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 concept to automate and optimize...
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 arranger of the initiative that...
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 on the market. The rebranding...
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 Saudi Arabia. The stake, said...
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 underserved communities.
Project Kuiper will...
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.
The regulator noted that in an...
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 islands of the Philippines.
In a...
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 (RIS) trial in a mmWave...
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 synergy of operations between 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 a full-scale 5G test network...
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 regions of England, the telco...
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, mobile carriers Personal, owned by Telecom...
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 new facility is dedicated to quantum...
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 event, said co-organizer Keysight...
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 cellular and edge compute...
Verizon is deploying C-band spectrum at the MetLife Stadium, adding to the millimeter wave spectrum already available
Verizon this week announced that it will install major network upgrades at MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Jets and New York Giants, beginning in 2024. The upgrades,...
Campers are already on-site for what's billed as "America's biggest Labor Day party", the three-day rock festival in Pryor, Oklahoma known as Rocklahoma that will draw tens of thousands of people each day this coming weekend.
Verizon Business will be supporting the event...
NVIDIA CEO: 'This isn’t computing the old-fashioned way; this is a whole new way of doing computing'
SAN FRANCISCO - At this week’s Google Cloud Next conference, Google announced that generative AI technology from NVIDIA is now available and optimized for Google Cloud users. The...
KDDI said the agreement will enhance its cellular connectivity to areas beyond the limits of current 4G and 5G networks
Japanese carrier KDDI and SpaceX announced an agreement to provide satellite-to-cellular service using Starlink's low earth orbit satellites and KDDI national wireless spectrum nationwide.
Starlink is...
The trial is part of the UAE efforts to have a leading position in the 5G Advanced field
Emirati-based operator etisalat by e& said it has achieved 10 Gbps throughput on the 6 GHz band, a milestone which, according to the company, positions the United...
VMware noted it is currently working with Indian carriers Bharti Airtel, Jio and Vodafone Idea
VMware expects to see wide-scale deployment of O-RAN-based 5G in India from 2025, local newspaper The Economic Times reported, citing Sanjay Uppal, senior vice president and general manager of VMware’s...
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Leap Wireless struggles...
Vertex AI and Duet AI were both unveiled at Google I/O in May
SAN FRANCISCO - This week, Google announced new capabilities for its Vertex AI platform, as well as the general availability of its Duet AI assistant across its suite of Workspace apps. Vertex AI and...
Currently, only Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have already deployed 5G networks nationwide
Indian operators are expected to spend less on 5G frequencies in the upcoming spectrum auction compared to last year’s 5G spectrum offering, according to a report by Crisil Ratings.
The report noted that...
