AT&T said it already operates 10 localized 5G network capabilities “edge zones” across the U.S.
U.S. operator AT&T said it is implementing regional Standalone (SA) 5G cores for the deployment of edge networks, which enables the carrier to offer low-latency services.
“5G was designed and is...
Midband spectrum is often referred to as having the right mix of performance capability and coverage for mobile networks, particularly 5G, when compared to low-band or millimeter-wave spectrum. As midband spectrum is being deployed, what impact is it having on network performance?
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Apple’s 10th Generation iPad sports USB-C, leaving Lightning behind after a decade
Apple on Tuesday took the wraps off two new iPad products, one aimed at professionals and the other aimed at the rest of us. Apple refreshed its iPad Pro and regular iPad line,...
Nvidia AI Enterprise is coming to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, with other changes on the way
Oracle and Nvidia announced Tuesday a new partnership that promises to drive accelerated computing and Artificial Intelligence (AI) functionality for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Oracle is bringing more Nvidia hardware to OCI...
Forty-two percent more consumers accessed 5G networks in 2022 than in 2021, says GWS
The results from Global Wireless Solutions (GWS) latest study about 5G usage demonstrate that for the first time, more than half of U.S. consumers accessed 5G networks in 2022. Specifically, GWS...
The migration, now in its pilot phase, will take two to three years and involves 100 apps and processes
Vodafone has partnered with Google Cloud to modernize its SAP workloads to Google Cloud, the companies announced. The core initiative at Vodafone, called EVO2CLOUD, is expected to...
The device was first teased at Mobile World Congress Las Vegas
When Verizon and computer hardware manufacturer Razer teased the world’s first 5G mobile gaming console at Mobile World Congress Las Vegas a few weeks ago, details were scarce. But that’s just because the pair...
Vodafone and Altice will each own 50% of the 7-billion-euro joint fiber venture
Vodafone has partnered with Amsterdam-based Altice to launch a 7-billion-euro ($6.8 billion) fiber broadband network in Germany. Each company will own 50% of the joint venture, which they are calling FibreCo.
According to Vodafone,...
New research from Ericsson claims 5G is pushing metaverse interaction for early adopters
A new report from Ericsson analyzes the impact that 5G has had on early adopters since its launch, and looks at the perspective of non-5G subscribers interested in adopting the technology. Among...
South Africa will be Google’s first region; the company also announced two new Nordic regions, Austria and Greece
Google Cloud is expanding services throughout Europe with new regions planned for Austria, Greece, Norway and Sweden. What’s more, it’s bringing its services locally to the African...
Beyond RF challenges, US midband spectrum has limitations built into service rules
As demand for various wireless services has grown, however, it has gotten harder and harder for federal regulators to come up with bands that can be (relatively) easily repurposed—either the cost or the...
Singtel said that the Air 3268 radio is expected to save up to 18% more energy and weighs about 40% less than earlier generations of 5G radios
Singapore operator Singtel has deployed the Ericsson Air 3268 radio cell to its 5G network with the aim...
The 5G core is built on the Verizon Cloud Platform
Verizon has officially begun moving customer traffic onto its cloud-native, containerized-design 5G core. Doing so will deliver "unprecedented levels of service agility, flexibility and automated scalability," said the carrier.
The 5G core is built...
NTN applications are beginning to converge with cellular
Keysight Technologies has added updates to its flagship Pathwave design software to support designs for 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN), by enabling architectural digital twins. Keysight says this changes the design flow from one that is hardware-centric to...
With backing from Microsoft and a $1,500 price tag, the question remains: What will it take to make enterprises care?
At this week’s Meta Connect event, Mark Zuckerberg and company offered a State of the Union on the metaverse. He updated the public on Meta’s...
TIP OpenWiFi is an open source-based architecture that enables multi-vendor, interoperable Wi-Fi networks
Boingo Wireless has become the first Telecom Infra Project (TIP) participant to adopt TIP OpenWiFi to help it quickly expand its commercial Wi-Fi 6E network. By leveraging TIP’s solution, Boingo can mix...
NTIA survey finds 60% of unconnected households report that they have no need/interest in using the internet at home
Over the past several decades, the U.S. Census Bureau or other agencies have been asking Americans about their use of computers and the internet. Broadband access...
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Earthlink MVNO to...
C-band has significantly greater capacity than lower frequency 5G bands
According to a new Opensignal report, recent C-band deployments by AT&T and Verizon are helping the pair catch up to T-Mobile US, which has, on several occasions, emerged as the 5G frontrunner when it comes...
The new 6G research project will be based at the Samsung R&D Institute U.K. based in Staines-upon-Thames
Samsung Electronics announced it will establish a new research group in the U.K., which will focus on developing technologies for 6G networks and devices.
The Korean vendor said that...
'The cloud is not industry specific,' says AWS exec
Amazon Web Services (AWS) doesn’t use the term “telco cloud” because, as the company’s Head of Worldwide Business Development for Communication Service Providers Sameer Vuyyuru told RCR Wireless News in an MWC Las Vegas meeting room,...
The groups hope to kickstart 5G RAN xApp research with the new tool
Mavenir has announced the release of ns-O-RAN, an open-source Open RAN simulator developed with researchers at Northeastern University’s Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT). Mavenir claims it’s the first open-source platform for end-to-end...
When it comes to 5G, no band is perfect. In low bands, 5G coverage is maximized and cell sizes can be quite large, the performance of 5G New Radio is limited because of smaller available channel bandwidths. Meanwhile, high-band, millimeter-wave 5G deployments have a...
The company’s January acquisition of QOS Networks yielded the basis for the newly announced edge offerings
Zayo Group Holdings on Wednesday announced the launch of its edge network solutions portfolio. Zayo’s products include Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), Unified Communication...
