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Carla Guzzetti, VP of customer experience at Extreme Networks explains what distributed networking is, why it’s something you should care about and what it has to do with the concept of the infinite enterprise. She also uses her own experience …

A new estimate from CCA and CostQuest pegs the cost of deploying 5G in places that carriers are unlikely to build out commercially What would it take to cover the entire geographic United States with 5G, beyond the commercial coverage …

Indian operators Reliance Jio Infocomm, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have received a six-month extension from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to conduct 5G trials, according to local press reports. With this extension, the carriers will be able to carry …

President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the Secure Equipment Act of 2021, keeping Huawei, ZTE and other Chinese firms out of the U.S.

Just 27 license-types are still in contention The number of licenses in contention in the 3.45 GHz auction continues to drop and is now down to only 27 license-types. The auction has now raised nearly $21.9 billion in bids as …

When it comes to reducing power consumption of the radio, NXP and Nokia agree that radio size and weight are paramount Back in 2018, NXP Semiconductors and Nokia — along with other partners — received the CATRENE innovation award for …

Florida testbed will support ‘networked, cooperating robots’ connected via mmWave Florida Atlantic University has received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a first-of-its-kind testbed that will connect robots using millimeter-wave wireless links. The new testbed …

Korean company Samsung Electronics announced it will be one of the first vendors to participate in the opening of Orange’s Open RAN Integration Center in Paris, France. As part of the agreement, the two companies will collaborate to disaggregate the …

Vodafone is using VMware’s Telco Cloud Platform across Europe to virtualize and containerize its 5G Standalone (SA) core network functions.

Last year, Accenture teamed up with Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) to explore the sustainability potential of 5G technology. While 5G will require that operators deploy tons of new cell sites and other infrastructure, and therefore, more power, Peters Suh, …

T-Mobile US takes the lead in 5G speed as well as availability, while AT&T and Verizon are ‘too close to call’ in 5G reliability After coming in third for 5G speeds in RootMetrics’ national testing in the first half of …

According to Vodafone, the expanded partnership with CityFibre will make it the largest full fiber broadband provider in the U.K. Vodafone is expanding its partnership with CityFibre, which, according to the operator, will make it the U.K.’s largest full fiber …

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure said it will provide 300 million euros ($344 million) in funding to develop and test Open RAN (O-RAN) technology in the country. In a release, the ministry said its aim is to …

Swarmio’s CEO describes the “huge gap” that remains between telcos and the gaming world as the former looks for ways enter the market With the gaming industry booming, many new players are eager to get a piece of the pie. …

Spanish operator Orange ended September with over 620,000 subscribers in the 5G segment, local newspaper El Espanol reported. This figure represents 3.8% of the company’s overall mobile base, which currently reaches 16.29 million. According to the report, the telco aims …

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 …

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo discusses the $65 billion in broadband funding While the $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal that has passed Congress has yet to be signed, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo spoke yesterday about the planning that is already …

French operator Orange has officially inaugurated its Open RAN Integration Center, the telco said in a release. The new testing and integration facility will enable companies from the O-RAN ecosystem to test and validate their products and services. Orange’s O-RAN …

The deal in Egypt marks Vodacom’s first extension into North Africa South Africa’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, Vodacom Group, revealed plans buy a $2.74 billion stake in Vodafone Egypt Telecommunications. The deal, which marks Vodacom’s first expansion into North …

T-Mobile US and Deutsche Telekom have signed up as official launch partners for the Qualcomm Snapdragon Spaces platform Qualcomm has announced the launch of its new Augmented Reality developer platform, the Snapdragon Spaces XR (extended reality) Developer Platform, and T-Mobile …

Ericsson is using Nvidia Omniverse to create “digital twins” of real world locations, to achieve optimal 5G antenna placement.

PAWR’s AERPAW testbed in Raleigh, North Carolina focuses on drone technologies and communications The Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR)’s latest wireless testbed, AERPAW, is officially available for research. The testbed, located in Raleigh, North Carolina’s Research Triangle area, focuses …

AWS will expand its hyperscaler footprint in Canada in 2023 and 2024 as it brings online Canada West (Calgary), a new 3-AZ Region.

An international team of researchers from Japan and Finland will work to develop technologies and standards for future 6G technologies as part of a joint research agreement between the two countries, the University of Tokyo said in a release. Japan …

‘When we started the 5G labs and started bringing in independent game developers,’ said Verizon Lab’s director, ‘no one was ready for it’ Gaming is often touted as the “killer” consumer use case for 5G and for cloud computing, but …