BSNL will initially offer 5G services through a NonStandalone (NSA) network architecture
Indian state-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) could launch 5G services by August of next year, Indian press reported, citing the country’s Minister of Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw.
“BSNL should start rolling out...
Vodacom says it achieved 5G transfer speeds of 2.4 Gbps in recent trials
Vodacom, which operates in several African countries, claims it has achieved a blazingly fast transfer speed of 2.4 Gbps on its 5G network in recent tests. This represents a nearly two-and-a-half times...
TCS will host its Cognitive Network Operations Platforms on Wind River Studio, said a TCS VP
Wind River announced this week a collaboration with Tata Consulting Services (TCS), the IT services consulting business of Indian multinational Tata. The two companies will work together to create...
The federal government plans to spend $1 billion to expand so-called "middle-mile" connections between networks, as part of a $65 billion effort to build out broadband infrastructure and connect all Americans.
In response, more than 235 applicants for funding asked for more than $5.5 billion...
The handheld gaming console will feature Qualcomm’s gaming-specific Snapdragon G3X Gen 1 system-on-chip
Verizon and computer hardware manufacturer Razer are teaming up on the development and release of what they called the world’s first 5G mobile gaming console. Details were scare when the Android device...
Lumen’s attention now turns to reaching 'more customers with maximum efficiency,' said the CEO
Lumen Technologies on Monday announced that it’s closed its $7.5 billion sale of its Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) business operating in 20 states to Brightspeed.
With the Brightspeed sale behind it,...
The IIJA has defined wireless as part of broadband expansion efforts; but this US Cellular exec says he'd like to see more included
In late April of this year, US Cellular, in collaboration with Qualcomm and Inseego, launched its 5G mmWave high-speed internet service in...
Jio Platforms’ 5G solution includes 5G radio, a complete 5G core network as well as the cloud-native operation support system (OSS) platforms
Indian carrier Reliance Jio is in negotiations with global operators to supply its locally developed end-to-end 5G platform, local newspaper The Economic Times...
Airgain's Director of Channel Management Tracy Liu shares the motivations behind the company's shift from selling components to selling systems and solutions and what this transition suggests about the wireless industry at large.
In the wake of Hurricane Ian, service providers continue to work at getting networks and cell sites back online in both Florida, which took to brunt of the storm, and in South Carolina, where it also made landfall.
According to the Federal Communications Commission's tracking...
The telco initially launched 5G in Delhi, Mumbai, Varanasi and Bangalore
Indian operator Bharti Airtel launched 5G services in major eight cities with plans to progressively cover the entire country by March 2024, local newspaper The Economic Times reported.
The telco claimed to be the first...
Only 56,000 people live in Greenland’s 2.16 million square kilometers. 5G will help them connect over these 'vast distances'
Ericsson is helping Greenland's sole telecommunications provider Tusass launch a Non-Standalone (NSA) Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) 5G pilot with an initial rollout in Sisimiut, Maniitsoq and Narsaq. Following...
Who has been buying midband 5G spectrum, how much and what did it cost them? Operators will be making return-on-investment calculations based a combination of spectrum prices plus the operational and capital expenditures involved in deploying the spectrum. Here are the results of the...
Vodafone would own 51% of the potential new entity while CK Hutchison would own the remaining 49%
Vodafone Group confirmed that it is in discussions with Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings in relation to a possible combination of Vodafone UK and Three UK.
In a...
Their trial conducted on Graviton2 processors yielded an average power reduction of 72% compared to Intel, the companies claimed
Japanese telco NTT DoCoMo and NEC Corp. announced the completion of a technical trial to test energy efficiency and performance of Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Graviton2 processors, when...
Adaptive Service Assurance correlates quality KPIs with Amazon CloudWatch telemetry, EXFO said
Network testing and monitoring solution vendor EXFO on Monday announced that its Adaptive Service Assurance (ASA) solution is available through Amazon Web Services (AWS). The product makes it easier for Communication Service Providers (CSPs) to...
Test and measurement equipment makter Rohde & Schwarz has unveiled a new oscilloscope series that it says has the world's fastest real-time update rate and enables engineers to "see more signal detail and infrequent events than with any other oscilloscope."
The new R&S MXO...
NEC Advanced Networks will drive developments in the radio unit business in an intial phase, with a focus on spectrum optimization and AI/ML-based massive MIMO products
NEC has created a North American 5G "innovation unit" in New Providence, New Jersey, with the aim of expanding...
Deutsche Telekom said that the trial of WWC standards took place at its laboratory in the city of Bonn
Deutsche Telekom has carried out a trial of 5G Wireless Wireline Convergence (WWC) standards at its laboratory in Bonn, the telco said in a release.
The German...
Using Google, Anthos to deliver 5G services will help CSPs save money and reduce complexity, said Mavenir
Mavenir announced Friday plans to make its 5G solutions available on Google Cloud. The move will help Communication Service Providers (CSPs) deploy Mavenir’s cloud-native 5G products and apps...
First woman to lead ITU pledges to work toward "meaningful connectivity"
The International Telecommunications Union has elected Doreen Bogdan-Martin as secretary-general, the first woman to lead the organization in its 157-year history.
Bogdan-Martin currently serves as director of the ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau, a position...
Rural carriers are weighing the "when" and "how" of the transition to 5G, both in terms of technical issues and business cases. During a carrier panel at the Competitive Carriers annual convention this week, representatives from US Cellular, Alaska's GCI and Wisconsin's Cellcom discussed...
Dell and Wind River are offering CSPs out-of-the-box Open RAN and VRAN deployments
Dell Technologies this week introduced Telecom Infrastructure Blocks, a new telco cloud infrastructure solution the company co-engineered with Wind River. The "blocks" offer Communication Service Providers (CSPs) with simplified telco cloud network deployment...
VMware’s telco cloud automation and service assurance offerings also get new features and enhancements
VMware on Thursday announced changes to its telco cloud portfolio that it says will help Communication Service Providers (CSPs) with modernization efforts around 5G, Radio Access Network (RAN) and edge computing deployments. The...
