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Anna Gomez confirmed to fill FCC seat Three years into the Biden administration, the Federal Communications Commission finally has all five seats filled. The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to confirm telecom law and policy veteran Anna Gomez as an …

It’s important to look at AI holistically and to not rule out more traditional machine learning models, says Google Cloud’s VP/GM Sachin Gupta Anything can be AI (Artificial Intelligence), Google Cloud’s VP/GM Sachin Gupta, told RCR Wireless News at Google Cloud Next, …

Maxis has recently launched 5G services in Malaysia using DNB’s wholesale 5G network Malaysian operator Maxis recently carried out technical field trial in the 6 GHz spectrum band in collaboration with Universiti Malaya (UM), the telco said in a release. …

A decision by the Portuguese government is currently effectively banning local telcos from implement 5G gear from Chinese vendor Huawei The Portuguese unit of Chinese vendor Huawei has filed a lawsuit against a previous decision made by the country’s security …

In September 2020, TDC NET went live with the first Non-Standalone (NSA) 5G network in Denmark Ericsson and Danish digital infrastructure provider TDC NET claimed to have switched on the first 5G Standalone (SA) network in Denmark. TDC NET and …

Fourth testbed to focus on use cases including smart agriculture and rural broadband The Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program has officially taken live its fourth and final testbed in central Iowa, which combines both commercial and programmable network …

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 solution is a 10-foot portable trailer that delivers a private network, private MEC, SD-Wan and satellite connectivity Verizon’s Mobile Onsite Network-as-a-Service (NaaS), a 10-foot connected portable trailer, hit the streets around Lockheed Martin’s Waterton, Colorado campus this week. The …

Local operators Movistar and Tigo have already carried out 5G trials in the country Colombia’s telecom ministry, MinTIC, has published the second draft of a resolution to award spectrum for the provision of 5G services in the country. This new …

60% of Comcast’s network traffic comes from 3% of its geography, CEO says Comcast is getting ready to activate Philadelphia as a trial market for cellular offload, as it explores what combination of its existing MVNO relationship with Verizon and …

Deutsche Telekom partnered with Juniper Networks, AirHope, VMware and Viavi for this multi-vendor trial German carrier Deutsche Telekom announced technical details of a multi-vendor trial around programmable radio access networks that demonstrates the potential of the non-real-time RIC and rApp …

Jio recently said it will make a cumulative investment of $25 billion in the 5G field India’s largest telecom operator, Reliance Jio Infocomm, is seeking to raise up to $2 billion in loans with French bank BNP Paribas as lead …

Odido CEO says T-Mobile in the Netherlands ‘no longer has anything at all to do with Deutsche Telekom’ As of this week, T-Mobile Netherlands is now known as Odido — a brand it established a last year — replacing both the T-Mobile and Tele2 brands …

STC has purchased a 9.9% interest in Telefónica to further its growth ambitions outside of Saudi Arabia Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has purchased a 9.9% interest in Telefónica for €2.1 billion ($2.25 billion) to further its growth ambitions outside of …

Project Kuiper will connect geographically dispersed cellular antennas back to Vodafone’s core telecom network Vodafone Group and Amazon’s Project Kuiper will use low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite technology to extend 4G and 5G connectivity in Europe and Africa, particularly for those …

In Belgium, the 24.5-26.5 GHz band is used intensively for radio links, the regulator said The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT) launched a public consultation aimed at gauging the level of interest in the 26 GHz band. …

Nokia highlighted that its IPAA+ antenna overcomes the challenge of finding space on towers and rooftops to expand 5G coverage Finnish vendor Nokia said it is deploying its modular Interleaved Passive Active Antenna (IPAA+) for Globe Telecom across the southern …

ZTE said the trial took place at the AZ center in Bangkok Chinese vendor ZTE partnered with Advanced Info Service (AIS), Thailand’s largest mobile operator, to accomplish what the partners claim to be the world’s first dynamic reconfigurable intelligent surface …

BSNL recently soft-launched 200 4G network sites in the Punjab region Indian state-run telecom operators Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will pave the way for the …

Ericsson said the base system includes components for a cloud-native 5G core network, as well as radio standards covering both 5G and 4G functions Swedish vendor Ericsson said it is supplying the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) with …

Vodafone said its O-RAN program is supported by Samsung, Intel, Keysight, Dell Technologies, Capgemini and Wind River U.K. telco Vodafone confirmed it has officially started the installation of Open RAN (O-RAN) equipment for 2,500 sites in Wales and in certain …

Earlier this week, Enacom’s board approved the terms of the auction for the provision of 5G services Argentine mobile operators issued a joint statement opposing to the terms recently approved by the government to auction 5G spectrum. In a release, …

Deutsche Telekom said the new facility is located at its T-Labs in Berlin German operator Deutsche Telekom said it has inaugurated a quantum lab at its T-Labs location in Berlin, Germany. In a release, the European carrier said that the …

The first Global Open Testing and Integration Center (OTIC) Summit was held in late August, and more than 190 participants from 12 countries representing network operators, government agencies, vendors, lab operators, academia and the O-RAN Alliance leadership team attended the …

NTT is to resell Nokia’s private cellular and edge cloud system to a total addressable market of 3.2 million enterprises in Thailand – in line with the country’s Thailand 5.0 scheme Global system integrator NTT is to resell Nokia’s private …