Vodafone is bringing Open RAN out of rural areas for the first time, with 16 masts in Exmouth and Torquay, England
Vodafone announced this week that it is deploying Open RAN in a live urban environment in Europe. Specifically, the company said it will deploy Open...
5G now covers more than 50% of its network, says US Cellular
Thanks to a software update that improves 5G coordination between cell sites, US Cellular has been able to expand its next-generation network in several states.
The latest update delivers 5G services to an additional...
The 5G test, conducted over the 28 GHz millimeter wave frequency, achieved a peak throughput of 1 Gbps at a record distance of 11.18 km
Ericsson and Malaysian state-run operator Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) claimed a world record distance for gigabit speeds over Malaysia’s 5G...
In this 5G project, O2 Telefónica said it is working closely together with partners Google Cloud and Ericsson
German operator O2 Telefónica, owned by Spanish telco Telefónica, said it will move its 5G core network in Germany to the cloud in the future, with the...
Beefier antennas purportedly more than doubles range over small cell deployments, said Qualcomm
Hoping to address the range and cost deployment issues that surround outdoor mmWave deployments, Qualcomm on Tuesday announced its Compact Macro 5G RAN Platform. The new tech can boost the range of mmWave...
Spirent Communications is launching what it calls the first high-accuracy orbital modeling software specifically developed for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite simulation.
Spirent worked with Swiss company SpacePNT, which specializes in spaceborne receivers and positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technology, to develop the new SimORBIT...
The subsidy scheme for encouraging early deployment of 5G was initially launched in May 2020
Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) announced that subsidies to encourage 5G deployments will end on December 31.
The subsidy framework for encouraging early deployment of 5G was initially...
Meta’s 2Africa Pearls will connect to Airtel’s landing in Mumbai, extending the world’s longest subsea cable
Even as Indian telco Bharti Airtel continues its aggressive 5G rollout across the country, the company is looking for other ways to expand its reach with digital transformation services for Indian...
The Verizon mmWave and C-Band network now covers more than 175 million people
Verizon announced this week that its 5G Ultra Wideband service — the brand name for its millimeter wave (mmWave) and C-Band network — now covers more than 175 million people. During an...
The manufacturing sector is gradually adopting wireless and automation technologies as it embraces the Industry 4.0 concept, Alper Yegin, chair of the Technical Committee and vice-chair of LoRa Alliance, said during a presentation at the 5G Manufacturing Forum—available on demand here.
“When we're looking at...
Forty-four percent of service providers, technology vendors and enterprises plan to adopt Wi-Fi 6E in the next 12-18 months: Report
In October, the Wireless Broadband Alliance released its Annual Industry Report for 2023 and found that 53% of service providers, technology vendors and enterprises have...
Manon Brouillette is headed out the door as the head of Verizon's consumer business, after less than a year on the job
Verizon announced Monday the departure of Manon Brouillette, the CEO of Verizon Business. Her duties have been assumed by Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg, the...
NTT Docomo had selected Samsung Electronics as its 5G network solutions provider in March 2021
Korean vendor Samsung Electronics recently announced that it is supplying a variety of 5G radios to support Japanese telco NTT Docomo’s Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) expansion.
Under the terms of...
Deutsche Telekom highlighted that more than 80,000 antennas are currently transmitting 5G
German carrier Deutsche Telekom said its 5G network already reaches 94% of the country’s population.
In a release, the European carrier noted that it expects its 5G technology could reach 99% of the Germany...
CFO Margherita Della Valle takes over the top role as interim CEO while the board looks for a permanent replacement
Multinational telco Vodafone announced Monday that its CEO of four years, Nick Read, will step down at the end of the month. CFO Margherita Della Valle has...
Ericsson also forecasts that the number of global FWA connections will reach over 300 million by 2028
The total number of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) connections is forecast to reach over 100 million by the end of 2022, according to the latest edition of Ericsson...
Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research receives additional National Science Foundation funds
The Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research program, which operates a number of 5G testbeds across the U.S., has received an additional $2.8 million in funding from the National Science Foundation.
US Ignite, the entity...
Vodafone, Intel and others showcased new solutions leveraging AWS technology
Amazon Web Services (AWS) held its annual re:Invent event in Las Vegas, Nevada this week. The week-long fête spanned the depth and breadth of the myriad services AWS offers, but there were a few interesting tidbits for...
Viettel began testing commercial 5G services in parts of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in 2019
AMD announced the successful completion of a 5G mobile network field trial with Viettel Group’s R&D arm Viettel High Tech (VHT). AMD supplied its Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC devices for...
"The Open RAN train continues to ... accelerate at a faster pace than expected," analyst firm says
Open RAN revenues for the third quarter of 2022 more than doubled on a year-over-year basis, according to new preliminary estimates by Dell'Oro Group.
"The Open RAN train continues...
The federal agency sharply curtailed the number of satellites Starlink sought to launch, citing orbital safety concerns
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday granted private space firm SpaceX partial permission to get started on their second-generation Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. With this clearance,...
Wi-Fi 7 brings a host of new flexibility features; they all have to be tested
A previous article discussed the challenges associated with breaking the 6 GHz barrier and with testing higher modulation in Wi-Fi 7 devices. In part 2, we will take a look...
One of the most basic questions about edge computing has been one of definition: Where is the network edge? Is it in a regional data center, in an enterprise premise, or possibly at an individual cell site?
The answer coming out of early edge...
Ericsson said that 230 telcos have launched 5G services to date, with more than 700 5G smartphone models announced or launched commercially
Global 5G subscriptions are forecast to reach one billion by the end of this year, and five billion by the end of 2028,...
