uCloudlink Expands Presence in Southeast Asia

uCloudlink has announced its continued expansion in Southeast Asia, with new partnerships in Vietnam. The company recently extended its partnership agreement with a local telecom service company in Vietnam, which will see the partner distribute uCloudlink's mobile broadband (MBB) products and services to its customer base.

uCloudlink has been working with this Vietnam-based partner since January last year. Now, uCloudlink will work with the partner to expand PaaS and SaaS ecosystem. This will enable fast, secure and reliable data connection services to more users and business partners globally.

By leveraging its patented CloudSIM technology and HyperConn™ solution through its PaaS and SaaS platform, uCloudlink's mobile broadband (MBB) products and services enable users to overcome limitations and allow users to access all available networks through a single operator entry point.

"Moving forward, uCloudlink plans to further expand its presence with more business partners globally. By strengthening its regional sales network and expansion of its PaaS and SaaS ecosystem, uCloudlink will be able to provide better data connection services for users everywhere, and realize its vision of connecting and sharing without limitations," mentioned uCloudlink's press release.

The company has also deals in across the Asia-Pacific region, including with business partners in Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and more.

 

Wipro Wins A Multi-Year Contract from Maxis Broadband Sdn Bhd

Leading global IT player Wipro has scored a major win as it secured a multi-year contract from Kuala Lumpur-headquartered Maxis Broadband. Under this contract, Wipro will provide the leading converged solutions provider several aspects of IT Managed Services for hybrid Infrastructure and application maintenance.

In addition to IT Managed Services for Hybrid Infrastructure and application maintenance, Wipro will also look for new ways to work for Application Development and Testing Services and provide cybersecurity services for Maxis Broadband.

Bhavya Kapoor, Managing Director – Southeast Asia, Wipro Limited said, "We are delighted to be selected as a strategic partner by Maxis, and look forward to supporting them in their IT transformation journey. Our strong capabilities, backed by extensive global experience in working with some of the biggest telecommunication providers in the world, will enable us to deliver this transformational engagement. This partnership endorses the value we bring to the industry and bears testimony to our growing footprint in Malaysia, which is a strategic market for Wipro in Southeast Asia."

Wipro will further support Maxis in leveraging its global service delivery model, telecommunications domain expertise, and Wipro Holmes. This move will help modernize, automate, simplify and standardize Maxis' global IT Managed Services and testing functions.

 

USA’s 5G Leader T-Mobile to offer free Apple TV+ subscription to its customers

T-Mobile never fails to provide outstanding and exciting offers to its customers; today, the telecom giant has announced that its customers will now get a full year of Apple TV+ for free. This offer begins on August 25. All new and existing T-Mobile customers on Magenta and Magenta MAX plans can avail of this deal, and Sprint Unlimited Plus and Sprint Premium customers can also score this deal.

T-Mobile is America's 5G leader, and it offers the first and fast unlimited 5G smartphone plan with Magenta MAX. It also has got the nation's largest, fastest, and robust 5G network. The company's 5G network covers over 305 million people across 1.7 million square miles. It's Ultra Capacity 5G covers around 165 million people and is on track to hit nationwide by this year.

T-Mobile is now fully ready to provide its customers award-winning content which they want to binge-watch by offering free Apple TV+ for one year. Apple TV+ will be featuring brand new original series, movies, and documentaries. It will also have exclusive Apple Originals roll out every month, which is ad-free, and customers can share it among up to six family members.

 

 

Dish, AT&T signs new wireless network deal worth $5 Billion

Dish Network Corp, in a recent press meet, has stated that it has signed a multi-year deal worth $5 billion to make AT&T Inc. the primary network services partner for its wireless customers. It is a 10-year deal in which AT&T will provide voice, data, and messaging services to the customers with Dish-owned mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) Boost Mobile, Ting, and Republic Wireless.

The MVNOs do not own any networks, but they can rent capacity from established operators to sell their wireless and 5G network services to their clients and customers. Dish's retail wireless customers throughout the United States will be able to get access to voice and data roaming services on AT&T's network.

Many other telecom firms in the US are spending billions to ramp up their 5G infrastructure to provide faster wireless and data services with better coverage, as there is an increased demand due to the global pandemic-led shift to remote working and online learning. Dish has over 8.89 million retail wireless subscribers based on its last quarterly earnings report, whereas AT&T has more than 186 million mobile subscribers.

 

Telenor Joins forces with Oracle to manage revenues in key Asian territories

Oracle Communications' cloud-native converged charging, and billing solutions is now focusing on its Asia market.  As a result, the company is partnering with Telenor to support the telecommunications provider's mobile and next-generation 5G services across Asia.  Mobile services, from voice to video streaming, are on the rise across Asia. To support this purpose, Telenor has selected Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management that lays the groundwork for 5G and provides charging and billing interactions for 175 million subscribers in Asia.

Oracle is aiming to offer a range of products, from an ongoing monthly subscription to a video-on-demand service to mobile banking payments to large-scale prepaid voice and data services. These services and solutions will be deployed in countries like Malaysia, Thailand, and Pakistan. Oracle's fully integrated, cloud-native digital billing and charging solution gives Telenor proven monetization and real-time rating capabilities.

Oracle's cloud-native converged charging solution has been validated in performance testing on its Cloud Infrastructure. The company says that it scales to high subscriber volumes with low millisecond latency, near-linear scalability, and efficient resource utilization, including prepaid and postpaid charging scenarios, without needing to manage the risk of out-of-sync revenue systems.

 

Telecom Giants Vodafone Idea partners with Cisco to improve 4G and 5G user experience

Telecom industry giant Vodafone Idea (Vi) in a recent announcement has stated that it will collaborate with Cisco to improve its already existing 4G network and, in the future, 5G use cases to offer better quality experience for its customers. The company further added that it would work with Cisco to design and build a cost-efficient network architecture that drives greater speed to market in 4G, 5G, Cloud, and IoT.

Vi has said that it would be adding Cisco’s new ultra-packet core to its network architecture to deploy new software applications and services such as voice-over Wi-Fi. With this, Vi is committed to providing seamless connectivity to its customers and to enhance user experiences that is empowered by an intelligent and automated network offered by Cisco.

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has allocated 5G trial spectrum in various bands to various telecommunication networks such as Airtel, Jio, and Vi to develop robust 5G use cases. Airtel and Jio have already commenced their 5G trials to test peak speed, latency, and data loads. Vi, however, is yet to begin its 5G trials soon.

 

Samsung has entered Britain following the 5G network deal made with Vodafone

Vodafone, a popular telecoms group from the UK, has recently announced that it is joining hands with Samsung electronics to avail 5G network equipment in the UK. The latest collaboration with help the South Korean manufacturer to enter Europe’s telecom market. Mobile operators from Europe are keen on Samsung entering the market because they want it to replace Huawei as the supplier. As of now, the financial terms of the agreement was not made public. Citing security risks, Britain has ordered all 5G equipment supplied by Huawei to be removed by the end of 2027. This move comes as an echo of the campaign led by the US.

A senior executive from Samsung has revealed that the company is rooting for Europe to propel its growth in the network equipment segment. Richard Webb from CCS Insight has stated that the South Korean company has a long way to go in order to overtake Nokia and Ericsson when it comes to the 5G RAN portfolio, but the company is a worthy competitor. Currently, the European telecom sector is dominated by Ericsson, Huawei, and Nokia, but Samsung has made a grand entry into the market following the deal made with Verizon last year. Various operators are also positive about the latest developments.