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Nokia is set to bring connectivity to the Moon after its hardware was successfully installed onto landers ahead of a 239,000-mile journey to its southern pole.- The mobile industry’s contribution to Sub-Saharan Africa's GDP is projected to reach $170 billion by 2030, provided that challenges such as connectivity gaps and energy costs are resolved, according to a new GSMA report.
- Nokia is to deploy the first industrial-grade LTE private network in a port terminal in Chile at San Antonio Terminal Internacional (STI).
- Nokia and AT&T Mexico have collaborated to deploy an industrial-grade LTE private wireless network solution.
- Ukrtelecom, Ukraine's incumbent telco, reports that as of this morning, 75% of its regional hubs remain operational and that its national carrier network is still working
- Veon CEO Kaan Terzioğlu said this morning it would be “irresponsible” to provide guidance on the effect of Russia’s attack on Ukraine on the company’s performance
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- In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from tower sales to contract announcements and the use cases for 6G.
- Capacity shares five key stories making headlines around the world today.
- The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) has added Orange to its board of directors.
- Australian group TPG Telecom, which merged with Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) in 2020, has agreed a network-sharing deal with rival operator Telstra.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) has partnered Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Systems to build a global vaccination validation application.
- Cohere Technologies has closed its Series D funding round with a US$46 million raise as it brings an enhanced version of its Universal Spectrum Multiplier (USM) to the market.
- NEC Corporation confirms the general availability of its 4G/5G Converged Core.
- The European Union is challenging China’s use of its courts to block non-Chinese telecoms vendors from backing their patents.
- Capacity shares five key stories to watch from around the world today.
- Vantage Towers is working with a Portuguese company to build wireless infrastructure into street lamps
