Altnet representative body sees record growth as full fibre roll out continues to accelerate

The Independent Networks Cooperative Association sees membership boom as altnets build momentum London, UK, 28th July 2021: The Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) have achieved significant growth, gaining 32 members in 2021 so far. As the independent sector is already playing a critical role in delivering the government’s Gigabit Britain targets, the growth in membership is a clear reflection of the strength of the altnet sector, and that these companies collectively represent an increasingly vital element of the digital infrastructure fabric of the country. The new INCA members include the…

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Small Cell Forum Releases Key Test Setups for 5G RAN Split 6 Products

Paper provides deployers and integrators proposed solutions for testing and optimizing disaggregated small cell radio and distributed units of the RAN London, UK 28th July 2021 – Small Cell Forum (SCF) has released a paper outlining the key test configurations for 3GPP TS38.141 compliance testing of split 6 products using the SCF nFAPI 2.0 interface. Led by Forum members Keysight Technologies and Picocom, the paper aims to inform operators and integrators on how split 6 products can be tested, with specifications derived from 3GPP standards. SCF’s comprehensive suite of 5G…

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Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust invests £5m to upgrade IT infrastructure, refreshing its EUC estate using IGEL

…The use of IGEL OS results in the Trust saving £500k not buying new desktops… UK, Reading. July 20, 2021 – IGEL, provider of the next gen edge OS for cloud workspaces, announces today that Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has updated its end-user computing (EUC) environment, implementing IGEL OS and UD3 endpoints throughout the organisation. This is part of a £5 million investment the Trust is making to replace and refresh its entire IT infrastructure including compute, storage, WAN/LAN network and thin client platforms. This significant upgrade project is…

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NGMN Green Future Networks Project demands network equipment circularity and increased efforts in global sustainability standardization

In two White Papers, the Alliance emphasizes the necessity of Life Cycle Assessment methodology and a collaborate approach for ICT industry players. Frankfurt, Germany, July 20, 2021: Today, the Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN) has released two new White Papers: “Green Future Networks: Sustainability Challenges and Initiatives in Mobile Networks” and “Green Future Networks: Network Equipment Eco-Design and End to End Service Footprint” – of which the first is exploring the data-driven assessments and research of the environmental footprint of digital goods and services, while the second focuses on…

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nal von minden GmbH rapid test detects the Delta variant

The Delta variant is continuing to spread. “In order to stop it, we need to make sure that we are not transmitting coronavirus to other people,” explains the Federal Ministry of Health, which advises people to get themselves tested. “It is important that the tests can detect the coronavirus mutation. According to a current study by the medical-technology company from Moers (Germany), the nal von minden GmbH rapid test reliably detects the Delta variant. The NADAL COVID-19 antigen test also comes recommended by the Federal Ministry of Health as a…

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Councils and road authorities to benefit from asset efficiency with Optima Hub

Warwick, U.K., 19th July 2021 – Telent’s newly deployed Intelligent Transport System will provide a scalable and futureproof solution for councils and road authorities across the UK. Optima Hub remotely monitors and integrates data from roadside controllers and sensors. The solution enables that information to be accessible via a centralised, browser-based system allowing for increased mobility and productivity. Already live across sixteen local authorities with a further four currently trialling the system, a total of 1337 sites are currently being monitored by the Optima Hub. 600 of these sites feature…

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Out There Media and MTN Nigeria launch telco-driven mobile advertising with flagship brands and agencies

Campaigns deliver 70 to 120 times better response rates than industry average benchmarks London/Lagos, 15th July, 2021 –: Out There Media (OTM), a global leader in mobile advertising and data monetization, today announced that it has successfully launched its proprietary mobile advertising technology Mobucks™ with leading mobile operator, MTN Nigeria. OTM’s technology, combined with its network of brands and brand agencies, will strengthen the mobile operator’s digital advertising strategy, driving advertiser interaction and engagement with its 65 million subscribers, nearly two times the reach of Facebook in Nigeria. Several brand…

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TEOCO launches Transport Engineering Solutions

Strengthens business assurance offering with key hire  FAIRFAX, VA., USA – 15 July 2021 – TEOCO, the leading provider of analytics, assurance and optimization solutions to over 300 communication service providers (CSPs) worldwide, has today announced the appointment of Karin Williams as Director of Transport Engineering Solutions. Williams will head up TEOCO’s newly formed Transport Engineering Solutions team as the company continues its commitment to deliver end-to-end Business Assurance Solutions for its CSP customers. The Transport Engineering Solutions team will support CSPs to deploy new technologies at a rapid pace by…

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Iskratel to introduce powerful fibre optic services at Gigabit Summit 2021

Innovative new products such as the ComboPON OLT are designed for modern fibre optic networks, and will be showcased at this year’s conference Munich, July 14, 2021 – Iskratel, a leading European ICT provider, will be presenting its innovative, brand-new Optical Network Terminal and Optical Line Terminal (ONT / OLT) products and services designed for modern fibre optic networks at the Gigabit Summit in Hessen, Germany this week. The annual conference is aimed at highlighting the expansion and further development of digital infrastructures. Iskratel’s Patrick A. Zuncke, Head of the…

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Bamboo Systems Models How to Reduce Data Center Carbon Footprint with Arm Servers

Bamboo’s new whitepaper crunches the numbers on x86 powered data centers vs those utilizing Arm servers CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND AND SAN JOSE, CA – July 13, 2021 – Bamboo Systems, a provider of revolutionary Arm-based, enterprise-classed servers architected to meet the needs of today’s software design and data center demands, today released a whitepaper “Reducing Your Data Center Carbon Footprint with Bamboo Arm Servers” which analyzes the energy used by different types of data centers. Bamboo found that an Arm server-powered data center reduces CO2 production by 74 percent, equivalent to…

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