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Stage X will launch its 5G network using spectrum in the 28 GHz band A local consortium dubbed Stage X has been selected as the new company to operate the spectrum in the 28 GHz band, effectively becoming the country’s …

This move by the government of India will allow domestic telcos to secure additional sources of revenue India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) will soon announce the rules around the leasing of mobile spectrum by local carriers to companies willing to …

Arcep said it has awarded a total of 81 trial licenses since March 2022 French regulator Arcep said it will extend an ongoing trial platform in the 3.8 – 4.0 GHz band for manufacturers and market players wanting to experiment …

Verizon said that it was able to demonstrate a “significant boost to network performance” on its commercial network, as well as “meaningful power efficiency gains” and the capability to support higher throughputs, through the use of Intel’s 4th generation Xeon …

The Vodafone hybrid 5G private network infrastructure will cover 23 of Snam’s facilities Vodafone Italia is providing Italian energy infrastructure company Snam with a hybrid 5G private network infrastructure that will cover 23 of the company’s facilities and connect a …

As part of the deal, Telstra will also acquire Versent subsidiary Stax, an enterprise self-service management platform Telstra has solidified the purchase of Melbourne-based cloud services company Versent for $267.5 million. The deal will bolster Telstra Purple, the carrier’s tech …

Buy-in from incumbent vendors could catalyze Open RAN deployment With Dell’Oro Group estimating that Open RAN manufacturer revenues accounted for a mid-single digit share ($2 billion to $3 billion) of the total $40 billion annual RAN market in 2022, analyst …

Baidu will integrate the Qualcomm Snapdragon Spaces XR developer platform into its XiRang metaverse platform Chinese internet giant Baidu announced this week on social media that it has partnered with Qualcomm announced on extended reality (XR) and metaverse technologies to …

TSMC is a member of RE100, a global renewable energy initiative that targets net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is now aiming to use 100% renewable energy for its global operations by 2040, ten years ahead …

Bloomberg has reported that Qualcomm has just suffered another significant stock decline. They have in fact been struggling for several different reasons over the past several years. The good news is, they remain one of the few leaders in the …

The telecom industry, and Americans across the country, continue to be inundated by robocalls — to the tune of 77 billion unwanted robocalls over the past 12 months. Robocalls have undermined consumer trust in voice calling to such an extent …

Spectrum Mobile from Charter costs less and offers a more reliable connection to wireless data service compared to Xfinity Mobile from Comcast. The problem is these two companies do not compete. That means there is zero competitive pressure to keep …

Intel talks the importance of a robust Open RAN/vRAN ecosystem Intel’s Kartik Srinivasan, senior director of product for Intel Ethernet, views virtualized and Open RAN as “game changer” that will only benefit from ongoing vendor-led work to muck through interoperability …

The rich 5G vision that captured the popular imagination years ago, with articles in the media on how 5G would transform the way we live and work, has yet to be fully realized. There is growing consumer sentiment that 5G has been …

The European Commission believes that the proposed merger of Spanish operatorsOrange and MásMóvil may reduce competition in the mobile and fixed internetmarkets. On April 3, 2023, the European Commission opened an in-depth investigation toassess if the proposed merger would potentially …

India has earmarked a total of INR890 billion ($10.8 billion) for the allotment of 4G and 5G spectrum for BSNL Indian state-run operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has inked a strategic partnership with engineering services company L&T Technology Services …

Dell talks taking an ecosystem approach to help reposition operators as “trusted business partners,” and capture new 5G service revenues “If you go back 20 years, telcos provided a broad range of services to enterprises, and they were a trusted …

Irish energy company ESB Networks has appointed Dublin-headquartered critical comms provider Sigma Wireless and Finnish network equipment vendor Nokia to deploy a private LTE network over a three year period. Nokia is supplying the core and radio access networks. The …

UK operator Vodafone has issued a report, written by telecoms consultancy STL Partners, that there will be (up to) 3.3 billion IoT devices variously trading with each other in an ‘economy of things’ by the end of the decade. The …

With generative AI putting a spotlight on NVIDIA, the company is pushing “accelerated computing” as key to bringing AI to bear across industries The idea is to use NVIDIA services, software and systems to build “AI factories” that also run …

In January 2022, Microsoft announced plans to acquire Activision for $68.7 billion The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked Microsoft’s attempt to acquire Activision Blizzard, claiming the deal would lead to “reduced innovation and less choice” in the …

In today’s fast-paced telecommunications industry, companies are constantly looking for ways to grow their business and stay ahead of the competition. In this episode of 5G Talent Talk with Carrie Charles, we sit down with Joe Cecin, CEO of Ontivity, …

Watching the evolution of telco carrier RAN networks feels like viewing a sports replay in slow motion. It’s interesting to see, and there are often angles and perspectives that crop up that aren’t immediately apparent. In the end, however, you …

In a world where startups dominate the headlines, there’s something remarkable about a company that boasts a 94-year-old history. How has KLA Laboratories managed to not just survive but thrive for nearly a century? In today’s episode of 5G Talent …