Supreme Court ruled the USF is constitutional. Now the debate refocuses on reform, and who pays in Broadband-for-all advocates and telecom providers who serve rural areas have spent the last …
Challenges in Open RAN testing include inconsistent output from OTICs, according to industry experts It has been nearly a decade since the telecom industry began its concerted push toward Open …
T-Mobile US wins most of Opensignal’s network experience awards in its most recent test analysis As T-Mobile US heralded its new Best Network award from Ookla, Opensignal’s new mobile network …
New report from Deloitte highlights the major challenges facing expansion of data center and power infrastructure The power needs for data centers, particularly those designed for artificial intelligence computing, are …
BSNL delayed its 5G plans chiefly due to the Indian government’s push to develop indigenous 4G technology In sum – what to know: 5G rollout in Delhi and Mumbai by …
When it comes to network impacts of gen AI, watch the uplink: Ericsson Mobility Report Artificial intelligence, and generative AI in particular, is causing a “fundamental shift” in the nature …
T-Mo to commercially launch its T-Satellite NTN service on July 23 and offer $10 per month plans—including for AT&T and Verizon customers One of the big questions for consumer use …
Sub-THz power amplifier testing achieves 280 Gbps speeds Test company Keysight Technologies, NTT and its NTT Innovative Devices subsidiary achieved a speed record in the sub-Terahertz (sub-THz) spectrum range with …
In neutral-host private networks, testing and integration are particularly important There are a number of network testing challenges that are evident at the halfway point of the 5G era—most prominently, …
New Rohde & Schwarz signal and spectrum analyzer enables cross-correlation of multiple signals Rohde & Schwarz made the new instrument announcement that it has been teasing for weeks, unveiling its …
Senates confirms Trump’s first FCC nominee, Olivia Trusty The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s first nominee to the Federal Communications Commission, bringing the independent regulatory agency back to …
FWA services have been a success. What has that meant for testing? One clear success for 5G thus far has been the emergence of 5G Fixed Wireless Access broadband services, …
Starlink speeds rebound and then some, after a dip in 2022 Fewer than 20% of Starlink satellite broadband users can consistently get speeds that meet the federal definition of broadband, …
New on-demand core service from Ericsson and Google Cloud promises scale, speed and integrated AI Ericsson has teamed up with Google Cloud to launch an on-demand network core service, meant …
The PAWR test network integrated a local, open-source mobile core with an Ericsson 5G SA RAN The federally funded Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR)’s testbed in Iowa is dabbling …
Alphawave acquisition is “complementary” to Qualcomm’s CPUs and NPUs, CEO says Qualcomm is taking aim at the data center chip space, seeking to bolster its assets with the acquisition of …
States have 90 days to comply with revamped BEAD rules, including a ‘Benefit of the Bargain’ bidding round The Trump administration has released its updated rules for the $42.5 billion …
Republican FCC Commissioner’s exit leaves the FCC at a 1-1 stalemate The Federal Communications Commission will unexpectedly lose two members this week instead of one: Republican Commissioner Nathan Simington announced …
U.S. Department of Justice ordered Keysight to do more divestment and include channel emulation in the assets going to Viavi Solutions In a new development in Keysight Technologies’ pending acquisition …
What do modern network test and assurance tools and strategies need to look like, to satisfy operator needs and provide a positive user experience? Complexity is one of the fundamental …
Synopys and Ansys’ merger will go forward on the condition that some assets are divested to Keysight Technologies Semiconductor design company Synopsys is facing headwinds, as new trade restrictions from …
How do major test companies expect tariffs to impact their businesses? Amid tariff whiplash from the Trump administration and increased geopolitical and economic tensions, companies in the test equipment and …
Amid tariff whiplash from the Trump administration and increased geopolitical and economic tensions, companies in the test equipment and services space are navigating new market uncertainties. During the recent round …
O-RAN plugfest for spring 2025 looked at automated cloud-native RAN deployment and testing, test automation enabled by LLMs, power savings and more Nearly 70 companies participated in O-RAN Alliance’s spring …
What has testing M&A activity centered on since 2023? The test and measurement space has seen bursts of testing M&A activity over the past several years. The acquisitions or divestments …
