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Crown Castle: 50% of our towers have 5G

CFO says that carriers are moving into the densification phase of 5G Only about half of Crown Castle's cellular towers have been "touched with 5G," according to the company EVP and CFO Daniel Schlanger. That doesn't necessarily equate to the 5G build-out cycle being halfway...

Nearly every US state sues Avid Telecom over robocalls

Avid Telecom is accused of making 7.5 billion illegal robocalls to millions of people on the Do Not Call Registry Nearly every state in the U.S. — and D.C. — has joined a lawsuit this week against Avid Telecom, accusing the company of making 7.5 billion illegal robocalls to...

Capgemini launches 6G research lab in India

Capgemini explained that the new lab will build advanced test beds and simulators to explore use cases French IT services firm Capgemini has announced the launch of a 6G research lab in Gurugram, India. In a release, the company explained that the new lab will build...

The US shows interest in Indian 4G-5G stack: Report

Indian telco BSNL will soon launch 4G using this locally-developed stack India’s communications minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said that the U.S. has showed interest in a locally developed 4G and 5G technology stack, local press reported. The 4G/5G stack was fully developed by the Centre for Development...

O-RAN, vRAN revenue moderate growth in Q1: Dell’Oro

Dell'Oro highlighted that O-RAN revenue growth in Q1 was in the 10-20% range Open RAN (O-RAN) and virtualized RAN (vRAN) revenue growth moderated in the first quarter of 2023 after strong growth last year, according to a recent report from Dell’Oro Group. “Since both Open RAN...

#TBT: Waiting for the ‘killer app’; Who needs 3G?; Tearing down the garden wall … this week in 2001

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 memories! Waiting for the...

Dutch carrier KPN tests 5G SA technology

KPN said it expects to gradually launch 5G SA in 2024 Dutch operator KPN said it has successfully tested 5G Standalone (SA) technology in the country, the telco said in a release. KPN, which initially introduced 5G in 2020, is currently providing the service via the...

Apple, Broadcom enter deal for US-made components

Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency components for Apple Broadcom has agreed to develop 5G radio frequency components, including FBAR filters, for Apple in a new multi-year, multibillion-dollar deal announced this week. According to the companies, the FBAR filters will be designed and built at several...

How might intelligent surfaces be used?

A new ETSI report looks at intelligent surfaces' potential uses to boost telecom networks Intelligent surfaces are one of the use cases being floated for potential ways that as-yet-unstandardized 6G could be. A new report from the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) delves deeper into...

Mavenir inks partnership to boost O-RAN development in Turkey

Under the partnership, i2i Systems and Mavenir will promote the implementation and development of technology for O-RAN networks in Turkey Mavenir has partnered with Turkish network software firm i2i Systems, with the aim of boosting collaboration for the development of Open RAN in Turkey. i2i Systems...

Ericsson provides security platform for Malaysia’s 5G network

Ericsson is providing the network equipment for the deployment of DNB's 5G network across Malaysia Swedish vendor Ericsson has deployed its Ericsson Security Manager (ESM) to improve the security of Malaysia’s Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) 5G network. DNB is the state agency in charge of the...

Orange activates 5G SA network in new Spanish cities

Orange said that the new 5G technology was recently launched in Bilbao, Alicante, Sabadell, Hospitalet, Castellon and Valladolid Spanish telecom operator Orange activated its 5G Standalone (SA) network in new cities across the country. According to the telco’s website, the new technology was recently launched in...

Telcos not seeing killer use cases for 5G monetization in India

Both Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm offer 5G networks in all major cities across India Indian carriers Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm are not seeing killer use cases of 5G technology which can help operators to monetize their investments in the 5G field,...

MEC market has ‘failed to materialize,’ says Dell’Oro

Dell'Oro lowered the MEC market's expectations by more than 20% for 2023 According to analysts at the Dell’Oro Group, the Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) market has “failed to materialize.” As a result, the firm lowered the market’s expectations by more than 20% for 2023. “The MEC...

Biden nominates US’ WRC rep to FCC, renominates Carr, Starks

Anna Gomez is a former NTIA, FCC deputy and former Sprint VP President Joe Biden has selected a new nominee to fill the fifth seat on the Federal Communications Commission: Anna Gomez, a veteran telecom attorney who has held telecom-related positions across multiple federal agencies...

Well, technically… RFID tech helps connect the dots in global supply chains: Beontag’s Barbara Dunin (Ep. 95)

Supply chain transparency is key to helping companies meet their sustainability and equity goals, so why are so few making use of the tools that already exist to take a deeper look? In the latest episode of Well, technically…, Barbara Dunin, the ESG and...

Broadcom acquisition of VMware delayed, again

Broadcom first announced plans to acquire VMware for $61 billion in May 2022 Broadcom’s plan to acquire VMware for $61 billion, first announced in May 2022, has encountered another setback. Regulators in both Europe and the U.S. are still looking into the proposed merger and...

Wireless as a wireline replacement, and the cost-savings argument for 5G

Verizon Business CEO Kyle Malady on shedding network technical debt via wireless WASHINGTON, DC—Much of the focus on operators obtaining ROI on their massive 5G network investments has focused on monetization of those networks, either via consumer upgrades or new enterprise use cases and services...

Gigabit-capable broadband, 5G coverage expand in the UK: Ofcom

Premises covered by all U.K. operators with 5G technology reached 12-22% at end-January, Ofcom said U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom has published a new update of its "Connection Nations 2022" report, which reveals that the number of homes able to get gigabit-capable broadband is up to...

SK Telecom boosts microwave capacity with 80 GHz spectrum

SK Telecom plans to increase the scope of its use of microwave bands in the islands off South Korea's coast Korean carrier SK Telecom unveiled frequency-combining technology using the 11 GHz and 80 GHz spectrum bands with the aim of delivering high-capacity microwave communication to...

China bans US chipmaker Micron, fanning global tensions

Micron failed to pass a cybersecurity review, says the Cyberspace Administration of China Tensions between China and the U.S. escalated over the weekend when the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) announced its decision to ban Idaho-based memory chipmaker Micron from selling to Chinese companies. According...

Dish: We’ll meet our June build-out deadline

Dish's Dave Mayo spoke at CTIA's 5G Summit this week WASHINGTON, D.C.—Dish Wireless has until June 30th to build out its 5G network to cover 70% of the U.S. population, with the deadline coming a year after the company had to meet a 20% coverage...

The Linux Foundation launches open-source project with Terragraph, Evenstar software

LF Connectivity will address connectivity challenges within high-bandwidth fixed and mobile connectivity, says the Linux Foundation The Linux Foundation launched LF Connectivity, an open-source project that includes Meta’s fixed wireless access (FWA) service Terragraph, as well as software from its Evenstar program, which was established...

China to launch commercial 5G inter-network roaming trial

The 5G inter-network roaming trial will be launched in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region Telecom operators in China said they will jointly launch what they claim to be the world's first commercial 5G inter-network roaming service trial. According to local press reports, the trial will be...