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Ray Sharma

Ray Sharma

Ray is a news editor at The Fast Mode, bringing with him more than 10 years of experience in the wireless industry.

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Tele2, Telenor Sweden Pick Ericsson and Nokia for Nationwide 5G Rollout via Joint Company Net4Mobility

Friday, 22 January 2021 01:25
Tele2 and Telenor Sweden on Wednesday announced that have together secured crucial spectrum in the 3.5 GHz spectrum auction. The two companies have also finalized…

Deutsche Telekom, Cellnex to Combine Tower Business in the Netherlands

Friday, 22 January 2021 00:45
Deutsche Telekom and Cellnex Telecom have signed an agreement to merge their respective Dutch mobile communications infrastructure companies into Cellnex Netherlands. Both companies will also…

Brazilian Wholesale and B2B Operator Vogel Telecom and Ciena Deploy 800G Network

Thursday, 21 January 2021 01:30
Vogel Telecom, a wholesale and B2B telecommunications provider in Brazil, recently deployed Sao Paulo’s first 800G optical network to support customers in delivering high-quality cloud,…

Lumentum to Acquire Laser Maker Coherent in $5.7bil Deal

Thursday, 21 January 2021 00:59
Lumentum and Coherent on Wednesday announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Lumentum will acquire Coherent for $5.7 billion. The combination unites…

Limelight Networks Appoints Bob Lyons as New CEO

Friday, 22 January 2021 01:55
Limelight Network this week announced appointment of Bob Lyons, previously CEO at Alert Logic as the new President and CEO of the company, taking over…

Telstra, Ericsson and Qualcomm Hit 5G Download Speed Record of 5Gbps on Commercial Network

Thursday, 21 January 2021 00:59
Telstra, in collaboration with Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies announced the successful completion of a new 5G maximum download speed record on a commercial network of…

DT, Orange, Telefónica, and Vodafone Join Forces to Support Rollout of Open RAN

Thursday, 21 January 2021 02:55
Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, and Vodafone Group are joining forces to support the rollout of Open RAN as the technology of choice for future mobile…

Nokia, Mobily Pilot 5G FWA Network Slicing on Live Commercial Network

Thursday, 21 January 2021 00:49
Nokia announced that it has successfully piloted 4G and 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) network slicing with Saudi Arabian telecommunications services provider, Mobily on their…

O-RAN's 'Cherry' Features Significant Advances in E2E Integration of Components of O-RAN Architecture

Friday, 22 January 2021 00:54
The O-RAN Software Community (OSC), working with the Linux Foundation, recently published its 3rd open software release within 18 months, dubbed 'Cherry'. Cherry moves the…