Monthly Archives: May, 2024
Zain invests $427mn to expand 5G, digital services in Saudi Arabia
Zain said it will expand its current 5G network coverage to 122 cities across the country
Saudi telco Zain KSA announced plans to invest a...
Qualcomm and Aramco target digital transformation in Saudi Arabia
Qualcomm noted that the deal aims to boost advanced technologies for industrial use cases in the country
Qualcomm Technologies and Saudi energy firm Aramco signed...
NTT Docomo to launch new subsidiary to target global expansion
NTT Docomo said it will launch the new subsidiary in July this year
Japanese telco NTT Docomo announced plans to create a new subsidiary, dubbed...
Honda and IBM collaborate on software-defined vehicle R&D
Honda and IBM will research specialized semiconductor technology and open software solutions to address software-defined vehicle challenges
Honda Motor Co. and IBM are collaborating on...
Wi-Fi and 5G private networks both belong in the networking ecosystem (Reader Forum)
With the arrival of every new generation of networking technology, the comparison of mobile- and Ethernet-based solutions has traditionally been debated including now, prompted...
AT&T strikes commercial D2C agreement with AST SpaceMobile
The new agreement for a commercial direct-to-cellular service is the latest step in the two companies' relationship
AT&T has officially inked an agreement with satellite...
Smart ports in Europe – five key private 4G/5G deployments
Smart ports are just about the easiest place to put a private 5G network right now – at this point in the development of...
A shifting ecosystem takes stock of the state of the infrastructure market
ATLANTA, GA—The changes across the telecom infrastructure market are well beyond that of "just" a jump from one G to the next—although some of...
Editorial Report: Securing the edge – where 5G meets the enterprise
With the rapid evolution of wireless communication technologies, 5G has emerged as a transformative force, particularly in enterprise settings where private networks at the...
Swedish mining firm Boliden joins NorthStar 5G program
Boliden said it has been working to digitize and automate its mining operations in order to increase productivity and safety
Boliden, a Swedish multinational metals,...
Spain clears Vodafone acquisition by Zegona
The acquisition of Vodafone Spain is valued at EUR5 billion
The Spanish government has approved the acquisition of 100% of the Vodafone Spain Group by...
Virgin Media O2 expands collaboration with Netcracker
Virgin Media O2 will be able to leverage a unified 360-degree customer view across all channels
Netcracker Technology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, said...
Netmore takes LoRaWAN to APAC; targets operator, tower-co, enterprise deals
Sweden-based LoRaWAN network operator Netmore Group, with infrastructure operations across Europe, and also in the US, has said it is ready to build IoT...
Why AI will be the new normal for 5G, 6G RAN (Reader Forum)
Mobile connectivity pervades every aspect of today’s society. Changing lifestyles, remote work, smart automation and the proliferation of cloud-native applications are all driving fundamental...
‘A disruptive technology’ — SureCall launches C-band signal booster
The C-band signal booster is FCC-certified for immediate deployment, says SureCall
SureCall today announced the SpeedLink 5G, a new C-band signal booster that the company...
“Thought impossible” – US startup intros satellite IoT on standard Bluetooth
US startup Hubble Network has claimed Bluetooth-based satellite comms is a reality, and a “revolution in IoT”, after transmitting data from standard Bluetooth devices...
Sigfox selected for smart water metering in Greece
Local Sigfox specialists have sold 7,000 smart water meters to the municipality of Parga in the northwest of Greece, and declared they expect to...
Rohde & Schwarz White Paper: IEEE 802.11be Technology Introduction
The IEEE 802.11 MAC and PHY layers are continuously being improved to offer more efficiency and support new use cases. The next generation of...
Unlock the potential of data and AI in the RAN
It’s easy to imagine how artificial intelligence could benefit communications service providers (CSPs), not least by automating complex operations in radio access networks (RAN)....
FCC designates ‘Royal Tiger’ robocalling ring as a threat to consumers
C-CIST classification identifies an international robocalling group dubbed 'Royal Tiger' as a consumer threat
For the first time, the Federal Communications Commission is designating a...
Huawei, AIS and China Unicom claim first 5G fully-connected factory in Southeast Asia
Huawei carried out this project in Thailand in partnership with Midea, AIS and China Unicom
Chinese vendor Huawei, together with appliance manufacturer Midea, Thai telco...
Turn on, tune in, rock out – five key private 5G deployments by Verizon Business
Verizon Business is probably the one operator-backed enterprise services provider – outside of China, at least – that is starting to look like it...
Rakuten Mobile reaches 6.8 million mobile customers at end-Q1
Rakuten Mobile aims to reach 8-10 million mobile subscribers by the end of 2024
Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile, which is part of e-commerce giant Rakuten...
Intel looking to fund $11 billion chip plant in Ireland
Intel has chip plants in several countries including the U.S., China, Malaysia, Vietnam and Israel
According to reporting from The Wall Street Journal, Intel is in...
UAE telco e& claims record 5G speed of 30.5 Gbps
During the demo, e& UAE said it aggregated multiple carriers across high-band and mid-band spectrum
Emirati-based operator e& UAE claimed a record speed of 30.5...