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AT&T hits 70 million midband 5G POPs, sees inflation pressures

AT&T posted a quarter of mixed messages: Strong numbers, particularly in net additions, paired with some financial hits due to the inflationary economic environment, and commentary from executives that make it clear that company is treading carefully to avoid losing its momentum. CEO John Stankey...

Verizon to provide private 5G, LTE network at Port of Virginia container terminal

The private network will be used to explore the use of autonomous, over-the-road trucks for shipping container drop-off and pick-up Verizon Business announced plans to build a 5G NonStandalone private network at one of the port of Virginia’s main container terminals that will combine 5G...

Chinese carriers deploy over 1.85 million 5G base stations

China ended May with a total of 899.3 million subscribers in the 5G segment Chinese operators have already deployed over 1.85 million 5G base stations across the country, local news agency Xinhua reported, citing data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The ministry reported...

Ericsson completes Vonage acquisition

In November 2021, Ericsson announced the acquisition Vonage in a $6.2 billion deal Ericsson said it has completed its acquisition of Vonage Holdings, which will enable the vendor to offer a full suite of communications solutions including, Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS), unified communications-as-a-service...

#TBT: Razr, Krzr, Rizr; MVNOs on the move; ‘iPod phone’ rumors … this week in 2006

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 the memories! Motorola follows up...

A ‘transition by everybody’: Netscout on 5G, MEC and AI

It's a time of transition for mobile network operators: LTE to 5G NonStandalone, then to 5G Standalone; from Voice over LTE to Voice over New Radio; implementation of mobile edge computing and dabbling in Open RAN, and a more complete realization of cloud-native network...

Microsoft aims at public sector with Cloud for Sovereignty

The new service promises to help governments and public sector organizations keep data safe, secure, and local. Microsoft on Wednesday announced Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty, a new solution aimed at governments and public sector customers looking to accelerate digital transformation efforts. The new service was...

Three UK’s 5G network reaches over 56% of UK population

Three initially launched 5G services in the UK in August 2019, with the initial offering of a high-speed 5G broadband service in parts of London Three UK has activated its 5G offering in 86 new locations, including tourist hotspots such as Dartmouth, Milford on Sea,...

Vodafone kicks off 5G SA deployment in Munich

Vodafone recently said that its 5G Standalone network is currently available to nearly 10 million people across Germany German carrier Vodafone announced the start of the deployment of 5G Standalone (SA) technology in the city of Munich, the company said in a release. Vodafone will initially...

Cato adds data loss prevention capabilities to security service edge platform

DLP keeps sensitive customer records safe with intent-based rules, says Cato Cato Networks on Tuesday announced Cato DLP, a data loss prevention (DLP) engine added to the company’s SSE 360 service. Cato offers SSE 360 as a Security as a Service platform, offering enterprise customers a...

Verizon deploys additional C-Band spectrum for 5G

Verizon said the new move allows it to offer 5G home and business internet services to more customers across the country Verizon says it has started to expand its 5G service with the deployment of 100 megahertz of C-Band spectrum in many markets across the...

LG Uplus secures additional spectrum to boost 5G in Korea

LG Uplus secured additional spectrum in the 3.4-3.42 GHz band Korean carrier LG Uplus secured an additional 20 megahertz of spectrum to use for 5G, according to Korean press reports. Last week, the Ministry of Science and ICT said it would allocate the 3.4-3.42 GHz frequency...

FCC: We need another $3.08 billion to fund rip and replace efforts

The final cost estimates are on track with earlier warnings the FCC made in February and June. The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reminded Congress again last week that the $1.9 billion Congress appropriated for the “rip and replace” program targeting the removal of...

Telefonica, Ericsson carry out 5G network slicing demo

The lab test was carried out at 5TONIC, a Madrid-based open research and innovation laboratory founded by Telefónica and IMDEA Networks Spanish operator Telefónica and Ericsson have demonstrated end-to-end, automated network slicing in 5G Standalone, the telco said in a release. Telefonica said that the proof-of-concept...

T-Mo continues to lead in network performance, Ookla finds

T-Mobile US continues to hold a dominant position in network performance over AT&T and Verizon on nearly every metric, according to Ookla's latest analysis of mobile networks. For the second quarter of 2022, T-Mo landed the best numbers in download speed, upload speed, latency, performance...

Well, technically… the 5G era has little to do with smartphones: Matrixx Software’s Jennifer Kyriakakis (Ep.77)

Jennifer Kyriakakis, the founder & CMO of Matrixx Software, defines the modern telco and lays out why 5G is a catalyst for the changes they are undergoing. She also explains why things like cloud-native and agnostic architecture should be at the heart of this...

Nvidia adds just-in-time security to enterprise edge AI management

Multi-instance GPU provisioning helps ‘right-size’ edge AI deployments Edge AI moves the computational focus out of the data center and closer to the edge of the network, where the users and their data are both located. Nvidia announced Monday improvements to Fleet Command, its cloud platform...

Rosenworcel proposes a boost to broadband minimum speeds

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is asking FCC commissioners to consider opening a new inquiry into raising the minimum speed that the agency considers to be "broadband" from 25 Mbps for downloads and 3 Mbps for uploads, to 100 Mbps/20 Mbps. Rosenworcel has...

Deutsche Telekom continues to expand 5G, LTE networks

Deutsche Telekom highlighted that 92% of households can already access the carrier’s 5G network German carrier Deutsche Telekom said it has expanded its mobile services at 855 locations nationwide in the past seven weeks, while it added 5G capacity at 123 locations. In a release, the...

Who’s set to bid in the upcoming 2.5 GHz auction?

AT&T, T-Mobile US and Verizon head up a field of 82 qualified bidders for the upcoming auction of 2.5 GHz spectrum, primarily available in rural areas across the U.S. and its territories. The auction will kick off on July 29. US Cellular is also...

What are network slicing provisioning rules?

There are four phases of managing a network slice instance: preparation, commissioning, operation and decommissioning. They all require provisioning. When used broadly in IT, provisioning simply refers to the process of making something available. More specifically, network provisioning within the telecommunications industry is the...

US regulators ok Ericsson’s Vonage acquisition

Ericsson will close the deal later this month, after passing muster with U.S. Committee on Foreign Investments Ericsson said Friday that federal regulators have approved its acquisition of enterprise cloud services company Vonage. The $6.2 billion all-cash deal met with the approval of both company’s...

Nokia, Hill AFB expand 5G radar interference testing with O-RAN

With Phase 1 successfully completed, the initial Dynamic Spectrum Sharing testbed expands with Nokia's Service Enablement Platform and RIC Nokia announced an extension of its previously announced partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to mitigate potential military radar interference with 5G networks. Hill...

AT&T, McDonald’s usher in the ‘future of restaurants’ with fiber internet deal

AT&T will provide its fiber internet solution to more than 750 McDonald’s restaurants across the U.S. In anticipation of a big change to the restaurant experience, McDonald’s USA has tapped AT&T to provide its fiber internet solution to more than 750 of its locations across...