Federal E-Rate funds can be used to outfit school busses with Wi-Fi access points, the Federal Communications Commission has declared.
The declaratory ruling was supported by the Commission's three Democrats, and opposed by its two Republicans. Commissioners Brendan Carr and Nathan Simington argued both that...
Reliance Jio Infocomm has been rapidly expanding its 5G network using Standalone (SA) architecture since October 2022
Indian carrier Reliance Jio Infocomm has covered the entire country with its 5G network ahead of the promised time frame of December 2023.
According to a statement released by...
Orange ended Q3 with 2.50 million subscribers in the 5G segment
Spanish telecom operator Orange said its 5G Standalone (SA) network reached 38 Spanish cities as of the end of the third quarter.
Orange’s 5G SA network was initially launched in Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, Valencia and...
Wi-Fi OpenRoaming allows for seamless Wi-Fi onboarding from location to location without the need for logins or passwords
Systems integrator TecExpert Brasil has introduced OpenRoaming Wi-Fi hotspots at the Teatro Gazeta theater in São Paulo, announced the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA).
OpenRoaming, developed by Cisco and now controlled by WBA, allows for seamless Wi-Fi...
Nokia said its Wi-Fi 7 portfolio is powered by the vendor’s Corteca software
Finnish vendor Nokia announced a new carrier-grade portfolio of Wi-Fi 7 devices.
In a release, Nokia said that the new portfolio includes dual-band, tri-band and quad-band configurations to address various regulatory constraints and...
The economics of access and adoption, plus the need for Wi-Fi equipment upgrades, are barriers to achieving universal gigabit service
The European Union has laid out ambitious connectivity goals for member states, including universal access to 100 Mbps service by 2025 and gigabit-speed coverage of...
The two cables running between between Sweden and Estonia were mysteriously damaged on October 8th
Earlier this month, two underwater telecommunication cables that run between Sweden and Estonia were damaged, and as the European countries are continues to investigate the cause of the damage, Estonia...
ZTE said that tet cash flows from operating activities totaled CNY 9.26 billion in the period
Chinese vendor ZTE said it has recorded an operating revenue of CNY 89.39 billion ($12.22 billion) for the first three quarters of the year.
In a release, the company said...
According to SoftBank, the HAPS payload delivered 5G connectivity continuously for approximately 73 minutes at a maximum altitude of 10.5 miles
SoftBank — via its subsidiary HAPSMobile Inc. — and the government of Rwanda revealed this week that they recently conducted a 5G communications trial...
Nokia reported a 20% drop in third-quarter sales due to plummeting 5G equipment demand
This week, Nokia revealed plans to cut 14,000 jobs — about 16% of its workforce — worldwide as part of broader cost reduction efforts, stemming from a poor third quarter.
Specifically, Nokia...
NEC explained that the Project NAVIGATE aims to design, deploy, test and validate a blueprint for deploying open and sharable, public mobile 4G and 5G capacity in High Density Deployment (HDD) environments
NEC and Freshwave have been selected for Project NAVIGATE in the U.K. government's...
STC is currently the largest operator in Saudi Arabia, with around 20 million mobile subscriptions
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) announced plans to expand its 5G network in over 75 cities across Saudi Arabia, Arab News reported. According to the report, the project is an extension...
ZTE also noted that the partnership will enhance rapid Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) connections
Malaysian state-run 5G network operator Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) has signed a partnership with local carrier Telekom Malaysia (TM) and Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation to carry out a 5G live trial...
Demand for private cellular-based LTE (4G) and 5G networks is rising fast among enterprises in many sectors. It will spiral upwards further as regulation sees dedicated spectrum made available to enterprises in new markets. Analyst group SNS Telecom & IT says global spending on...
Ericsson's North American sales were down 60% YoY and 2% sequentially as 5G investments continue a downward trend
Ericsson saw a 10% drop in group organic net sales during the most recent quarter, continuing a streak of softening in the network equipment market.
The company...
Swedish vendor Ericsson announced the opening of a 5G core (5GC) excellence center to serve the Middle East and Africa region.
The new facility will serve as a focal point for innovation, collaboration, and the advancement of 5G technology in this region, the vendor said...
The science, technology, and telecommunications minister of Costa Rica stated that Chinese vendors represented a security threat to the emerging digital network
Costa Rican government officials have raised concerns about potential cybersecurity threats posed by Chinese vendors in the development of 5G networks in the...
The 5G SA roaming connection runs between networks from Belgian operator Proximus and Middle Eastern operator stc Kuwait
BICS announced that it has enabled the “world’s first-ever” intercontinental 5G Standalone (SA) roaming connection. The real-world connection runs between a 5G SA network from BICS’ parent company,...
Huawei had previously said that it planned to launch a complete set of commercial 5.5G network equipment in 2024
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—Chinese vendor Huawei believes that previous investments made by operators to deploy 5G network infrastructure will be protected with the future launch of...
Earlier this year, BAI Communications and its familiar wireless and infrastructure brands including Mobilitie, ZenFi Networks, Transit Wireless and Signal Point Systems came together under the new Boldyn Networks brand. From the show floor at Mobile World Congress Las Vegas, Boldyn Networks’ US CEO...
Starlink is planning to expand its satellite-to-cellular-phone services from emergency texting to include voice, data and IoT service, starting in 2025.
A Starlink website promoting the LEO satellite company's Direct to Cell services promises "ubiquitous coverage" and "seamless access to text, voice, and data...
SK Telecom initially applied this technology to the backbone section of the Seongsu and Boramae neighborhoods in capital Seoul
Korean carrier SK Telecom announced the deployment of what it claims to be South Korea’s first 400 Gbps high-capacity wired network, used in its 5G mobile...
Like many other sectors, the telecoms industry is becoming more focused on its impact on our planet. Telecom decision-makers are faced with certain realities. One being that the industry accounts for twice the CO2 emissions — approx. 1.4% according to the CTIA — as...
Huawei and du partnered to cover the entire area with advanced FWA technology
DUBAI-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—Emirati-based telco du said it has launched a 5G-Advanced (5G-A), or "5.5G" villa in Dubai in partnership with Chinese vendor Huawei.
Early in March this year, both entities signed a MoU...
