Latest innovations from the telecom industry in the form of weekly announcements from the biggest communication service providers and their vendors.

If you have been following the news in the last few weeks, the main focus of the operators has been deployment of 5G, Private enterprise networks, adaptation to ORAN standards and delivering next generation IOT services.

This week we saw some major announcements related to IOT deployment services and partnerships in different parts of the world.

News covered this week:1. Etisalat selects Ericsson for 5G network core expansionhttps://www.ericsson.com/en/press-releases/5/2020/etisalat-selects-ericsson-for-5g-network-core-expansion

2. Russia’s first commercial 5G-ready dedicated network with Ericssonhttps://www.ericsson.com/en/news/2020/11/mts-dedicated-network-russia

3. Nokia enables China Mobile with enterprise IoT connectivity globallyhttps://www.nokia.com/about-us/news/releases/2020/11/23/nokia-enables-china-mobile-with-enterprise-iot-connectivity-globally

4. Nokia selected as one of TELUS network infrastructure partners to provide transformational 5G mobile services for Canadianshttps://www.nokia.com/about-us/news/releases/2020/11/23/nokia-selected-as-one-of-telus-network-infrastructure-partners-to-provide-transformational-5g-mobile-services-for-canadians

5. Samsung’s cloud native 5G core and SK Telecom’s cloud native SCP power 5G core network to be more reliable, scalable, and efficienthttps://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-and-sk-telecom-complete-next-generation-5g-core-development-based-on-latest-industry-standards-3gpp-rel-16

6. DISH Selects Mavenir To Deliver Cloud-Native Voice, Data And Messaging Services Software For Nationwide 5G Networkhttps://about.dish.com/2020-11-23-DISH-Selects-Mavenir-To-Deliver-Cloud-Native-Voice-Data-And-Messaging-Services-Software-For-Nationwide-5G-Network

7. Vodafone and Ericsson move mobile network drone delivery closer to realityhttps://www.ericsson.com/en/news/2020/11/vodafone-and-ericsson-partner-on-drone-delivery

8. Nokia, A1 provide private wireless connectivity for Siemens renewable energy microgridhttps://www.nokia.com/about-us/news/releases/2020/11/25/nokia-a1-provide-private-wireless-connectivity-for-siemens-renewable-energy-microgrid

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