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Vodafone, e& team on VoLTE technology

This announcement builds on a previous agreement that Vodafone and e& unveiled in October last year U.K. telecom group Vodafone and UAE-based operator e& have joined forces to provide other operators with fully managed voice solutions to support their international voice traffic requirements, the former...

Verizon emphasizes decentralization and local focus

Three major infrastructure efforts are wrapping up, but an 'aggressive' C-Band and mmWave build continues Verizon has decentralized its national organizational structure into 18 regions and is heavily focusing on its network and market position on a local basis, executives said during an investor update...

SK Telecom ends 2023 with 15.67 million 5G subscribers

During the fourth quarter of the year, SK Telecom added nearly 524,000 5G subscribers SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest telecom operator, ended Q4 2023 year with a total of 15.67 million subscribers in the 5G segment, up 17% from 13.4 million in the same period...

China Mobile claims it launched world’s first ‘6G’ test satellite

China Mobile also said it plans to conduct in-orbit experiments based on these test satellites China Mobile, the world's largest telecom operator by mobile subscribers, said it has successfully launched what it claims to be the world's first satellite to test 6G architecture, Chinese newspaper...

Masmovil partners with Singtel for B2B 5G platform

The Paragon platform will soon be used by Masmovil clients, specifically, through Galician operator R Spanish operator Masmovil has partnered with Singaporean telco Singtel to launch what it claims to be Spain's first all-in-one platform for the management of 5G networks, edge computing, cloud and...

Verizon: We’ve deployed 130K O-RAN-capable radios

Verizon says it is laying the foundation for O-RAN Verizon says that it has already deployed more than 130,000 Open RAN-capable radios in its network as part of an ongoing modernization project in which the carrier is putting in place a virtualized Radio Access Network...

Ericsson, IIT Kharagpur partner for research in AI, edge compute

Ericsson and Nokia will collaborate towards developing novel AI and distributed compute technology towards 6G research Swedish vendor Ericsson and Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) announced a long-term cooperation for joint research in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI), compute and radio. Under the...

Indian carrier Jio mulls IPO in 2025: Report

The report noted that Jio could launch the IPO due to the potential exit of some of its current investors Indian carrier Reliance Jio Infocomm is likely to make its initial public offering (IPO) in 2025, when global private equity firms may look to exit...

Jio Platforms launches ‘Jio Brain’ AI-based platform

Jio said the the new platform had been launched following two years of research and development Indian company Jio Platforms has created an artificial intelligence (AI) platform, dubbed Jio Brain, which will integrate machine learning (ML) capabilities in a telecom operator’s network, enterprise network, or...

Test and Measurement: Fortive expects strong growth in ’24

Testing company Fortive, whose T&M brands include Tektronix and Fluke, beat its guidance and saw fourth quarter 2024 revenue growth of 4% year-on-year. Net earnings for the fourth quarter were $265 million, and for the full year, net earnings were $866 million. The company...

SK Telecom develops key tech for 6G evolution with Intel

SK Telecom and Intel developed Inline Service Mesh utilizing Intel Xeon processors with built in AI Korean telco SK Telecom announced that, in collaboration with Intel, it has successfully developed technology to reduce communication delays necessary for the evolution of a 6G core architecture. In a...

Canada strengthens “use it or lose it” spectrum policy

The government of Canada said this framework will encourage current licensees to expand their coverage or give new users the opportunity to put spectrum to use Canada’s Ministry of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced a new spectrum licensing framework that will provide access to unused...

Deutsche Telekom operates 10,700 3.6 GHz antennas

Deutsche Telekom expects to launch its 5G Standalone offering in Germany this year German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom said that a total of 10,700 of its 5G antennas in 840 cities are currently transmitting on the 3.6 GHz spectrum band. In a release, Deutsche Telekom...

NTIA Spectrum Policy Symposium: Spectrum, collaboration and the global tech race

The U.S. is in global race for leadership in wireless technologies, and the implementation of the country's new National Spectrum Strategy will impact the direction of spectrum policy for decades. That strategy and its implementation is the focus of the National Telecommunications and Information...

Singtel works with NVIDIA to bring AI to Singapore, Southeast Asia

Singtel said its NVIDIA-powered AI Cloud will be hosted by Singtel’s Nxera regional data center business Singaporean telco Singtel said it has joined the NVIDIA Partner Network Cloud Program, which will enable it to bring NVIDIA’s full-stack AI platform to enterprises across Southeast Asia Singtel’s NVIDIA-powered...

Virgin Media O2, Tesco renew Tesco Mobile JV

Tesco Mobile is a joint venture owned equally by the Tesco Group and Virgin Media O2 U.K. carrier Virgin Media O2 and Tesco, owners of Tesco Mobile, have signed a 10-year renewal of their existing joint venture, the former said in a release. Tesco Mobile is...

Rogers claims first network slicing trial in Canada

Rogers tested 5G network slicing technology in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver in partnership with Ericsson Canadian telco Rogers Communications said it successfully tested 5G network slicing technology, stating that it was the first nationwide live test of this technology in Canada. Rogers tested 5G network slicing...

#TBT: Oracle buys Acme Packet; Rumors of an Apple watch; The state of LTE … this week in 2013

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! Oracle eyes all-IP...

FCC, FTC tout robocall enforcement

The Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission said that a an ongoing joint effort to undermine and reduce spam and scam robocalls is bearing fruit. The two agencies have been jointly focusing on robocall enforcement; the FTC calls its program "Operation Point...

Malaysia to decide on the deployment of second 5G network soon

The number of 5G subscribers in Malaysia reached eight million as of the end of last year The government of Malaysia confirmed that the special committee overseeing the implementation of the country’s 5G network will prepare a Cabinet memorandum soon to discuss and decide whether...

Indian telco Vodafone Idea to launch 5G by July-August: Report

Vodafone Idea is in discussions with several technology partners to finalize its 5G strategy Indian carrier Vodafone Idea expects to launch its 5G service within the next six to seven months, local newspaper The Economic Times reported. Vodafone Idea CEO Akshaya Moondra recently told investors during...

T-Mobile US announces 5G upgrades at Super Bowl stadium

T-Mobile said that the new enhancements now enable peak download speeds up to 1.2 Gbps T-Mobile US announced 5G coverage and capacity enhancements inside the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas ahead of this year's Super Bowl, which is scheduled to take place on February 11. The...

ATIS, 6G-IA unveil roadmap for US-EU 6G collaboration

The document contains a set of key strategic observations and recommendations for 6G networks and services, capturing the views and priorities from the Next G Alliance and the SNS JU ATIS’ Next G Alliance (NGA) and the 6G Industry Association (6G-IA) have published an “EU-U.S....

AT&T launches branded calling with TransUnion

AT&T and TransUnion are now offering businesses a branded solution for outgoing calls, to pop up a brand name and business logo for the recipient and confirm the legitimacy of a call in order to encourage them to answer. A recent TransUnion survey confirmed...