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technologies within its BSS to support such and reinforce service continuity for with the technological and operational
functions as automated billing, ML-based subscribers. foundation to optimize costs, strengthen
segmentation for personalized offerings, “Nexign remains committed to advancing resilience, and accelerate innovation across
and GenAI-driven optimization of product modernization of telecom operations and various network types and generations.”
and service configuration. Additionally, enabling CSPs to capture opportunities in Nexign is going to present its cost-efficient,
Nexign Anomaly Detector leverages AIOps new growth areas,” states Maxim Nartov, AI-powered solutions at GITEX Global 2025,
and ML-techniques to identify anomalies Chief Business Officer, Nexign. “With the taking place on October 13-17 at the Dubai
in complex business processes, monitor introduction of our AI-powered, converged World Trade Centre.
business efficiency, safeguard revenues, product portfolio, we provide operators

Nokia and INX-ZA Future-Proof Internet

Connectivity for South Africa’s Digital Communities

Nokia has been selected by INX-ZA, the
Internet Exchange Point division of the
Internet Service Provider Association
(ISPA), to modernize its exchange
infrastructure. INX-ZA will deploy Nokia’s
high-performance IP routing portfolio to
offer new 400GE and expanded 100GE
services to its customers across the
country. As a result, businesses and
internet users can now experience faster,
more resilient, and future-ready Internet
connectivity in South Africa. Internet
exchanges are a critical component of
the digital ecosystem, enabling data to be
exchanged locally and reducing dependency
on expensive international bandwidth. Yet our community has come to expect of us. preserve its industry-leading availability
many IXPs across Africa still operate on Nokia’s technology gives us the scale and while extending its reach. “As people are
aging platforms that lack scalability and capability to keep our exchanges at the consuming and producing more content
efficiency. INX-ZA’s shift to Nokia’s solution forefront of global standards and power and businesses are moving their loads to the
addresses these limitations head-on, the country’s digital economy for the cloud, Internet Exchanges are an essential
opening the door to more energy-efficient, future." Nishal Goburdhan, INX-ZA’s General and critical part of digital infrastructure.
scalable and high-density infrastructure Manager said, Nokia will upgrade INX-ZA’s Working with customers like INX-ZA, which
that can evolve alongside the region’s Internet Exchange Points in Johannesburg, is deeply committed to technical excellence
digital ambitions. “Upgrading to Nokia’s Cape Town, and Durban, beginning with and community enablement, aligns with
400GE-ready infrastructure isn’t just about Johannesburg – home to JINX, Africa’s our belief in delivering resilient, sustainable
adding capacity – it’s about reimagining oldest Internet Exchange Point, which has and scalable trusted infrastructure in South
how South Africa connects. With this achieved 100% uptime since its launch Africa. Our platforms offer the flexibility
modern, energy-efficient platform, INX-ZA in 1996. Together, Nokia and INX-ZA and openness needed to meet today’s
can deliver faster, more reliable, and more will expand JINX from seven to ten data interconnection demands while paving the
sustainable interconnection services while centers by year-end, deploying thirty high- way for future innovation with SR Linux and
maintaining the uptime and performance performance platforms in phase one to automation."
Nokia Unveils Commercial 5G Solution for Next-Gen Digital Railway

Operations Supporting FRMCS

Nokia has announced its new 5G radio worldwide, setting the foundation for the networks, the solution supports greater
solution, designed to deliver high-capacity, Future Railway Mobile Communication digitalization and automation, driving
high-performance and resilient real- System (FRMCS). As a cornerstone for benefits for passengers, businesses and
time communications to rail operators smarter, safer and more efficient rail the environment. The launch features the

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