Nokia and Dell extend partnership for network cloud transformation

Nokia and Dell Technologies have announced the extension of the companies’ strategic partnership in order to ‘advance open network architectures in the telecom ecosystem and private 5G use cases among businesses’.

This amounts in effect to utilising each company’s area of expertise; infrastructure solutions from Dell and private wireless connectivity solutions from Nokia.

Nokia will use Dell as its preferred infrastructure partner for existing customers of Nokia...

15 February 2024 | Digital Transformation

SK Telecom unveils ‘AI pyramid’ strategy and plans to triple AI investment

SK Telecom (SKT) has set a date of 2028 to become a global AI leader, with plans to triple the proportion of its AI-related investments and a revenue target of KRW 25 trillion (£15.1bn).

The operator currently devotes approximately 12% of its investment towards AI and related disciplines, based on 2019 to 2023 figures. Between 2024 and 2028, this number is expected to rise to 33%.

SK Telecom’s AI pyramid has three layers. The bottom layer is AI infrastructure, which...

26 September 2023 | Digital Transformation

Ericsson teams up with Google Cloud again to expand Cloud RAN offering

Ericsson and Google Cloud have further expanded their partnership with the former offering its Cloud RAN (radio access network) solution on the latter’s distributed cloud – and an additional benefit for operations improving their AI and automation capabilities.

Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) enables the opportunity to extend Google Cloud’s infrastructure and services to the edge, while Google Distributed Cloud Edge (GDC Edge) is a fully managed offering which enables CSPs to...

21 September 2023 | Networks

Telcos competing with hyperscalers on emerging services ‘unrealistic’

Telcos have various irons in the fire for strong future potential, from digital gaming and online video to eHealth and financial services – but they will continue to feel the pinch from Big Tech hyperscalers.  

That is the verdict of analyst firm Omdia who argues in its latest report that while telcos have already invested in areas around TV and online video entertainment, there are other markets to explore, but competing with hyperscalers is ‘unrealistic’. The report,...

13 April 2023 | Operators

Nokia rebrands at MWC to tout ‘networks meet cloud’ vision

Nokia has shown off a new logo and brand at MWC Barcelona – and says the time is right to assert what it believes is a strong hand in the networking technology space.

“We’re unleashing the exponential potential of networks and their power to help reshape the way we all live and work,” the company said in a breathless tweet. The more measured version, from Nokia president Pekka Lundmark, notes that this move is a culmination of the past couple of years, in which the company...

28 February 2023 | 5G

Vodafone builds first UK ‘standalone’ 5G network for Coventry University

Vodafone has claimed an industry first with the launch of the UK's inaugural 'standalone' 5G network built for Coventry University.

Coventry, which maintained its top 15 ranking in the Guardian's most recent university league tables, was recognised by the operator for its 'innovation and excellence in digital teaching'. The network will be used to trial virtual reality (VR) learning technologies for student nurses and allied health professionals.

The announcement was...

6 July 2020 | LTE

Small Cell Forum publishes two new 5G physical layer API specifications

The Small Cell Forum (SCF) has published a set of key documents that are focused on stimulating a competitive ecosystem for 5G-era small cell hardware, software and equipment vendors. 

These new documents, which extends last year’s 5G Physical Layer API specification, allow small cells to be assembled using components from different vendors to address a mix of 5G use cases relatively easily.

The new release also includes two new specifications, SCF223: 5G NR FAPI...

14 April 2020 | Hot Topics

The Connected Consumer Cloud – One place to rule them all

With the doors now open for competitive 4G offerings from the major players, the proliferation of consumer content cloud services is one that operators are looking to, to drive loyalty and value. With 89 per cent of consumers saying they would value the ability to share content anywhere, across devices, secure content services are the key to not only gaining new customers, but to retaining and growing existing bases.

The cloud is a term that has not only become part of an IT...

11 June 2013 | Operators

Will 4G pave the path for growth?

European telecom operators saw revenues down by 3.8% in 2012. Will 4G reverse the trend?

Although 4G will quickly become essential, it will not revive the sector’s revenues.

In fact we expect that despite 4G, revenues will continue to decline in Europe: -1.8% per year on average by 2016.

The sector could return to growth if LTE smartphones generated data ARPU of EUR17/month by 2016 i.e. EUR7 higher than today’s...

3 June 2013 | LTE

Fragmented networks: Too many cooks spoil the broth

Everyone is clamouring to have a piece of the LTE pie, but in a bid to share slices equally, are we just confusing processes and more importantly, consumers?

It’s an exciting time for mobile operators and with many still to deploy LTE, the benefits of getting into the market continue to outweigh the  potential pitfalls.

More than 200 operators in 75 countries are predicted to have launched an LTE network by the end of 2013 and LTE connections is forecast to exceed...

31 May 2013 | LTE