Rogers and Shaw last week agreed to sell Freedom Mobile, the cellular business owned by Shaw, to Montreal-based Quebecor
Canada's competition bureau is expected to ask Rogers Communications to sell Shaw Communications’ cellular unit Shaw Mobile to overcome competition concerns presented by the proposed merger...
The survey showed that 45% of surveyed businesses are planning to make investments in 5G by 2023
A survey carried out by UK5G, which focuses on accelerating the adoption of 5G in the U.K., found that 70% of the surveyed businesses are now using 5G...
Oracle will deploy dedicated cloud regions in Vodafone's main data centers that manage its European IT and network operations
Vodafone is accelerating its transition to the cloud with the migration of several of its systems to Oracle’s managed cloud region called Dedicated Region Cloud@Customer (DRCC). The...
Intel says the $40 million in interest it received from the EC isn't nearly enough and instead, it wants $625 million
In January, Intel won a court appeal involving a 1.06 billion-euro ($1.2 billion) antitrust fine, which it initially paid to the European Commission (EC)...
June greetings from the 49th state, home to some pretty noisy glaciers (Aialik Glacier pictured). We have had a terrific ten days touring many of the TelAlaska properties and learning more about broadband deployment challenges. TelAlaska has an amazing team working every day to improve...
The enabling ecosystem for LTE private cellular networks has matured significantly, but there's still quite a ways to go when it comes to private 5G. And the network, as one participant put it, "is only one piece of the puzzle." Spectrum availability, end-user device...
Singtel is increasing its investment in Intouch Holdings, which is the parent company of Thai carrier AIS
Singapore telecommunications operator Singtel is increasing its stake in Thai operator Advanced Info Services (AIS) through a new investment by its subsidiary Singtel Global Investments.
In a release, Singtel...
Verizon is one of the strongest wireless companies in the United States. That being said, over the last decade they have not been firing on all cylinders. Years earlier, they rocketed to success under CEO Ivan Seidenberg. Then they struggled for several years under...
Everything on the Netcracker platform is cloud native and is driven by machine learning and artificial intelligence
Last week, Netcracker announced Filipino mobile operator Globe Telecom has chosen the company's Managed Services offering to achieve a higher level of operational efficiency. Globe Telecom will use the...
In March, the Helium network had 640,000 active nodes around the world; it now has more than 850,000
Helium, which is promising to shake up the telecom industry by enabling consumers to mine cryptocurrency by providing 5G cellular coverage, has announced new crypto tokens. The announcement...
Xbox Cloud Gaming is now available in 28 countries
This week, Microsoft announced the expansion of its Xbox cloud gaming platform both in terms of geography and device compatibility. Gamers in Argentina and New Zealand now have access to Xbox Cloud Gaming on their phones,...
Ericsson said it was too early to determine or predict the outcome of the investigation
Swedish vendor Ericsson said that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened an investigation concerning the matters described in the company's 2019 Iraq investigation report.
In a short...
The SD-WAN offering will first launch in Spain and then expand into other European and Latin American markets
Telefónica Tech, Telefónica's digital business unit, and Cisco announced at this year’s RSA Conference a strategic alliance and a new global managed service that includes integrated connectivity and...
The number of international patent applications filed by Huawei increased to 6,952 in 2021 from 5,464 in 2020
The protection and sharing of intellectual property rights is critical for the development of the global tech ecosystem, according to Chinese vendor Huawei.
"Protecting intellectual property is key...
'The question of the hyperscaler vs. the operator is about two monolithic things bouncing against each other, and it will eventually blow up,' says Alef CEO
For the CEO of Alef Mike Mulica, it’s a very interesting time in telecom. His background, in his own...
Singtel had announced the launch of its 5G SA network in the country in May of 2021
Singaporean carrier Singtel has been selected by U.S. firm Micron Technology to deploy its 5G millimeter wave solutions with localized edge core at the semiconductor manufacturer’s 3D NAND...
In March last year, Rogers Communications had announced that it will purchase Shaw Communications
Canadian operators Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications have agreed to not proceed with closing their proposed merger until either a negotiated settlement is agreed with the Commissioner of Competition or the...
Every fixed wireless network operator will say they want to build a network that’s resilient, easy to operate and performs up to expectations. That’s the easy part. But today, choosing a partner that can help turn that promise into practice has never been harder.
As...
No one person is going to build the metaverse, the Meta exec said at last week's Connect EXPO
At the recent Connect EXPO in Denver, Meta Director of Engineering Dan Rampton emphasized the need for collaboration in making the metaverse a reality, explaining that the...
Private networks enable new applications and IoT capabilities such as asset tracking, predictive maintenance and connected sensors
BT and Ericsson announced a new partnership to provide commercial 5G private networks for the UK market, the latter said in a release.
The two companies have signed a...
In October 2021, SoftBank announced that it had started to offer 5G Standalone services
Japanese operator SoftBank announced that it opened a 5G Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) site in the Kanto region and started the nationwide deployment of MEC servers in Japan this month.
SoftBank noted...
Coursera CEO: “If you don’t have connectivity, you’re starving both access to the skill development and the access to the economic opportunity”
As it typically does, the World Economic Forum uses its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, as a platform for business and political leaders...
May greetings from five states. Lots of miles in the last month traveling through amazing parts of the Midwest and South. The opening picture is of the Apple Man at the Fontanelle Orchard in Nebraska. Celebrating their 16th year, they are located a mere 10 miles from...
LG previously said that 6G is expected to be commercialized in 2029
Korean tech firm LG Electronics has showcased future 6G technologies at the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2022.
At the conference, which took place in South Korea’s capital Seoul last week, LG displayed...
