Telecommunications (Telco) stories - Page 46

A collaboration between Qualcomm and Keysight has achieved 5G 10Gbps data connection speeds, an industry-first milestone.

Macquarie Telecom partners with Rocky Bay to enhance disability services in Western Australia through technology solutions.

Vodafone launches Unlimited 4G Broadband in selected parts of urban and regional New Zealand, with plans starting from $55 per month.

NEC Corporation and Netcracker have announced a 5G Core and full-stack Digital BSS/OSS on Amazon Web Services.

NEC launches AI solution to detect and pinpoint issues in optical fibre by analysing vibrations, aiding in infrastructure maintenance.

Wellington-based investment manager Morrison & Co is part of a group buying 49 percent of Australian telecommunication giant Telstra's mobile towers business.

Google Cloud and Ericsson announce partnership to develop 5G and edge cloud solutions, helping businesses transform digitally.

NVIDIA has announced a partnership with Google Cloud to establish the industry’s first AI-on-5G Innovation Lab.

Australia-based BAI Communications is expanding in the US with the acquisition of telecom infrastructure firm Mobilitie.

Auckland's Takapuna Beach is the landing point for a submarine cable that boosts New Zealand's international connectivity by almost 100%.

Interest in 5G has surged due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with 71% of enterprises accelerating their digital transformation plans, according to a study by EY.

Telco services supplier UCG is appointing all of its New Zealand Delivery Partner subcontractors as full members of the Employers and Manufacturers Association.

Spark launches first 5G network in parts of Hamilton, with coverage across Hamilton Central, Claudelands, Chartwell, and Fairfield. More coverage to come.

Google Cloud has announced a strategic partnership with B2B telco company Axiata Enterprise to support digitalisation in Asia.

The unified architecture simplifies collaboration between IT and operations and streamlines their deployments from the enterprise to the edge.

Ericsson predicts 5G mobile subscriptions will exceed over half a billion by the end of 2021, with an estimated one million new subscriptions every day.

VMware updates VMware SASE with VMware Cloud Web Security, a cloud-hosted global network of VMware SASE and partner points of presence.

Global 5G smartphone market set for rapid growth in 2021, with more than 500m units expected, driven by falling prices.

VMware and Vapor IO collaborate with a Multi-Cloud Services Grid to simplify and lower costs when deploying distributed 5G and real-time applications.

New Zealand's smartphone market experiences highest annual growth in 7 years, with a 30.1% increase in Q1 2021, according to IDC.