In the massive effort to connect the billions of people without reliable access to broadband, there is no singular solution that can be delivered by one company or government. Bridging the digital divide doesn’t just have to do with the …
Vodafone has also tapped Open RAN for rural coverage expansion Vodafone, along with other European multi-nation operators, has tapped Open RAN as an important piece of long term network transformation plans. In the latest, Vodafone is working with virtualized RAN …
Intel Corporate Vice President Dan Rodriguez, general manager of the Network Platforms Group, discusses the complementary relationship between 5G, AI, edge and cloud computing. Rodriguez also discusses the work Intel is doing with operator and enterprise partners to enable meaningful …
As Open RAN momentum grows, Altiostar is focused on the transition from greenfield to brownfield, ecosystem development, and private enterprise 5G BARCELONA–Most any business problem (or opportunity) is, at its core, a problem of scale–balancing customization with replicability, cost control …
TelcoDR Founder and CEO on the vision for bringing public cloud to telecom BARCELONA–Cloud City in Hall 2 is by a wide margin the focal point of Mobile World Congress 2021. The lavish booth, conceived and built in a 101-day …
BARCELONA–In Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “Love in the Time of Cholera”, the brilliant Colombian novelist weaves a narrative of love, rejection, devotion, and ultimately reconciliation—decades after beginning (and then ending) their relationship, Fermina and Florentino find happiness together. But in the …
RCR Wireless News · Powering the Future of Wireless Connectivity Podcast: Connectivity for Immersive Mobile Experiences While 5G dominates the headlines, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth continue to rapidly advance, setting the stage for increasingly immersive connected mobile and compute experiences that …
Verizon Business CRO describes private 5G and MEC as like “peanut butter and jelly” Today Verizon Business announced its new private 5G network offering, On Site 5G, which is being marketed to large enterprises and public sector customers. When combined …
Verizon recently hit 4.3 Gbps in C Band, millimeter wave aggregation lab trial As the carrier preps to deploy its massive haul of C Band spectrum, Verizon Consumer Group CEO Ronan Dunne recently discussed what that means for the future …
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Obinna Egonu, WWT (Ep. 37) Obinna Egonu of World Wide Technology discusses the intersection of 5G and cloud computing, what that means for delivering innovative new use cases and examines the …
Despite shift to virtual meetings, 3GPP sees Release 17 progressing on schedule Just like with its predecessor, the 5G naming convention is set to evolve to 5G-Advanced with the forthcoming Release 18 from 3GPP. The international standards-setting body, comprising representatives …
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Nan Chen, MEF (Ep. 36) In this episode of Will 5G Change the World?, MEF President Nan Chen discusses the role of network automation in delivering end-to-end slices across a 5G …
C-Band auction winnings not enough for AT&T, Verizon to catch T-Mobile on mid-band 5G Despite the more than $80 billion its competitors AT&T and Verizon dropped in the recently-wrapped C-Band auction, T-Mobile’s pace of 2.5 GHz deployment, and sheer breadth …
AT&T acquired Time Warner assets for $85 billion in deal that close June 2018 Following a flurry of weekend reports of a rumored mega-deal, AT&T and Discovery announced early on May 17 that AT&T would spin off WarnerMedia and combine …
Cisco characterizes Power-over-Ethernet as a “fourth utility” in smart buildings In a new blog post, Cisco’s Anoop Vetteth, vice president of product management for Enterprise Switching and Software Solutions, examined the role of connected buildings as providing “a fourth utility” …
Dell Tech World focused on tech-enablement of “do anything from anywhere world” Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell kicked off the second virtual installment of the company’s Dell Tech World on Wednesday with a reflection on lessons learned during the COVID-19 …
T-Mobile US this week report a strong first quarter marked by 1.2 million postpaid net subscriber additions and 773,000 postpaid adds. T-Mo reported total revenue of $19.8 billion with net income of $993 million. In what CEO Mike Sievert described …
Huawei in February opened the Intelligent Mining Innovation Lab in Shanxi province Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei, speaking at the opening of the company’s Intelligent Mining Innovation Lab in China’s Shanxi province, discussed how the “main goal” of 5G is enabling …
As T-Mobile US works to double its enterprise market share from less than 10% over the next five years, T-Mobile for Business Executive Vice President Mike Katz sees it as a “fundamental Un-carrier story,” according to a new blog post. …
Industrial-grade enhancements coming to 5G with 3GPP Releases 16 and 17 Initial 5G network deployments, beginning in 2018 and continuing today, have largely been focused on providing consumers with an enhanced mobile broadband experience. However, as operators continue to invest …
FIDO Device Onboard (FDO) protocol focused on maintaining security as IoT devices are connected Founded in 2012, the FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance began with a focus on developing “authentication standards to help reduce the world’s over-reliance on passwords.” As …
Nokia reported growth in enterprise market and now tallies 290 private wireless customers Before 5G was even commercially available and certainly before “private networks” and “Industry 4.0” were broadly in the lexicon, Nokia was clear it would sell what would …
“Qualcomm enters the 5G era with our whole company stronger and more resilient,” outgoing CEO Steve Mollenkopf says Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf kicked off the company’s Q2 earnings call this week, reporting year-over-year increases in earnings per share and revenue, …
TIM’s “Beyond Connectivity” program focuses bringing AI and cloud to bear on network operations Major European operators in January signed a memorandum of understanding outlining their multi-year commitment to deploy Open RAN technologies throughout their coverage areas. Now Italy’s TIM …
Lumen Technologies, formerly CenturyLink, using its fiber and edge assets for enterprise 5G services According to the “Un-carrier,” it wants to double its enterprise market share in the next five years. During a March analyst event, T-Mobile executives discussed the …
