• Increased access to proven operations support system(OSS) capabilities with a cloud and AI-native platform
• 360-degree visibility and control over increasingly adaptive and virtualized networks and IT environments
• Accelerated telecom digital transformations and enhanced customer experiences and services

The EY organization today announces an alliance between Ciena Corporation (Blue Planet, a di

Eutelsat and France’s armed forces ministry have made a framework agreement for LEO satellite services in the pursuit of reinforcing French military space comms.

The agreement supports the NEXUS (Neo-Espace pour de multiples Usages Sécurisés) program launched by the French Ministry of Defence, which has the goal of reinforcing the current French military space communications state of affairs by combining military and civilian resources.

INCA has reacted to Ofcom's latest proposals on regulating the UK access market, the main thrust of its response being that Openreach must be kept in check.

Given that INCA – or the Independent Networks Cooperative Association, to give it its full title – is the mouthpiece of UK alternative network providers, its comments are to be expected. Indeed, it would be surprising had it not had a pop at Openreach.

Quantum key distribution (QKD) is headed for the stars thanks to a new consortium launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Spanish satellite operator Hispasat.

The group, called Q-Design, has set its sights on enabling QKD via geostationary and low Earth orbit satellites (GEO/LEO) as well as terrestrial infrastructure.

If all goes according to plan, the project will support QKD services that can work on any one or a combination of these network environments, giving it the flexibility to adapt to coverage conditions as required.

Ericsson has announced the launch of two high-performance antennas designed for mission-critical applications such as public safety and disaster relief.

The Antenna 1005 and Antenna 1006 were shown off at the at the Critical Communications World (CCW) event in Brussels, Belgium, and are designed with the requirements of emergency services and first responders in mind.

• Nokia Autonomous Network Fabric brings together all the capabilities required to accelerate the journey to full network automation in an open, cloud-native, multi-vendor environment. 
• Key features include a library of cross-domain correlated data products, telco-trained models (LLM/LAM/ML), integrated security, and AI apps for automation workflows. 
• Nokia announces an expanded collaboration with Google Cloud that will make Nokia’s Autonomous Network Fabric available to deploy anywhere customers need it, on Google Cloud

Collaboration will combine Syniverse’s global enterprise messaging reach with Aduna’s unified telecom API platform.

UKTIN’s latest webinar, held on June 17th, explored the current Horizon collaborative opportunities in the UK for advanced communications.

The event shared the UK’s latest capabilities, including how UK and EU colleagues can benefit from offerings such as JOINER, the Federated Telecoms Hubs, the UKTIN AI Discovery Tool and more.

Delegates also had the opportunity to hear pitches directly from key UK organisations hoping to participate in Horizon projects. 

Introducing Horizon Europe

GSMA’s Mobile Net Zero report shows momentum is building, though mobile operators must accelerate efforts to halve industry emissions by 2030 to keep net zero by 2050 on track 

The mobile industry’s operational emissions fell by 8% between 2019 and 2023, even as mobile connections grew by 9% and data traffic quadrupled, according to the GSMA’s fifth annual Mobile Net Zero report released today. 

• A single means to verify both TM Forum Operate APIs and CAMARA Service APIs are conformant to Open Gateway standards
• Enables faster integration, lower costs, less complexity; builds global confidence in API interoperability and accelerates monetization
• Next step in a long-standing collaboration between TM Forum, GSMA and CAMARA on Open Gateway initiative
• Telefónica will be the first CSP to certify Operate APIs through the new program

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