Briefs

NetComm Wireless Limited and Openreach (an independently managed, wholly owned division of BT Group) have successfully completed the world's first demonstration of Gfast-based Fiber to the Distribution Point (FTTdp), achieving Gigabit speeds using NetComm Wireless' reverse-fed Distribution Point Unit (DPU).

Avaya Inc. has just announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has approved the sale of its networking business to Extreme Networks, Inc. The sale is subject to further approvals and certain post-deal price adjustments.

Ericsson has decided to deploy AT&T FlexWareSM across its global corporate network, including in the United States, Latin America, the Middle East, and Europe, among other geographic areas. Virtualizing its network services with AT&T FlexWare has enabled Ericsson to adapt its network to the evolving needs of businesses in near real-time, while simultaneously reducing its total cost of ownership (TCO).

Afghan Wireless Communication Company (hereinafter referred to as AWCC) has announced the launch of the Afghan Wireless 4G/LTE Network, the first and only world-class 4G/LTE communications service in Afghanistan.

The Barcelona City Council has announced that Barcelona Wi-Fi has expanded its Wi-Fi service to its entire fleet of 1,003 buses. The Barcelona Wi-Fi service is provided by Aptilo Networks and its Aptilo Service Management Platform™ (SMP), a state-of-the-art system that deploys and manages carrier-grade Wi-Fi services.

itconic has interconnected its five neutral data centers located on the Iberian Peninsula. Thanks to this new high-capacity architecture, customers will be able to adopt new market technology trends, such as Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things, and 5G connections, with greater agility and interconnectivity flexibility.

ZTE Corporation has become a member of the Automotive Association 5G (5GAA), which will make it easier for ZTE to collaborate with industry partners to promote the smart internet for vehicles.

ZTE Corporation announces that its Diagnostic On-Board (DAB) smart connection solution has been selected by TeliaSonera, a telecommunications service provider (TSP), to enhance its telematics service, TELIA SENSE.

u-blox has become an official member of ESMIG (the European voice of smart energy solution providers). ESMIG represents European companies that offer products, information technology, and services in the field of metering for various commodities, for the visualization and management of energy consumption, and for energy production at customer premises.

Trilliant has already connected more than four million devices, including gas meters, electricity meters and home displays - as part of British Gas's smart metering rollout.