Vodafone Idea secured midband 5G spectrum in 17 circles and millimeter-wave spectrum in 16 circles across India
Indian telco Vodafone Idea said that the launch of 5G services in the country will depend on several factors such as the evolution of use cases, customer demand...
According to Samsung, 6G will be characterized by ultra-wideband, ultra-low latency, ultra-intelligence and ultra-spatialization, which will support "extreme" communication performance
A wide range of technologies such as AI, advanced sensors, optics, cloud computing, high-speed digital, satellite and robotics will undergo rapid advancement in the next...
With Nokia also exiting Russia, Huawei remains the only major international telecom equipment provider in the country
Ericsson has announced its official exit from Russia due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The vendor suspended its business in Russia indefinitely in April of this year,...
Aria combines and expands VMware’s vRealize and CloudHealth products
SAN FRANCISCO - At its VMware Explore event in San Francisco this week, VMware introduced Aria, a new multi-cloud management portfolio to help enterprises manage cloud infrastructure and cloud-native applications. Aria, the new branding for a...
Cox customers in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Omaha, Nebraska and Las Vegas now have access to Cox Mobile
Cox Communications is now piloting its new mobile phone service Cox Mobile in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Omaha, Nebraska and Las Vegas. The announcement comes more than a decade...
Consumers can now file privacy-related concerns or complaints with the FCC
The Federal Communications Commission is launching a new investigation into how mobile network operators use subscribers' geolocation data. Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel also sent a letter to the top 15 largest mobile network operators and...
Virgin Media O2's O-RAN deployment is initially taking place in the Northamptonshire region
U.K. telco Virgin Media O2, NEC and Rakuten Symphony have announced that their joint multi-vendor Open RAN deployment is entering the field phase, starting with the activation of the first live sites...
Airtel will start the deployment of 5G in large cities and will gradually deploy the technology across India
Indian operator Bharti Airtel expects to launch 5G services in the domestic market in October, local press reported.
“5G has started to take root in western world …...
M1 had launched 5G SA services in Singapore in July 2021
Singaporean carrier M1 Limited (M1) said it will carry out a multi-year project that aims to provide ubiquitous 5G Standalone (SA) offshore coverage for the southern coast of Singapore, including the surrounding waters of...
DPU acceleration is now supported using Nvidia’s Bluefield 2 chips and Dell PowerEdge servers
SAN FRANCISCO: At its VMware Explore event Tuesday, VMware made several announcements, including major updates to its vSphere cloud compute and vSAN cloud storage software, sweeping changes to its edge compute platform and...
Competitors are still bidding over who wins a single license in Guam
Guam is turning out to be an unexpected gem for the 2.5 GHz auction, with competition for licenses there drawing out the final rounds of the most recent of the U.S. midband...
The Next G Alliance believes that 6G and 5G will coexist for a long period of time, as future 6G systems will be an evolution of 5G and not a replacement technology
It’s widely accepted by the industry that once 6G systems emerge near 2030,...
The managed service combines VMware’s Edge Compute Stack with NTT’s private 5G NaaS
Japanese telco and IT infrastructure company NTT has announced a new collaboration with VMware called Edge-as-a-Service. The managed compute platform leverages VMware’s edge compute stack and NTT’s private 5G network-as-a-service, to help enterprises...
Meanwhile, the FCC continues to disburse Emergency Connectivity funds for schools and libraries
The dispersal of federal broadband funds for Tribal areas is picking up steam, with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announcing hundreds of millions of dollars in awards as part of...
ZTE's profits for the period were up 12% year-on-year
Chinese vendor ZTE reported operating revenues of CNY 59.82 billion ($8.65 billion) in the first half of the year, up 12.7% compared to the same period last year.
In its earnings statement, the Chinese company said that...
"Growth in 5G adoption" drove $600M in annual wireless revenue – CEO
Semiconductor maker Marvell Technology posted results for its second fiscal quarter on Thursday, with revenues of $1.52 billion for the June quarter, offering adjusted earnings of 57 cents per share. Those numbers were...
They promise universal text coverage in the U.S. in late 2023, with voice to follow
T-Mobile US and satellite broadband company Starlink announced this week a partnership that sees SpaceX’s Starlink using T-Mobile mid-band spectrum to deliver ubiquitous satellite-based text messaging capabilities for T-Mobile customers....
Auction bids are approaching $420 million
The Federal Communications Commission is speeding up bidding in the ongoing 2.5 GHz auction, nudging it to a quicker conclusion by upping the number of daily bids from four to six.
Six rounds are being held today and another...
Ericsson and China Mobile combined their respective emergency communication practices, digital twin use cases and network slicing technologies
Ericsson has signed a partnership with China Mobile Zhejiang and other partners to deploy 5G technology for public-safety-focused natural disaster management in China.
In a release, the Swedish...
The government said it expected that 5G technology will reach every part of India in the next two to three years
India’s telecommunications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw confirmed that local mobile operators are expected to launch 5G services on October 12, according to local press reports.
"We...
URSP support lets one handset juggle enterprise and consumer slices at the same time
In separate announcements, Nokia and Ericsson recently confirmed they had worked with Google to demonstrate support for multiple network slices on a Google Pixel 6 Pro handset, operating Android 13. The...
Carr, the senior Republican on the FCC, claims that the agency exceeded its authority in denying RDOF funds to Starlink
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr is criticizing the Federal Communications Commission's action earlier this month that quashed nearly $900 million in Rural Digital Opportunities Fund (RDOF)...
Singtel noted that the transaction will help to meet the group’s needs for 5G and growth initiatives in the next few years
Singaporean operator Singtel announced plans to divest part of its stake in Indian operator Bharti Airtel for about SGD2.25 billion ($1.6 billion).
In a...
The vendor's founder Ren Zhengfei said that Huawei would shut down marginal business units
Chinese vendor Huawei needs to adopt "survival mode" for at least the next three years chiefly due to the global recession perspectives, Chinese site Yicai Global reported, citing an article published...
