Rakuten Mobile to test BlueWalker 3 LEO satellite for Direct-to-Mobile

Rakuten Mobile obtained preliminary experimental test station licenses in Japan to conduct mobile communication tests and preliminary verification using AST SpaceMobile’s low earth orbit satellite, BlueWalker 3.AST SpaceMobile is building a space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard unmodified mobile phones. The company's BlueWalker 3 test satellite launched from the USA on September 11, 2022. On November 14, AST SpaceMobile...

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DOCOMO and SK Telecom collaborate on 5G/6G, metaverse

NTT DOCOMO and SK Telecom (SKT) agreed to collaborate on the competitive enhancement of their respective smart-life businesses and communications-infrastructure technologies worldwide.In the smart-life field, DOCOMO and SKT will discuss joint production of original content for their respective video distribution platforms and leverage their video-business synergies for expanded presence on the global stage.In metaverse-related services, they will...

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BAI Comm acquires ZenFi for NYC metro fiber/edge infrastructure

BAI Communications (BAI), which specializes in shared communications infrastructure, completed its acquisition of ZenFi Networks (ZenFi), a US East coast-based provider of digital infrastructure solutions and innovator in small cell deployment, offload & roaming services, fibre connectivity, and network edge colocation. BAI Group companies include Mobilitie, Signal Point, Transit Wireless and ZenFi Networks in the United States, and Vilicom...

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Dublin and Virgin Media test TIP's OpenWiFi in a WiFi4EU configuration

The Dublin City Council, Ireland, supported by Virgin Media Business, is testing Wi-Fi 6 Access Points that are compliant with TIP OpenWiFi and with the technical requirements of the European Commission’s WiFi4EU initiative, the benchmark for public Wi-Fi deployments in Europe. The deployment includes a cloud-based controller from NetExperience and access points from Edgecore and HFCL. WiFi4EU promotes free access to Wi-Fi connectivity for citizens...

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CoreStack's NextGen Cloud Governance platform powered by Oracle Cloud

CoreStack's NextGen Cloud Governance platform has achieved “Powered by Oracle Cloud” Expertise and is now available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace. The CoreStack platform enables AI-powered cloud governance and management to provide customers with data-driven actionable intelligence into various business-critical facets of cloud.CoreStack offers added value to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure customers with these key benefits:Implementation of well-architected...

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Enrico Maria Bagnasco takes over as CEO of Sparkle

Enrico Maria Bagnasco has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Sparkle by TIM's Board of Directors. Bagnasco previously served as Sparkle's Chief Technology Officer and before that as Head of Product and Portfolio Management at TIM.Elisabetta Romano, Chief Network Operations & Wholesale Officer of TIM, will maintain her role as Board Director. Sparkle's Board of Directors expressed its heartfelt thanks for the important work done...

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Padtec creates board position for solutions, platforms and telecom services

 Padtec has appointed Alexandre Piovesan to a new board position dedicated to the area of solutions, platforms and telecommunications services. The purpose is to make the services unit even more strategic in the company, with a function dedicated specifically to the development of platforms and complete solutions for the telecommunications sector, in order to monitor – and even anticipate –market evolution.Padtec's board of directors includes...

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