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How are network monitoring and optimization changing as 5G networks mature? RCR Wireless News reached out to Matt Beal, senior vice president of software development for Oracle Communications, for perspective on how it is helping its Communications Service Provider customers with the …

Under the new agreement, Macquarie will extend cloud and SD-WAN services across 35 of Kelsian Group’s Australian public transport division locations Australian operator Macquarie Telecom has kicked off a multi-million-dollar cloud services project with land and marine, tourism and public …

Operators in France are currently using 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 3.5 GHz bands for 5G France had a total of 32,633 authorized 5G sites as of March 1, of which 23,566 were declared technically operational by the local mobile carriers, …

A December 2021 report from STL Partners found that telecom operators view hyperscale cloud providers in three ways: Partners, threats and models. Business partners, because they can “drive new areas of demand and provide infrastructure-as-a-service for operators’ IT and operational …

Google has acquired cybersecurity firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion. Mandiant’s Advantage SaaS XDR platform will become part of Google Cloud.

Keysight Technologies says it has been granted the Federal Communications Commission’s first experimental license for spectrum above 246 GHz and 275.5 GHz, as part of multiple FCC grants to pursue research on future 6G systems and sub-terahertz spectrum. Keysight describes …

The IP transport network deployment is part of the Telefónica Vivo Fusion Network Project, which leverages automation to incorporate services into a single network infrastructure Telefónica Vivo is deploying what it says is a simplified and automated, 5G-ready IP transport …

Multi-link capability is one of the core aspects of Wi-Fi 7, according to Qualcomm’s VP and GM of Mobile and Compute Connectivity There are several proposed features for the Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) standard, many of which offer direct enhancements over Wi-Fi 6 …

The Indian government expects to award 5G spectrum in August or September The government of India may lower the base price for 5G frequencies in the upcoming spectrum auction, Bloomberg reported, citing a person with knowledge of the matter. The …

 3G networks are being turned down, 4G is at the heart of most cellular networks around the world, and 5G is gaining ground across the globe.   As quickly as 5G has dominated industry discussions and marketing, however, it still isn’t …

The Chinese government has set a goal to install over 600,000 5G base stations this year China Tower’s business last year was positively impacted by the accelerated deployment of 5G sites across China, the company said in its earnings release. …

Zain will also market the HTC Vive’s ecosystem and Viveport content platform across its e-sports division As part of larger metaverse play, Zain Group will distribute HTC Vive’s virtual reality (VR) system to the Middle East region. Zain will sell …

“Anything as a Service” or XaaS fundamentally changes enterprise telecom consumption, and gives operators an opportunity to iterate.

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 …

Orange is adding Fortinet’s Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) to provide “work from anywhere” security to its telco cloud.

Samsung is the latest high-tech business to be victimized by ransomware group Lapsus$, which recently hit Nvidia.

Nvidia has acquired software-defined NVMe storage company Excelero to bolster its position in the burgeoning data center market.

Limelight has acquired Yahoo’s Edgecast. Rebranded Edgio, the new business aims to offer an edge platform beyond just content delivery.

A new survey from AT&T, Dubber and Incisiv shows that hybrid work, or a mix of in-person and remote work, is expected to become the “standard operating model across industries” within two years, rather than being viewed as an employee …

In Saudi Arabia, Ericsson carried out a proof of concept which will allow local telco stc to accelerate the introduction of the 2.3 GHz 5G band Ericsson and Saudi Arabian operator stc have successfully completed a TDD-TDD 5G Carrier Aggregation …

The two countries committed to share information on their respective policy approaches seeking to build a more competitive global market for telecoms equipment The governments of Japan and the U.K. have agreed several joint initiatives to support efforts to reduce …

Verizon said that it’s working with Meta to make its mobile edge computing (MEC) infrastructure support metaverse applications.

Stratospheric Systems demonstrated its 5G High Altitude Platform (HAP), yielding 90 Mbps download speeds from 45,000 feet.

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 the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy …

Nokia’s Adaptive Cloud Networking solution comprises technology to seamlessly provide 5G services from the data center to the edge.