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Cinch Connectivity Solutions, a Bel Group company, announces that its Reynosa (Mexico) plant has received Nadcap accreditation for electronic cables and wiring products (AC7121) from the Performance Review Institute.

Visitor registration for ISE 2022 is now open, offering the international AV and systems integration community a much-anticipated opportunity to "Rise. Reconnect. Power Up the Future" at its new venue at Fira de Barcelona Gran Via.

ISE 2022 will safely bring together the AV industry and offer attendees the opportunity to interact with and experience world-leading technologies and solutions firsthand. New for 2022 is paperless visitor registration in the form of digital credentials issued through the new ISE app. The app will also be a rich source of additional information and content.

DriveNets has shared the results of a survey conducted by STL Partners among telecom network executives, indicating that operators recognize the economic value of a hyperscale architecture and the inevitability of disaggregated cloud-native networks, but their perspectives and plans for pursuing these goals vary.

Nokia has announced a breakthrough in Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) that could increase wireless broadband capacity by 5 to 10 times. Nokia engineers have used a novel approach to make 5G millimeter wave fixed wireless access viable. Because millimeter waves require a line of sight to function, signals can be disrupted by outdoor or indoor obstacles. Nokia's 360 High Gain technology overcomes this challenge by both amplifying available signals and dynamically finding the strongest connection.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has announced that it has joined Google Cloud's partner initiative to support the agile orchestration of innovative 5G services at the network edge.
A growing number of mobile operators are leveraging cloud and edge computing to deliver high-speed, low-latency, and secure connectivity at the network edge while optimizing operational efficiency. Keysight has joined Google Cloud's partner initiative to enable a cloud-centric 5G ecosystem that connects software-based infrastructure from the radio access network (RAN) edge to the core.

Vectra AI announces the start of its commercial operations in the Iberian Peninsula and the appointment of Ricardo Hernández as Country Manager for Spain and Portugal. A Telecommunications Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Ricardo Hernández has worked for 25 years in the cybersecurity sector, developing his career at various manufacturers, including Kaspersky Lab, Check Point, Tufin, and Forescout.

Nokia today announced a charging configurator microservice for its existing Nokia Converged Charging (NCC) monetization solution, enabling Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to create new charging logics and service offerings and accelerate their time to market by configuring innovative new 5G services. Nokia's first-of-its-kind enhanced pricing solution uses an intuitive enterprise user interface with drag-and-drop functionality and natural language declarations to create new pricing and market offerings without requiring any coding.

With pre-built, flexible pricing rules, the enhanced NCC solution allows CSPs to keep pace with evolving customer needs to monetize any measurable service, such as network slices and IoT offerings for businesses and consumers, thereby unlocking new revenue streams for operators.

Nokia has announced the launch of FP5, its fifth generation of high-performance IP routing silicon. As the new backbone of Nokia's IP service routing platforms, FP5 will enable service providers to meet the ever-increasing demands for scaling network capacity, deliver new, higher-speed IP services, and provide unparalleled protection against the growing threat to network security.

5G is paving the way for a fully digitized and connected world. Over the past two years, numerous field trials have been conducted, and the number of commercial deployments has accelerated. Furthermore, 5G is beginning to be adopted across a wide range of industries, from manufacturing to healthcare.

At the virtual FTTH Conference 2021, the FTTH Council Europe released two reports: the latest figures for the FTTH Forecasts for 2021 and 2026 and an overview of fiber deployments in rural areas.

Construction is underway, and progress is being made on the creation of a new transitional care unit for children in Amsterdam, demonstrating how the audiovisual community has rallied to support the project with donations of products, time, and services. A joint venture between ISE, its co-owners CEDIA and AVIXA, and generous industry partners, The Jeroen Pit House will feature a state-of-the-art entertainment space for children with chronic illnesses and their families.

The global survey 'The Future of Mobile' analyzes the results of a worldwide survey of manufacturing stakeholders to identify the key trends and technologies shaping the future of mobile devices. The survey results reveal the ongoing evolution of mobile device form factors, disruptive features, and innovations that will impact smartphones, wearables, and other mobile devices manufactured in 2026.

Portugal's national research and education network, RCTS, managed by the Foundation for Science and Technology, has connected to the European GÉANT network.

The total number of active FTTH connections in Spain grew to 12.02 million at the end of May, an increase of around 1.4 million in one year and 85,786 in the month, more than offsetting the decrease of 0.7 million DSL lines, which stand at around 1.4 million.

Leviton has released a new digital catalog of networking solutions for 2021-2022, featuring the latest copper and fiber cabling systems for data centers and enterprise networks. The EMEA catalog includes copper systems ranging from Cat 5e to Cat 8, multimode and single-mode fiber cabling systems, work area enclosures and wall plates, cable management, and intelligent infrastructure management solutions.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has announced that it has collaborated with Xilinx, Inc. and Cisco to showcase fronthaul solutions that support a smooth migration path from traditional 4G LTE networks to 5G Open Radio Access Networks (O-RAN).

Telekom, Vodafone, Telefónica Deutschland/O2, and Messe München have expanded the scope of their cooperation. For IAA MOBILITY, taking place in the Bavarian capital from September 7 to 12, 2021, the mobility platform of the future will be made a reality thanks to next-generation 5G technology.

Correos will provide satellite connectivity through a pilot project in offices located in towns with limited internet access, thanks to an agreement signed with Hispasat. This is another step in the digitization process of rural offices, which the company began at the end of May, to further its goal of bringing its services to all parts of Spain on equal terms.

Dense Air Limited has agreed with TPG Telecom Limited to purchase TPG Telecom's 2.6 GHz spectrum nationwide, complementing Dense Air's existing spectrum licenses and enabling Dense Air to work with Australian service providers and cities to build shared 4G and 5G wireless networks that bridge the digital divide and ensure ubiquitous, future-proof connectivity.

The National Association of Local Telecommunications Operators (Aotec) has joined the Gaia-X project to create a European data infrastructure, a cloud that constitutes an alternative to the large international providers (Amazon, Google, Microsoft, etc.) and boosts the economy in this field.