Telecoms Vendors & OEMs

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OTT

Once bitten, twice shy. Consumers increasingly wary of OTTs

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Industrial IoT

Microsoft partners with GE to accelerate Industrial IoT adoption

SDN

Nokia software bolsters security of Telia Company's enterprise IT and communication systems in Finland and Sweden

5G

Ericsson, Telstra and Intel achieve first end-to-end multi-vendor 5G commercial network data call over licenced 3.5GHz spectrum

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Special Report

Uncle Sam allows a chastened ZTE back into the US – on a very short leash

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Satellite

The data pipe in the cockpit

Open Source

A movement builds as a diverse group of 14 additional leaders seek greater predictability in open source licensing

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IoT

Intel acquires eASIC to target IoT and cellular growth markets

AI & ML

Accenture expands touchless testing platform with Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology from Real Time Analytics Platform, Inc.

Finance & Banking

AEON and Fujitsu launch field trial of cardless payments using biometric authentication technology

Business Models

Broadcom to acquire CA Technologies for $18.9 billion in cash

Optical

ECI Selected by KTU for Modernization of Optical Network for Lithuanian NREN

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Transformation

Nokia and China Mobile sign €1 billion network transformation deal

Network Services

Coriant introduces carrier-class IP/MPLS network operating system

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Automotive

Audi signs up Huawei to leverage its way into the China connected car market

Radio Access Network

Wind Tre selects Ericsson for RAN modernization in Italy

5G

KT unveils 5G emergency rescue platform ‘SKYSHIP’

3GPP June 2018 © Samsung Newsroom

5G

Vendors and telcos turn their attention to the 5G core network

Research and Trials

Nokia and Tencent sign agreement to accelerate 5G webscale research and applications to benefit millions of Internet users in China

IoT

Huawei debuts its C-V2X strategy and first RSU commercial solution at Mobile World Congress Shanghai

5G

Huawei launches the first commercial A/B test solution in the telecom field to make service operations agile

Radio Access Network

China Mobile Pakistan collaborates with Huawei to build the first SingleRAN Pro network in Pakistan

Patents and IPR

InterDigital and Fujitsu Connected Technologies Limited agree to worldwide patent license agreement for terminal units

IoT

Infosys partners with Siemens to develop advanced IoT engineering solutions on MindSphere