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Gogo announces AirSprint as first Canadian 5G fleet customer

Gogo 5G will deliver speeds five to 10 times faster than current speeds, at approximately 25 Mbps on average Gogo Business Aviation announced AirSprint Private Aviation, a Canadian fractional operator, will begin upgrading its Cessna Citation CJ3+ and Embraer aircraft to Gogo 5G, making it...

STC Group to expand 5G network in over 75 Saudi cities

STC is currently the largest operator in Saudi Arabia, with around 20 million mobile subscriptions Saudi Telecom Company (STC) announced plans to expand its 5G network in over 75 cities across Saudi Arabia, Arab News reported. According to the report, the project is an extension...

Verizon mmWave network is now in every NFL stadium

All 30 NFL stadiums are now outfitted with Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband, the carrier's brand name for its C-Band and mmWave network With three recent networks upgrades completed, Verizon can now claim to have provided its 5G Ultra Wideband service — the brand name for...

#TBT: AT&T to buy Time Warner; CBRS gains steam; Verizon eyes IoT … this week in 2016

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! AT&T lays out...

Huawei aims to launch Net5.5G solutions in 2024

Huawei said new ultra-broadband applications will emerge at a fast pace in the 5.5G era Chinese vendor Huawei plans to officially release Net5.5G-oriented series products and solutions in 2024, Leon Wang, president of Huawei data communication product line, said during a keynote speech at Huawei’s...

India won’t sell new frequencies in next year’s auction: report

No new spectrum bands will be auctioned in the next tender as the telecoms regulator has not announced any reserve price for these frequencies The telecom department in India DoT has decided to put all unsold airwaves on sale again at the same base prices...

DNB, TM and ZTE announce mmWave 5G SA trial in Malaysia

ZTE also noted that the partnership will enhance rapid Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) connections Malaysian state-run 5G network operator Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) has signed a partnership with local carrier Telekom Malaysia (TM) and Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation to carry out a 5G live trial...

5G continues to mature, and speeds ramp up around the world

T-Mobile US tops for 5G speed in US market 5G speeds and availability continue to increase around the world, with regional leaps forward due to network launches in places like India. Testing and analysis company Ookla recently released new reports on 5G markets around the...

US further restricts AI chip exports to China

The new set of chip restrictions hitting China are designed to close loopholes in existing regulations The U.S. Department of Commerce has escalated its efforts to restrict the sale of advanced chips to China after loopholes in last year’s export restrictions were discovered. This time, the...

BT intros multi-cloud network-as-a-service offering

BT said the multi-cloud network will help its customers better use digital automation and AI BT announced the launch of Global Fabric, an international network based on a network-as-a service (NaaS) model and designed to connect multi-cloud environments in a “flexible, scalable and resilient” way....

AT&T, RWA object to Starlink’s direct-to-cellular testing plans

AT&T and the Rural Wireless Association are taking issue with SpaceX's plans to launch and test a new satellite with cellular capabilities, part of Starlink's collaboration with T-Mobile US to leverage T-Mo's midband spectrum for satellite-based direct-to-cellular communications, including emergency SMS. The carrier and the...

Verizon to hire 1,800 techs for East Coast broadband expansion

Many of the markets that Verizon is targeting will qualify for broadband funding from the American Rescue Plan Verizon is hiring 1,800 additional technicians to support its East Coast broadband expansion efforts in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and...

Ericsson sees drop in sales and an uncertain market for 2024

Ericsson's North American sales were down 60% YoY and 2% sequentially as 5G investments continue a downward trend Ericsson saw a 10% drop in group organic net sales during the most recent quarter, continuing a streak of softening in the network equipment market. The company...

Chunghwa Telecom, Ericsson use 5G network slicing for healthcare sector

This trial was completed at St. Paul's Hospital on Chunghwa’s 5G SA network and used an Ericsson network slicing solution Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom and Swedish vendor Ericsson have implemented network slicing technology to help improve healthcare services in Taiwan, the latter said ina release....

Malaysia aims to cover 50% of rural areas with 5G by mid-2024

According to local press in Malaysia, the government said that no less than 85% of rural areas will have 5G coverage by the end of next year The government of Malaysia aims to ensure at least half of rural areas in the country have access...

Ericsson opens 5G core excellence center for Middle East and Africa region

Swedish vendor Ericsson announced the opening of a 5G core (5GC) excellence center to serve the Middle East and Africa region. The new facility will serve as a focal point for innovation, collaboration, and the advancement of 5G technology in this region, the vendor said...

What do SMBs want from AI?

Entertainment and recreation SMBs report the highest use of AI Some small to medium businesses (SMBs) are already thinking about the ways that artificial intelligence could be applied to their businesses, to help them deal with challenges including inflation and cybersecurity—but they also have a...

Dish achieves simultaneous 5G uplink and downlink CA for FDD spectrum

Dish recorded 200 Mbps uplink peak speeds with 35 MHz of 5G spectrum and 1.3 Gbps downlink peak speeds with 75 MHz of 5G spectrum Dish Wireless this week announced the successful completion of simultaneous 5G 2x uplink and 4x downlink carrier aggregation (CA) for Frequency...

Argentina confirms date for 5G spectrum auction

Through this 5G spectrum auction, the Argentina government aims to raise around $1.1 billion Argentine telecommunications regulator Enacom confirmed it would carry out an auction to award 5G frequencies on October 24, local press reported. Through the move, the cash-strapped government aims to raise around $1.1...

BICS, stc Kuwait complete international 5G SA roaming connection

The 5G SA roaming connection runs between networks from Belgian operator Proximus and Middle Eastern operator stc Kuwait BICS announced that it has enabled the “world’s first-ever” intercontinental 5G Standalone (SA) roaming connection. The real-world connection runs between a 5G SA network from BICS’ parent company,...

Liberty Global wraps up Telenet takeover

Telenet Group's stock was delisted on Friday Liberty Global says it has officially acquired 100% of Belgian Telenet Group through its public takeover bid. Liberty has been the longtime majority shareholder in Telenet, which is the largest cable broadband provider in Belgium and also offers...

Indian telcos need 2 GHz of spectrum for better 5G coverage: COAI

COAI represents the interests of local operators Reliance Jio Infocomm, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Mobile operators in India will need at least two gigahertz of mid-band spectrum to be in a position to offer a better coverage, local newspaper The Economic Times reported, citing...

Telco’s 5G investments to be ‘protected’ in the 5G-A era: Huawei

Huawei had previously said that it planned to launch a complete set of commercial 5.5G network equipment in 2024 DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—Chinese vendor Huawei believes that previous investments made by operators to deploy 5G network infrastructure will be protected with the future launch of...

Ligado sues US government over spectrum rights

Ligado claims that DoD has previously undisclosed systems running in its spectrum and has sued for compensation Ligado Networks has filed suit against the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, claiming that DoD...