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Starlink had won projects worth nearly $900 million; LTD was the biggest winning bidder in the RDOF auction Starlink and LTE Broadband have lost federal subsidies worth more than $2 billion, after the Federal Communications Commission rejected their respective applications …

The deal will also enable AT&T to consolidate its existing data centers and modernize its operations AT&T has tapped Oracle to provide additional cloud capacity and capabilities. AT&T already runs database and application workloads in Oracle Cloud, but the latest …

Airspan says its private networks and FWA opportunities are growing, but chipset challenges remain Airspan reported second-quarter revenues up 12% year-over-year but saw a year-over-year increase in its quarterly loss as it continues to deal with chipset-related delays. The company …

‘A once-in-a-generation investment in America itself,’ he said President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed the $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act into law. The bipartisan bill, approved by Congress in late July, will channel $52.7 billion into American semiconductor manufacturing …

Bid total passes $170 million The Federal Communications Commission has doubled the number of daily bidding rounds in the ongoing auction of 2.5 GHz overlay licenses, moving today from two rounds to four. The bidding total continues to move up …

The 2022 Commonwealth Games, an international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, was held in Birmingham, England. This year’s event featured more than 5,000 athletes from 72 nations, 19 different sports and a private network provided by …

Further, 48% intend to upgrade to 5G ‘as soon as possible,’ Ookla reported India recently concluded a 5G spectrum auction in which the country’s operators spent a total of total $19 billion for spectrum across 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 …

The immersive lab, a partnership between the FirstNet Authority and NIST’s PSCR, enables both training and tech R&D During the Marshall Fire, which burned around 1,000 homes in small towns west of Boulder, Colorado in late December 2021, the First …

Prelim earnings miss guidance by more than $1 billion After the markets closed on Monday, Nvidia released preliminary financial results for its FY23 second quarter, which ended on July 31, 2022. The news is worse than Nvidia told investors it would be, …

700 waterway construction projects are planned through 2023, with 1,400 more 5G sites added Vodafone Germany has announced plans to improve 5G and LTE communications coverage for Germany’s bustling seaports and inland waterways. The plans include the expansion of both the …

Global digital operator Veon confirmed the sale of its 45.57% stake in Djezzy Algeria for $682 million. Veon said the cash will be used to improve its liquidity position. Veon’s stake in the company now belongs to Fonds National d’Investissement …

Swisscom’s midband “5G+” service uses frequencies at 3.5 GHz Swiss operator Swisscom said it has turned up its midband-spectrum-based “5G+” service on 2,230 antennas in 985 locations. During the first half of the year, Swisscom added a total of 255 …

It’s the first time 4CCA has been tested outside a lab in Europe, the companies claim BT announced Monday that it has successfully tested four component-carrier (4CC) carrier aggregation on a 5G Standalone (SA) network in commercial frequencies. Using EE’s live …

AT&T and Verizon both sees some improvement, but not enough to top Rootmetrics’ rankings Another round of Rootmetrics’ analysis of 125 metro markets in the U.S. confirms that T-Mo continues to lead in 5G reach and speed, while Verizon landed …

The majority of 5G SA network deployments will stick to telco cloud, a new report asserts. The revenue for 5G workloads hosted on public cloud services will increase at a compound annual growth rate of 88% between now and 2026, …

The study revealed that 5G coverage will only reach 3% of the country’s territory next year 5G technology will cover 53% of the Spanish population in 2023, but only 3% of the country’s territory, according to a report published by …

The midband spectrum auction moved slowly through its first week The Federal Communications Commission’s 2.5 GHz auction has rounded up just $143 million in gross bids after nine rounds. The auction raised about $103 million in its first day, with …

The FortiGate 4800F sports 2.4 Tbps throughput and hardware-accelerated VXLAN and DDoS protection. Fortinet on Wednesday introduced a compact Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) targeted at hyperscale data centers and 5G networks. The FortiGate 4800F occupies four rack units while providing up …

5G is a “strong, enduring growth driver,” Spirent says Spirent Communications saw strong performance and record orders during the first half of the year, driven by 5G and its targeting of new customers such as hyperscalers with assurance solutions. CEO …

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 …

CNCF sees increasing Kubernetes traction in telecom The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has published the results of what it calls a “microsurvey” of Communication Service Providers (CSPs) to gauge their progress developing cloud-native network functions and customer applications. The …

The acquisition draws Arista closer to Ericsson, said Arista’s CEO Arista Networks announced this week that it has acquired unified cloud network company Pluribus Networks, developers of unified cloud networking technology. Arista’s COO, Anshul Sadana, said the move will bolster …

Bharti Airtel spent a total of $5.4 billion to secure 19,800 megahertz of spectrum in several bands to launch 5G Indian carrier Bharti Airtel has signed 5G network agreements with Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung to start 5G deployments in the …

Broadband provider Consolidated Communications has worked out a deal with Verizon to buy Consolidated’s share of five wireless limited partnerships, for an aggregate sum of $490 million. The sale of the partnerships to Verizon is expected to close by the …