China Unicom lost 1.1 million mobile users in January
China Unicom reported 317,289,000 mobile subscribers as of the end of January 2020, down by 1,186,000 since the end of December. Fixed broadband customers were 84,096,000, up by 618,000 in...
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Korea’s LG Uplus deploys Nokia for 5G IP transport
Korean operator LG Uplus selected Nokia to upgrade and automate its IP transport and core networks for 5G. Nokia deployed its Network Service Platform (NSP) solution to help LG Uplus...
Volta Networks joins TIP’s Disaggregated Open Routers initiative
Volta Networks announced its support for the Telecom Infra Project’s (TIP) Disaggregated Open Routers (DOR) initiative, which is being led by TIP’s Open Optical & Packet Transport (OOPT) Project Group....
Zain picks Huawei for SRv6-based IP transport network
Zain Group has selected Huawei to build a 5G and cloud-oriented, intelligent SRv6-based IP transport network. Zain Group, which serves some 49.5 million mobile users across the Middle East and...
China Unicom deploys 5G LampSite indoor small cell with Huawei
China Unicom Beijing has deployed Huawei's 5G LampSite 300 MHz digital indoor system at the Beijing Long Distance Call Building. The system supports network sharing between China Unicom Beijing and...
Nokia intros Wi-Fi 6 mesh router
Nokia introduced its Wi-Fi 6 Beacon mesh router for whole-home WiFi connectivity. The Beacon 6 is the first Nokia WiFi device to showcase: Support for Wi-Fi 6 which improves the...
Cisco donates cash and products to support COVID-19 responders
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins announced plans to donate $8 million in cash and $210 million in product to the global coronavirus response, including to the United Nations Foundation’s COVID-19 Solidarity...
Wireless Broadband Alliance takes over Cisco’s OpenRoaming
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) will take over ownership and management of OpenRoaming, a technology for seamless Wi-Fi onboarding developed by Cisco. The move aims to facilitate the broad adoption...
Researching chip-based devices for quantum-secured communication
Secure quantum key exchange can be accomplished between two chip-based devices, according to a paper published in Optica, The Optical Society's (OSA) journal for high-impact research. Two devices measuring just...
T-Mobile say it has the funding to complete the Sprint Merger
T-Mobile US issued a statement saying it is currently financially prepared to close its planned merger with Sprint. The company, which previously secured commitments for bridge financing and senior credit...
EU allows exceptions to Open Internet law for COVID-19 emergency
In anticipation of network capacity issues, the European Commission and the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) announced several initiatives to provide some flexibility to network operators in...
Microsoft Teams hits 44 million users, up 12 million in a week
The Microsoft Teams collaboration and conferencing service added 12 million daily active users this week, bringing its total to 44 million daily active users. Microsoft Teams generated more than 900...
Vietnam’s Viettel deploys 5G timing with ADVA and NEC
Vietnam's Viettel has deployed ADVA’s Oscilloquartz timing solution throughout Laos and Myanmar to provide nationwide 4G services and prepare its synchronization network for 5G. Installed and maintained by NEC, the...
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