Fundamentals

If most 5G-Advanced capabilities are aimed at the enterprise, can telcos still discover new consumer revenue? Do they need to? Here’s the problem for operators (it’s nothing new): The smartphone …

Advanced sensing and positioning capabilities in 5G-A and 6G may allow operators to sell data on the ‘position of things’ Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC), a study item in 3GPP …

Something and nothing, here, but worth a look: the team at CCS Insight – which crosses over, individually, with the Global mobile Supplier Association (GSA), and so has double-dibs on …

So you want to turn you data and abstracted business logic into use cases that carry a clear ROI? And you want to do it autonomously? Well, good news because …

Has the slow rollout of 5G SA core networks hindered 5G RedCap adoption? Release 17 of the 5G NR standard includes a provision for IoT sensors to connect to 5G …

We have done this exercise before; but that was back in 2022, and it is high time to update the list, especially with all the UK activity around private 5G …

Model size, dataset size and compute all depend on the availability of necessary AI infrastructure In January 2020, a team of OpenAI researchers led by Jared Kaplan, who moved on …

GSMA survey says: Enhanced multi-carrier operations, 5G multicast and advanced MIMO topped the list of 5G-Advanced priorities for telcos We saw the first set of technical specifications for 5G-Advanced (5G-A) …

3GPP has established two basic 5G NTN architecture approaches: Transparent and Regenerative According to Rohde & Schwarz’s Wireless unit Technology Manager Reiner Stuhlfauth, the integration of non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) and …

3GPP Release 18, or 5G-Advanced, includes critical NTN updates Capabilities around the integration of 5G and non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) were first enabled with 3GPP Release 17; but it’s really Release …

Six billion dollars. That’s how high private 5G sales will reach in 2027, according to recent data from market research firm SNS Telecom & IT. These projections come after Analysys …

Cellular IoT is evolving rapidly, driven by three distinct trends: the growing demand for actionable data, advancements in edge processing, and the long-anticipated shift from 4G to 5G NR. These …

Amid a lot of gen AI hype, managing AI’s energy needs will in part come down to not using it for everything Artificial intelligence offers a conundrum, when it comes …

Changing energy markets means both challenges and opportunities for telcos to leverage battery storage Industrial batteries are an often-overlooked part of telecom network infrastructure, and considered valuable primarily for providing …

What is circularity and why does it matter in value chain emissions? Scope 3 emissions are a broad category of environmental impacts related to a company’s business, which are outside …

Standards for 5G improved efficiency over 4G; the goal is for 6G to do the same As new generations of cellular technology are developed, standardization has to balance several factors: …

Cellnex is both generating and purchasing renewable energy to help meet its sustainability goals As the main tower company in Europe, with a portfolio of more than 130,000 sites, Cellnex …

As a new generation of technology replaces legacy networks, there are opportunities for increasing efficiency, and therefore, sustainability of networks. In the current shift from 4G to 5G, operators are …

Telecommunications service providers are seeking to cut costs and reduce their environmental footprint by increasing their overall efficiency. At the recent Telco Sustainability Forum virtual event, Shazia Zeb Sobani, VP …

Vodafone Business sees sustainability as a strategic imperative and customer demand As Vodafone Business sees its customers pushing the boundaries on sustainability, it is taking the same strategy: both as …

Motivations, practical considerations and more influence how the industry defines sustainability How the telecom industry thinks about—and defines—sustainability lead to its priorities and actions, and why it matters to the …

The internet of things (IoT) continues to grow apace as more industries connect devices for commercial and operational reasons. Transforma Insights forecast global IoT connections to land at 18.2 billion …

The IoT landscape is poised for innovative developments. Central to this transformation is LoRaWAN, which has steadily established itself as a cornerstone of IoT innovation. LoRaWAN enables low-power, long-range connectivity, …

Operators face growing pressures to improve telecom sustainability Network operators are facing increasing pressure to improve telecom sustainability, and it’s coming from multiple directions: More, and more detailed, reporting and …

In a new WBA report, 81% of respondents said they are planning to deploy Wi-Fi OpenRoaming According to a new report from the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), 81% of the …