5G

From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Some fairly routine industry updates on Wi-Fi, LoRaWAN, 5G rankings, and telecom-related M&A, plus a bigger story – about how cheap …

Cheap drone warfare has changed military strategy, and governments want cheaper anti-drone detection to keep pace. 6G-native ISAC has been rushed into late 5G-era networks in response. Ericsson explains how …

Cellnex said that Europe remains in the middle of its 5G adoption cycle, with 5G-enabled devices accounting for roughly half of mobile connections in Western Europe today In sum – …

TIM sees additional growth opportunities in areas including defense, mission-critical services, AI-enabled products and operations, next-generation connectivity applications, and data centers In sum – what to know: Poste transaction – …

AI-RAN promises a software-driven path to greater capacity, programmability and operational efficiency The RAN’s next phase will not be defined by AI, cloud or openness in isolation, but by the …

From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Orange looks like Europe’s strongest-performing incumbent telco this quarter, pairing robust financial growth with bold acquisitions and AI investments. While rivals …

Huawei and China Unicom Beijing recently announced the commercial deployment of what they describe as the world’s largest 5G-A 100 MHz GigaUplink network In sum – what to know: Mobile …

The government of South Korea has selected two consortia led by SK Telecom and KT to develop and demonstrate what it calls Hyper AI Network Infrastructure In sum – what …

Sudhakar Pandey, head of RAN at Rakuten Mobile, told RCR Wireless News that the initiative forms part of a broader strategy to strengthen network performance over the next two years …

Commercial deployment delivers carrier-grade high-capacity broadband across rural and regional U.S. markets using unlicensed spectrum SANTA CLARA, Calif. — July 9, 2026 — Mimosa Networks, a global leader in fixed …

One year after the reintroduction of the ANDREW brand to the market—now part of Amphenol—the company is sharpening its role in an industry facing a new set of realities. In …

Sami Komulainen, Elisa’s chief operating officer, told RCR that the operator has created a digital twin of its network and deployed agentic AI that operates alongside human engineers to troubleshoot …

Huawei tells MWC Shanghai 2026 that operators are entering an era in which AI applications, intelligent agents, and real-time interactions place new demands on mobile and transport networks In sum …

In sum – what to know: AI Grid – Indosat says its AI Grid combines centralized AI Factories with distributed AI computing closer to users, enabling AI applications across Indonesia. …

Huawei and China Telecom have deployed a 5G-A network at Datang Everbright City, a busy tourist attraction in Xi’an in China, using three-component carrier aggregation (3CC) tech In sum – …

China Tower has established about 6.2 million base station sites, including 3.26 million 5G sites across the Asian nation In sum – what to know: Tower transformation – China Tower …

Speaking at the opening keynote of MWC Shanghai 2026, Zhong Zhihong, chief engineer at China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said China will continue to accelerate the deployment of …

As operators scale into a 5G-first world, the complexity of interoperability grows just as quickly. New network architectures, sunsetting of legacy technologies and the rapid rise in standalone (SA) deployments …

As operators scale into a 5G-first world, the complexity of interoperability grows just as quickly. New network architectures, sunsetting of legacy technologies and the rapid rise in standalone (SA) deployments …

A Samsung executive told RCR Wireless News that the technology could improve the quality and reliability of FWA services while supporting applications that depend on real-time data transfers In sum …

Deutsche Telekom announced that it has discontinued Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) in the 2.1 GHz frequency band, allowing the full spectrum allocation to be used exclusively for 5G services In …

Dell’Oro said 5G MCN revenue in North America and EMEA expanded 20% year over year during the quarter, continuing momentum that began in 2025 In sum – what to know: …

Cisco’s recent SD-WAN vulnerabilities are not isolated flaws but symptoms of a deeper architectural weakness across modern networks. As threat actors increasingly target centralized control-plane systems in enterprise and telecom …

Nicole McCormick, chief analyst for consumer 5G and broadband monetization at Omdia, said the launch by Airtel reflects a broader shift among operators toward protecting premium subscriber experiences while seeking …