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has renewed its call to the public for their input on its Digital Content Planforms Regulation draft document...

•	Advancing women’s decision-making at ITU Plenipotentiary Australia supports women’s empowerment and bridging the gender digital divide at the UN agency dedicated to digital transformation and connecting the world...

South Asia

•	Wateen to provide managed internet services for private schools in Pakistan Under this partnership, Wateen is set to enable Beaconhouse School Systems with an end-to-end managed solution, along with managed internet services, SD-WAN and Wi-Fi in all of its branches across the country...

•	Dialog first in South Asia to trial 5G Standalone Network (SA) With this successful 5G SA trial, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider has further advanced the nation’s 5G journey and will enable more advanced use cases that require 5G SA support...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Mobile technology brings Vodafone 4G coverage to Halkyn This will see Vodafone retiring its 3G network in 2023 and replacing coverage with strengthened 4G and 5G services, meaning customers across more parts of the UK can access a more reliable connection through the Vodafone...

•	Optus switches on 5G in Tasmania for the first time Australian cellco Optus, working in partnership with Swedish vendor Ericsson, has introduced 5G connectivity in Tasmania for the first time...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Canal+ launches streaming service and TV channel in Austria French pay-TV group Canal+ will launch a streaming service and linear TV channel in Austria on March 15, 2022...

•	FITE launches FAST channel with Dooya Combat sports streaming platform FITE has announced a partnership with Dooya Media to launch its first FAST channel...

Middle East

•	AFS and Aafaq partner to back fintech startups AFS, an end-to-end digital payment services and solutions provider, said the partnership is integral to its regional partner programme whereby it provides a platform for fintech firms to launch, expand and scale their...

•	How One Global helps make day-to-day digital service payments more mobile The Middle East’s tech boom is underway, as government initiatives prioritise digital transformation, and emerging technologies take centre stage in both the public and private sectors, as many countries in the region...

North Africa

•	Etisalat Misr taps Ericsson for BSS upgrade and VoLTE capacity Under the deal, Ericsson will upgrade and modernise the operator’s BSS platform, enabling it to meet growing demand for data and VoLTE traffic as well as preparing for the expansion of IoT and 5G...

Satellite & Internet

•	Lacuna’s IoT network to offer LoRaWAN direct-to-satellite connectivity Lacuna Space has announced an agreement with Omnispace to collaborate on an IoT service that will use LoRaWAN to enable direct-to-satellite communications for an IoT devices...

•	Colt boosts its presence in Poland As part of this expansion, Colt has enabled direct fiber connection to more than 3,000 buildings and four new data centres in Poznan, Katowice, Gdansk and Wroclaw, to ensure it can meet the global and local connectivity...

Global Telecom Update

•	Safaricom inks first infrastructure deal with Ethiopia Such infrastructure sharing agreements will enable us to fulfil our commitment to transform Ethiopian lives for a digital future and contribute to efforts being made to the phased operation launch..

•	NTT DOCOMO, NTT Com, NTT Network Service Systems Laboratories and NTT Network Innovation Center achieve Japan's first ETSI ZSM-based end-to-end orchestration of 5G network slicing Once fully established, interface specifications for transport-network, core-network and data-network control domains will enable the automatic creation and deletion of 5G network slices...

•	Telenor Sweden to use ethical hackers to dial-up cybersecurity to the max in partnership with YesWeHack YesWeHack’s global cybersecurity research community will help identify potential vulnerabilities in Telenor Sweden’s critical telecom infrastructure and protect its customer’s information...

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