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A quick roundup of the news in Telecoms | Week #28

By Aiste Kryzanovske July 15, 2022

Startup Nothing debuts with its first smartphone Phone 1 Nothing’s first phone, the Nothing Phone 1, was finally launched this week. The Nothing Phone 1 is one of the most intriguing newcomers to the smartphone market in recent years. Carl Pei, a former OnePlus co-founder, established the startup less than two years ago. The company has showcased several of the Phone 1’s most important features in the weeks building up to the launch event, including the inclusion of a Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus CPU and the Android-based Nothing OS software. Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/yc2bmksu Nokia will lead German 6G project Nokia has announced that it will lead 6G-ANNA, a German government-funded 6G lighthouse project, that began on July 1, 2022. Nokia will lead and drive 6G research and standardization in collaboration with the 29 partners, including industry members, subject matter experts, start-ups, research organizations, and universities in Germany. The project…

VoIP Fundamentals

Top 10 VoIP providers in 2022

By Aiste Kryzanovske July 11, 2022

If you ask anyone who is familiar with VoIP systems, they’d probably tell you that choosing the right service provider can indeed be a difficult task. The VoIP market includes numerous service providers, each of them claiming to be the best. It’s easy to get frustrated with the selection process when seeking a service provider, and it’s challenging to compare features, benefits and customer support quality on offer. Therefore, we’ve done the legwork, and all you have to do is read our findings. So, there you have it – our top 10 picks for the best VoIP systems in 2022. RingCentral Office is a renowned cloud-based VoIP platform with a wide range of capabilities that should be able to meet the needs of any company phone system. Furthermore, APIs may be used to enhance RingCentral Office’s integration with other apps. RingCentral Office stands apart in the market for medium-sized…

News Roundup

A quick roundup of the news in Telecoms | Week #27

By Vilija Simkiene July 8, 2022

Ericsson to be the sole RAN vendor for T-Mobile Netherlands T-Mobile Netherlands has appointed Ericsson as a sole supplier for the renewal of its 5G network. Soren Abildgaard, CEO of T-Mobile Netherlands, stated, “I am confident that with the support of Ericsson we will continue to offer our customers the best mobile telecom experience. We have been leading in 4G for many years and we are and will continue to be so with 5G. In recent years, we have built a globally acclaimed 4G network.” According to the Dutch mobile operator, the choice was preceded by an intensive selection process that assessed, among other things, quality, equipment performance, innovation, sustainability and costs. Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4szfd6m4 Nokia and LG U+ collaborate for 5G Advanced and 6G The South Korean mobile operator LG U+ has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nokia to cooperate on the next generation of wireless…

Telecom News

GSMA moves to make ESG reporting metrics consistent

By Aiste Kryzanovske June 30, 2022

The GSMA has released a whitepaper that specifies 10 key performance indicators (KPIs) for mobile carriers in the areas of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG). The GSMA estimates that roughly 600 distinct ESG reporting standards are presently in use across the mobile sector. This diversity not only makes assessing the level of success on an industrial scale challenging, but it also puts a great load on operators, who often invest significant time and effort in data gathering and detailing progress, only to generate a report with little value. The KPIs are divided into four groups, with the GSMA explaining why these divisions were made: Environment – Reporting against environmental KPIs can aid internal decision-making, such as how to develop decarbonization policies and deploy cash to increase energy efficiency. Emissions, energy and waste reduction are the KPIs in this area. Digital Inclusion – Tracking success against…

News Roundup

A quick roundup of the news in Telecoms | Week #25

By Vilija Simkiene June 23, 2022

Vodafone signs a multi-year agreement with Oracle Vodafone and Oracle have announced an agreement to modernize their European IT infrastructure and accelerate its transition to the cloud. The companies will migrate a broad range of systems to dedicated, fully managed regions of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) that will be deployed in Vodafone’s main data centers that are managing its European IT and network operations. According to Scott Petty, Chief Digital & IT Officer, Vodafone, the flexibility offered by OCI enables the company to build a robust cloud platform in their data centers. This advancement will also provide the operational agility and scalability required to support the growth and diversification of the Vodafone business. Read more at https://tinyurl.com/ye27dmsv Telinta taps DIDWW to deliver a white label hosted PBX solution Telinta, a global leader in white label cloud-based switching and billing solutions for VoIP service providers, has announced a collaboration with DIDWW,…

