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TECHNOLOGY UPDATES  SAMENA TRENDS

        TPG Telecom Migrates 4G/5G Data Services onto Consolidated Core Network


                                                               Australia’s TPG Telecom, which offers services under a range of
                                                               brands including Vodafone Australia, has successfully migrated its
                                                               consumer and business 4G and 5G data services onto a single,
                                                               consolidated  core  network  provided  by  Ericsson  dual-mode  5G
                                                               Core solution.  In a press  release  announcing the  development,
                                                               Ericsson said  it  had  partnered  with  TPG  Telecom to build  and
                                                               deliver its consolidated network, which it is claimed will increase
                                                               operational efficiency of the telco’s network, enabling the delivery
                                                               of new services  and  improved  mobile  performance  in  shorter
                                                               timeframes.  Commenting,  TPG  Telecom’s  Chief  Technology
                                                               Officer, Giovanni Chiarelli, said: ‘The successful migration of TPG
                                                               Telecom’s  4G  LTE  data  services  to  our  existing  Ericsson  cloud-
                                                               native dual-mode 5G Core network marks an important milestone
                                                               in our efforts to build Australia’s most innovative and advanced
                                                               mobile network.’



        Edotco Teams with Zeta IOS to Create Rural Connectivity Solutions



        Telecoms tower company edotco announced a new partnership   of Malaysia, where connectivity infrastructure under the National
        with integrated  network solutions  provider Zeta  IOS to provide   Digital Network (JENDELA) initiative may not reach,” he said in a
        satellite-based solutions  to  boost  rural  connectivity  in  Malaysia.   statement. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Com-
        Under the partnership, edotco and Zeta IOS will develop an inte-  mission’s (MCMC’s) JENDELA initiative aims to provide 100% in-
        grated  solution  that  combines  fixed  wireless  access  (FWA)  and   ternet coverage in the country by the end of 2025, with broadband
        Super Wi-Fi connectivity on the ground with satellite backhaul. The   speeds of at least 100 Mbps, and 9 million homes passed with
        proposed solution will be designed to use LEO satellite systems   gigabit fiber access. In June this year, the MCMC declared the first
        covering Malaysia, such as Starlink and Eutelsat OneWeb. It will   phase of JENDELA a success, achieving its goals of 96.9% 4G mo-
        also support geostationary satellite broadband services such as   bile coverage and 7.5 million premises passed with gigabit fiber.
        MEASAT’s CONNECTme service. Edotco CEO Adlan Tajudin said   Phase 2 will focus on extending 5G coverage to 100% of populated
        that it chose Zeta IOS for its track record in end-to-end integrated   areas and 85% of the rural population, and deploying FWA and sat-
        connectivity solutions. "Through our partnership with Zeta IOS, we   ellite broadband solutions to fill in the remaining gaps.
        are taking a significant leap in connecting the most remote areas



        Smart, DOCOMO Complete Successful Open RAN RIC Test



        Smart  Communications,  the  mobile  arm of PLDT  Inc., has  an-  at the PLDT-Smart Technolab in Makati City featuring various use
        nounced the successful completion of a full-blown Open Radio Ac-  case  scenarios.  The  mobile  operator  was  also  the  first  Filipino
        cess Network RAN Intelligent Controller (Open RAN RIC) proof of   company to test Open RAN in Q1 2023, having previously explored
        concept (PoC) in partnership with Japan’s NTT DOCOMO. Claiming   the possibility of using the technology starting back in 2019.
        a first for the Philippines, Smart said the PoC tests were conducted

















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