July 2, 2021 Interview: Diversity4Tech – Valuable 500/Verizon Sasha Twining discusses diversity and inclusion in the mobile industry with Caroline Casey, CEO & Founder, The Valuable 500, and Verizon Consumer Group CEO Ronan Dunne. By Rebecca Spiller
July 2, 2021 Mavenir develops open RAN equipment for Ligado Ligado Networks tapped Mavenir to develop open RAN equipment compatible with its L-band spectrum, illuminating the satellite communications company’s plans for deployment and expanding a list of recent wins for the software provider. By Martha DeGrasse
July 2, 2021 ZTE and China Mobile jointly win “Future Network Leading Innovative Scientific and Technological Achievement” award PRESS RELEASE: ZTE Corporation and China Mobile have been awarded the “Future Network Leading Innovative Scientific and Technological Achievement” award for their “ITU-T MTN Based Deterministic Slicing Network” at the fifth Future Network Development Conference held in Nanjing, China. By Mobile World Live
Operators Telenor July 2, 2021 Telenor shrugs off Myanmar sale reports Telenor Group disregarded speculation it was exploring a sale of its Myanmar operations, but indicated its future presence in the market depended on further developments in the wake of a shutdown on mobile data use imposed by authorities earlier this… By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva
5G+ Europe July 2, 2021 UK commits £30M to win 5G open RAN race The UK government furthered efforts to diversify network equipment options after banning the use of Huawei 5G kit, launching a £30 million competition to fund R&D projects which accelerate open RAN adoption and position the country as a leading… By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva
AT&T Big Tech Google North America Operators July 2, 2021 Google, AT&T strike RCS deal AT&T lined up Messages by Google as the default messaging service for all its Android users, consolidating the app’s position as the dominant implementation of Rich Communication Service (RCS) for the smartphone platform in the US. By Martha DeGrasse
AT&T Big Tech Microsoft North America Operators July 2, 2021 AT&T SVP outlines benefits of Microsoft deal Igal Elbaz, AT&T SVP of wireless and access technology (pictured), told Mobile World Live a deal to move its 5G core network to the Microsoft cloud offered broader industry benefits by enabling the software giant to sell its platform… By Martha DeGrasse