Asia Pacific Operators November 25, 2024 NBN Co names ex-Vocus CEO as interim chair NBN Co appointed board member Kevin Russell as interim chair starting 1 January 2025, taking over for Kate McKenzie at the Australian government-owned broadband provider. By Joseph Waring
Asia Pacific Operators November 25, 2024 KT hits 1.6Tb/s in backbone pilot KT claimed it was the first in South Korea to reach terabit transmission rates in pilot tests on its backbone network, aiming to achieve similar speeds on medium- and long-distance segments of its commercial infrastructure in the first half of 2025. By Joseph Waring
Europe Operators November 22, 2024 Tele2 CTIO departs after 3 years Tele2 EVP CTIO Yogesh Malik left the company yesterday, with no reasons given for his sudden departure. By Kavit Majithia
North America Operators Verizon November 22, 2024 Verizon claims first multi-vendor open RAN DAS deployment Verizon claimed an industry first after deploying a distributed antenna system using open RAN interfaces to connect Samsung and CommScope equipment. By Mike Robuck
AI & Cloud Asia Pacific Devices Operators November 22, 2024 LG Uplus, Samsung combine on AI-powered phone LG Uplus is partnering with Samsung Electronics to develop an advanced AI digital assistant for a new smartphone expected to be launched in South Korea early next year, The Korea Economic Daily reported. By Joseph Waring
Network Tech Operators Unwrapped: The 5G Evolution On-Demand Vodafone November 22, 2024 Vodafone closes in on huge mobile tender Vodafone Group’s head of open RAN Francisco Martin Pignatelli stated the operator was on the cusp of naming suppliers for its ambitious radio network tender across its entire Africa and Europe operations. By Mike Robuck
5G+ Operators Regulation November 22, 2024 Hong Kong nets $280M in spectrum auction The Hong Kong government concluded a spectrum auction after seven days, generating HKD2.2 billion ($282.6 million) from 110MHz of spectrum across two 4G and 5G bands to four operators. By Joseph Waring
Operators April 16, 2024 Jefferies expands its reach into mobile ecosystem to support operators’ financial needs
