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India's Bharti Airtel has contracted Ciena to deploy a large-scale photonic control plane backbone network that will connect more than 4,000 towns across the nation.

Under the agreement, announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the companies will collaborate to deploy a network spanning 130,000km.

The network deployment, which the companies said will be one of the world…

Automotive industry systems and parts supplier Ficosa has used Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to unveil new connected car solutions.

The company is showcasing a new hybrid vehicle-to-everything (V2X) platform supporting short-range communication over both Wi-Fi and cellular technology.

The Bitax platform supports both DSRC and C-V2X communications over the same hardware…

More than 90% of mobile operators fear that the arrival of the 5G era will result in significantly higher energy costs, according to research from data center equipment provider Vertiv and 451 Research.

A survey of mobile operators, released at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, found high interest in technologies and services that can improve energy efficiency of 5G networks.

Members of the China Mobile-led 5G Device Forerunner Initiative have used Mobile World Congress to announce the launch of their first batch of devices, including China Mobile's own in-house developed Forerunner One.

Forerunner One is a 5G mobile smart hub device powered by Qualcomm's inaugural Snapdragon X50 5G modem.

The device supports connections in sub-6GHz 5G frequencies…

Malaysia's Maxis has signed an agreement with Huawei during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to accelerate 5G development in Malaysia.

Under the agreement, the companies plan to collaborate on full-fledged 5G trials involving end-to-end systems and services.

The memorandum of understanding was signed by Maxis CEO-designate Gokhan Ogut and CTO Morten Bangsgaard, as well as…