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Nokia to deploy indoor 5G small cells solutions with LG Uplus in South Korea

Digital Baseband unit and ASiR-pRRH solution ( Pico Remote Radio Head ), the system features multi-operator and multiband support and will enable LG Uplus to provide 5G connectivity .

Nokia has announced an agreement with LG Uplus to expand 5G coverage by installing new equipment from Nokia ’ s AirScale portfolio across South Korea , enabling seamless 5G indoor and outdoor connectivity .

The deal is expected to accommodate future network expansion and will further deepen the partnership between the two companies .
Being the first deployment of its kind in South Korea , Nokia will install its costeffective , next-generation small cell AirScale Indoor ( ASiR ) systems in a range of indoor locations including shopping malls and office buildings . Composed of Nokia ’ s
Tommi Uitto , President , Mobile Networks , Nokia , said : “ We are delighted to have been chosen by LG Uplus to provide infrastructure that will be critical to a seamless 5G experience . Having worked with LG Uplus on a number of other recent projects , we believe the AirScale system is the right choice to complement existing solutions and enable next generation 5G connectivity .”
DaeHee Kim , Senior Vice President , Head of Network Infra Technology Group , LG Uplus , said : “ Nokia ’ s AirScale system will help provide seamless 5G connectivity in indoor locations and environments . Its cost-effective , flexible and compact design enables us to enhance our 5G offering .”

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure announces ServiceNow integration to improve multi-cloud management

Oracle has announced that ServiceNow , a leading digital workflow company , now supports Oracle Cloud Infrastructure ( OCI ).

Enterprise customers are now able to access and manage OCI resources via their existing ServiceNow Service portal and the ServiceNow IT Operations Management ( ITOM ) Visibility application , which gives them a single dashboard to manage their public cloud resources from Oracle and other major cloud providers .
Oracle Cloud continues to expand its comprehensive cloud portfolio , which includes 29 Oracle Cloud regions , Oracle Government Cloud and seven global Oracle-Microsoft Azure Interconnect regions and the most complete support for hybrid cloud strategies .
Many global companies choose ServiceNow as the platform of choice for IT Service Management ( ITSM ) and IT Operations
Management . With this integration , enterprise customers now have the ability to discover and manage OCI IaaS , PaaS and CaaS resources using ITOM Visibility as they would use for other cloud resources .
“ Enterprise customers are increasingly moving toward a multi-cloud environment and need an easy way to manage all of their cloud resources ,” said Scott Twaddle ,
Vice President of Product , Industries and Partnerships , Oracle Cloud Infrastructure . “ This is a big step forward for all of our customers that are using Oracle , as well as other major cloud providers to run their business-critical applications . Now customers can leverage their existing ServiceNow Service portal to view and manage all of their cloud resources , including Oracle .”
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