Nokia bags 5G RAN deal in Denmark
Nokia will be the sole supplier of 5G radio equipment for the Danish network joint venture between Telia and Telenor, which recently picked up new spectrum to enable it to forge ahead with 5G rollout.
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TIM bets on Cisco to take Noovle into the big leagues
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US and EU form special tech trade club that China isn’t allowed into
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US and G7 try to out-bribe China over global 5G rollout
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Nokia and Türk Telekom make private Arçelik network
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Deutsche Telekom beefs up public cloud resilience with Amsterdam site
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As US lawmakers attack its competitors, Microsoft warns of state over-reach
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Big wins for Samsung and NEC as Vodafone reveals OpenRAN suppliers
Days after lighting up its latest OpenRAN site, Vodafone on Monday announced the vendors that will support its European deployment of this supposedly game-changing technology.
It’s all kicking off as Sky offers free mobile data for Euros
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Altice set to flog Portuguese holdings
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Nokia bags 5G RAN deal in Denmark https://t.co/OVtY7xPIQ7 #5G #Core
17 June 2021 @ 17:41:03 UTC
MTN to roll out OpenRAN in Africa this year https://t.co/RxcVpY2bhx #4GLTE #5G
17 June 2021 @ 16:50:04 UTC
EXFO bigs up UK deal as owner refuses takeover bid https://t.co/1RAk8ZnktZ #Broadband #Fibre
17 June 2021 @ 13:14:32 UTC