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over 5G, delivered in partnership with Europe by, together with TIM, providing is helping customers redefine what’s
France Télévisions full coverage of the entire Republic of possible, as the true potential of 5G starts
• The first cloud-based VR gaming on an San Marino to take hold.” Nokia Bell Labs pioneered
AI-powered 5G network using open RAN • The first 5G deals in South Africa, with many of the fundamental technology
architecture to manage the extreme rain; in Latin America, with ANTEL in innovations that are being adopted into
network demands of immersive real- Uruguay; and most recently in New 5G standards. Inventions in Low Density
time VR gaming, after teaming up with Zealand, with Vodafone New Zealand parity check (LDPC), 5G radio stack design,
CMCC Marcus Weldon, Nokia’s Corporate CTO Massive MIMO, Mobile Edge Computing,
• The first 5G solution for one of the and President of Nokia Bell Labs, said: and millimeter Wave have enabled 5G
world’s largest events, the Hajj in Saudi “The past 12 months of Nokia’s 5G Release 15, and new innovations in 5G
Arabia, using VR to allow visitors to milestones and successes stem from our unlicensed spectrum and Industrial IoT
experience Hajj remotely as if they are years of research into 5G and the resulting are leading the digital transformation to
present on site innovative technologies are changing industrial automation and Industry 4.0. In
• Nokia, together with its partners and the world for consumers and industries. addition, Nokia has played a key leadership
customers, have also achieved 10 “Whether enabling new geographies to role in driving the first set of globally
regional firsts in 5G, including: experience the possibilities of 5G for the interoperable 5G standards through
• The first outdoor pilot of 5G New Radio first time, pushing technology to define its contribution to the 3GPP standards
on 3.5GHz frequency band in Singapore, new limits and deliver groundbreaking organization.
in partnership with StarHub performance, or achieving 5G firsts never
• The first nationwide 5G coverage in before seen, Nokia’s end-to-end portfolio

Jawwal Leading Local Market on Social Media

Jawwal launches its new customer care customer base at all times and locations. use of social media, Jawwal is leading the
services platform over Telegram adding it For the past 20 years, Jawwal was a telecom market in Palestine by introducing
to other social media platforms launched pioneer in utilizing new technologies to innovative solutions to further enhance
previously on Whatsapp, facebook serve its customers, offering them the corporate brand image and customer care
Messenger, Viber, Skype, Instagram and best commercial offers and listen to their services.
Snapchat; aiming to reach out for its feedback. With today’s technology and vast

PCCW Global Named as Supplier on Crown Comm-
ercial Service Education Technology Framework

PCCW Global, the international operating premises, testing of fibre, and “last mile” supplier in the Education Technology
division of HKT, Hong Kong’s premier installation. PCCW Global is also approved framework is an exciting opportunity for
telecommunications service provider, is to provide connectivity services including the company to deliver its wide array of
pleased to announce that it has been named the supply of full fibre broadband services high-quality communication services into
as a supplier on the Crown Commercial (new services/upgrades of existing), this key sector. Crown Commercial Service
Service (CCS) Education Technology support and maintenance, Internet filtering, supports the public sector in seeking to
framework to provide broadband fiber firewall, e-Safety and IP connectivity. This achieve maximum commercial value when
infrastructure and broadband services to agreement, which runs until June 2022, procuring common goods and services. In
all public sector educational organizations assures that PCCW Global’s services 2018/19, CCS helped the public sector to
in the United Kingdom following a rigorous are now available to all public sector achieve commercial benefits worth £945
tender process. Under the agreement, educational organizations including million - supporting world-class public
PCCW Global will be able to provision the schools, academies, colleges, universities services that offer best value for taxpayers.
design and installation of broadband fibre and other educational establishments Ms. Paula Benoit, Chief Executive Officer of
infrastructure, provision the fibre to the in the United Kingdom. Inclusion as a PCCW Global Networks (UK) Limited, said,

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