Vodafone has been minimizing its ownership of Vantage Towers for the past several years Vodafone Group has sold a further 10% stake in Vantage Towers for 1.3 billion euros ($1.4 billion), a decision the company said is “in line” with …
The use of mmWave links in Wi-Fi 8 is expected to deliver higher bandwidth and data rates Even though the certification for Wi-Fi 8, or 802.11bn, is still several years away, vendors and standards bodies are already formulating plans around …
Verizon reported improvements to its cash flow and wireless revenue for the fourth consecutive quarter, as well as double-digit broadband subscriber growth Verizon released second quarter 2024 results today, reporting improvements to its cash flow and wireless revenue for the …
Huawei filed a lawsuit in a Chinese court, alleging that MediaTek has committed patent infringement Chipmaker MediaTek confirmed that it has been slapped with a lawsuit from Huawei that alleges the former is guilty of patent infringement. While further details …
‘AI will be part of the fabric of virtually everything,’ says Cisco exec For many companies in the communications space, generative AI (gen AI) is largely taking the form of AI assistants, or a tool that supports live agents and/or …
MAPC builds upon the network management improvements of previous generations of Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7, or 802.11be, was only certified in January and its adoption is just beginning to ramp up; however, whispers of Wi-Fi 8, or 802.11bn, are beginning to …
Ookla found that T-Mobile US has the fastest 5G median download speed at 265.80 Mbps According to Ookla data from January through June 2024, T-Mobile US emerged as the leader when it comes to key mobile KPIs in the U.S, …
Atlas already has a 29% stake in Millicom, and two weeks ago, offered to purchase the remaining shares for $24 each An independent committee representing Millicom’s board urged shareholders to turn down the offer from Xavier Niel’s Atlas Investissement to buyout …
Ericsson and Oppo will also work together on several 5G-related projects, including device testing and marketing Ericsson and Oppo have entered a multi-year cross-licensing patent agreement that covers patents related to standards for cellular technologies, including 5G. Per the agreement, …
Telecom Egypt secured the country’s first 5G license earlier this year Telecom Egypt said it will deliver Egypt’s first 5G network later this year, beginning with services in the cities of Alexandria, Aswan, Cairo, Giza and Luxor. For the groundbreaking …
An AT&T workspace cloud platform provided by third-party vendor Snowflake was ‘unlawfully accessed’ AT&T has revealed in a new filing that during a six-month period in 2022, it fell prey to a major hack of customer data impacting nearly all …
GSMA says smartphone affordability is the most significant connectivity barrier for those living in low- and middle-income countries Mobile operators and vendors, the World Bank Group, ITU and several other institutions have joined a new global coalition spearheaded by the …
When Vodafone tested the use of 1024 QAM tech in Spain, it recorded peak download speeds of just under 1.8Gbit/s Vodafone Group tested the use of 1024 QAM technology on its 5G infrastructure with partners Qualcomm and Xiaomi to improve …
The Olympics PTT service will be prioritized over other voice traffic on the 4G network to ensure reliability, said the CTIO of Events at Orange Orange, which is an official partner and supplier of the Paris Olympics Games 2024, will …
As the telecommunications industry continues to evolve, the debate around 6G is heating up. While some industry leaders are making significant investments in 6G research and development, driven by the promise of more energy-efficient next-generation networks, others remain skeptical. They …
Smartphone users are consuming and creating short-form videos at astonishingly high rates Vodafone Group and Meta Platforms are deepening their network traffic optimization partnership by addressing the capacity needs of short-form video on 11 of the carrier’s European mobile networks. …
Vodafone partnered with a Glastonbury Festival drink vendor to demonstrate how network slicing can enable faster payment transactions Vodafone partnered with EBC, an onsite drink vendor at the Glastonbury Festival — a music event in Somerset, U.K. — to demonstrate …
The purchase would have led to ‘significant impediments to competition and consumer harm,’ said Portugal’s competition authority Following a draft decision thwarting Vodafone Portugal’s proposed acquisition of Cabonitel, including Nowo Communications, the country’s competition authority Autoridade da Concorrencia (AdC) this …
Nokia will provide MEO with Massive MIMO, baseband and remote radio head solutions from its 5G AirScale portfolio Nokia has signed a multi-year contract with Altice Portugal’s telecoms brand MEO to modernize the carrier’s existing radio access network (RAN) infrastructure, …
For telco AI workloads, on-prem data centers are the future, according to Dell Technologies At the recent Telco AI Forum, Dell Technologies and silicon partner AMD announced the Dell PowerEdge XE9680 Server with AMD Instinct MI300X Accelerator and ROCm 6 …
Telcos are under increasing pressure to scale their network operations and to see the return on their 5G investments As telecommunications providers continue the shift towards multi-vendor, multi-cloud and cloud-native architectures, their operations are only become more and more complex. …
Xavier Niel’s investment firm already has a 29% stake in Millicom French businessman Xavier Niel’s Atlas Investissement is looking to buyout Latin America-focused operator group Millicom, offering to purchase the shares it doesn’t already own in a deal valuing the …
Nokia said the purchase of Infinera, along with the sale of the Alcatel Submarine Networks business, will ‘reshape’ its Network Infrastructure unit Nokia said it is buying optical networking vendor Infinera for $6.65 per share, equating to a value of …
Verizon and Monarch will connect autonomous tractors using the carrier’s network, even in remote agricultural landscapes Verizon Business this week announced that it’s working with Monarch Tractor, the creator of the MK-V, the world’s first fully electric, autonomous tractor to …
The Ericsson report also states that there are more than 1.7 billion 5G subscriptions globally According to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report, there will be nearly 5.6 billion 5G subscriptions by the end of 2029. Further, the report indicates that, …
