Nokia first made its entry into providing operators with SaaS solutions in 2021, when it introduced the Nokia Data Marketplace
Nokia launched a new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution designed to help communication service providers (CSPs) and enterprises commercialize new 5G and IoT use cases and offerings. The solution, called AVA Charging, provides “intelligence...
Samsung is delivering CBRS and 600 MHz equipment that will help Comcast expand its capacity and coverage in select areas
Comcast announced that Samsung Electronics is providing it with 5G Radio Access Network equipment that will be used to boost 5G connectivity for Xfinity Mobile...
AWS, Microsoft and Google combined generate about 81% of revenues in the U.K. public cloud infrastructure services market
British media regulator Ofcom has initiated an investigation into whether Amazon, Microsoft and Google’s cloud computing dominance is a threat to market competition.
In a statement that acknowledged...
The VM-Series firewall software secures private Azure-based 4G and 5G MEC
Protecting enterprise Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) installations against cyberattacks is the impetus behind Palo Alto Networks’ news on Thursday announcing the availability of its VM-Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) software, via Microsoft’s Azure Marketplace. Palo Alto promises...
The new SSE offering expands Orange’s growing telco cloud cybersecurity portfolio
Orange, through its Orange Business Services and Orange Cyberdefense groups, and cybersecurity firm Netskope announced Thursday they’ll embed Secure Service Edge (SSE) functionality in the Orange Telco Cloud platform. The two firms are calling the new solution “carrier-class...
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Nextlink starts mobile...
The deal will provide subscribers with access to the peer-deployed Helium 5G network, as well as T-Mobile US' 5G network
Amid preparations for the launch of Helium Mobile, a mobile service that will enable subscribers to earn crypto rewards for using the network, Nova Labs has announced a...
Verizon is making an advertising push in prepaid, accompanied by a branding overhaul for its Total Wireless prepaid service that is now known as Total by Verizon.
The carrier has struggled with customer acquisition in recent quarters, and has been adjusting its pricing strategy...
AT&T Mexico had initially launched 5G services in Mexico in December last year using spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band
AT&T Mexico announced the launch of its 5G network in ten new cities across the country.
In a release, the operator said that its 5G offering...
The FCC noted that these firms are forced to comply with Chinese regulations and could pose an unacceptable risk to national security
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has added international telecoms company Pacific Network Corp., its wholly-owned subsidiary ComNet (USA) and the operator China...
China Mobile had added a total of 152 million subscribers in the 5G segment since the beginning of the year
Chinese operators recorded a net gain of 26.2 million 5G subscribers in August, according to the carriers’ latest available figures.
China Mobile, the world’s largest operator...
Ericsson noted that MTN has initially launched its 5G offering in capital Lagos
Mobile operator MTN and Ericsson have launched 5G services in Nigeria, the vendor said in a release.
Ericsson noted that the deployment includes 5G radio access network and NonStandalone packet core, with the...
The new “digital twin” tech is already being used by Charter for its 5G planning
Data analytics firm Heavy.AI and Nvidia on Tuesday announced HeavyRF, a new network planning and operations tool for telcos that leverages Nvidia’s Omniverse metaverse technology. The announcement came as part...
Ligado Networks has cancelled plans to begin a 5G trial network that would have operated in northern Virginia and was expected to begin operations shortly.
Ligado had planned to begin operations in airwaves at 1526–1536 MHz by September 30, according to a status update...
The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022
United States broadband provider Fastwyre has acquired Moundville Communications, a telecommunications provider in central Alabama, marking the former’s entry into the southern state.
American Broadband Holding Company, under the trade name Fastwyre Broadband, provides...
Spectrum reallocation is only getting more complicated, as the airwaves get more crowded. There are certainly recent examples—the C-Band deployment delays and the ongoing dispute over Ligado's spectrum use potentially impacting Department of Defense operations—where better and earlier collaboration between federal agencies might have...
Brunei launched a 5G pilot project in April 2021 to demonstrate 5G proof-of-concept network environments
The Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) announced that the Asian country is officially beginning 5G trials. The (AITI) is working with wholesale telecommunications provider Unified National...
With commercial services set to start this year, Lynk’s CEO says the sky's the limit
Satellite telecom service provider Lynk has announced that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted the company a commercial license to operate its satellite-based direct-to-mobile service. The company expects...
Ericsson said that DNB is the first operator in Asia to use Ericsson’s latest radio which is 18% more energy-efficient than the previous generation radio
Swedish vendor Ericsson said that Malaysia’s 5G network, which is currently being deployed by state-run wholesale 5G network operator Digital...
1&1 had contracted the deployment of its 5G network infrastructure to three companies
German operator 1&1 is experiencing delays in the deployment of its 5G network, and it won't be able to meet its deployment goals for this year, according to local press reports and...
The two agencies noted that the deployment of O-RAN introduces new security considerations for mobile network operators
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and National Security Agency (NSA), through the Enduring Security Framework (ESF), have published a paper about the security considerations in regards...
Arm ups performance and efficiency in new designs to compete with AMD and Intel
Fabless semiconductor maker Arm Ltd. has announced new chip designs that will power the next generation of cloud computing, 5G and High-Performance Computing (HPC) hardware coming next year, to compete with products from...
Rohde & Schwarz says it is the first test company with an over-the-air test system that is CTIA-authorized for multiple angles-of-arrival (AoA) testing, which is an important aspect of 5G device performance in millimeter-wave bands.
R&S said that testing multiple angles of arrival is...
'Samsung is responding to the threats of climate change with a comprehensive plan,' said company CEO
Samsung Electronics has updated its environmental strategy, pushing its investment in green initiatives to more than KRW7 trillion ($5 billion) by 2030. The company has joined RE100, a global...
