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Submitted by s.parker on September 26, 2016
Here are some of the latest market developments from 5G-ENSURE partners Orange, Nokia and Ericsson reported by TelcomTV this week.
AR/VR
Orange has announced that from next month, its France-based “cinema services” subscribers will be able to access its entire catalogue of movies and TV shows in an immersive VR environment using Samsung’s Gear VR and Sony’s PlayStation VR. From December, it will test native VR content delivery with partner company Wevr. Source: Orange experiments with Virtual Reality
WiFi
Ericsson is managing WiFi connectivity for Deutsche Bahn's 386 high-speed ICE trains in Germany, in partnership with Icomera and its WiFi connectivity solutions. The onboard WiFi networks are connected to the RANs of all three of Germany's mobile network operators to ensure the best connectivity. Source: Ericsson manages Wi-Fi connectivity for high-speed trains in Germany
Networks
Nokia is to launch a network planning and optimisation (NPO) transformation service to provide operators with greater agility to meet customer demand and tap into new business opportunities. It says the service will reduce the time spent on NPO by up to 40% and free resources to focus on customer-centric tasks. Source: Nokia service to transform network optimization in the cloud era
Ulf Ewaldsson, newly appointed Senior Vice President, Group CTO and Head of Group Function Technology at Ericsson, shares his reflections on partnrships for the 5G journey in this blog: Why you need an experienced partner on the 5G journey
