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Cire Services selects Blackboard solutions to drive student success students ,” said Yves Dehouck Vice President for Asia Pacific at Blackboard . “ Our fully integrated LMS and virtual classroom solutions will help Cire Services achieve its long-term strategy to transition to an online delivery model to better serve its students .”
Cire Services has selected Blackboard ’ s cloud learning management system ( LMS ), Blackboard Learn and its virtual classroom solution , Blackboard Collaborate , to drive student achievement . After an evaluation of the most relevant online learning solutions in the market the education non-profit organisation determined that
Blackboard ’ s integrated solutions best fit its long-term strategy to transition to an online delivery model .
“ We are pleased that Cire Services selected Blackboard as its strategic partner to deliver a more collaborative and connected teaching and learning ecosystem for its faculty and
As one of the largest not-for-profit organisations in the Yarra Ranges region near Melbourne , Victoria , Cire Services delivers learning to a diverse range of people of all ages and socio-economic backgrounds . The organisation provides education and training programs , community programs and services to hundreds of students .
Gus Seremetis , Chief Executive Officer at Cire Services , said : “ We selected Blackboard because its integrated LMS and virtual classroom features enables us to glean critical usage data within a fully integrated system , empowering us to better meet the needs of our students .”
Ericsson selected by APT for first 5G Multi-Operator Core Network in Taiwan
Ericsson has been selected by Asia-
Pacific Telecom ( APT ) to modernize the communications service provider ’ s network and support with 5G Non-Standalone ( NSA ) Multi-Operator Core Network readiness .
This includes integration with Far EasTone Telecommunications ( FET ) on the 3.5GHz frequency band in Taiwan .
Under the terms of the agreement , Ericsson will provide high-performing radio access network ( RAN ) solutions from its 5G-ready Ericsson Radio System portfolio as well as 5G NSA licenses to do 5G Multi-Operator Core Networks ( MOCN ). The contract also covers Ericsson Network Manager , OSS migration services and upgrade . more core networks share the same RAN and bandwidth . The collaboration includes 700MHz shared RAN to be used on both 4G and 5G technologies .
As part of this new deal , several mobile sites will be upgraded with the latest Ericsson 5G RAN technology . The currently installed Ericsson basebands will be modernized to the latest 5G technology standard to match FET ’ s network quality and maximize user experience .
Chafic Nassif , President of Ericsson Taiwan , said : “ Ericsson continues to accelerate the overall progress of 5G development in Taiwan , supporting both APT and FET to quickly launch new services to market and provide Taiwanese consumers and enterprises with the highest quality communication services .”
In September 2020 , FET and APT announced a partnership to provide 5G services on Taiwan ’ s 3.5GHz frequency band through the nation ’ s first MOCN – where two or
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