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BAI Communications and Mavenir to deliver Sunderland ’ s Smart City project initial scope is for the deployment of a city centre 5G private network that has the potential to evolve and become a neutral host network .
Neutral host models provide coverage and connectivity for Smart City initiatives . They enable local councils and authorities to provide smart services and run numerous smart community applications in a more viable and cost-effective manner .
Mavenir , the network software provider building the future of networks with cloud-native software that runs on any cloud and transforms the way the world connects , has announced that BAI Communications ( BAI ), a global communications infrastructure provider , will be launching a Smart City project for Sunderland City Council in the
North of England ( UK ), powered by Mavenir ’ s MAVedge solution .
BAI Communications will build a new 5G-centric network to accelerate the adoption of transformative digital services for sectors including manufacturing and logistics , education and social care . The
MAVedge comprises Mavenir ’ s leading Edge Open vRAN and 5G Packet Core solutions to drive the next generation Digital Transformation of this Smart City project and to provide advanced 5G mobile connectivity to the local Sunderland community . MAVedge enables secure private networks to be distributed at the Edge and powers a digital marketplace of applications and devices to create an efficient environment for diverse use cases for the enterprise and industry .
VAST Data accelerates global expansion plans across Europe and Asia
VAST Data , the storage software company breaking decades-old trade-offs , has broadened its international expansion plans as it continues to disrupt and modernise the legacy storage infrastructure market . VAST has opened up operations in the UK , France , Germany , Israel , Turkey , Czech Republic , Middle East , Australia , New Zealand , Russia and Korea . These will now be followed by further expansion across EMEA with Benelux , Switzerland , Italy , Spain and the Nordics and in Asia with Japan .
Under the leadership of Peter Gadd , International Vice President , all territories will be supported by in-region sales , technical support , marketing and customer services functions . VAST has also signed agreements with leading distribution partners across its international territories including Spinnaker in the UK , Arrow Electronics in Europe , Logicom in the Middle East and Africa , TechData in Australia , ASI in New Zealand and ASBISc
Enterprises PLC in Russia , as well as Eastern and Central Europe .
“ In just a few short years we ’ ve become one of the fastest growing storage companies ever , disrupting a stagnant marketplace and challenging the status quo to solve old storage dilemmas for the new data-driven world ,” said Renen Hallak , Founder and CEO of VAST Data .
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