Page 89 - SAMENA Trends - May 2020

TECHNOLOGY UPDATES SAMENA TRENDS

Vodafone Enables Gigabit Speeds for 960,000 More German Homes

Vodafone Germany has rolled out gigabit cable footprint to 18.7 million households network to 280 industrial parks in 68
cable speeds for an additional 960,000 across the country, and the firm is aiming municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia,
homes in hundreds of towns in the to supply over 25 million homes with Baden-Wurttemberg and Hesse, and to
three states of North Rhine-Westphalia, these speeds by 2022 through the rollout 442 industrial areas in 122 municipalities
Baden-Wurttemberg and Hesse. The new of DOCSIS 3.1. In addition, Vodafone nationwide.
deployments have increased its 1Gbps says it has so far expanded its gigabit

Taiwan Star Telecom Selects Nokia for Its 5G Rollout

Finnish vendor Nokia has announced
details of a new 5G deal with Taiwan Star
Telecom (TST), under which it will supply
the latter with its end-to-end AirScale
Radio Access network portfolio to assist
its launch of a 5G non-standalone (NSA)
network ‘that will lay the foundations for
5G standalone (SA) in the future’. In a
press release regarding the development,
Nokia noted that it had previously installed
TST’s 4G LTE network, which will now be
migrated to 5G services utilizing Nokia’s
AirScale BTS and AirScale Radio Access
solutions. The vendor also confirmed,
meanwhile that it will supply TST with
its AirScale massive MIMO solution.
Under the plan, Nokia Global Services converged charging capabilities. Further, covered 80% of metropolitan areas with
will execute rollouts, network design TST will deploy Nokia’s Subscriber Data 5G by 2023. Commenting, TST’s president,
and optimization along with technical Management (SDM). With TST having Cliff Lai, said: ‘Everything that Taiwan
software and hardware support using recently secured 40MHz of 5G-suitable Star has achieved in this dynamic market
digital and automated services delivery. bandwidth, the first phase of the mobile is the result of our company core values
The deal is also said to include multiple network operator’s (MNO’s) 5G network that outline what a unique mobile service
Nokia Software products, such as: NetAct deployment is said to already be underway, provider could be. We are proud to continue
mobile network management system; and with the initial deployment expected to working with Nokia who will support us
Smart Plan Suite, which is designed as a see ‘126 commercial districts and retail and help us to realize our ambition and
cloud-native solution for the needs of 5G zones’ covered by Q3 2020. Looking to deliver 5G services to our subscribers
and IoT, and will provide policy control and the future, the cellco is expected to have country-wide.’

Movistar Stages 3.5GHz 5G Trial in Bogota

Telefonica Colombia (Movistar) has The testing has taken place in conjunction are connected to thermal cameras,
staged Colombia’s first 5G trial, the with Chinese vendor Huawei and the allowing the real-time monitoring of
Ministry of Information Technologies Ministry of Health in Bogota and involved the body temperature of more than 400
and Communications (Ministerio de the installation of 5G nodes at the entrance employees. According to El Tiempo, the
Tecnologias de la Informacion y las of the Bogota District Health Secretariat watchdog has permitted Movistar to utilize
Comunicaciones, MinTIC) has confirmed. and the Public Health Laboratory. These 3.5GHz spectrum for 5G testing purposes.

89 MAY 2020