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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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Deutsche Telekom to Grant Vodafone Access to FTTH Lines

Wednesday, 16 December 2020 01:06
Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone have signed a contract for a longstanding cooperation in the fixed line network segment. As part of the cooperation, Deutsche Telekom…

Canadian Regional Carrier Videotron Taps Samsung for Commercial 5G Rollout in Montreal

Wednesday, 16 December 2020 00:55
Canadian regional carrier Videotron and Samsung on Tuesday announced the launch of 5G service to Videotron’s users. Videotron’s 5G service sets Montreal, Canada’s second largest…

Telefonica Germany Selects NEC as System Integrator for First Open RAN Pilot in Germany

Wednesday, 16 December 2020 00:05
Telefónica Germany / O2 has selected NEC as its favored full-service system integrator for the first Open RAN pilot system in Germany, announced NEC on…

Indosat Ooredoo Selects Ericsson's Digital Monetization Platform to Deliver Fully Digitized CX

Wednesday, 16 December 2020 00:42
Indosat Ooredoo has selected Ericsson Digital Monetization Platform (DMP) transforming its business support systems (BSS) with Ericsson Digital BSS to deliver a fully digitized customer…

Iraq's Asiacell Telecom Selects Nokia for Nationwide Multi-vendor Network Optimization

Wednesday, 16 December 2020 02:20
Nokia on Tuesday announced that Asiacell Telecom, Iraq’s leading telecommunications services provider, has chosen Nokia to provide nationwide network optimization for two years starting January…

SoftBank Ventures Asia Backs Korea's Payment Technology Startup CHAI in $60 Million Funding

Tuesday, 15 December 2020 05:06
Seoul-based payment technology startup CHAI recently announced a $60 million Series B financing round. The round was led by by Korean conglomerate Hanwha Investment &…

Accenture Helps Rakuten Mobile with New Business Model to Support Fully Virtualized Mobile Network

Tuesday, 15 December 2020 02:25
Accenture on Monday announced that it has helped Rakuten Mobile launch its fully virtualized cloud-native mobile network, from business model design to development and operation.…

Mavenir, MTI Launch Low Cost Evenstar RRH for OpenRAN in Collaboration with Facebook Connectivity

Tuesday, 15 December 2020 03:17
Mavenir and Microelectronics Technology (MTI), a network solutions provider, on Monday announced the general availability of the Evenstar B3 Remote Radio Head (RRH) in collaboration…

NEC Establishes Open RAN Lab in India

Tuesday, 15 December 2020 01:47
NEC on Monday announced its establishment of an Open RAN laboratory in India as a complement to its Center of Excellence (CoE) in the U.K.…