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TECHNOLOGY UPDATES  SAMENA TRENDS

        Enea  Launches Dual-Mode  Engine  for Faster and  Easier 5G Service

        Deployment


        Enea have launched  the 5G Service
        Engine  (5G-SE), a  4G and 5G dual-mode
        convergent  platform to enable  CSPs to
        launch  new 5G enhanced  services  and
        seamlessly transition existing 4G services.
        CSPs can now deploy  Gi-LAN and N6
        services simultaneously with both the 4G
        Packet Gateway and the 5G function (UPF)
        in a multi-vendor cloud-native architecture.
        This flexibility means CSPs no longer need
        to maintain services within each  packet
        core, reducing  costs and complexity
        dramatically to manage dual operations
        and the  4G/5G transition. Despite  strong
        growth in 5G  uptake, 4G subscriptions
        are still on the rise. In Q1 2022, 4G grew   core networks,”  said Osvaldo Aldao,  Vice   seamless transition between  both the
        by 70 million to reach 4.9 billion, and the   President of  Product Management.  “In   radio and packet  core.  “As we move into
        point  at which 5G subscriptions could   order to get efficiencies, CSPs will have to   the true 5G era with standalone networks,
        surpass 4G  is  years away,  in 2027.  As   converge in-line services for 4G EPC and   operators  want  to  offer new services
        4G’s  dominance  continues,  CSPs need   5G-Core.  We have developed  the Enea   that 5G promises along with integrating
        agile architecture that can manage dual-  5G Service Engine with that conviction in   existing services from the 4G world,” stated
        mode  services during  the transition. The   mind. It  helps forward-looking operators   Dave Bolan, Research Director at Dell’Oro
        Enea 5G-Service Engine meets  high-  to  easily  transition existing 4G  network   Group. “Enea’s 5G Service Engine certainly
        performance requirements while providing   services  and  efficiencies  and  deliver  a   meets the need for simplifying operations
        a  reduced physical footprint  and ease   better  4G and 5G end-user  experience.”   and offering more value-added services
        of deployment through  an automated,   The  5G-Service Engine  also features a   for operators’ customers,  with the latest
        centralized management  system.  This   stateless architecture that uses a common   container-based cloud-native architecture
        reduces  the total cost of ownership  and   data  store for all  5G and 4G subscriber   enabling microservices to be offered by the
        time to market for new services. “There   session  information.  This facilitates   operators.’
        is no real ‘standalone’ when  it comes  to   horizontal scalability and provides a



                                                    Haiti Backs Satellite Broadband and IoT Trials



                                                    Haiti’s  National  Council   of  conducted  at  20  Civil  Protection
                                                    Telecommunications (Conseil National   Directorate  (DPC) sites  over a  four-
                                                    des Telecommunications,  Conatel)   month period, while a longer two-year
                                                    has approved a pilot satellite internet   trial will be run at five other locations.
                                                    scheme  to be  run  by SpaceX.  The   Last month Haiti’s neighbor Dominican
                                                    project will include satellite broadband   Republic  became  the  first  Caribbean
                                                    and IoT services from SpaceX units   country to have commercial satellite
                                                    Starlink and Swarm.  Tests will be   broadband services from Starlink.
















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