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Nokia and Saudi Telecom Company subsidiary STC Business have teamed up to launch a pilot LTE-based air-to-ground network in Saudi Arabia.

The agreement was signed at GITEX Technology Week 2018, and follows a successful trial of Nokia's LTE-based air to ground solution on a flight from Riyadh to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.

Under the agreement, Nokia and STC will jointly work to…

Japanese mobile giant NTT Docomo, through its subsidiary NTT Docomo Ventures, has invested in QD Laser for an undisclosed amount.

QD Laser - which was founded in 2006 as an offshoot of Fujitsu Ltd with funding from Mitsui Ventures - develops and manufactures semiconductor lasers, retinal scanning laser eyewear, and other products based on quantum dot laser technology.

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Telcos have fairly large data estates. They collect a fair amount of data, and throw away the majority of it. What they keep is usually transactional information – when did I make a call, how long did I make a call, how much did I get charged for it, etc. - cell-site data, network performance traffic as well as other information spread across network and back office systems.

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The work program for the Small Cell Forum for the coming year covers “every aspect of densification,” including policy improvements for siting and spectrum, 5G-enabling technologies and the next iteration of its enterprise action plan, according to SCF.

One of the work items focuses on the edge computing landscape, which the forum describes as an excellent example of an area where a…

The Australian government has opened applications for the fourth round of the national Mobile Black Spot program, designed to improve mobile coverage in regional and remote Australia.

Mobile network and infrastructure providers have been given until December 10 to submit their applications for taking part in the program to install mobile base stations at designated locations.…