Around the world, regulators are exploring various strategies to spectrum management that makes room for private network allocations. At the recent Private Networks European Forum event, representatives from regulatory agencies in the U.K. (Ofcom), Sweden (PTS) and Germany (Federal Network Agency, or BNetzA) discussed...
Celcom DiGi will become Malaysia's largest telco with over 20 million subscribers
The proposed merger between Malaysian operators Celcom Axiata and DiGi Malaysia merger is now a step closer, after the boards of both companies gave their approval for the agreement.
Once the two companies are...
Hyderabad joins Mumbai as AWS expands its Asia Pacific presence
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced Monday the general availability of its second region in India. The new Hyderabad region, located in the state of Telangana, is called ap-south-2 and has launched with three Availability Zones.
Regions...
The EC noted that the calls aim to strengthen the cybersecurity of 5G network infrastructure by supporting secure services
The European Commission has launched an invitation to companies, government agencies and other organizations to submit proposals for "innovative" cybersecurity solutions for 5G network infrastructure, the...
'To be vertical, you have to be perpendicular to something'
Around the world, regulators are exploring various strategies to spectrum management that makes room for private network allocations. At the recent Private Networks European Forum event, representatives from regulatory agencies in the U.K. (Ofcom), Sweden...
The ten-year initiative will invest tens of millions of pounds and employ 20 dedicated researchers, the company said
Ericsson announced Tuesday a ten-year investment initiative in the UK focused on 6G research and development. The company said it will invest tens of millions of British pounds...
Around the world, regulators are exploring various strategies to spectrum management that makes room for private network allocations. At the recent Private Networks European Forum virtual event, representatives from regulatory agencies in the U.K. (Ofcom), Sweden (PTS) and Germany (Federal Network Agency, or BNetzA)...
Global analysis breaks down five fastest devices by country
As consumers eye holiday device deals, Ookla has released new analysis that looks at which smartphone models achieve the fastest 5G speeds around the world -- and it's a mix of models and makers, depending on...
Over 4,000 major commercial buildings and key public institutions in Shanghai will have indoor 5G coverage by end-2023
China’s main financial hub, Shanghai, is expected to have more than 77,000 5G base stations by the end of 2023, Chinese press reported.
This number of base stations...
The three operators in South Korea had secured frequencies in the 3.5 GHz and 28 GHz bands in 2018
The South Korean government said it will cancel the spectrum licenses in the 28 GHz band that was allocated to local operators for 5G deployments, citing...
Ericsson is already working with TIM competitor WindTre on 5G SA efforts
Ericsson noted Friday that Italian telco TIM has selected Ericsson’s dual-mode 5G core for its forthcoming 4G and 5G core modernization efforts. TIM will use Ericsson’s technology to modernize its current Evolved Packet Core...
The BotswanaSat-1 (Bot-SAT-1) is a cube satellite and will be used for earth observation
Scientists in Botswana have said that the country’s International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) will likely launch its first satellite into space in 2023. Three years ago, the president of...
NTT DoCoMo and SKT will align their concepts and timelines for the early deployment of 6G
Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo announced an agreement with Korean telecommunications operator SK Telecom (SKT) to collaborate on the enhancement of their respective "smart-life businesses" and as well as communications...
Funded by the Japanese government, Rakuten’s new lab should be open in March 2023
Rakuten Mobile and Rakuten Symphony UK announced Monday plans to open what they’re calling an Open RAN Customer Experience Center in the U.K. It’s coming to Rakuten Symphony’s offices by March 2023, and...
Viavi Solutions said this week that it has officially opened a new optical product facility in Chandler, Arizona. The new factory represents an expanded local presence for Viavi, which also moved its headquarters from California to Arizona's "Optics Valley."
The company said that the...
'We didn’t quite realize the magnitude of taking a well-adopted, single-user technology and making it multi-user,' says LitePoint exec
Certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance in 2019 and based on the IEEE 802.11ax standard, Wi-Fi 6 is designed for high-density, multi-user environments and features uplink and...
The 'pre-production draft' map will undergo an 8-week period of challenges to its accuracy
The Federal Communications Commission has released its long-awaited new maps that lay out the extent to which broadband service options are available across the United States.
The map released online today...
As part of the acquisition, BAI obtains ZenFi’s portfolio of assets, including over 1,100 route miles of fiber network throughout the New York and New Jersey metro region
Communications infrastructure provider BAI Communications announced the close of its acquisition of ZenFi Networks, which serves parts...
Direct-to-satellite service tests are planned for the remote mountains on Japan’s northernmost island
Rakuten Mobile announced this week that it has obtained preliminary licenses from Japanese regulators to begin testing direct-to-mobile satellite communication. The company said it is working with satellite maker AST SpaceMobile and its recently...
The cloud-native solution will simplify and speed up the deployment of enterprise applications, say the companies
Hungarian telecommunications operator Magyar Telekom has selected Mavenir as its converged packet core provider for its 5G network. According to the companies, the cloud-native, containerized solution will simplify and...
With three Availability Zones, AWS’s eighth European region opens in Aragón
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced Wednesday that its first region in Spain is now operational. The eu-south-2 region is located in the city of Aragón. It’s the 29th region AWS has opened globally, and...
Through this agreement, both entities will carry out collaborative research activities regarding future 6G technologies
The Institute of Wireless Internet of Things (WIOT) at Northeastern University and the Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium (B5PC) of Japan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate the...
AI and ML use for network energy saving, load balancing, and mobility optimization are key
3GPP Release 18 marks the first release of the 5G-Advanced standard. R16 and R17 exposed new functionality to help 5G address IoT and edge computing, enabling 5G to reach new...
The report noted that the 5G sector in India will generate revenues of nearly $180 billion by 2030
5G telecom networks are expected to represent nearly 2% of India’s GDP by 2030, according to a recent report by India’s National Association of Software and Services...
