Huawei pitches 5G Deterministic Networking

At a press conference in London, Huawei outlined its vision for 5G Deterministic Networking (5GDN). The idea is to build manageable, verifiable and deterministic virtual private mobile networks, offering customers a predictable and differentiated service experience. 5GDN runs on a cloud-native platform and supports microservice-based 2G/3G/4G/5G full convergence. Huawei said it is the first to deliver a deterministic networking oriented 5G core...

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Huawei debuts AirEngine WiFi-6

Huawei introduced 10 new Wi-Fi 6 access point (AP) models to help enterprises step into the fully wireless campus era. The flagship AirEngine 8760 AP delivers an air-interface data rate of up to 10.75 Gbps. Huawei said its AirEngine Wi-Fi 6 series is positioned for: High-density terminal access scenarios, such as office spaces, conference rooms, stadiums, terminal buildings, and stations High-definition (HD) video application scenarios, such...

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Saudi Arabia plans open-access FTTH network

Saudi Arabia’s telecoms regulator is leading a New Open Access Initiative that will deliver fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband services through any subscriber-selected service provider, independent of fiber infrastructure ownership. A nation-wide active infrastructure sharing agreement was signed on February 23rd by all six telecom Service Providers in Saudi Arabia, including the CEOs of STC, Mobily, Zain, Etihad Atheeb Telecom (GO), Integrated...

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Dell'Oro: Mobile Core Network market approaches $8 billion

The Mobile Core Network (MCN) market expanded for the second consecutive year and approached $8 billion in 2019, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. Ericsson, Huawei, and Nokia ranked as the top three vendors. Some highlights from the Mobile Core Network 4Q 2019 report: The top six MCN vendors for 2019, in alphabetical order, were Cisco, Ericsson, Huawei, Mavenir, Nokia, and ZTE. These vendors accounted for over 85 percent of the worldwide...

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WWT and Dell develop/validate telco blueprints

World Wide Technology (WWT) and Dell Technologies are opening a new Center of Excellence to create replicable solution blueprints for the service provider industry. The solution blueprints will be built on top of an optimized Dell Technologies infrastructure stack and be demonstrated in WWT’s Advanced Technology Center (ATC), a testing and validation facility equipped with roughly $1 billion in hardware and software. The Center of Excellence will...

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Dell'Oro: CBRS RAN investments to surpass $1.5B

The overall CBRS market – LTE plus 5G NR – is expected to grow at a rapid pace between 2019 and 2024 with cumulative RAN investments projected to surpass $1.5 billion, according to the latest Dell’Oro Group CBRS RAN 5-year forecast report. Other highlights from the CBRS 5-Year Forecast Report: CBRS capex is not projected to have a significant impact on the WLAN capex. CBRS investments are projected to account for a mid-single digit share of the...

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