Deutsche Telekom noted it has put more than 5,000 new LTE sites into operation since the 2019 frequency auction
German operator Deutsche Telekom said its LTE coverage now reaches 99% across all federal states in Germany.
To achieve this coverage, Deutsche Telekom noted in a release...
Joseph Wassel is a longtime DoD executive technologist with a focus on communications
A Department of Defense senior executive who founded and chaired DoD's global working group on public safety communications has been named as the new executive director/CEO of the FirstNet Authority.
Joseph Wassel...
When you can continuously test network software, how does RF testing also need to change?
CI/CD is a tool of the IT world, of hyperscalers. Mobile network operators have worked for years to remake themselves in that image, to become software-centric in order to achieve...
Comcast Business’ portfolio will now include a presence at more than 500 data center locations across the U.S.
Comcast Business announced the expansions of its Texas data center footprint, citing a “growing demand for cloud services and business solutions.” Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin are...
Vodafone had initially announced merger talks with Three UK in October 2022
U.K. operators Vodafone and Three UK are reportedly working on the final details to announce a merger that would create the United Kingdom's largest mobile operator, according to a Bloomberg report.
According to the...
ZTE said its net profit surged 18.6% year-on-year last year
Chinese vendor ZTE reported operating revenues of CNY 122.95 billion ($17.68 billion) in 2022, up 7.4% year-on-year.
In its earnings statement, the Chinese company said that its net profits amounted to CNY 8.08 billion, an increase...
'The market approach is chaotic, but it doesn't mean it’s overhyped:' Intel exec
A panel discussion at Mobile World Congress 2023 sought to answer one of the industry’s most burning questions: Is private wireless overhyped? The three panelists answered this question, first in simple terms...
NI has acquired German company SET Gmbh, boosting its portfolio in power semiconductor reliability systems for automotive.
NI paid cash for the company, which is based in Wangen, Germany, and financial terms were not disclosed; SET's approximately 100 employees will be joining NI.
NI...
After several years of acquisitions that broaden the telecom infrastructure footprint of BAI Group in the U.S. and abroad, the company is re-branding under the name Boldyn Networks.
The companies that will be wrapped under the Boldyn Networks brand include Mobilitie, which BAI Group...
In July last year, Orange and Masmovil had signed a binding agreement to combine their operations in Spain
The competition authorities of the European Commission will make an in-depth review of the proposed merger between Spanish operators Orange and MásMóvil, according to a Reuters report.
According...
As part of the deal, Bouygues Telecom’s 5G network and private network solutions will be coupled with Siemens France’s IoT solutions
French companies Bouygues Telecom Entreprises, Alten and Siemens France have signed a three-year partnership with the aim of developing solutions to boost industrial 5G...
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Dish adds more...
A moon rover + base station will launch later this year
Amid rising interest in what non-terrestrial networks might mean for communications on Earth, Nokia Bell Labs is taking space-based networks a step further, and collaborating on a NASA project to put LTE on the...
Sixty percent of Super Bowl LVII attendees were Verizon customers, and together, they used 47.8 TB of data
Ahead of Super Bowl LVII, Verizon invested more than $100 million in network upgrades and enhancements in and around State Farm Stadium and the greater Phoenix area....
NIWC Pacific provides technological support for information warfare to the U.S. Navy and military
Optical computing and cellular mesh R&D company GXC has deployed its 5G Open RAN solution at the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific) facility in San Diego, California.
The solution...
Airtel said its '5G Plus’ service is now available to customers in over 265 cities in India
Indian operator Bharti Airtel continues to rapidly expand its 5G footprint in the country with the launch of 5G in 125 cities across the Asian nation.
In a release,...
Orange had initially launched its 5G SA network in Spain last month
Spanish operator Orange Spain expects to reach 11 cities with 5G Standalone (SA) by the end of the year, news service DPL News reported, citing the carrier’s Director of Network Strategy Miguel Angel...
The ban could include components already built into networks, said German media
According to a German interior ministry paper obtained by Reuters, the country is considering a ban on certain 5G components made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE. German media further stated that this...
FCC granted Dish permission to test in Yuma, AZ
The Federal Communications Commission has granted Dish Wireless permission to test 5G in low-band spectrum at 800 MHz in Yuma, Arizona—spectrum which it has an option to buy from T-Mobile US.
Dish is using 817-824...
Deutsche Telekom said a total of 8,200 antennas are alraedy providing 5G in the 3.6GHz band
German carrier Deutsche Telekom said its 5G network already reaches 95% of the country’s population.
The European telco has said that it expects that its 5G technology could reach 99%...
Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm aim to complete their 5G network deployments within the next 15 months
India will achieve 100% coverage for 5G services by the end of December 2024, local press reported, citing the country’s communications minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw.
The official said that...
Telkomsel and its partners started a 5G FWA trial with sub-6 spectrum and mmWave extended range
Indonesian telco Telkomsel announced a partnership with Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies to continue with its 5G trials in the Asian nation.
Telkomsel noted that the new 5G trial will use...
In just over 18 months, T-Mobile US has secured 2.6 million 5G FWA customers
At Mobile World Congress Barcelona, RCR Wireless News caught up with Neville Ray, president of technology at T-Mobile US, to discuss 5G progress and where the carrier is seeing the greatest...
While diversity and inclusion efforts are becoming a priority in telecom, glaring gender and racial gaps remain
The evolution of 5G into a more open, software-defined and cloud-native network technology brings with it material changes in the types of skills connectivity vendors and providers need...
