79% of service providers, equipment manufacturers and enterprises have adopted or plan to adopt the WBA OpenRoaming standard The Wireless Broadband Alliance’s (WBA) OpenRoaming system was only introduced last May, and yet, a recent survey revealed that nearly four out …
Globe Telecom plans to cover 80% of Metro Manila by the end of 2020 Globe Telecom, a major telecommunications provider in the Philippines, first received the go ahead to deploy 5G small cells in the country’s capital city of Manila …
The Huawei consumer business has been under “tremendous pressure” Huawei has confirmed that it has made an agreement to sell its consumer smartphone brand Honor and related business, in a move that has been hinted at since continued U.S. trade …
Qualcomm is just one chip maker of many hoping to receive exemption from the Huawei ban The U.S. government has granted permission for Qualcomm to sell 4G handset chips to Huawei. The news, confirmed by Qualcomm to Reuters, represents a …
Reports point to $150 billion incremental opportunity in cloud gaming for telcos Telcos will soon have the opportunity to bundle Xbox packages into subscription as a result of Microsoft’s recent partnership with Bango, a global platform for data-driven commerce. By …
The demo featured a commercial end-to-end Open Fronthaul interface based on O-RAN specifications In October, the O-RAN Alliance conducted its second Global O-RAN Alliance plugfest, an event that boasts the goal of testing and demonstrating “the growing maturity of the …
Djoliba is based on a terrestrial fiber optic network coupled with undersea cables In an effort to address growing connectivity needs in West Africa, Orange and its subsidiaries have announced the commercial launch of Djoliba, a fiber backbone consisting of …
Ericsson equipment is bringing 5G to Estonia’s three largest cities — Tallinn, Tartu and Pärnu — on Telia’s existing spectrum. The partners expect that by the end of 2020, a total of 20 sites will be up and running. Telia …
Sarah Yost, NI’s senior business development manager, discusses why it’s too soon to get excited about 6G, as well as how the company’s software-defined radios are supporting the PAWR program, which is, among other things, exploring how to build drone …
The new AWS cloud region is expected to become active in mid-2022 Amazon Web Services revealed big plans to spend $2.8 billion to build a second AWS cloud region in India. The new region, located in the state of Telangana …
Orange will take control of about 881,000 customers buying fixed and mobile service bundles French mobile operator Orange is purchasing a 54% stake in Telekom Romania Communications (TRC) from Deutsche Telekom’s OTE. As a result, Orange has bought its way …
NAD determined that some of T-Mobile’s 5G claims are misleading After an examination of T-Mobile US’ claims about its 5G network, the National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs has found that the carrier’s ads have been potentially misleading …
Multi-link operation and deterministic low latency are two Wi-Fi 7 key features It’s only been a little over a year since the W-Fi Alliance released the Wi-Fi Certified 6 certification program, followed by Wi-Fi 6E not too long after, but …
The 5G network upgrade will feature more than 15,000 feet of fiber, 138 remotes and 276 antennas Wireless infrastructure specialist Mobilitie is supporting wireless carriers as they outfit Tampa Bay’s Tropicana Field, home Tampa Bay Rays, with 5G capabilities. The …
The Samsung 5G common core supports 5G SA, 5G NSA and 4G simultaneously Samsung Electronics and KT Corporation (KT) said that they have deployed Korea’s first 5G standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA) common core in KT’s commercial network. By supporting …
Subspace CEO: ‘The internet doesn’t understand the needs of real-time applications, like multiplayer gaming’ As gaming continues to emerge as a prominent use case for advanced technologies like 5G and cloud computing, internet and mobile service providers are becoming bigger …
This week, Suparna Kumar, VP of Engineering at Celona, comes on the podcast to discuss the future of private LTE and 5G networks, using her strong engineering background to explore the challenges and opportunities they present.
Accenture exec: ‘Cloud is cool, but without an advanced network, it can’t deliver the value’ Mobile service providers are spending billions of dollars building out nationwide 5G networks and are touting the benefits of the new services in TV and …
Wi-Fi 6 and software-defined LAN capabilities are driving digital transformation, says AT&T The Wireless Broadband Alliance held its Wireless Global Congress this past week where speakers discussed a number of critical topics relating to Wi-Fi and the future of wireless …
The autonomous visitor shuttles will launch May 2021 Earlier this week, Florida-based autonomous Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) provider Beep announced plans to deploy fully electric autonomous shuttles at Yellowstone National Park. The program, conducted in partnership with the National Parks Service (NPS), …
Qualcomm President: ‘5G requires infrastructure like we’ve never seen’ At Qualcomm’s annual 5G Summit, the company announced the expansion of its 5G RAN portfolio. The additions, which include the new Qualcomm Radio Unit, Distributed Unit and Distributed Radio Unit system-on-chip …
Consumers and carriers will both benefit from the inclusion of mmWave support in the iPhone 12 From the perspective of NI’s Head of Semiconductor Marketing David Hall, the release of the iPhone 12, which supports both sub-6 GHz and millimeter …
Qualcomm President: ‘In 2023, 5G connections will surpass one billion’ Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon delivered one of the keynote addresses at this year’s CTIA 5G Summit, where he provided an update on the state of global 5G services and highlighted …
The augmented reality goggles can improve canine-handler communication. Senior scientist at the U.S. Army Research Office Dr. Stephen Lee told RCR Wireless News that human soldiers already use virtuality reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) products in training and on …
Italy’s government reportedly asked Fastweb to diversify its 5G suppliers Italy has blocked a 5G equipment deal between Fastweb — the Italian unit of Swisscom — and China’s Huawei, reported Reuters. The decision was made last Thursday night and is …
