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Ericsson noted that the project will run in parallel with the deployment of Ericsson-powered 5G Standalone in rural areas of Spain Ericsson and MasOrange, Spain’s largest mobile operator as a result of the merger between local carriers Orange Spain and …

Airtel already provides 5G coverage across India after the telco launched the service in 2022 Airtel Business, the enterprise branch of Indian telco Bharti Airtel, is experiencing strong demand for private 5G services among its enterprise clients, local press reported, …

Nokia noted that the deal will modernize the telco’s 5G network across the central and southern regions of Taiwan Nokia announced that it has been selected by Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) in a one-year extension deal that will modernize …

AST SpaceMobile’s five recently launched BlueBird satellites have been successfully unfurled in orbit, the company said in an update, and its preparations for commercial service are underway. The five BlueBirds were launched in mid-September, and the unfolding of their large …

The GSMA Open Gateway, a framework of universal APIs, is at the heart of the GSMA-AECC partnership The GSMA announced last week that the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium (AECC) will tap into the telecom association’s new enterprise-focused initiative called GSMA Fusion …

AT&T continues its fiber + 5G focus and is considering adding another 10-15 million passings to its goal of 30 million AT&T and fiber provider Corning have expanded their ongoing relationship with a multi-year purchasing deal for fiber products, which …

Deutsche Telekom said the frequencies used for 2G will boost the telco’s current 4G and 5G networks in the future German carrier Deutsche Telekom announced plans to shut down its 2G network infrastructure by June 30, 2028, with the aim …

MasOrange was expecting synergies of 500 million euros four years after the closing of the transaction MasOrange, Spain’s largest mobile operator as a result of the merger between local carriers Orange Spain and Masmovil, said it had achieved savings of …

AST SpaceMobile can now compete directly as a prime contractor for DoD prototype orders A new contract with the U.S. government will enable AST SpaceMobile to compete for prototype demonstration projects under the country’s Space Development Agency (SDA)’s Hybrid Acquisition …

The new deal with Nokia will support du as it expands its 5G-Advanced network Emirati telco du announced the extension of its strategic partnership with Finnish vendor Nokia to expand its 5G network in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the …

Singtel said that the new offering will be provided via its Paragon platform and Ericsson’s Service Orchestration and Assurance Singaporean telco Singtel and Swedish vendor Ericsson have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the main aim of providing a …

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 Federal Communications Commission has granted the use of 4.9 GHz spectrum to the First Responders Network Authority (FirstNet), and by extension, its network partner AT&T. The order specifies that the agency has to select a band manager, which will …

Consolidated revenues were down 0.5% in Q3, but AT&T said this was offset by higher mobility service and consumer wireline revenues AT&T reported consolidated revenues of $30.2 billion for the third quarter, down 0.5%, driven by lower business wireline service revenues and declines in …

5G penetration in Argentina is expected to reach 9% by 2025 while it would expand to 48% by 2030, according to the GSMA The Argentina government confirmed it will make available additional frequencies for the provision of 5G services. The …

China Mobile ended September with 539 million 5G network customers China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, has ended the third quarter of the year with over 1 billion mobile customers, of which more than half are …

Rohde & Schwarz says that it now has “full coverage” for the test plan to certify narrowband IoT Non-Terrestrial Networks (NB-NTN) devices on NTN provider Skylo’s satellite network. The testing also covers NTN SMS capabilities. Texting capabilities for emergency situations …

The existing agreement has allowed Qualcomm to create its own chips — including its Snapdragon products — based on standards owned by Arm The ongoing legal battle between Arm and Qualcomm took another turn this week when the former reportedly took …

Nokia reported mixed results for the third quarter of 2024 but is optimistic about signs of a slow recovery from the telecom industry’s pull-back on network-related investments. CEO Pekka Lundmark said during the quarterly call: “The market is turning, but …

ZTE said its R&D expenses accounted for for 20.7% of operating revenue during the period Chinese vendor ZTE announced revenues of CNY 90.04 billion ($12.64 billion) for the first three quarters of 2024, representing an increase of 0.7% year-on-year. In …

Nokia highlighted that it is currently manufacturing 5G gear locally in Vietnam Nokia and Vietnamese operator Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), announced a new partnership to deploy 5G technology across the Asian nation. As part of this agreement, Nokia …

As UScellular proceeds with a proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of its wireless operations by T-Mobile US—which would essentially turn the mobile network operator into an infrastructure company—the last of the large regional MNOs has struck a deal to sell some …

Ericsson has entered API partnerships with both Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm Ericsson has announced an increased focus on network application programming interfaces (APIs) at its R&D centers in India, the vendor said in a release. Network APIs enable …

Vodafone Idea said it will initially offer 5G services in Delhi and Mumbai Indian carrier Vodafone Idea expects to begin rolling out commercial 5G services by March 2025 across 17 priority circles across the country, starting with Delhi and Mumbai, …

The new contracts with the CWA cover nine U.S. states and 23,000 AT&T employees AT&T has ratified two separate agreement with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) in Southeast and West unions more than two months after facing accusations of unfair labor …