Nokia to deploy latest AirScale product portfolio for all deployment scenarios. Teletalk Bangladesh Ltd (Teletalk) will look to deploy a 5G network in the country for the first time. In a deal with Nokia, Teletalk will support the government’s digital agenda to drive automation, digitalization, and Industry 4.0 in Bangladesh…
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TPG Telecom partners with Fortinet to launch high-capacity
5G-ready secure SD-WAN . Fortinet and TPG Telecom have launched TPG Telcom’s 5G-ready Secure SD-WAN solution based on Fortinet’s Security Fabric platform. The solution aims to solve important network security challenges faced by business customers, offering end-to-end network visibility and service reliability. Secure software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) has revolutionised…
Read MoreMore spectrum to support 5G growth in Singapore
Spectrum is in addition to the first tranche of 3.5 GHz spectrum issued in June 2020. The Infocomm Media Authority (IMDA) has announced the results of its 2.1 GHz spectrum auction to make available more spectrum to support the growth of 5G mobile services. This spectrum is in addition to…
Read MoreBuilding 5G infrastructure for the digital future
Far EasTone (FET), Taiwan, is building a 5G network targeting premium performance and coverage. Far EasTone (FET), Taiwan, is building a 5G network targeting premium performance and coverage to maximize customer experience. A network infrastructure that is the foundation to fulfill the increasing customer demand for daily and instantaneous digital…
Read MoreOoredoo Group brings various technologies, including 5G to multiple countries
Multi-country deal incl. South-east Asia cover multiple technologies including RAN, Core, Optics, IP and microwave Nokia has announced that it has been selected by Ooredoo Group to bring multiple technologies and services, including 5G, to customers in Middle East, North Africa, and South-east Asia as part of a multi-country, five-year…
Read MoreNew Singapore 5G and Telecoms Academy training portal
More than 500 courses available online. The TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) initiative has equipped more than 3,000 Singaporeans with 5G skills over the last year. In addition, a new 5G training portal has been launched to train more Singaporeans to take up fresh opportunities in this growth area. Minister for Communications and Information, Josephine…
Read MoreAustralian smartphone sales grow as 5G starts to take over
Smart wearables adoption lays the groundwork for the ‘metaverse’. Australian smartphone sales continued to grow with 4 million handsets sold in the first half of 2021, up 4 per cent from the 3.8 million sold a year ago as 5G begins to dominate, according to new research from emerging technology…
Read MoreDNB’s 5G plans for Malaysia
Telcos will pay much less per GB than what they are spending on their own 4G network. Digital Nasional Berhad (“DNB”) has published a report by Ernst & Young Consulting Services Sdn Bhd (“EY”) on the potential future impact on Malaysia’s economy from the deployment of a single wholesale 5G1…
Read MoreSwift economic recovery sees growth in telco market
Fastest expansion is still expected in the Asia/Pacific region. Worldwide spending on telecommunications and pay TV services is forecast to reach $US1.5 trillion in 2021, representing an increase of 1.0 per cent over 2020, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker. The latest forecast is more…
Read MoreUS Security agencies release guidance for 5G
Key cybersecurity guidance to configure 5G cloud infrastructure. The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have published cybersecurity guidance to securely build and configure cloud infrastructures in support of 5G. Security Guidance for 5G Cloud Infrastructures: Prevent and Detect Lateral Movement is the first of a…
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