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EXFO plans 5G Center of Excellence in Montreal

AI, ML and cloud computing will be the focus of the new facility, which the federal government is helping to fund Test and monitoring solutions maker EXFO announced Monday that it has received CAD$15.9 million from the federal government of Canada to advanced 5G telecommunications in the...

Bharti Airtel selects Aviat Networks for 5G radios

Bharti Airtel will deploy Aviat's all outdoor WTM 4800 E-Band and Multi-Band solutions Indian carrier Bharti Airtel has inked a commercial contract with Austin-based company Aviat Networks under which the latter will supply its wireless multiband radios. As part of the contract, Airtel will deploy...

Rogers-Shaw merger mediation with competition bureau fails

Rogers said that it believed that litigation was both unnecessary and harmful to competition in the Canadian market A mediation session between Canadian operators Rogers Communications, Shaw Communications, Quebecor and the country’s competition bureau failed to reach a negotiated settlement in the proposed merger between...

Five Malaysian operators finalize 5G wholesale access deals

5G services will be available in Malaysia on some carrier networks as soon as tomorrow After numerous 5G setbacks related to spectrum pricing and transparency, five of Malaysia’s major service providers—Telekom Malaysia, U Mobile, Celcom Axiata, YTL Communications and DiGi Telecommunications—have finalized the terms of...

Telkom spins up 5G for South Africa

With rivals already deploying 5G networks, Telkom's CEO sees FWA as its key differentiator South African wireless and wireline service provider Telkom has announced the launch of its 5G service for South Africa. What’s more, the company said it’s leaning on Huawei, the Chinese telecom equipment maker...

FCC to examine 12.7 GHz as potential 5G/6G band

New FCC proceeding looks at opening up to 550 megahertz of spectrum The Federal Communications Commission is forging ahead with identifying potential new spectrum to repurpose for cellular systems and has launched a new inquiry into the use of up to 550 megahertz of spectrum...

Test and Measurement: Tektronix touts a ‘breakthrough’ in PCIe testing

Tek launches its new PCIe Margin Tester Tektronix is claiming that it has a new product category that provides disruptive capabilities and cost for PCI Express testing, saying that its newly unveiled Margin Tester takes a "completely new approach to PCIe validation testing." In a demonstration...

Amazon beats guidance, but AWS revenue falls short

Amazon continues to make AWS a capex priority as 'the benefit of cloud computing is really showing up right now,' said the CFO Amazon on Thursday announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter, which ended on September 30, 2022. The company reported revenue of $127.1 billion...

FAA to FCC: Mandate 5G C-band restrictions around airports

AT&T and Verizon are already on board, but the FAA is worried about smaller operators and spectrum holders When it comes to rolling out 5G C-band services, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to mandate that smaller Communication Service...

TIP, Intel zero in on mMIMO for metaverse

Intel will has begun work on 5G mMIMO Open RAN Radio Unit whitebox Telecom Infra Project (TIP) and Intel have announced their joint effort to produce a 5G massive MIMO (mMIMO) Open RAN Radio Unit (O-RU) whitebox to address the capacity and intelligence needs for future...

Inseego: 5G helps scale the edge

The Inseego edge solution integrates 5G, wired connections, security and networking functions Over the summer, Inseego released 5G SD EDGE, a 5G cloud solution that delivers networking and security through a 5G network fabric for enterprises, eliminating the need for complex and expensive on-premise...

#TBT: Android vs. Apple; India set for 3G auction; Clearwire eyes WiMAX expansion … this week in 2009

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Google, Verizon bet...

AIS aims to launch mmWave spectrum in Thailand next year

AIS said that the use of spectrum will allow the telco to offers network slicing capabilities as well as low latency BANGKOK, THAILAND- Thailand’s largest mobile operator, Advanced Info Service (AIS), is planning deployment of millimeter wave spectrum in the country next year, once compatible...

Meta reports second quarterly revenue decline in a row

Metaverse makers Reality Labs cost the company $3.3 billion It’s been a tough week for tech stocks so far, and Facebook parent company Meta’s third quarter results didn’t help. Meta posted its second straight quarterly revenue decline, reporting revenue of $27.7 billion, compared to $29 billion for...

Vodafone, NTT Docomo ink O-RAN partnership

Vodafone and NTT DoCoMo also aim to remotely connect their O-RAN test capabilities in the U.K. and Japan U.K. telecom group Vodafone and Japanese telco NTT Docomo reached an agreement with the aim of cooperating to bring the benefits of O-RAN for operators and vendors...

XL Axiata expects 5G momentum in Indonesia to start around 2025

Indonesia currently has a 5G penetration of 2.5% according to XL Axiata BANGKOK, THAILAND- Indonesian telco XL Axiata expects a big boost in 5G adoption in Indonesia from 2025, once the government starts to allocate key spectrum bands for 5G services, XL Axiata...

Vodafone pilots 5G Open RAN at German cell sites

The operator hopes to equip 30% of all its European sites with Open RAN by 2030 Following successful field tests earlier this year in Plauen, Germany, Vodafone has announced a 5G Open Radio Access Network (RAN) pilot at mobile sites across the German states of...

Telcos will require more spectrum resources to offer ‘5.5G’: Huawei

Huawei noted that all spectrum bands can be used for the future provision of '5.5G' services BANGKOK, THAILAND- Operators currently lack enough spectrum resources in order to be in a position to launch future ‘5.5G’ networks, Yang Chaobin, Huawei’s president of ICT products and solutions...

Alphabet earnings miss the mark, again

Google’s parent company fell short of Wall Street expectations, though Google Cloud bucked the trend Google parent company Alphabet reported earnings and revenue weaker than Wall Street analysts expected, driving the stock price down in after-hours trading on Tuesday. Alphabet reported earnings per share (EPS) of $1.06;...

Huawei calls for cross-industry efforts to boost ‘5.5G’ technology

Huawei said that a total of 230 carriers around the world have already launched commercial 5G services BANGKOK, THAILAND- Huawei rotating chairman Ken Hu called for a cross-industry effort with the aim of pushing so-called "5.5G" technology, which will enable advanced services and applications for...

Qualcomm, Cognizant to open 5G, MEC research center

The new center in Atlanta is just the first of several planned for North America, Cognizant said Qualcomm and technology services and consulting company Cognizant have announced plans to establish a 5G experience center in Atlanta, Georgia called the 5G Experience Center for Digital Transformation. Designed...

Rakuten Mobile extends 5G mmWave network using Movandi repeaters

Rakuten Mobile has 400 MHz of mmWave spectrum, which it plans to use for fixed wireless access Movandi is providing Japan’s Rakuten Mobile with 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) smart repeaters and BeamXR Open-RAN technology to help the operator expand its outdoor and indoor coverage...

Truphone to pay $600K fine, divest Russian ownership

A U.S. subsidiary of global mobile virtual network operator and eSIM development company Truphone is paying a $600,000 penalty and divesting ownership by three Russian billionaires as part of a settlement with the Federal Communications Commission over inaccurate disclosures of its ownership and transfer...

Vodafone Idea approves bond program to pay debts with ATC

Vodafone Idea, which has nearly 260 million mobile phone subscribers in India, is urgently looking for fresh funds in order to launch 5G services Indian telecom operator Vodafone Idea’s board of directors recently approved a plan to sell INR16 billion ($194 million) worth of convertible...