ZTE has partnered with Jazz, Pakistan's leading digital operator, to deploy ZTE's first 5G technology-based 4G FDD massive MIMO on Jazz’s 4G network. The deployment brings an average network traffic gain of 15% and an average single-user speed gain of 160%.
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Nokia and AIS Fibre Trial Fastest Broadband in Asia
Nokia and AIS Fibre announced the first trial of their 25G PON solution in Asia. AIS Fibre in Thailand trialed the technology using its existing optical line terminals (OLT), which have already been rolled out nationwide. The OLT was connected simultaneously to three end-user devices with a combined speed of 37.5 Gb/s using a 25G PON optical network terminal (ONT) at 25 Gb/s, an XGS-PON ONT at 10 Gb/s and a GPON ONT at 2.5 Gb/s. All services can be served with the same single fiber at the same time.
Airtel’s Nxtra Starts Constructing Largest Data Center in East India
Nxtra Data Limited, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel (Airtel), started the construction of its new hyper-scale data center in Kolkata. The company will invest Rs 600 crore in the development of the largest data center in East India, which will serve the underserved markets of the east and northeast regions along with the SAARC countries and fulfill the growing needs of enterprises and global cloud players.
ZTE Seals 5G Innovation Cooperation Agreement
ZTE has signed a 5G innovation cooperation agreement with True Group, a leading digital lifestyle enabler in Thailand.
Starhub Launches Managed SD-WAN Solutions to Drive Enterprise Digital Transformation
StarHub today launches the Managed SD-WAN value series of simple and cost-effective solutions for a fast, resilient, flexible and secure enterprise network in the hybrid era.
NTT DOCOMO and NEC Test Energy Efficiency of AWS Graviton2 for 5G SA Core
NTT DOCOMO and NEC Corporation announced the completion of a trial to test the energy efficiency and high performance of AWS Graviton2 processors across key elements of the 5G core network (5GC). The trial demonstrated an average of a 72% reduction in power consumption against incumbent x86 processors using NEC's 5GC software running on AWS Graviton2. The trial tested performance within a 5GC hybrid cloud environment leveraging AWS Graviton2 and DOCOMO's on-premises Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) infrastructure.
China Unicom Selects ZTE in Intelligent MAN Centralized Procurement
ZTE has obtained the second-largest share in China Unicom’s intelligent MAN equipment centralized procurement in 2022.
APTelecom Appointed as Inligo Networks’ International Sales Partner
APTelecom, an internationally recognized digital infrastructure consulting company, will be Inligo Networks’ international sales partner.
AIS and ZTE Partner to Build Autonomous Network With uSmartNet
ZTE and AIS have completed a successful trial to build an autonomous network with ZTE's autonomous network solution uSmartNet at the A-Z center in Thailand.
PM Modi to Launch 5G in India This Week
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be launching 5G services in India at the India Mobile Congress, according to the National Broadband Mission.