RCR Wireless News
Q&A: Open RAN, 5G and the U.S. DoD
This week's RIC Forum event in Dallas, Texas, is a showcase of the state of the Radio Access Network Intelligent Controller and its associated applications, including live-streamed demonstrations from the field of dynamic network changes triggered by RIC apps...
Good 5G is bad 5G with poor network design – especially in enterprise
You can have the best 5G network in the world, and make it into the worst; or, at least, you can render it as completely ordinary without much effort, and maybe totally useless. This is the warning from Nazim...
Spanish government acquires 3% stake in Telefonica
In December 2023, Spain’s economic ministry had announced plans to acquire a stake in Telefonica
The Spanish government acquired a 3% stake in telecom operator Telefonica through a state holding company, with the main aim of attempting to balance the...
Vodafone Germany to axe 2,000 jobs
The proposed cuts represent 13% of the Vodafone workforce in Germany
This week Vodafone Germany revealed plans to cut and relocate approximately 2,000 jobs over the next two years in a $434 million cost-saving effort. The carrier has roughly 15,000...
Editorial Report: 5G Testing: Proving performance in the lab and assuring performance in the field
As the 5G landscape continues to evolve, navigating the complexities associated with testing becomes increasingly crucial. How does the ecosystem align to focus on the use cases and technology stacks that can drive real world service differentiation and monetization?
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Orange, Masmovil complete merger process in Spain
Orange and Masmovil said that the combined entity would generate annual synergies of $530 million by the fourth year of the deal's completion
Spanish operators Orange and Masmovil have completed a joint venture combining their their operations. In a joint...
Vodafone, Three UK reaffirm benefits of the proposed merger
The CMA recently highlighted concerns that the Vodafone-Three UK deal could lead to mobile customers facing higher prices and reduced quality
U.K. carriers Vodafone and Three UK said that the recent decision by the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)...
Siemens to acquire ebm-papst’s industrial drive tech business
Siemens said the acquisition is a 'strategic addition' to its Xcelerator portfolio
Siemens announced its intent to acquire ebm-papst’s industrial drive technology (IDT) business, which includes intelligent, integrated, network-connected mechatronic systems, as well as motion control systems used in free-range...
Jio, Airtel to end unlimited 5G plans in H2 2024
Jio and Bharti Airtel are currently providing unlimited 5G data as part of their cellular plans, without imposing extra fees
Indian operators Reliance Jio Infocomm and Bharti Airtel are considering to implement new 5G plans, which would imply a 5-10%...
ACMA announces draft plan for future of Australian spectrum
ACMA said that the draft spectrum outlook also looks at potential future use of the upper 6 GHz frequency band
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) unveiled its draft plan for the management of Australia’s spectrum in the coming...
Ericsson, du reach 16.7 Gbps download speed on 5G SA network
The implementation is based on Ericsson 5G SA New Radio-Dual Connectivity (NR-DC) and carrier aggregation
Ericsson and Emirati telco du tested 10 carriers per sector on a live 5G network, achieving up to 16.7 gigabits per second (Gbps) aggregated downlink...
China to surpass 1 billion 5G connections this year: GSMA
China is also predicted to reach a 5G adoption rate of 90% by 2030, making it a world leader in this space, says the GSMA
China is expected to reach a 5G adoption rate of 90% by 2030, making it...
What’s next for 5G Open RAN and 6G?
An interview with Ganesh Shenbagaraman, Head of Standards and Ecosystems at Radisys Corporation
The telecom industry is currently seeing good momentum for Open RAN adoption and deployment. Recently, RCR Wireless News caught up with Ganesh Shenbagaraman, Head of Standards and...
Editorial Webinar: The new space race? The outlook for NTN standaridization and commercialization
If cellular systems are to reach ubiquitous terrestrial coverage, that means going where no cellular technology has gone before: Into space. Early services which integrate satellite-based cellular, such as emergency texting, are set to launch in 2024. But the...
IoT provider Soracom lists on Tokyo Stock Exchange to fund faster growth
Japan-based KDDI-owned IoT connectivity provider Soracom has listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, in the third-tier Growth Market section for emerging high-growth companies. Soracom claims to have more than 20,000 startups and enterprises on its books, connecting around six...
Cisco and Kajeet combine cellular and Wi-Fi in managed enterprise IoT service
Managed enterprise IoT provider Kajeet has a deal to integrate its Sentinel platform with Cisco’s cellular gateways and mobility services platform. The pair hailed it as a “strategic partnership”; they also said in a statement they had only “initiated...
Dell Technologies and Orange Business take innovation to the edge
With the Microsoft Azure HCI Stack, Dell and Orange make cloud, connectivity and cybersecurity easy to consume, letting enterprises focus on doing what they do best
The vision of Industry 4.0 is important and clear. It’s about making industries smarter—using...
Qualcomm focused on making 5G mmWave more cost effective
Repeaters and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces could help simply and quickly extend 5G mmWave coverage
As the demand for mobile broadband capacity in user-dense environments like stadiums continues to increase, Qualcomm continues to work to improve the near-term performance of mmWave...
Access to more spectrum means more economic and national security
In addition to advanced wireless R&D, Qualcomm is working to ensure adequate spectrum is made available for the future of 5G-Advanced and 6G
The technical standardization work on 5G-Advanced is well underway, and the work on 6G is hitting a...
How can operators benefit from digital twin networks?
In the transition to 5G-Advanced and 6G, dynamic digital twin networks can help operators manage increasing network and service complexity
While digital twins are not a new concept, harnessing real-time network data and putting it into a user-friendly interface to...
Enhancing vehicular safety and experience with cloud/connectivity
Qualcomm demonstrates a novel approach to protect vulnerable road users, and wireless coverage prediction for consistent in-vehicle user experience
The automotive segment has been a material growth driver as Qualcomm continues to execute on a broad diversification strategy. Solutions geared...
Simpler systems, faster returns, happier teams – five key trends in private 5G
Following on from the article last week, about “ecosystem linkage” in the private 5G market, Stephen Douglas, head of market strategy at Spirent, presents five key trends with cellular in the broad enterprise space. Note, he lists a bunch...
The Sunday Brief: Q1 earnings preview—cable’s moment
Greetings from Florida and the Midwest. Pictured is one of our newest finds in North Kansas City called the Iron District, a collection of shops and restaurants including the best sourdough in town (website here). We hope everyone is enjoying both...
Enabling boundless XR with dynamic distributed compute
Qualcomm continuously delivering technology upgrades to its XR platform as glasses gradually become next-generation mobile compute devices
The long arc of Extended Reality (XR)—a term that covers augmented, mixed and virtual reality—is toward standalone glasses and headsets that deliver mobile,...
Giga-MIMO is the foundation for wide-area 6G
The evolution from massive MIMO to Giga-MIMO will facilitate fast, cost-effective 6G deployment
Global consensus around 7.1 GHz to 8.4 GHz as a prime 6G candidate band, along with broader interest in the upper mid-band (7 GHz to 16 GHz)...