iTWire Wednesday, 07 July 2021 11:44 ACOMM award finalists announced by Communications Alliance Featured John Stanton, CEO Communications Alliance Telecoms industry peak body Communications Alliance has announced the 2021 finalists in the communications industry’s premier awards for excellence - the ACOMMS - which recognise exemplary achievement across 12 categories of endeavour.
Communications Alliance says the short-listed nominees in all award categories are a showcase of talent from across the sector and “illustrative of the industry’s innovation to harness the benefits of next-generation networks, connectivity solutions, transformed customer service approaches and available?anywhere, advanced services and applications”.
Communications Alliance CEO, John Stanton said: “The 2021 ACOMMs finalists powerfully reflect the prominent areas of innovation and technological advancement driving the sector, including:
Ericsson selected as 2degrees sole 5G RAN partner in New Zealand
In addition, Ericsson is also modernizing 2degrees core network to support the network transformation. The network modernization - which started in late 2020 - includes the replacement of existing 4G and 3G technology across the telco s network, allowing it to double its current 4G capacity.Devdiscourse News Desk | Wellington | Updated: 14-04-2021 21:00 IST | Created: 14-04-2021 21:00 IST
The core network modernization includes the deployment of Ericsson Cloud Packet Core, Policy and NFVI solutions while RAN network modernization, which is currently underway, will leverage products and solutions from the Ericsson Radio System portfolio. Image Credit: Wikipedia
Work is now also underway to modernise 2degrees RAN network with products and solutions from the Ericsson Radio System portfolio. Auckland and Wellington will be the first locations to benefit. The commercial 5G services are expected to launch later in 2021.
The nationwide modernisation includes the replacement of existing 4G and 3G technology across 2degrees’ network. The CSP says that the network modernisation will enable it to double the capacity it currently offers to its 4G customers.
Mark Aue, chief executive, 2degrees, highlighted Ericsson’s global 5G leadership and track record as a reason for choosing the company as its sole 5G RAN partner. “Ericsson is rapidly expanding its New Zealand presence and I look forward to bringing our customers the technology that is underpinning the world’s best 5G networks across five continents, including two networks in Australia,” he says.
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Nationwide 5G network build starts in Auckland and
Wellington
Telco sets it sights on delivering
NZ’s best 5G network having already invested $1b on its
nationwide mobile and broadband
offering
2degrees is excited to announce it is
partnering with Ericsson, the global leader in mobile
communications technology, to bring New Zealanders a
world-class 5G network.
The national 5G network build
starts immediately, and the first sites will be built in
Auckland and Wellington during 2021. The network will expand
to the other main centres, with plans for 700
sites.
2degrees is the only telco in New Zealand to
But he said the company would be driven by “the customer experience” in deciding what broadband technologies to promote to whom. 2degrees spent about $1b on its existing 3G and 4G Huawei network, but Aue would not say how much the conversion would cost. Chief technology officer Martin Sharrock said its new Ericsson equipment would let 2degrees dynamically switch capacity between 3G, 4G and 5G, also doubling 2degrees’ 4G capacity “as we go along”.
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2degrees chief executive Mark Aue believes waiting to invest in 5G has given it an opportunity to leapfrog its rivals. Aue said the company would get an advantage from having waited to join Spark and Vodafone in the 5G market.