BROWSING: Carriers

Vodafone Idea said its FPO will be open for public bids between April 18- 22 Indian carrier Vodafone Idea is planning to launch a follow-on public offering (FPO) to raise a total of INR180 billion ($2.16 billion) through a sale...

MasOrange needs to get rid of 30 MHz as part of the conditions imposed by regulators to approve the merger Spanish telco Telefónica would be interested in acquiring 30 megahertz in the 3.5 GHz band from local operator MasOrange, Spain’s...

The order has dealt a blow to U.S. semiconductor firms Intel and AMD According to reports from The Wall Street Journal, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology have told Chinese telecom operators that they must remove foreign chips from...

Private wireless will work with, not replace Wi-Fi and public wireless US Cellular is focused on growing their business in the private wireless space. They may be the largest wireless carrier in the USA after Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T. They...

BSNL said the core of its 4G network is being developed by the Center for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) Indian state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is reportedly seeking technical assistance from Nokia and China's ZTE to help integrate...

The report highlighted a $31.2 billion investment gap, integral to the roll out of 5G Standalone (SA) networks The ambition of the U.K. government to reach widespread adoption of 5G technology at a national level is at risk of being...

America Movil currently has over 10 million 5G subscribers nationwide Mexican operator América Móvil, which operates under the Telcel brand, reached 125 cities with its 5G network, América Móvil's deputy director of communication and government relations, Renato Flores Cartas said...

Rogers Communications has more than 11.3 million subscribers in Canada and is the second-biggest telco in the country Canadian carrier Rogers Communications announced it is collaborating with CableLabs to deploy new technologies for its network. This partnership includes a plan for...

The new AI-driven use cases will enable Rakuten Mobile to maintain quality of service and drive efficient network operations and network automation monitoring Radcom has renewed its multi-year collaboration with Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile, the former said in a release. The...

O2 Telefonica said that the 5G infrastructure combines street lights and cell phone sites German operator O2 Telefónica, controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica, and compatriot infrastructure provider 5G Synergiewerk have activated what they claim to be the first 5G street...

Telefónica's Multi-Cloud Tools Manager: 'There is no one single type of a cloud that serves everything equally' Panelists at the recent Telco Cloud and Edge Forum discussed the future of telco cloud strategies as they work to balance the need...

Dell Technologies, Microsoft and Vodafone Business are combining private 5G and hybrid cloud at the on-premise edge in managed service offering The needs of modern enterprises are becoming increasingly complex, increasingly quickly. The digital transformation imperative clearly involves leveraging hybrid...

According to MIIT data, 5G technologies have been integrated into 71 major economic categories in China Chinese operators have deployed over 3.5 million 5G base stations across China as of the end of February, local news agency Xinhua reported, citing...

Orange sees its cloud-native reinvention as setting the stage for the ultimate move to AI-native networking As it relates to how telecom networks were built and operated, not much changed between 1990 and 2010; physical networks were (and some still...

O2 Telefonica said it is working with module and device manufacturers to drive development of RedCap technology German telco O2 Telefónica, which is controlled by Spanish operator Telefonica, said it is currently trialing 5G Reduced Capability (RedCap) technology. In a release,...

The South Korean government expects the public sector’s AI adoption rate to rise from 55% to 80% The South Korean government has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) strategy council, in partnership with domestic tech firms including Naver and Kakao with...

Greetings from the Carolinas and the Midwest.  Our Davidson dinner included local telecom/ tech leaders as well as many Davidson students.  A great way to get caught up with several of you – thanks for making the evening so special.  We...

MasOrange aims to increase its 5G coverage to above 90% of the Spanish population MasOrange, Spain's largest mobile operator as a result of the merger between local carriers Orange Spain and Masmovil, plans to invest 4 billion euros ($4.31 billion)...

In the upcoming auction, 5G airwaves in 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1.8 GHz MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.3 GHz, 2.5 GHz, 3.3 GHz and 26 GHz bands will be put up for sale India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) decided to postpone...

The CMA recently highlighted that it has concerns that the proposed Vodafone-Three merger could lead to mobile customers facing higher prices and reduced quality The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed it will launch, as expected, a Phase...

The Federal Communications Commission has granted permission for AT&T and ASTSpaceMobile to test direct-to-cellular capabilities using FirstNet and 800 MHz spectrum in Texas and Hawaii. According to a filing with the FCC, ASTSpaceMobile and AT&T are planning to test...

Nokia Bell Labs and Vodafone’s Fixed Access Center of Excellence recently performed what it claims to be the world’s first demonstration of L4S running over PON in Vodafone’s lab in Newbury Nokia and Vodafone announced they are currently collaborating to...

Vodafone said that around half of the population in Germany is now connected to its 5G SA network German operator Vodafone completed more than 1,200 construction projects within the first quarter of the year, effectively expanding its 5G Standalone (5G...

The report stated that the overall mobile services revenues in Singapore are forecast to expand at a CAGR of 3% during the 2023-2028 period The increasing adoption of 5G services in Singapore is expected to boost its mobile data service...

Wireless has been with us for half a century already. In the 1990s, it switched from analog to digital. Then the iPhone and Android started the wireless data rush over the past two decades. That being said, there are...