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Many industry experts consider global SA progress to be surprisingly slow As of January 2022, GSA reported that 99 operators in 50 countries worldwide are investing in public 5G Standalone (SA) networks in the form of trials, planned or actual …

Deloitte is seeing ‘a lot of experimentation’ around private network deployments Private cellular networks for enterprises are considered a major monetization opportunity for communications service providers (CSPs) to set up bespoke networks in support of industrial internet of things projects, …

Google has 20 announced subsea cable projects in operation or development across more than 200 countries and territories Google revealed plans to build the world’s first subsea cable to connect Asia and Canada. The Topaz cable, expected to be finished …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced a $9.5 billion capital expansion that will see new offices and expanded data centers across the U.S.

Intel has acquired private 5G network provider Ananki, a startup created from the non-profit Open Networking Foundation (ONF) to focus on the commercialization of private 5G services based on open-source network technologies. Following its spin off from the ONF, Ananki …

Kubernetes-based open-source effort spearheaded by Linux Foundation, Google Cloud The Linux Foundation and Google Cloud announced this week the formation of Project Nephio. The new open-source effort aims to deliver carrier-grade network function automation using Kubernetes.  “Building, managing and deploying scalable …

According to Broadcom, you can’t put the Wi-Fi cart before the Wi-Fi horse Broadcom has further solidified its early-mover status with its announcement of the sample availability of a complete end-to-end chipset offering for the Wi-Fi 7 ecosystem. Spanning routers, …

Digital Locations adds 20,000 solar-powered waste recycling bins from Bigbelly as potential 5G small cell hosts across the U.S.

The Competitive Carriers Association convenes in Tampa this week for its in-person Mobile Carriers show focused on the ins and outs of rural networks and smaller operators’ needs amid a time of heightened focus on the extension of broadband services. …

Rhonda Holloway, Fujitsu Network Communications’ director of Network Automation Solutions Marketing comes on the podcast to reveal how enterprise and business digitalization has changed and accelerated in the COVID era.

Three says that usage of its 5G network has surged by an astonishing 385% since 2020 According to a new report released by UK operator Three, more users in the region are using its 5G services than its 3G services …

On February 24th, Russia invaded Ukraine in an internationally condemned act of aggression Following international sanctions, Ericsson announced that it has halted operations in Russia as a result of its invasion of Ukraine. The pause, said the vendor, will last “indefinitely.” …

Google promises to help enterprises get big data costs and security under control with BigLake, its BigQuery-based data lake storage system.

While typically associated with TDD systems, enabling both TDD and FDD reciprocity is important to achieving 5G Advanced capabilities Time Division Duplex (TDD) and Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) are two different spectrum usage techniques employed by mobile operators. While FDD …

The project, first deployed in the fourth quarter of 2021, is part of the FCC’s Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF-II) Illinois-based electric service provider Illinois Electric Cooperative (IEC) has selected Ericsson — by way of a partnership established with …

Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASBs) are foundational components of cloud-centric corporate cybersecurity solutions like SSE and SASE.

Extreme also announced a new Wi-Fi 6E AP, the AP5010, which is designed for high-density environments Henry Ford Health System in the United States and Crowne Plaza Antwerp Hotel in Belgium will deploy Extreme Networks’ Wi-Fi 6E access points (APs) to improve wireless connectivity across their …

An ongoing global semiconductor shortage, caused initially by the COVID-19 pandemic and made more pressing by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has gripped the world On Monday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez revealed that Spain plans to invest 11 billion euros …

The Cisco and Telenor partnership addresses the digital divide and enhances enterprise services and security solutions Cisco and Telenor have signed the fourth iteration of a Joint Purpose Agreement (JPA) — first established in 2018 —  to support digital transformation …

Founder and CEO of Dell’Oro Group Tam Dell’Oro provides insight into the ongoing supply-chain constraints impacting the entire technology industry and weighs in on when we can expect things to go back to normal.

More than 11 million American households are participating in the federal broadband subsidy program that was established during the pandemic and solidified under the Biden administration’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel told Congress last …

Lockheed Martin will leverage Intel FlexRAN software reference architecture to enable new cloud computing capabilities at the edge Intel is building 5G base stations in partnership with Lockheed Martin designed to support U.S. Defense Department secure communications across a variety …

The “digital chassis” redefines the vehicle base framework to include digital components based on Qualcomm Snapdragon processors Qualcomm has completed its acquisition of Arriver from SSW Partners, giving the chipmaker access to the software company’s Driver Assistance assets. Automotive has …

The Japanese government aims to assign additional 5G frequencies to local carriers to boost 5G coverage The government of Japan aims to triple the availability of 5G services in the country over the next two years, Japanese press reported. Local …

The unit has been purchased by a consortium of private equity funds for €5.1 billion Deutsche Telekom (DT) and Tele2 Group have finalized the sale of T-Mobile Netherlands, officially closing the book on DT’s presence in the Dutch market. The …