According to sources in order to bring more people online, presently Facebook has unveiled new initiatives to upgrade existing networks for the future, build new networks in under connected regions and leverage new technologies. Meanwhile the initiatives, announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) here, include partnerships to support Terragraph a millimeter wave, multi-node wireless back haul system optimized to bring high-speed internet connectivity to dense urban areas.
Meanwhile Jay Parikh, head of infrastructure and engineering at Facebook, wrote that in addition, the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) had launched two years ago by Facebook and a number of industry partners to collaborate on new technologies to accelerate the pace of innovation in network infrastructure and to bring more people online has grown to more than 500 companies and also is announcing new progress from project groups.
Parikh noted that “They are announcing a joint trial
with BT, Nokia and Cavium to demonstrate inter-operability between the Open Cellular
platform and the Nokia community hosted network, enabling cloud based remote
auto-connection, configuration and monitoring of the Open Cellular base
station”.
