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Telecommunications (Telco) stories - Page 46

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Morrison & Co join takeover of Australia's Telstra mobile towers
Thu, 1st Jul 2021
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Wellington-based investment manager Morrison & Co is part of a group buying 49 percent of Australian telecommunication giant Telstra's mobile towers business.
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Google Cloud and Ericsson partner to develop 5G and edge cloud solutions
Wed, 30th Jun 2021
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Google Cloud and Ericsson announce partnership to develop 5G and edge cloud solutions, helping businesses transform digitally.
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NVIDIA partners with Google Cloud to establish the industry’s first AI-on-5G innovation lab
Tue, 29th Jun 2021
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NVIDIA has announced a partnership with Google Cloud to establish the industry’s first AI-on-5G Innovation Lab.
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BAI Communications acquires US telco infrastructure provider Mobilitie
Tue, 29th Jun 2021
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Australia-based BAI Communications is expanding in the US with the acquisition of telecom infrastructure firm Mobilitie.
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Southern Cross NEXT submarine cable touches down at Auckland's Takapuna Beach
Tue, 29th Jun 2021
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Auckland's Takapuna Beach is the landing point for a submarine cable that boosts New Zealand's international connectivity by almost 100%.
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COVID-19 accelerates interest in 5G, digital transformation and IoT
Mon, 28th Jun 2021
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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.
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UCG appoints NZ Delivery Partner contractors as full members of employment association, EMA
Fri, 25th Jun 2021
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Telco services supplier UCG is appointing all of its New Zealand Delivery Partner subcontractors as full members of the Employers and Manufacturers Association.
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Spark turns on Hamilton's first 5G network
Mon, 21st Jun 2021
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Spark launches first 5G network in parts of Hamilton, with coverage across Hamilton Central, Claudelands, Chartwell, and Fairfield. More coverage to come.
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Google Cloud partners with Axiata Enterprise to modernise digital transformation of Asia's telcos
Fri, 18th Jun 2021
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Google Cloud has announced a strategic partnership with B2B telco company Axiata Enterprise to support digitalisation in Asia.
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Cisco unveils new 5G industrial router portfolio for the IoT Edge
Fri, 18th Jun 2021
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The unified architecture simplifies collaboration between IT and operations and streamlines their deployments from the enterprise to the edge.
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5G mobile subscriptions predicted to exceed over half a billion by the end of 2021
Thu, 17th Jun 2021
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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.
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VMware updates VMware SASE with VMware Cloud Web Security global network
Mon, 14th Jun 2021
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VMware updates VMware SASE with VMware Cloud Web Security, a cloud-hosted global network of VMware SASE and partner points of presence.
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5G smartphone market most accelerated mobile technology generation ever
Fri, 11th Jun 2021
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Global 5G smartphone market set for rapid growth in 2021, with more than 500m units expected, driven by falling prices.
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VMware and Vapor IO collaborate to simplify deployment of 5G and real-time applications
Fri, 11th Jun 2021
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VMware and Vapor IO collaborate with a Multi-Cloud Services Grid to simplify and lower costs when deploying distributed 5G and real-time applications.
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The NZ smartphone market reaches new heights due to pandemic
Fri, 4th Jun 2021
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New Zealand's smartphone market experiences highest annual growth in 7 years, with a 30.1% increase in Q1 2021, according to IDC.
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Number porting fraud prompts extra measure from telcos
Thu, 3rd Jun 2021
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Telcos have banded together in an attempt to stamp out a relatively uncommon but potentially devastating type of fraud.
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Orcon launches 8Gbps broadband plan
Wed, 2nd Jun 2021
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Orcon launches 8Gbps broadband plan, doubling the speed of its fastest plan less than 18 months after its 4Gbps launch.
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Mobile vendors scramble as handset market transitions to 5G
Wed, 2nd Jun 2021
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The race is on for OEMs to find a level of differentiation in their flagship portfolios to help boost margins and improve market share.
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Commerce Commission lays out max revenues for Chorus
Tue, 1st Jun 2021
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The Commerce Commission has revealed its draft decisions on price-quality regulation for Chorus and information disclosure requirements for fibre companies.
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Mobile consumers demand assurance as they plan upgrades to 5G
Fri, 28th May 2021
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More than half of consumers plan to upgrade to a 5G device within the next two years, according to Blancco Technology Group.