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Modern Media, Unified communications

AI’s Impact on Contact Center Staffing – The Bittersweet Update

March 12, 2024

Via: No Jitter

One of the biggest selling points of artificial intelligence (AI) is cost savings—and that savings involves automating functions that humans previously handled. In the contact center, AI cost savings translates into compensation reduction, as agents become more efficient with interactions […]


Networks & Systems

Ooredoo partners with Huawei to transition to 5.5G

March 12, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

Middle East telco Ooredoo Group is working with Chinese vendor Huawei to move toward the ‘5.5G’, or 5G-Advanced, era by upgrading its core networks across key markets. The partnership, which was signed during Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2024, will see […]


Local area networks and wide area networks, Modern Media

Cellnex gets EU funds for shared 5G network for IoT, V2X on Czech-Poland border

March 11, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

Shared 5G infrastructure is to be deployed for smart vehicle and traffic communications, plus for rural connectivity, in cross-border areas between the Czech Republic and Poland. The project is funded by the European Union (EU) as part of its Connecting […]


Local area networks and wide area networks, Modern Media

Vodafone wins 10-year smart meter deal with Aqualia in Spain

March 11, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

One we missed, from late February: Spanish water company Aqualia has appointed Vodafone on a 10-year deal to automate and manage its advanced meter infrastructure, with a view to supply more than one million NB-IoT smart meters over the first […]


Networks & Systems

Nokia, stc perform O-RAN based-5G private wireless network trial

March 11, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

Finnish vendor Nokia and Saudi carrier stc announced that they have successfully tested a 5G private wireless network based on cloud-native O-RAN technology. In a release, Nokia noted that the trial was hosted on Microsoft Azure Operator Nexus, which is […]


Networks & Systems

Sateliot preps four new NB-IoT satellites, primes €1bn sales pipe

March 8, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

Barcelona-based satellite IoT provider Sateliot, building an NB-IoT satellite system based on Release 17 specs in the 5G NR cellular standard, is to launch four new IoT satellites this summer with SpaceX to connect nearly seven million IoT devices, it […]


Broadcast, Modern Media

Intinor transforms quality, stability and latency in contribution streaming at NAB Show

March 7, 2024

Via: Broadcast Beat

Intinor, Sweden’s leading developer of products and solutions for high quality video over the internet, is demonstrating the latest functionality in its widely-used streaming technology at NAB 2024 (booth SU5059, Las Vegas Convention Center, 14 – 17 April). As well […]


Networks & Systems

Inmarsat Maritime, Aramco to trial 5G network in the Arabian Gulf

March 7, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

Inmarsat Maritime, which is owned by Viasat, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi energy and chemical company Aramco to undertake a 5G mesh network trial. In a release, Inmarsat Maritime noted that the trial aims to provide […]


News

The AI-native telco—in conversation with Rakuten Symphony

March 6, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

With all the talk of AI-native telcos, it’s important to remember that to be AI-native, first you have to be cloud-native. What does that mean? It means there are very few operators that are cloud-native, so their perspective on being […]


Broadcast, Modern Media

Clear-Com Empowers Seamless Communication Experience at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego

March 5, 2024

Via: Broadcast Beat

Clear-Com®, the industry leader in communication systems for sports and entertainment, played a pivotal role in enhancing communication capabilities at the state-of-the-art Snapdragon Stadium, which opened in 2022 and is owned by San Diego State University and managed by OVG360. […]


Networks & Systems

Ericsson boosts 5G-A, 6G initiatives in Turkey

March 5, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

Swedish vendor Ericsson has announced two separate developments with Turkish operators to cooperate in different fields including 5G-Advanced (5G-A) and 6G. In the first deal, Ericsson and Türk Telekom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the recent Mobile […]


Local area networks and wide area networks, Modern Media

Actility and Kerlink bundle radio and core into single private LoRaWAN IoT system

March 4, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

French LoRaWAN stalwarts Actility and Kerlink are integrating their LoRaWAN network hardware and connectivity software into a simplified private LoRaWAN network solution to enable “easy” deployment and scalability of industrial IoT projects, the pair have said. The combined solution includes […]


News

Is telecoms focusing on how without asking why?

March 1, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

I know the show is over but I’m leaving the dateline on because, of course, I’m still here. Mobile World Congress was good; so good, in fact, it’ll take me a few months and a couple of off-schedule visits to […]


News

Cisco joins with Misui, KDDI to deploy private 5G at Industry 4.0 test lab in Japan

March 1, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

The Japanese arm of Cisco has joined with Mitsui Information and KDDI Engineering, parts of trading group Mitsui Group and telecoms operator KDDI respectively, to deploy a private 5G network at the Shinwa Komaki SFiC Lab in Komaki City, in […]


Networks & Systems

Ericsson, du partner to provide 5G private networks in the UAE

March 1, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

Swedish vendor Ericsson and Emirati telco du had announced strategic partnership under which Ericsson will provide its private 5G networks with the aim of enabling smart services to the government and enterprise sectors in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Under […]


Editorial

Discovering the Submarine Cables That Wire the World

February 29, 2024

Via: Caitlin Simmons

Have you ever thought about the mechanisms that enable your digital content to trek the longest of distances across the globe? Or considered the infrastructure that allows the uninterrupted streaming of digital media from servers located continents away? The answer […]


Modern Media, Unified communications

Workplace Collaboration Security Threats are Growing

February 29, 2024

Via: No Jitter

There’s no rest for the weary, especially those weary communication pros responsible for securing their workplace collaboration environments against internal and external threats. Today’s security landscape is one that is constantly evolving, at an ever-increasing pace, as new applications enter […]


Regulations

How the Digital Markets Act Could Impact Enterprise Communications

February 29, 2024

Via: No Jitter

On November 1, 2022, the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) took effect. This law instigates significant changes for big tech or more specifically, big US tech. It’s presented as a form of regulation intended to foster fair competition. The […]


Modern Media, Unified communications

Conversations in Collaboration: Yellow.ai’s Raghu Ravinutala on Automating Customer Service to Generate Real Cost Reductions

February 28, 2024

Via: No Jitter

Welcome to No Jitter’s Conversations in Collaboration series. In this current series we’re asking industry leaders to talk about how AI can boost productivity – and how we define what productivity even is – with the goal of helping those […]


Broadcast, Modern Media

Starfish Technologies Showcases Enhanced Stream Processing at NAB Show 2024

February 28, 2024

Via: Broadcast Beat

Starfish Technologies, a pioneer in transport stream processing, will use its NAB presence to highlight how its innovative software products can deliver valuable functionality and flexibility to support new revenue opportunities. Starfish software is now installed in more than 1,000 […]