Nokia announced that it has been selected by Thai mobile operator, dtac, part of Telenor Group, as its first 5G RAN partner in a three-year deal covering the North and North Eastern regions of Thailand. With this deal, Nokia plays a key role in ensuring that dtac’s network performance is fully 5G-ready and enabling a faster rollout of new 5G services as demand grows.

Read more: Nokia handpicked by Thai operator to power 5G network performance and services

Aligning with the national plan to boost digital inclusivity and fulfill its commitment to serve its customers, Globe Telecom has been focusing on improving its network infrastructure by expanding its reach through new site builds and network upgrades all over the country.

Read more: Globe Telecom aims to enhance network infrastructure in the Philippines

ZTE Corporation has published a white paper on 5G SA commercial deployment, published by Mobile World Live. The white paper demonstrates that SA is the target architecture of 5G and lays solid foundation for fully realizing 5G application value.

Read more: ZTE’s latest white paper discusses significance of 5G SA architecture

Orange Business Services is pleased to announce a partnership with nbn™ (National Broadband Network) Australia, through which it can now add domestic managed services, including satellite and fixed Internet, to its offerings for Australian enterprises. As a network-native digital services company, Orange Business Services will use the nbn™ to deliver fast, competitive and reliable connectivity but also extend IT and system integration expertise to support its customers’ ever-increasing cloud, Internet, bandwidth and routing optimization needs. Enterprises will benefit from end-to-end support, allowing them to operate more cost effectively with seamless connectivity and access to the global capabilities of Orange to provide better service to their end customers and employees.

Read more: Orange, nbn™ join forces to provide ultra-fast connectivity to Australian clientele

The Maldives-Sri Lanka Cable (MSC), has successfully landed in the Maldives, connecting the coastal areas of Colombo to Hulhumale’. This cable is a system composed of a Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) subsystem and 863-kilometer fibre optic cable.

Read more: Groundbreaking Maldives-Sri Lanka Cable to power region’s telecoms network

To ensure the fulfilment of both Consumers and Enterprises future demands in the digital era , Indosat Ooredoo has announced its continued partnership with Huawei Indonesia as one of its strategic partners to build a state-of-the-art, programmable, 5G-ready transport network powered by Segment routing IPv6 (SRv6). Huawei will deploy the network in the key areas of Jabodetabek, Surabaya and the rest of East Java & Bali, which will be the first commercial deployment of its kind in Asia Pacific. This enables a simple, scalable, agile and reliable network available on demand to Enterprises and Consumers alike.

Read more: Indosat Ooredoo, Huawei collaborate to build innovative 5G-ready transport network

ZTE Corporation has released a white paper on its 5G Summit & User Congress on Green 5G, "5G Energy Efficiencies, Green is the New Black", authored by GSMA Intelligence, a leader in global telecoms, media and technology (TMT) research and part of the broader GSMA.

Read more: ZTE, GSMA Intelligence release latest white paper on Green 5G

PCCW Global, a leading international communications service provider, has announced a new collaboration with RingCentral, a leading provider of cloud-based unified communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions for global enterprises, to provide on-demand private network connections to RingCentral’s global unified communication services.

Read more: PCCW Global, RingCentral establish on-demand private network connections for consumers

Nokia has announced that Equinix will deploy a new Nokia IP/MPLS network infrastructure to support its global interconnection services. As one of the largest data center and colocation providers, Equinix currently runs services on multiple networks from multiple vendors. With the new network, Equinix will be able to consolidate into one, efficient webscale infrastructure to provide FP4-powered connectivity to all data centers – laying the groundwork for customers to deploy 5G networks and services.

Read more: Nokia partners with Equinix to strengthen global interconnection services

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