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Vertical Bridge has agreed to construct these towers with Verizon as the anchor tenant U.S. carrier Verizon signed a deal with Vertical Bridge to build cell towers across the country to expand its 4G and 5G services. In a release, …

TIP OpenWiFi is an open source-based Wi-Fi architecture that enables multi-vendor, interoperable Wi-Fi networks Kenya now has its first Telecom Infra Project (TIP) OpenWiFi outdoor network thanks to a collaboration between free WiFi internet service provider ThinkWiFi and Mawingu, an …

Telefonica activated nearly 1,000 new 5G sites nationwide during the first quarter of the year German carrier Telefonica Deutschland is on track to reach 90% of the population with its 5G service by the end of this year, the telco …

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 5G private network was activated at a supply site owned by Ericsson in Tallinn, Estonia Ericsson and Telia said they have jointly launched what it claims to be the first enterprise 5G private network in the Baltics. In a …

IDC said that most telecom carriers saw manufacturing, smart cities with smart mobility and smart buildings as the most critical use cases for the introduction of 5G APAC About 12.4% of telecom carrier respondents in Asia-Pacific (APAC) consider the Industrial …

Uruguay confirmed that a block of 5G spectrum had been reserved for state-run telco Antel Uruguayan operators Claro, owned by Mexican telecom group America Movil, and Movistar, owned by Spanish telco Telefonica, secured 5G frequencies in the country’s first auction …

As the U.S. federal government pours billions of dollars into broadband deployment and adoption, it is also trying to get a better handle on coordination and tracking of those efforts across disparate agencies with different funding mechanisms and program requirements. …

Operators are now saying they ‘have no choice’ but to share small cell infrastructure, according to Connect (X) panelists NEW ORLEANS – At Connect (X) 2023 in New Orleans, panelists offered insight into the small cell market, with an emphasis …

Bharti Airtel said it has already reached full 5G coverage in Mumbai Indian operator Bharti Airtel has reached 2 million 5G customers in the city of Mumbai, the telco said in a release. The carrier also said it has reached …

China Mobile-Tencent JV had been initially approved by China’s market regulator in November 2022 Chinese internet company Tencent Holdings and China Unicom have officially formed a joint venture with a registered capital of CNY300 million ($43.4 million), Chinese press reported. …

Vodafone said that the O-RAN trial was carried out in Torquay and Exmouth, in the U.K. U.K. telecommunications group Vodafone claimed it achieved the first commercial urban deployment of Open RAN (O-RAN) in Europe, trialing the technology in two U.K. …

Thanks to being in Dallas last week for the Juniper Networks Enterprise Analyst & Influencer Summit, I can attest the Wi-Fi and wireless services made available to travelers at the Dallas Fort Worth Airport is at best, hit and miss. …

Starlink in Canada was the fastest in North America, clocking a download speed of 93.97 Mbps According to new data gathered by Ookla, Starlink users “love” their service, while fixed broadband users are a whole lot less thrilled with their …

Sandra Yao, SVP at Thunes, discusses how the company is improving the global payment infrastructure for a better, more inclusive payment experience, and the role that mobile service providers can play in this market.

Altice reported its ‘best ever’ fiber net additions in Q1 2023, said company CEO Altice USA ended the first quarter of 2023 with a total revenue of $2.29 billion, which represents a 5.3% year-over-year (YoY) decline. Further, the company noted …

Nokia said that 5G will account for 17% of the region’s overall mobile subscribers in 2027 5G subscribers in the Middle East and Africa region (MEA) are forecast to reach 380 million by 2027, according to Nokia’s MEA mobile broadband …

Bell now offers “5G+” coverage to more than 40% of the Canadian population Canadian carrier Bell is on track to reach 85% of the country’s population with its 5G service by the end of 2023, the company’s President and CEO …

Indus Tower currently has over 189,000 towers across India Indian telecommunications tower company Indus Tower will accelerate investments to expand its infrastructure across the country to take advantage of the rapid rollout of 5G services by local carriers Bharti Airtel …

US Cellular says its Fixed Wireless Access gross adds for the quarter were up 130% YoY In a Q1 2023 earnings call, US Cellular executives reiterated the company’s top priority of boosting customer results, claiming improvements in postpaid gross adds …

Company says no customer databases breached during cybersecurity incident in February, but employee data was extracted Dish Network continues to lose wireless customers, seeing 81,000 subscribers leave the service during the first quarter of the year as well as a …

The small cells form factor is ‘a necessary but not sufficient condition’ for enterprise 5G adoption, says Celona CEO From Celona’s perspective, enterprise consumption of 5G is how the cellular technology is going to truly be propagated throughout the market. …

Telenor said it is offering 5G network slicing technology capabilities for its customers Telenor Sweden announced the launch of new 5G-based services for companies and other businesses, in partnership with Nokia. In a release, Telenor said it is launching customer-specific …

DNB said its 5G network should reach 80% of the country’s population by the end of the year Malaysia’s state-run 5G network operator Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) will continue to roll out 5G network infrastructure in the country until 80% …

The Korean government previously said that SK Telecom had to install a total of 15,000 sites for its 28 GHz 5G network by the end of May Korean operator SK Telecom is likely to give up on its efforts to …