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Nokia gets in bed with Tencent and Baidu cloud business units

Nokia has announced an expanded relationship with two existing customers, to provide data centre interconnect (DCI) network solutions for expanding cloud computing business units.

Telstra: COVID-19 is forcing companies to become cloud-first

Cloud computing was a major trend prior to COVID-19, however 93% of IT decision makers are accelerating cloud adoption programmes as a result of the pandemic.

Mavenir and Altiostar join forces to exploit the US OpenRAN opportunity

The US government keeps promising to chuck money at OpenRAN technology, so it makes sense for companies involved to raise their game.

Amazon attempts to capitalise on society’s anger, but leaves questions unanswered

The general public is angry with authority today and it appears Amazon is attempting to capitalise on this sentiment with a shallow PR stunt.

Google makes more progress in telco cloud with Telefonica tie-up

Telco cloud services might still be in their embryonic days, but there is plenty of attention from the Silicon Valley internet giants as Google inks a deal with Telefonica.

IBM exiting facial recognition as police can’t use it responsibly

In a letter to Congress, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna has said the firm would halt the development and sale of facial recognition software, as it is not being deployed in a fair and reasonable manner.

Huawei launches new UK charm campaign, but misses the point

Running through various newspapers as full-page adverts, Huawei has written an open letter to validate its position in the UK, but that is unlikely to be enough to remove the ‘high risk vendor’ label.

Buoyed by remote working trends, Gamma issues battle cry for remainder of 2020

COVID-19 has dealt numerous companies a very unusual set of cards, but for Unified Comms firm Gamma Communications, there is plenty to be optimistic about.

Reliance Jio carves off another 1.16% to sixth investor

Reliance Industries founder Mukesh Ambani has found yet another private investor for Jio Platforms, selling 1.16% for $750 million to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).

Health charity warns NHS app could exacerbate existing health inequalities

The Health Foundation has warned the existence of digital divides in UK society could create a false sense of security as some segments of society are left in the dark.

Germany and France strive for cloud relevance through Gaia-X project

In a typically European approach, a mass collaboration involving the public and private sectors from Germany and France aims to take on the global cloud computing giants.

2020 will see a video conferencing profit boom, but it could be short-lived

Zoom might be riding a high for the moment, but unless it starts to add additional value into its products it will soon wither away to the realms of irrelevance.

Google Cloud signs valuable procurement deal with UK Government

Google Cloud has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UK Crown Commercial Service, a step towards developing a supplier relationship with public sector organisations in the country.

Rakuten takes first step towards a hybrid operator/vendor telco

Rakuten and NEC will develop a containerized standalone (SA) 5G core network, which will become one of the first products available on the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP).

China leads the way as mobile network core market proves resilient

With the difficulties presented by COVID-19, the 5G roadmap might not have progressed as planned, but growth has remained steady for mobile core deployments.

Tencent carves out $70bn for Chinese cloud expansion

Hong Kong-based Tencent has said it plans to expand its business into cloud computing services, ranging from traditional data centres to enterprise AI services.

A look back at the biggest stories this week

Whether it’s important, depressing or just entertaining, the telecoms industry is always one which attracts attention.

Making Sense of the Telco Cloud

In recent years the cloudification of communication networks, or “telco cloud” has become a byword for telecom modernisation. This Telecoms.com Intelligence Monthly Briefing aims to analyse what telcos’ transition to cloud means to the stakeholders in the telecom and cloud ecosystems. Before exploring the nooks and crannies of telco cloud, however, it is worthwhile first […]

GSMA cosies up to O-RAN Alliance

The GSMA, the telco industry lobby group, has announced a new partnership with the O-RAN Alliance to accelerate the adoption of Open Radio Access Network (RAN) technologies.