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Webex by Cisco Delivers First App for Hybrid Work to Audi Vehicles

Cisco and Audi unveiled plans to enhance later time. “We’re on a mission to transform simple setup, drivers can seamlessly
mobile car collaboration experiences the connected car into another extension transition from Webex meetings on their
for hybrid workers. In partnership with of the hybrid workplace,” said Jeetu Patel, electronic devices to in-car meetings.
Volkswagen Group’s software company Executive Vice President and General • Purpose-Built Safety Features: With
CARIAD and Samsung subsidiary Manager, Security & Collaboration, Cisco. features designed to prioritize safety,
HARMAN, Webex will be the first app for “Our work with leading manufacturers like Webex goes into audio-only mode when
hybrid work available in select Audi models Audi will empower customers with a safe the car is in transit to ensure that drivers
as of the 2024 model year. As hybrid work and seamless way to stay connected and can participate in meetings without
continues to evolve, the modern work be productive regardless of where or how taking their eyes off the road. When
environment is no longer confined to a you’re working.” This partnership aims to parked, drivers can take advantage of
single space or device. People increasingly accommodate flexible hybrid work cultures. Webex’s full immersive collaboration
demand flexible, frictionless ways to get It presents people with access to elevated experience and are able to view meeting
work done on their own terms, requiring work experiences that can be personalized participants, shared content and closed
innovative solutions that empower this. to fit their lifestyles and enable work from captioning.
To meet consumer demand and provide a any setting. Customer benefits include: • AI-Enhanced Meetings: Drivers will have
safe, secure and easy-to-use secure mobile • Simple Setup: Drivers can download access to Webex’s built-in AI features for
collaboration experience, the Webex the Webex App from the Application best-in-class noise removal and voice
automotive application will be available Store available on the Audi vehicle’s optimization. This will ensure that drivers
through the in-vehicle Audi Application infotainment system, with no phone can be clearly heard, without disruptive
Store. The Application Store is developed needed for set up. The store consistently background sounds such as roadway
by CARIAD and HARMAN and designed ensures that the applications in the noise or construction.
for select Audi vehicles with additional vehicle meet the high safety requirements Availability
Volkswagen Group brands to follow at a of the Volkswagen Group. With this As of July 2023, the Application Store, from
which the Webex App can be downloaded,
will be available in new Audi production
models of the Audi A4, A5, Q5, A6, A7, A8,
Q8 e-tron, and e-tron GT in Europe, USA,
Canada, Mexico, and Overseas markets.
Cisco works with over 32,000 transportation
organizations in 169 countries worldwide
and has 25,000 patents in the transportation
space. This partnership with Audi, CARIAD,
and HARMAN is part of Webex for Auto,
which includes Webex Meetings for Apple
CarPlay, and collaboration with automotive
manufactures including Ford Motor
Company and Mercedes-Benz. Cisco will
continue to expand its growing ecosystem
of innovative collaboration solutions that
enable unrivaled experiences on the go.

Enea Confirms Development of Multi-Vendor 5G SA Core Solution in Telenor-

Led Project

Swedish vendor Enea has announced the deployment time of a network slice from purpose of the solution is to both reduce
development of what it called an ‘innovative days to minutes, increasing the deployment deployment time and to allow enterprises
end-to-end automated deployment solution speed by 70%. It added that the unique to order 5G network services dynamically
with 5G Standalone (SA) Core’, under a multi-vendor approach led by Telenor and have a proven path to on-board their
project led by Norway’s Telenor which involved key network functions from Enea own application services via standard APIs.
included the participation of ‘ten world- (Stratum Network Data Layer, Subscription The work on the project has been ongoing
class vendors’. According to Enea, the Manager), as well as Oracle and Casa for the last two years, with Enea confirming
solution substantially accelerates the Systems. According to the vendor, the its involvement back in May 2021.

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