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Nokia joins Open RAN Policy Coalition

Nokia has become the first of the world’s three largest telecoms equipment vendors to join a new open RAN lobby group. Launched in early May with more than 30 members from ...

Verizon chief details 5G MEC, network expansions

Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg (pictured) revealed the operator plans to expand a 5G mobile edge compute (MEC) initiative launched with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2019 to a total ...

GSMA Future Networks: 5G Ecosystem Directory

The Future Networks team continue to work towards expanding the 5G Operator Platform ecosystem, and we are compiling a collaborative list of stakeholders who are filling ...

Chinese operators make major RCS commitment: Whitepaper

China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom yesterday (8 April) released a 5G messaging white paper outlining their commitment to mandate all compatible handsets sold in the ...

Ensuring positive outcomes from 5G rural rollout: KDDI & SoftBank

KDDI and SoftBank have established a joint venture to build out 5G technology in rural areas. The agreement will include the ‘mutual use’ of existing base stations and ...

Achieving over $1bn cost efficiencies in the 5G era: new Network Economics Annual Report

As 5G becomes an increasingly ubiquitous feature of connected life over the course of 2020, operators seeking to make the most of this transformative, but famously ...

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New opportunities created by the transformative capabilities of 5G and IP Services are inspiring Operators to deploy innovative technologies and develop new commercial principles to deliver network economic optimisation.

Directed by 21 leading operators, the GSMA Future Networks Programme guides the industry to meet emerging consumer and business demands with innovations in Network Slicing, Operator Cloud Platform Interoperability and Open Networking.

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