Reports and Coverage
New Subsea Cable Planned Between New Zealand and Australia
Connectivity between Australia and New Zealand could receive a further capacity boost after plans for a new data center build and cable system were revealed today.
DISH Signs Agreement with Crown Castle for New Mobile Network
DISH and Crown Castle has a long-term agreement through which Crown Castle will lease DISH space on up to 20,000 communication towers. As part of the agreement,
DISH will receive certain fiber transport services and also have the option to utilize Crown Castle for pre-construction services. The agreement encompasses leases on towers located nationwide, helping DISH facilitate its buildout of the first open, standalone and virtualized 5G network in the U.S.
What Happened to the Dr Peng/Google and Facebook Cable?
Following security concerns from US officials, it has been announced that Google and Facebook have scrapped plans for a giant subsea cable from Los Angeles to Hong Kong.
iBASIS launches cloud-based security portfolio
iBASIS launched its Managed Cloud-Based Security Portfolio for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) around the globe, in partnership with global telecoms security company, Positive Technologies, to cost-effectively and immediately deliver security intelligence.
Indoor Cell Sites are Critical for Private 5G Networks
Verizon has recently completed lab trials with Corning and begun lab trials with Samsung on new 5G mmWave in-building solutions which, when commercially launched, will provide 5G mmWave coverage inside facilities such as hospitals, manufacturing facilities, warehouses, schools, ports, retail stores and more. The launch of these indoor cell sites will not only extend the footprint of Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband network, but will also bring the promise of private networks with Mobile Edge Compute (MEC) capabilities one step closer.
5G Comes to the EDGE
Businesses and developers can now build and deploy applications using Verizon 5G Edge with AWS Wavelength in eight locations across the US. Verizon and AWS have launched mobile edge computing (MEC) capabilities in Atlanta, the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Dallas, Las Vegas, Miami, New York and Washington, DC, with plans to add two additional cities by year end.
Mavenir files for IPO on Nasdaq market
Mavenir, one of the leading independent vendors in the Open RAN market and a cloud native network software provider, has filed with the US SEC for an initial public offering (IPO) of shares on the Nasdaq market .
TELUS Recognized as the Fastest Network in the World
As TELUS continues to expand its next-generation 5G network across the country, UK-based Opensignal has announced that TELUS is the fastest network in the world.
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