VoIP Solutions

Modernizing business communications with cloud solutions by ORENCloud

By Aiste Kryzanovske May 30, 2022

ORENcloud is a cloud communications company, with a mission to revolutionize communication solutions by assisting businesses gear towards digitization in adopting cloud communications to achieve agility, resilience and modernization. Organizations may benefit from ORENcloud’s hosted unified communications for a variety of reasons, including mobility, accessibility, flexibility, management and affordability. Hosted IPPBX, Contact Center, Ticketing, Helpdesk solution, Microsoft Teams PSTN Integrations, Unified Chat and Chatbots, as well as SIP trunking services are among the telecom’s solutions that help boost corporate efficiency and promote customer-business interactions over multiple channels. The VaaS (Voice-as-a-Service) and CCaaS (Call Center-as-a-Service) solution, enables consumers to acquire a complete set of enterprise-grade communications solutions in a single, easy-to-use package. ORENcloud SIP trunking offers high-quality, multi-codec and multi-connection services, with terminations handled by Tier-1 Local Malaysian as well as international telecoms with virtually unlimited channels. ORENcloud collaborates with these international partners to offer a variety of global…

Telecom News

Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson trial eco-friendly 5G radio sites

By Aiste Kryzanovske May 25, 2022

The successful demonstration of renewable energy sources in a 5G mobile site has been confirmed by Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson. Both companies collaborated to convert a live radio station utilizing a management system to optimize power supply and demand by leveraging solar and wind energy. The site in Dittenheim, 120 kilometers north of Munich, has been partially powered by solar panels for over a year as part of a prior collaboration between the two enterprises. Wind turbines have now been installed as part of a new trial to increase the site’s renewable energy capability. Acting as a second renewable energy power source, the wind turbine is capable of providing up to 5kW of additional electricity. When the conditions are ideal, the facility may run entirely on renewable energy, eliminating the requirement for use of the electrical power grid. The Ericsson Power System, which handles the two power sources…

Telecom News

Telecom Italia and CDP start network talks

By Aiste Kryzanovske April 5, 2022

Following an internal reorganization, Telecom Italia (TIM) has signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with the state investment bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) to begin talks on a possible merger of its fixed network with the state-backed company Open Fiber. This initiative is aimed at reviving a long-standing goal to establish a single fiber network company in Italy. The notion of combining the networks of the two businesses to create a single national broadband network for Italy has been discussed for at least two years. The government-owned CDP, which has a 60% investment in Open Fiber and a 10% stake in TIM, has long advocated for such an alliance . The government has determined that establishing a unified network will allow for a faster rollout of fiber technology, avoiding an overbuild and maximizing the use of European recovery funding. The decision comes as TIM CEO Pietro Labriola pushes…

Telecom News

TIM to begin KKR talks and Open Fiber merger

By Aiste Kryzanovske March 15, 2022

Telecom Italia (TIM) said it will begin official discussions with KKR nearly four months after the US investment firm made a non-binding offer of $11.8 billion for the business. TIM said it has invited its CEO and chairman to speak with KKR to learn more about its prospective proposal after an almost six-hour board meeting on Sunday. TIM noted in a statement that its board of directors had directed CEO PietroLabriola and chairman Salvatore Rossi to conduct formal conversations with KKR in addition to those already held by its advisers in order to maximize shareholder value in respect to other potential interested parties. The release went on to say that the goal was to get information on the financial and industrial appeal and execution of KKR’s offer, as well as to define the length and breadth of the applicable confirmatory due diligence sought by the fund prior to a…

News Roundup

A quick roundup of the news in Telecoms | Week #7

By Aiste Kryzanovske February 18, 2022

Verizon drives towards its goal of net zero carbon emissions Verizon has used the proceeds from its most recent $1 billion green bond to sign a number of renewable energy purchase agreements (REPAs) in an effort to make its operations more ecologically friendly. These REPAs encompass around 910 megawatts of new renewable energy producing capacity throughout seven states in the USA, with wind turbines accounting for around 51% and solar panels for the remaining 49%. By 2025, the operator claims it will have sourced or generated renewable energy equal to 50% of its annual electricity use. Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/4fzb629n Broadvoice to officially launch GoContact BPO offering At the Call & Contact Center Expo US, Broadvoice, a supplier of hosted voice, unified communications (UC) and SIP Trunking services for businesses, will demonstrate its new contact center solution for the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector. This new offering is the result…