Intel and TSMC CEOs update on chip production outlook An ongoing global shortage of semiconductors, caused by a number of related factors, has chip makers planning massive capital spends to bulk up production capacity and the U.S. government conducting a …
Mavenir this week announced a large infusion of capital through an arrangement with Koch Investments Group subsidiary Koch Strategic Platforms. KSP has taken a minority stake in Richardson, Texas-based Mavenir to the tune of $500 million. Mavenir sells end-to-end cloud-native …
Dell Technologies and VMware will “continue to co-engineer solutions” Dell Technologies, which holds an 81% ownership stake of cloud and virtualization giant VMware, announced on April 14 it will spin-off its ownership of VMware. “By spinning off VMware, we expect to …
Based on a national survey conducted between Jan. 25 and Feb. 8 of this year, the Pew Research Center found that approximately 7% of U.S. adults don’t use the internet. According to Pew, age is the biggest determinant of internet …
Massive MIMO solutions set for Q4 availability The availability of Open RAN-compatible massive MIMO radios has been on operator wish lists for some time as they look to bring disaggregated radio access network kit into more demanding, urban deployments. Cloud-native …
Ericsson using 4G/5G private networks to enable the Miner 4.0; Smart Mining Value Calculator pins TCO to return on five mining use cases In its Connected Mining report, published in December 2020, and an accompanying deep dive webinar hosted earlier …
5G+ is the network along with edge cloud, AI/ML, private networks, sensors and robotics Sectors such as media, financial services, and e-commerce were able to more quickly pivot as the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped the ebb and flow of global commerce …
Performance, end-to-end responsibility among Open RAN concerns expressed by Huawei Carrier Business Group CTO Of the big three network infrastructure vendors, Nokia has been the most adaptive in regard to Open RAN while Ericsson, an active member of the O-RAN …
Huawei Analyst Summit looks to “building a fully-connected, intelligent world” At its annual analyst summit hosted in Shenzhen, Huawei executives considered the challenges and opportunities the ICT giant and the world will face over the next decade, including secular trends …
Singapore, Helsinki, Zurich top IMD’s 2020 Smart City Index As COVID-19 swept across the globe last year, many types of workers were forced to shift to a new paradigm that didn’t revolve around keeping regular office hours. Central business districts …
Latest T-Mobile US “Un-carrier” event featured strong focus on 5G for rural America In terms of 5G creating long-term user value and service provider revenue, the high-level global focus is on enterprise enablement. 5G for consumers is an expected evolution–higher …
AT&T, SK Telecom, Verizon, Vodafone all working with Intel on 5G network transformation This week Intel touted its 3rd generation Xeon scalable processor and, in a virtual track focused on telco applications and complementary products, carrier executives discussed their work …
Intel debuts 3rd generation Xeon scalable processor with telco SKUs tailored for the 5G era This week Intel announced its third-generation Xeon scalable processor which comes in SKUs that are optimized for use in telco networks that are becoming increasingly …
Etisalat signed an MoU with Rakuten Communications Platform for cloud-native, Open RAN support Etisalat, following a joint announcement with Rakuten Communications Platform to develop a reference design for cloud-native, Open RAN networks, is furthering its commitment to disaggregation of the …
American Tower, Netcracker, Palo Alto Networks latest vendors tapped for Dish 5G build Dish executives are looking toward some sort of commercial 5G service this year and, in pursuit of that, continue to onboard vendors to help them become the …
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Sandro Tavares, Dell Technologies (Ep. 35) In this episode Dell Technologies’ Sandro Tavares, director of telecom systems marketing, looks at the role of hyperscalers in delivering edge computing, discusses MEC-focused work …
Ericsson Open Lab carrier partners include KDDI, Ooredoo, Orange, SoftBank, and Turkcell In support of the broad industry move toward cloud-based radio access networks running on commodity hardware, Ericsson and a number of operator and other partners announced the launch …
In its efforts to capture home internet service marketshare from major cable companies, T-Mobile US is scaling up LTE- and 5G-backed fixed wireless access. To make that service more appealing, the carrier figured it also needed a streaming TV service …
Despite being hailed as a breakthrough technology, NB-IoT connectivity has so far failed to live up to its initial hype, with delayed deployments, and connections currently in the millions, rather than the billions promised. Applicable to anything static or mobile …
Telefónica brand Movistar using Open RAN in Puerto Madryn, Argentina One of the persistent questions related to Open RAN is whether the shift from integrated radio stacks to multi-vendor Open RAN kit presents a trade off between lower capex with …
Network slicing is not widely deployed; AdaptiveMobile Security working with GSMA on a fix Network slicing is among the North Stars of current 5G efforts as the ability to virtually partition a network out from the core to the radio …
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Ivan Bykov, Ribbon Communications (Ep. 34) Ivan Bykov, head of Ribbon’s Mobile and Service Provider Solutions, discusses the evolving nature of 5G transport both as a function of capacity demands and …
Technologists grew 196% more strawberries than traditional farmers in smart agriculture competition As technology reshapes global industries, flashy projects like autonomous robotics for manufacturing and augmented reality interfaces for remote expert support grab plenty of headlines. While adding efficiency and …
Researcher calls out construction, automotive, healthcare, oil and gas, as verticals that will drive digital twin adoption While the concept of building a digital twin is not new, GlobalData Principal Disruptive Tech Analyst Kiran Raj sees certain industrial verticals already …
5G Open Innovation Lab also supporting IoT lifecycle management, eSIM specialists The Seattle-based 5G Open Innovation Lab, which bills itself as an “applied innovation ecosystem,” this week announced its third round of participating companies. Among the 15 companies selected, there’s …
