The MediaTek Dimensity 9200 supports seamless switching between mmWave 5G and sub-6GHz connectivity
MediaTek this week unveiled its latest 5G chipset — the Dimensity 9200 — which will take up residence in flagship smartphones. The SoC supports both mmWave 5G and sub-6 GHz connectivity, as...
'The next eight weeks are critical for our federal efforts to connect the unconnected,' says assistant secretary of commerce
The Federal Communications Commission plans to release newly updated broadband maps on November 18, and the Biden administration has announced that once those maps undergo an...
The service combines VMware-managed cloud services with Equinix’s Bare Metal as a Service
Equinix and VMware announced this week VMware Cloud on Equinix Metal, a new cloud service that sees VMware-managed cloud-based Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) available on Equinix’s Bare Metal as a Service offering. The companies predict...
Nokia expects the new offering to be commercially available in the first half of 2023
Finnish vendor Nokia unveiled its core software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution for 5G, whichit says will enable operators and enterprises to have a fully automated and scalable software model to run the...
Carrier says it has expanded service in three Midwestern states
T-Mobile US continues its expansion of access to the Home Internet service that utilizes its 5G network, saying this week that it has extended availability of the service in Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin.
The carrier...
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iPad sales strong...
The two companies hope to drive standardized RIC testing with the new solution
Viavi Solutions on Wednesday announced that it’s signed a partnership agreement with VMware to develop a testbed as a service for RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) testing. Viavi said it hopes the new service will...
T-Mobile US is looking into the possibility of building a fiber network, either as part of a joint venture or a commercial partnership, according to reporting by Bloomberg.
AT&T and Verizon have significant fiber networks, both to support fiber-to-the-premise enterprise and residential services...
Two operators in India have already launched 5G services in the country
The Indian government believes that locally designed and developed 5G gear, including core and radio network components, could be commercially available by March 2023.
"The processes will take an extra three to four months....
The government of Spain aims to award a total of 12 national concessions in the 25.10-27.50 GHz band, and 38 regional concessions in the 24.70-25.10 GHz band
The Spanish government announced details of a spectrum auction next month, through which it expects to award local...
This year represents a "tipping point" for consumer 5G adoption and enthusiasm, according to recent research from Global Wireless Solutions.
5G coverage is up, 5G device adoption has jumped markedly in the past year and people with 5G devices (even if they don't have...
The passive optical components in the Corning solution complements the active components in the Nokia solution, said the companies
Wesco International, which provides business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, says that it will be the first to launch a new fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) kit featuring components provided...
Reliance Jio has announced plans to reach nationwide coverage with 5G by December of next year, while Bharti Airtel aims to offer full 5G coverage across India by March 2024
Indian telecom operators Bharti Aitel and Reliance Jio are adding around 3,500 mobile sites per...
With 25 local partners now on board, VMware updates Tanzu and other products with data sovereignty compliance and monitoring features
VMware on Tuesday announced new solutions and cloud partners that it says will help guide customers through data sovereignty issues. The announcements include information about global...
InterDigital noted that the financing for these 6G research initiatives comes from the European Union
U.S.-based firm InterDigital announced that it has been awarded funding to support five Horizon Europe 6G Flagship research projects.
Specifically, the five flagship projects include 6G-XR, CENTRIC, PREDICT-6G, 6G-BRICKS, and 6G-SHINE,...
The project, led by China Telecom and Singtel, will add 18 TBps of regional capacity
A group of Communication Service Providers (CSPs) servicing the Asia Pacific region announced Tuesday a shared investment of $300 million to develop a 6,000 kilometer (km) submarine cable system in...
Operators tend to have more pricing flexibility with mobile than with fixed-line or enterprise service contracts
Spending on telecom services is expected to rise by 1.9% this year to a global market value of $1.6 trillion, according to IDC's Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker.
That figure is...
Teridion Technologies provides multi-cloud WAN systems to connect business premises to cloud centers
Deutsche Telekom has invested $25 million in Teridion Technologies, a cloud connectivity software start-up that the operator has been working with since early 2022, to strengthen its connectivity offering to enterprises.
Per...
As Altice USA's new CEO takes over, the company faces pressure from other fiber network operators and new Fixed Wireless Access services, the possibility of a sale of some assets and a continuing focus on selling high-speed fiber broadband services.
New CEO Dennis Mathew,...
Edge Bare Metal service’s first APAC deployment was for Solana Foundation’s blockchain efforts, said Lumen
Lumen Technologies has announced the launch of edge services for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Lumen’s Edge Bare Metal services provide access to the company’s distributed edge network of high-capacity bare-metal...
The 5G Standalone field trial happened in Ericsson’s Plano, Texas facility
Ericsson is claiming to have set a data speed record on 5G CBRS spectrum, exceeding 1 gigabit per second (Gbps) for a single user device. The 5G Standalone (SA) field trial happened over a live...
Samsung said it used eight component carriers (8CC) to aggregate 800 megahertz of mmWave spectrum
Samsung Electronics announced it recently used mmWave spectrum to achieve record data rates over a distance of 10 kilometers in trials with Australian operator nbn.
The Korean vendor noted that this...
Far EasTone’s chairman, Chee Ching, said the telco has been looking to integrate and utilize 5G’s core technologies
Taiwanese mobile operator Far EasTone Telecommunications has signed an agreement with Intel Taiwan to carry out joint research on 5G open virtualized radio access networks, computer vision...
Vonage made it too hard for customers to cancel service and charged excessive fees, said the agency
On Thursday, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the settlement of pending litigation against VoIP pioneer Vonage. The lawsuit accused Vonage of creating an unnecessarily difficult process for customers...
