All Samsung articles – Page 4
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PremiumElsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Group: DT a Samsung favourite
Samsung getting traction; DT forms collaborations on European lobbying and internet evolution; e-mobility subsidiary closes in on “future” taxis.
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PremiumT-Mobile Poland trials standalone 5G
Suppliers not named, but Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung could all be contenders. Poland joins Czech Republic, Germany, and Greece as Group 5G SA trial markets.
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PremiumTPG trumpets 5G SA milestone
5G network covers more than 85% of population in ten locations thanks to standalone core. Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung playing complementary roles. 5G site delivery accelerated owing to ‘factory assembly’ strategy.
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Suppliers & SCMVM O2 puts Samsung in RAN frame
Longstanding suppliers Nokia, Ericsson put on alert as JV explores “vendor diversity”. VM O2 will put Samsung’s 4G and 5G RAN equipment through its paces. South Korean supplier maintains kit is open RAN-compliant (after some configuration changes).
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Network & InfraBT says 5G-VINNI paves way for E2E network slicing
Muschamp hails EU-funded project a success in laying groundwork to support “end-to-end” 5G network slicing across multiple sites and different vendors’ equipment. By exposing inadequacies of current industry standards, claims Muschamp, industry better placed to develop a standardised approach and avoid margin-squeezing headache of bespoke deployments. BT expects to ...
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Suppliers & SCMBT protégé DoubleMe doubles down on 5G and MEC
3D image processing specialist highlights collaboration with BT, DT, Telefónica, Vodafone, and others to realise real-time ‘metaverse’ ambitions using 5G.
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT targets Amazon as key commercial partner
As Consumer embraces a platform strategy and seeks new partners to help boost customer value and enhance its billing relationships, a concerted effort is being made to woo internet giant Amazon. Relationship building reflects determination to achieve a “best for partnerships” strategic objective.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Group: Höttges’ Euro warning
Höttges warns of European vulnerability in fragmenting world.
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Suppliers & SCMVodafone Group furthers shake-up with open RAN vendor picks
Capgemini Engineering, Dell Technologies, Keysight Technologies, NEC, Samsung, and Wind River selected for commercial UK deployment. Vodafone top brass insists that accelerating the pace of RAN innovation, rather than cost reduction, is initial the strategic driver for open RAN rollout. Quietly trimming UK open RAN site commitment from 2,600 ...
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Suppliers & SCMDT burnishes green credentials with Fairphone, Samsung partnerships
Group places focus on ensuring sustainability throughout the supplier chain. Nemat emphasises need to retire legacy equipment to save energy and become more economically viable.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Group: BT and DT’s uninvited co-pilot
BT and DT gain uninvited new co-pilot; DT’s tooz and Adidas become running buddies.
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PremiumBT activates standalone 5G at Adastral Park
BT’s EU-funded 5G research facility upgraded using ‘proof of concept’ hardware from Samsung Networks.
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Network & InfraSafaricom partners Huawei, Nokia for 5G trials
Kenyan operator becomes the first East African telco to launch commercial 5G services in a limited rollout. Huawei and Nokia named technology partners, with local communications authority giving full backing to the China vendor’s security credentials.
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PremiumTDE moves into next phase of 5G journey with SA call
Telekom Deutschland conducts 5G SA video call between antenna-site near Munich to Bonn. Recorded latency times of 13ms. Nemat views the tech as essential if network slicing and edge computing are to realise full 5G potential.
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Network & InfraDeutsche Telekom tests 5G SA waters in Germany
Operator sets up antenna site near Munich to gain 5G standalone experience before commercial deployment. Plans afoot to run 5G SA core network in Telekom cloud infrastructure. Nemat views the tech as essential if network slicing and edge computing are to realise their full 5G potential.
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Network & InfraDeutsche Telekom, Samsung team up on standalone 5G
Samsung massive MIMO radio put through its paces in Czech city of Pilsen. Project enables first massive MIMO call on end-to-end 5G architecture within Deutsche Telekom’s European footprint. Tie-up marks another (but still rare) appearance for the South Korean vendor in DT’s orbit.
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PremiumVodafone people moves: top level swaps for Greece, UK, and Vi
Vodafone UK CEO Jeffery to leave; veteran Essam to take his seat. Kate Beaumont joins from Samsung. Vi marks the end of its brand transformation with CMO appointment. Vantage Towers Greece names President in Exarchos.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Enterprise: full fibre rollout takes on public sector sites
IDNet migrating analogue voice to Hosted Communications; Smart Messaging adds Google RBM.
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Venturing & InvestmentsDTCP tops up Cellwize investment
DTCP adds another undisclosed sum to its investment in network automation specialist Cellwize. $32m total funding in the Series B round.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone resets consumer IoT business, targets new markets
Operator looking beyond its own OpCos to meet growth ambitions in the consumer IoT space. Group planning to go direct and indirect in new markets, including France and the USA. Seeking new partners.