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Vodafone Idea Finalises Contracts worth USD 3.6 Billion for 4G Modernisation, 5G Deployment

desk4December 10, 2024December 11, 2024

December 10, 2024December 11, 2024

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has finalized contracts worth USD 3.6 billion for 4G modernisation and 5G deployment with Nokia, Ericsson from Sweden, and South Korea’s Samsung, covering a three-year period. The capex program is aimed at expanding the 4G population coverage from 1.03 billion to 1.2 billion, launching 5G in key......

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RIL’s Jio Reports USD 2.2 Billion Fund Support from Swedish Export Credit Agency for 5G Rollout

wirecableSeptember 6, 2023September 6, 2023

September 6, 2023September 6, 2023

Reliance Industries Limited’s telecom business, Reliance Jio, reported a USD 2.2 billion fund support from a Swedish Export Credit Agency for the 5G network rollout in India. Jio has largely procured gears from Sweden’s Ericsson and Finland’s Nokia to deploy its 5G network. Aug 6, 2023 Reliance Industries Limited’s (RIL)......

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Nokia and Eurofiber Inks Deal to Boost Optical Fibre Connectivity

desk3September 29, 2022October 3, 2022

September 29, 2022October 3, 2022

Under the agreement, there will be a multi-country DWDM rollout, data center switching, and so on. This will further increase the reach of the Eurofiber Open Network. This will enhance the fibre network infrastructure of Eurofiber. September 6, 2022 Nokia has entered into a frame agreement with Netherlands-headquartered Eurofiber Group,......

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STL Appoints Ashwini Bakshi as Chief Sales Officer

desk3September 6, 2022September 29, 2022

September 6, 2022September 29, 2022

Mr. Ashwini Bakshi has more than 25 years of experience in sales and strategic growth capability building. At STL, he will be responsible for driving the company’s order book and revenues. September 6, 2022 STL has onboarded Mr. Ashwini Bakshi as the Chief Sales Officer (CSO) to its global leadership......

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Openreach and Nokia Test Next Generation of Full Fibre Broadband Technology

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July 17, 2021July 17, 2021

Leveraging 25G PON technology, developed by Nokia, Full Fibre can deliver download speeds of 25Gbps over a single optical fibre and can deployed on existing underlying infrastructure that Openreach is rolling out across the UK. July 16, 2021 Openreach and Nokia have conducted the UK’s first-ever tests of a new......

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Fibre backhauled 5G future

wirecableSeptember 27, 2016January 12, 2021

September 27, 2016January 12, 2021

— Ankit Agarwal, Global Head – Telecom Products, Sterlite Technologies Ltd With the promise of 1ms latency and 1,000 times more capacity than 4G, 5G scores in terms of speed and efficiency. 5G will have the ability to interwork with different technologies and various types of devices, offering maximum efficiencies.......