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DigitalBridge said that it has successfully completed its buy-out offer for Japanese infrastructure provider JTower, and that it now has a more than 75% controlling interest that was acquired for JPY 70.1 billion or about $466.4 million. JTower is expected …

Non-terrestrial networks, or NTNs, will be a native component in 6G networks, according to 6G-NTN project member Dorin Panaitopol For those behind Europe’s 6G-NTN project, non-terrestrial networks, or NTNs, are the only way to achieve ubiquitous coverage, project member Dorin …

Vodafone Germany launched its 5G SA network in 2022 in partnership with Ericsson, Nokia, Qualcomm and Oppo German telco Vodafone said it has completed more than 1,500 construction projects in the LTE and 5G networks during the third quarter of …

Airtel IQ Business Connect, powered by Vonage, is part of Airtel’s cloud communications suite dubbed Airtel IQ Airtel Business, the enterprise arm of Indian operator Bharti Airtel, has teamed up with Vonage, a global cloud communications specialist and subsidiary of …

T-Mobile US collaborated with consumer electronics manufacturer TCL on the 5G RedCap USB-C dongle T-Mobile US has launched TCL LINKPORT IK511, a 5G RedCap USB-C dongle, in collaboration with consumer electronics manufacturer. The new device features the Snapdragon X35 5G Modem-RF System, …

Viettel said it has installed more than 6,500 base stations to provide 5G services to all 63 localities in Vietnam Vietnamese telco Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) launched what it claims to be Vietnam’s first commercial 5G service. …

The vendor noted that the contract covers a full range of Ericsson 5G RAN portfolio, including ultralight remote radios Swedish vendor Ericsson has been awarded a 5G contract with Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom with the aim of modernizing its network, …

Q Link Wireless of Dania Beach, Florida and its CEO, Issa Asad, have both pleaded guilty to defrauding the federal Lifeline program that provides discounted connectivity services to low-income people, in a scheme that stole more than $100 million from …

The number of small-to-medium-sized businesses that are using artificial intelligence has more than doubled compared to last year, according to Verizon Business’ fifth annual survey of SMBs. The survey also found a revival in SMB tech spending, concluding that as …

SK Telecom defines the key elements for 6G infrastructure evolution as ‘Cloud-Native, Green-Native and AI-Native’ Korean operator SK Telecom released its latest white paper, ‘SK Telecom 6G White Paper: View on Future AI Telco Infrastructure,’ laying out the evolution direction …

Jio reached 148 million 5G subscribers as of the end of September Jio Platforms, the parent company of Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm, has reported revenue of $4.43 billion in the second quarter of its fiscal year 2025, up 17.7% …

Service management and orchestration company Axon Networks is buying software company DZS’ service assurance and Wi-Fi management software portfolio that includes CloudCheck, Expresse and TruSpeed. Axon is making the acquisition as an all-cash, $34 million transaction. The products will then …

The private network is expected to improve base defense and battleship and base operation support capabilities The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy has selected Samsung Electronics and KT Corporation (KT) to deploy a private 5G network for its ‘Smart Naval …

Wireless and wireline service providers continue to make progress in repairing and restoring connectivity in the wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton. According to figures reported to the Federal Communications Commission as of Monday, 7.2% of sites continued to be …

e& said it used “cutting-edge” hardware and “sophisticated” algorithms like MU-MIMO to achieve this record speed Emirati-based telco e& UAE aggregated multiple carriers across high-band and low-band over simplified architecture, reaching a new record speed of 62 Gbps. The telco …

Airtel is currently using equipment from Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung to provide 5G services across India Swedish vendor Ericsson has secured a new multi-billion dollar contract for selling 5G equipment from Indian carrier Bharti Airtel, Reuters reported, citing two sources …

Vocus will gain 24,000 km of fiber, 7,000 km of international submarine cables and 20,000 connected buildings from TPG Australia’s TPG Telecom revealed Monday it will sell its fiber and fixed network infrastructure assets Macquarie Asset Management and Aware Super’s telecommunications …

As the Federal Communications Commission considers T-Mobile US’ proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of UScellular, the latter company’s executives recently sat down with FCC representatives to make the case in favor of the merger. The picture they painted was of the …

Samsung said that the O-RAN deployment for Japanese telco KDDI will start next year Korean vendor Samsung Electronics has been selected by Japanese operator KDDI as a main vendor to provide 4G and 5G Open RAN (O-RAN) compliant virtualized Radio …

NTT Docomo noted that this initiative marks the first step in realizing its vision of 6G as a ‘network for AI’ Japanese telco NTT Docomo has launched a new project, dubbed ‘6G Harmonized Intelligence,’ aimed at advancing the future of …

Singtel said that the new offering will enable customers to deploy, manage and scale their AI applications Singaporean operator Singtel announced the launch of RE:AI, its new Artificial Intelligence Cloud Service (AI Cloud) offering, the telco said in a release. …

Deutsche Telekom plans use more AI, particularly to streamline customer support processes. German telecom firm Deutsche Telekom has announced that artificial intelligence (AI) and global economies of scale will be pivotal to its growth strategy over the next few years, …

RACSA and Nokia have installed 30 5G SA sites in major Costa Rican cities, and a further 170 are scheduled for this year Costa Rican operator Radiográfica Costarricense SA (RACSA) has deployed the country’s first 5G standalone (SA) network using …

Schiphol previously secured its own dedicated spectrum for its private 5G network from the Dutch regulator Swedish vendor Ericsson has joined forces with Schiphol Airport, in the Netherlands, with the aim of exploring the potential of a private 5G 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 …