R&M has announced this week the official separation of its Iberia and Latin America regions, thus creating two independent market organizations and incorporating its new regional director in Iberia.

Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd ("Smile"), which owns and operates 4G LTE wireless broadband mobile networks in the 800 MHz band in Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda, announced that it has raised $365 million in equity and debt financing ("financing").

CommScope Holding Company, Inc. has completed the previously announced acquisition of TE Connectivity's Telecom, Enterprise, and Wireless divisions.

The all-cash transaction, valued at approximately $3 billion, strengthens CommScope's position as a communications infrastructure provider to meet the growing global demand for network bandwidth.

NEC Corporation has announced the signing of a contract with Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) and TT dotcom Sdn Bhd (TTDC), a subsidiary owned by Time dotcom Berhad (TIME), to build the Sistem Kabel Rakyat 1 Malaysia (SKR1M), a submarine optical cable system that will connect the Malaysian Peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak.

Eurona has been awarded the contract through a public tender to provide and operate free and unlimited Wi-Fi internet service at all Aena airports and heliports in Spain. The service will last for two years (with the possibility of a one-year extension).

SatCR stands for SatelliteChannelRouter, a system that optimizes IF bandwidth distributed over a coaxial cable, allowing transponders requested by different receivers to travel simultaneously on the same cable with complete operational autonomy.

Markus Borchert, Senior Vice President for Europe at Nokia Networks, today presented the future of the European mobile industry and how 5G can enable a truly digital society with a ubiquitous infrastructure, with infrastructures that will allow super-fast communications to connect people and things.

Infinera has announced that its offer to acquire Transmode has been accepted by shareholders representing approximately 95.8 percent of the outstanding shares and voting rights in Transmode. The closing of the transaction is scheduled for or around August 20, 2015.

ZTE Corporation and OFS have announced a record-breaking 400G ultra-long-distance high-speed transmission result, successfully transmitting 128.8-GBaud wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) QPSK signals over 10,130 and 6,078 kilometers of terrestrial fiber links.

Fujitsu has announced the development of the FUJITSU Red 1FINITY platform, a new global category of network equipment encompassing access, optical packet, and wireless technologies. It will be available in North America starting in December, followed by a phased worldwide rollout.

Anritsu introduces SkyBridge Tools™, a cloud-based trace evaluation solution for Distributed Antenna System (DAS) installations within buildings that reduces costs and improves return on investment.

Telefónica Business Solutions, through its Wholesale business unit, has strengthened its network infrastructure in the Americas with the deployment of the Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS), a submarine cable with a transmission capacity of up to 80 Tbps, connecting Jacksonville (Florida, USA) with Manta (Ecuador). The cable was built by a consortium of five operators, including Telefónica.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. reaffirms its technological leadership in 5G wireless research with the introduction of its 5G Channel Survey Reference Solution. The new reference solution is designed to accelerate advanced research into 5G millimeter-wave channel models and includes ultra-wideband and MIMO capabilities, key requirements for millimeter-wave channel measurement and validating new air interface standards.

Keysight will be offering the "Materials Measurement Technology" seminar during September, October, and November in various cities.

Ciena® Corporation has announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of Cyan, Inc., a provider of next-generation platforms and software to enable open, agile, and scalable software-defined networks, according to the terms of the acquisition agreement.

Schneider Electric has announced a partnership with Cisco to bring its advanced networking and control systems technologies to its customers. Cisco focuses on helping industrial customers transform by connecting people, processes, data, and things. Schneider Electric will leverage Cisco technologies to enhance its industrial automation solutions.

ZTE Corporation has introduced the ZTE LTE-R solution, which offers superior capabilities for group, private, emergency, and broadcast video calls, as well as other priority calling features.

KEMP Technologies has helped Deltion College, one of the leading universities in the Netherlands, to implement the first Software-Defined Network in Europe. With over 15,000 students and 1,200 employees, the Dutch university Deltion College has always been a pioneer in adopting new technologies and is now at the forefront of Software-Defined Networking (SDN).

Cellnex Telecom, together with Sigfox, held an informative event to explain in detail its Internet of Things (IoT) network, a connectivity model that links everyday physical objects such as a water meter, a garbage container, or an emergency lighting system and keeps them integrated into the network.

Interoute has obtained MEF 2.0 Carrier Ethernet E-Line (EPL, EVPL) certification. This accreditation has significantly contributed to the successful implementation of Ethernet worldwide by defining industry standards, accelerating processes and deployment, and reducing costs and risk variables.