Under the terms of the deal, Telefónica and Ericsson will also explore how to deploy Cloud RAN sites with a high degree of automation
Swedish vendor Ericsson and Spanish operator Telefónica have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate the adoption towards an...
In June, China Broadnet said it had reached 9 million 5G package subscribers twelve months after launching the service
Chinese operator China Broadnet shortlisted local vendors Huawei and ZTE for the second phase of a 5G core project, Chinese press reported.
According to the report, the...
The Argentine government had said that the 5G spectrum auction is expected to take place during the first days of November
Argentine mobile carriers Personal (owned by Telecom Argentina), Movistar (owned by Spain’s Telefonica) and Claro (owned by Mexican telecommunications group America Movil) have expressed...
One of the mains goal for autonomous vehicles is to improve human safety, by reducing the number of traffic crashes. But how do you know if autonomous vehicles actually do so, under what conditions, and by how much? A benchmark is needed, and a...
Cellnex operates 4,557 sites across Sweden and Denmark
Europe's largest tower company, Cellnex, has agreed to sell a 49% stake in its Sweden and Denmark subsidiaries to Stonepeak, an U.S.-based investment firm that focuses infrastructure, for €730 million ($772 million). The decision aligned with the...
In March, Ofcom unveiled plans to award spectrum in the 26GHz and 40GHz bands for 5G and other mobile technologies
U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom confirmed plans to award millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum but announced it will not hold an auction until a decision has been...
LG Electronics said the recent test was carried out in partnership with Korean operator LG U+ in Seoul
Korean tech company LG Electronics announced a successful wireless transmission and reception of terahertz (THz) data over 500 meters, which it claimed is the longest distance recorded...
Sixty-four percent of surveyed CEOs face pressure to adopt Generative AI
Artificial Intelligence has been with us in various forms for decades. A decade ago, IBM Watson seemed to have a lock on AI with this new technology. Then, it all slipped through their fingers...
The European Union and the U.S. had previously warned Malaysia of risks to national security if it allowed Huawei to take part in local 5G networks
Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that the adoption of a dual 5G network scheme by the country from...
With a fifth Federal Communications Commissioner newly seated to round out a Democratic majority on the Commission, Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is reviving the prospect of Title II-based, or "net neutrality", regulation of mobile and fixed internet services by the Federal Communications Commission.
Speaking at...
KDDI and Samsung successfully completed SLA assurance network slicing on a live 5G SA network in Tokyo in January
Korean vendor Samsung Electronics and Japanese carrier KDDI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form the 5G Global Network Slicing Alliance, the former said...
AIS said it recently completed a 5G RedCap commercial test in Bangkok in partnership with Huawei
Thai operator Advanced Info Service (AIS) said it had completed verification of 5G RedCap technology with Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE.
In a statement, AIS said that it recently completed...
InterDigital said the agreement will be critical for enabling 6G networks to scale and meet increased bandwidth and coverage demands
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) has announced a research partnership with U.S. company InterDigital with the aim of developing 6G enabling technologies...
NTT Docomo partnered with Nvidia, Fujitsu and Wind River on the GPU-accelerated 5G network
NTT Docomo this week announced the deployment of a GPU-accelerated wireless solution in its network in Japan, reportedly making it the first telco in the world to adopt a GPU-accelerated commercial 5G network and...
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The 'deep use of AI' can drive hyper personalization through carriers' omni channel products
During a session at Google Cloud Next ’23, Ankur Jain, VP, Google Cloud for Telecom and Google Distributed Cloud, said that Google is using AI and data to help CSPs “reimagine...
NTT exec: 'We used to say software is eating hardware; I think AI will eat software'
This week, during Mobile World Congress Las Vegas, NTT and Qualcomm announced a partnership focused on bolstering the 5G device ecosystem to accelerate the global private 5G market, which...
Telcos are eagerly embracing GenAI, says AWS' Sameer Vuyyuru
LAS VEGAS—Generative artificial intelligence has applications across many verticals, and telecom is a leading one, according to Sameer Vuyyuru, head of WW business development for CSPs at AWS.
Speaking from the MWC Las Vegas keynote stage,...
Initial 6G networks are expected to be commercially launched around 2030
The Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN) announced the publication of the “6G Position Statement: An Operator View”, with the main aim of guiding a course for the future of communication networks
“Our publication provides...
SK Telecom aims to develop a personal AI assistant service that can attract global customers
Korean operator SK Telecom (SKT) announced its ambition to become a global artificial intelligence (AI) company by strengthening its own AI competitiveness and cooperating with partners globally.
SKT’s CEO Ryu Young-sang...
On the MWC Las Vegas keynote stage, John Saw talks slicing
LAS VEGAS—Network slicing continues to gain momentum, with T-Mobile US CTO John Saw announcing a nationwide expansion of the carrier's network slicing beta program for developers, as well as a new "security slice" service...
Nokia said that one of the areas of focus of the lab will be on private wireless and industrial networks
Finnish vendor Nokia said it will launch an open innovation lab in Dubai, UAE, with the main aim of driving regional innovation and accelerating the...
Globe also announced that it has logged 5.2 million 5G devices on its network as of June 2023
Globe Telecom, the largest mobile network operator in the Philippines said it has deployed 356 new 5G sites nationwide in the first half of the year.
In a...
5G coverage in Germany as of July showed an increase of 38.1 percentage points compared to July 2022
5G networks covered 89% of Germany’s territory as of July, up 5.1% percentage points compared to the 5G coverage registered at the beginning of the year, local...
