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Nokia wins exclusive Taiwan Mobile 5G deal
migrating to 5G standalone within a threeyear
period. Nokia is a long-standing partner
of TWM and will support the company in
its efforts to execute its ‘Super 5G strategy’
which is focused on sustainability and
Digital Transformation.
Nokia has announced that it has been
selected by Taiwan Mobile (TWM) as the
sole supplier of its 5G network in a three-year
framework deal worth approximately 400
million euros. The initial phase of the deal,
which includes 5G RAN, 5G Core and 5G
IMS, begins this month with the deployment
of 5G non-standalone with the aim of
The deal will see Nokia provide its 5G RAN
portfolio including its Nokia AirScale Radio
Access products that will enable TWM to
deliver market-leading 5G experiences
to subscribers with ultra-low latency,
connectivity and capacity. AirScale Radio
Access is an industry-first commercial endto-end
5G solution enabling operators to
capitalize early on 5G. Nokia will also provide
its AirScale Micro Remote Radio Head
(RRH) solution which will enable TWM to
meet the demand for capacity and reliable
coverage where it is needed both indoors
and outdoors with the lowest total cost of
ownership. Nokia will also provide digital
design and deployment for a faster time to
market as well as optimization and technical
support services.
Bespin Global raises US$75 million in
series-C funding
Bespin Global, a leading cloud technology
consulting and management company,
signed a US$75 million series-C funding
investment contract with SK Telecom, a
wireless telecommunications giant in South
Korea. Bespin has raised US$177 million
so far, including US$14 million series-A and
US$90 million series-B.
of Smart Cities in the Middle East. In
series-C rounds, investors are required to
inject capital into successful businesses,
in an effort to acquire more than double
the amount back. It focuses on scaling
and developing a company, both, rapidly
and successfully.
“This investment round serves as an
effort towards our vision and focus on the
development of cloud technologies. We also
want businesses to continue their efforts to
set up a complete digital experience to their
customers,” said Mouteih Chaghill, CEO of
Bespin Global MEA.
Bespin Global will join forces with SK Telecom
to develop a 5G cloud-integrated and
multi-hybrid management platform based
on its own proprietary cloud management
platform, OpsNow.
5G network is a facilitator to cloud
technologies and its implementation
will support the massive bandwidth
required with milliseconds latency, which
is also a key enabler for the movement of
Smart Cities, connected cars and Edge
technologies. The series-C funding of
Bespin Global will add to the development
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