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Telefónica Germany, Nokia, AWS claim 5G cloud core first

  • O2 Telefónica says “selected customers” will be able to benefit from the cloud core when using the operator’s standalone 5G network

  • The operator aims to move “at least 30-40%” of its customer base by 2025-2026

  • A Reuters report suggested that O2 Telefónica first worked with AWS and Sweden-based Ericsson, and then swapped to Nokia and AWS

Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Telefónica) hailed what it described as a first for an existing telecoms operator: the launch of a new 5G core network that is built entirely in the cloud, specifically the AWS cloud. O2’s 5G Cloud Core uses cloud-native 5G core architecture

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Ocean Network Express and Ancotrans reduce CO2 emissions with first FH e-Trucks in Hamburg region

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Nokia, Alcon strike mining private network deal

Mining company Sigma Lithium inked a deal with Nokia and systems integrator Alcon to install a private LTE campus network to support its operations, a deployment expected to improve worker safety and productivity.

The network will be used to connect 200 employees and support a range of industrial applications at a mining site in Brazil, with the aim of boosting productivity and creating operational efficiencies.

Workers will be connected to the network through certified rugged devices and use a range of applications based-on industrial edge computing to improve safety and increase productivity. Apps to be supported include voice and video

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Nokia and Alcon to deploy first private LTE network in Americas supporting lithium mining

As the world converts to more energy-efficient vehicles to combat climate change, lithium exploration globally is expected to increase more than 10 times by 2035.

Sigma produced record amounts of Triple Zero Green Lithium at its Brazil plant in 2023 and its Quintuple Zero Green Lithium was recognized at COP28 as the most sustainable lithium in the world.

With the addition of a Nokia private LTE network based on Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (Nokia DAC), the company is ratcheting up its goal to produce next-generation EV batteries in a carbon neutral, socially and environmentally sustainable manner, the company said.

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