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Like its competitors, Nokia is engaged in numerous 5G pilot and trial projects meant to help gain a better understanding of key technologies, use cases and applications associated with the high capacity and ultra low throughput of 5G. Here we …

OPNFV said its fourth platform release brings development and operations methodologies to the NFV space, and is a “turning point” for organization. The Linux Foundation’s Open Platform for NFV project launched its fourth platform release, dubbed “Danube,” which the organization …

Orange plans to initially focus on certain verticals including health care, public transportation and smart cities. BARCELONA, Spain – Orange Business Services identified health care, public transportation and smart cities as three key verticals the company will target with its …

AT&T is part of a group looking to tackle SDN standards, though the carrier’s AIC deployment looks to be behind schedule. Looking to push the pace of development and adoption of software-defined networking services, a cadre of companies and organization …

French firm plans to deliver smart city applications for government offices, residents and utilities. Orange Business Services signed a consulting deal with Qatari managed services provider Meeza to deliver smart services and applications at Msheireb Downtown Doha, a smart city …

Vendors and key mobile operators across Europe are already carrying out trials of 5G technology ahead of the expected standardization and commercial launch, which is expected to occur at a very limited scale in 2018. In France, local telecommunications provider Orange …

AT&T made good on its plans to release its ECOMP SDN and NFV platform into the open source community through The Linux Foundation. AT&T officially moved on its plans to migrate its enhanced control, orchestration, management and policy platform into …

Orange Group and AT&T agreed to test ECOMP platform last year. Orange Polska, the Polish subsidiary of French telecom group Orange, and Amdocs, a provider of digital customer experience solutions, announced a project to trial AT&T’s enhanced control, orchestration, management …

Internet of things presents a significant opportunity for service providers. The number of connected devices is growing exponentially and is projected to reach 50 billion by 2020. Service providers with their extensive networks and other assets are exceptionally well positioned …

The move towards open source has had a somewhat divisive impact on the vendor community, with established telecom suppliers now having to share the attention – and budgets – of operators with new entrants. This new rivalry has not gone …

5G trial reached peak rates of more than 10 Gbps. French telecommunications provider Orange and Ericsson said they hit peak rates of more than 10 gigabits per second as part of a trial in France using components of “5G” network …

Carriers see open source as a way to break vendor-lock model, but standards and compliance remain key challenges to deployments. Telecommunication operators appear to be full on board in terms of the movement towards open source platforms, or at least …

Organizational support for open source initiatives is easing the integration of platforms into the telecom world. One key challenge for growing the support of open source into the telecommunications space is through various organizations that are looking to either bolster …

The telecommunications market is seeing a lot of action in terms of SD-WAN development and deployment, but how much to this point is just hype? On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we speak with John Isch from Orange Business Services …

Open source software may still be a new model for the telecommunications industry, but it’s rapidly gaining traction as operators look to mimic computing world. While the open source community has quickly gained ground in the computing space, the traditional …

The term open source when connected to software may today seem like it’s been around forever, but you would be surprised how new of a concept it is. The transformational nature of the telecommunication industry’s march towards a software future …

Deutsche Telekom invested $3.1 million in U.S.-based IoT firm. Deutsche Telekom’s corporate customer arm T-Systems announced a global “internet of things” partnership with asset tracking specialist Roambee to offer a real-time visibility solution for assets in the Americas, Africa, Asia …

AT&T Wireless began sifting through multibillion dollar bids, while Sprint offered up third-party billing … 13 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines …