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Dell reports record demand for AI-optimized servers

In Q2 Dell saw an 80% year-over-year increase in AI-optimized server revenue with a strong backlog and pipeline As enterprise build out the infrastructure necessary for the AI era, Dell this week reported a beat-beat in Q2 against strong demand for its AI-optimized server hardware....

Nokia has ‘nothing to announce’ as Samsung rumors swirl

Bloomberg reported this week that Samsung is interested in acquiring Nokia’s mobile networks business On Aug. 29 Bloomberg, citing “people with knowledge of the matter,” reported that Nokia is exploring a divestiture of its mobile networks business with Samsung emerging as a potential buyer. In...

GSA survey reveals that 5G FWA is now ‘mainstream’

The GSA found that shipments of 4G/5G FWA CPE are expected to grow 23%, hitting 37.5 million units in 2024 The results of the GSA’s Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) CPE market survey, which gathered responses from 30 CPE vendors, indicated that shipments of 4G/5G FWA...

Huawei’s revenues grow 34.3% year-on-year in H1

Huawei said its net profit rose 17.8% year-on-year to CNY54.9 billion Chinese vendor Huawei recorded revenues of CNY417.5 billion ($58.8 billion) in the first half of the year, surging 34.3% year-on-year. In a brief statement, Huawei also said its net profit rose 17.8% year-on-year to CNY54.9...

Broadcom on AI infrastructure networking—’Ethernet will be the technology to make this happen’

LAS VEGAS—VMware by Broadcom’s Explore event was headlined with talks on why private cloud using private data to run private AI is the path forward for enterprises. “It’s clear to me that the future of the enterprise is private,” as Broadcom CEO Hock Tan...

Get ready to ‘text anywhere’ — Verizon to launch satellite-based messaging with Skylo

Starting this fall, some Verizon customers will be able to use emergency messaging and location sharing Verizon has partnered with California-based Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) communications provider Skylo to enable direct-to-device messaging service for the carrier’s customers using “certain” smartphones. Starting this fall, some Verizon customers...

Finland’s working group starts work to promote 6G technology

The main goal of the working group is to prepare Finland's national 6G roadmap Finland’s Ministry of Transport and Communications confirmed that a specific working group has started its work to promote 6G communication technologies. In a release, the ministry noted that the main goal of...

Private cloud for private AI—VMware updates on NVIDIA collaboration

LAS VEGAS--At it’s annual Explore event, VMware by Broadcom made the case for bringing (back) IT workloads from the public cloud to on premise data centers. In addition to addressing the cost and complexity of public cloud, the pitch also covered the idea of...

DNB cancels equity deal with Telekom Malaysia

Telekom Malaysia failed to obtain more time to approve the share subscription agreement with DNB Malaysian telco Telekom Malaysia (TM) has confirmed that it received a termination notice from state-run 5G network Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) regarding their share subscription agreement (SSA). The agreement, signed...

Kagan: Air5 aims to revitalize cable TV broadband with 5G wireless

Yesterday, a new company with a breakthrough idea popped up on my radar. If it works as advertised, Air5 technology could be a solution for the cable television industry to help restart growth in their broadband business — a sector that is being targeted...

Black & Veatch sells wireless infra unit to Dycom

Infrastructure company Black & Veatch has sold its public carrier wireless telecommunications infrastructure business to Ansco & Associates, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of telecom engineering and construction services company Dycom Industries. According to a Dycom quarterly presentation, the company paid $150 million in...

Nokia to help TIM Brasil expand 5G in Brazil

TIM Brasil will utilize equipment from the Nokia 5G AirScale portfolio, including baseband and Massive MIMO radios TIM Brasil (TIM) has tapped Nokia for its 5G RAN expansion across 15 Brazilian states, bringing next-gen connectivity to a wider population and supporting the region’s enterprises as they...

DoT releases national V2X plan

$60 million in recent grants will support V2X deployments in Utah, Arizona and Texas The U.S. Department of Transportation has officially released a national V2X plan for vehicle-to-everything communications and infrastructure, which envisions nationwide deployment of wireless technology in the 5.895-5.925 GHz band by 2036....

Airtel’s FWA service reaches over 1,300 cities across India

Airtel aims to launch FWA using 5G SA architecture in the short term Indian carrier Bharti Airtel said its fixed wireless access (FWA) offering has reached over 1,300 towns and cities across India, local press reported. The telco noted it is currently upgrading its networks to...

Three 5G network reaches 62% of UK population

Three currently has 10.9 million subscribers in the U.K U.K. operator Three announced that its 5G network covered 62% of the country’s population as of the end of June, an increase of 1 percentage point compared to the end of the first half of 2023. In...

Key takeaways from AST SpaceMobile’s quarter

AST SpaceMobile provided a business update this week, as it preps for the launch of its first five satellites to support a commercial direct-to-cellular service. That long-anticipated launch is expected in the first half of September. "We stand at a pivotal moment for AST...

DigitalBridge launches offer to acquire JTower in take-private deal

JTower said that the tender offer will be open until October 10 U.S. investment firm DigitalBridge Group is offering a 152% premium for Japanese tower company JTower in a deal that values the Asian telecom infrastructure company at around JPY93 billion ($630 million), according to...

EE deploys 1,000 small cells across the UK, installs first 5G sites

EE highlighted its first 5G small cells are now live as part of a trial taking place in the London Borough of Croydon U.K. telco EE, owned by BT Group, confirmed it has already deployed over 1,000 small cells across the country, with 400 new...

Skylo supports NTN emergency connectivity on Google Pixel 9

Pixel 9 devices are the first with Google's Satellite SOS, supported by Skylo Satellite direct-to-cellular provider Skylo announced that its Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) connectivity is integrated into the new Google Pixel 9 smartphone series, to support emergency communications when a terrestrial cellular network is not...

North America to lead O-RAN market by 2028: Dell’Oro

Europe is forecast to account for 15-20 percent of the global O-RAN revenues by 2028, according to the report North America is expected to lead the Open RAN (O-RAN) market during the 2023-2028 period, according to a recent report by Dell’Oro Group. Dell’Oro highlighted that North...

Starlink scores license to operate in Sri Lanka

Starlink owns about 60% of the approximately 7,500 satellites orbiting Earth The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has issued a license to Starlink, the satellite unit of SpaceX, to provide the country with satellite broadband services. Reports from Reuters revealed that Starlink had approached...

New York, Wyoming BEAD plans approved

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved the initial plans of the states of New York and Wyoming, for how they expect to use their respective portions of federal funding to expand broadband services. New York was allocated more than $664 million...

TIM to sell remaining stake in tower company Inwit

TIM holds an indirect stake of only 3% in Inwit through its 10% stake in holding company Daphne 3 Telecom Italia (TIM) signed an agreement with Impulse I, a consortium led by private equity group Ardian, to sell its remaining stake in mobile tower company...

Rakuten Mobile raises funds though leasing of mobile assets

Rakuten Mobile said it will continue to manage and operate these mobile network assets in Japan Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Group and Macquarie Asset Management announced that Rakuten Mobile will raise between JPY150-300 billion (around $1-2 billion) in funds for the sale and leaseback...