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Test and Measurement: Viavi expands city-scale digital twin capabilities at Northeastern University
Viavi Solutions this week highlighted progress in its 6G Forward research program and the evolution of its support for Northeastern University's Institute for Wireless Internet of Things and the Open6G cooperative research center.
One of the goals of the research at Northeastern has been...
KPMG, Google Cloud partner on GenAI acceleration
KPMG will deploy Gemini for Google Cloud for internal use as part of the agreement
U.S. audit, tax, and advisory firm KPMG is working with Google Cloud on the responsible acceleration and adoption of generative AI (GenAI) technologies. As part of the partnership, the pair are establishing...
Nokia, Vodafone trial L4S over end-to-end PON network
Nokia Bell Labs and Vodafone’s Fixed Access Center of Excellence recently performed what it claims to be the world’s first demonstration of L4S running over PON in Vodafone’s lab in Newbury
Nokia and Vodafone announced they are currently collaborating to test the viability of L4S...
Vodafone Germany expands 5G SA network in Q1
Vodafone said that around half of the population in Germany is now connected to its 5G SA network
German operator Vodafone completed more than 1,200 construction projects within the first quarter of the year, effectively expanding its 5G Standalone (5G SA) network, the telco said...
5G to drive Singapore mobile service revenue to over $2bn in 2028
The report stated that the overall mobile services revenues in Singapore are forecast to expand at a CAGR of 3% during the 2023-2028 period
The increasing adoption of 5G services in Singapore is expected to boost its mobile data service revenue growth, which will in...
#TBT: Interoperable SMS gains momentum; 3G launches; Virgin Mobile targets US market … this week in 2002
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Canadians and SMS?...
Vodafone Spain to locate O-RAN facility in its Malaga hub
Vodafone Spain said the hub will have 1,000 employees at the end of 2024
Spanish telco Vodafone announced plans to locate what it claims to be Spain's largest laboratory for Open RAN (O-RAN) networks in its technology center in Malaga.
The telco noted that this plan...
Reliance Jio reaches 100 million 5G subscribers: Report
Jio and rival telco Bharti Airtel initially launched 5G services in October 2022
Indian telco Reliance Jio Infocomm has exceeded the 100 million subscribers in the 5G segment, local newspaper The Economic Times reported.
The report also stated that rival operator Bharti Airtel currently has nearly...
Three open API challenges in telecom networks
Telcos are recognizing that in order to monetize the potential inherent in cloud-native networks, they must simplify the interface for developers
While open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) were a big topic at this and last year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona thanks to the GSMA...
Hutch provides network for Hongkong Electric’s 5G robot
Hongkong Electric (HK Electric) has deployed a remotely controlled robot to walk the cable tunnel at its Cyberport switching station, monitoring, inspecting and then relaying metrics like gas concentrations, humidity and temperature. The robot runs on a 5G network installed by Hutchison Telecommunications Hong...
FCC to vote on reinstating net neutrality broadband rules
Vote will take place on April 25
The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote—again—on net neutrality regulations.
The reinstatement of the Title II regulation of broadband internet access service is expected to pass, with Democrats in control of the fully-seated FCC. The vote will...
FWA subscriptions to expand at CAGR of 14% during 2023-29: ABI
ABI Research noted that 5G FWA subscriptions will reach 118 million by 2029
Worldwide Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) subscriptions are expected to grow at a 14% compound annual growth rate to reach almost 265 million by 2029, according to the latest findings from global technology...
Shanghai reaches 92,000 5G base stations at end-February
5G subscribers account for 40.8% of the total mobile phone users in Shanghai
Chinese operators have already deployed 92,000 5G base stations in China's financial hub Shanghai has a 92,000 5G base stations as of the end of February, Chinese news service Xinhua reported.
By the...
US, UK take on AI safety concerns in new partnership
'AI is the defining technology of our generation," said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo
The U.S. and the U.K. issued a joint statement this week detailing efforts partner on the enhancement of safe development and usage of artificial intelligence (AI). The pair signed a...
Global telecom capex declined in 2023: Dell’Oro
Dell’Oro highlighted that global carrier revenues are expected to increase at a 1% CAGR over the next three years
Worldwide telecom capex experienced a decline in 2023 in nominal terms as telecom operators are scaling back their investments in the 5G field, according to a...
Malaysian government to start discussing new 5G network: Report
DNB was set up by the Malaysian government in 2021 as a special purpose vehicle to develop the country’s 5G network
The government of Malaysia will start to discuss the transition to a dual 5G network scheme next week, local press reported, citing the...
China Mobile to launch 5G-A in 300 cities this year: Report
China Mobile also plans to promote the release of over 20 5G-A compatible phones during 2024
Chinese carrier China Mobile plans to launch 5G-Advanced (5G-A) technology in over 300 cities across China this year, according to local press reports.
The telco, which claims a leading role...
Austrian regulator awards additional spectrum for 5G services
The regulator said that it awarded seven blocks of spectrum in the 26 GHz band and another seven blocks in the 3.6 GHz band
Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications (RTR) concluded the third auction of 5G frequencies, through which the entity awarded frequencies...
T-Mobile US launches mission critical PTT service
T-Mobile US noted that its new PTT offering will be commercially available in April
T-Mobile US announced the launch of its Mission Critical Push-to-Talk (MCPTT) offering.
In a release, the U.S. telco said that the T-Mobile MCPTT service is integrated with the Motorola Solutions’ Critical Connect...
73 million customers impacted by AT&T data breach
The data set included personal information such as Social Security numbers, said AT&T
AT&T confirmed this weekend that roughly 73 million current and former customers have been impacted by a recent data breach in which sensitive information was posted on the dark web. The data...
Vodafone to power new UK lab with 5G SA network
Vodafone said that the 5G lab will be located in Newcastle and will be operational from September this year
U.K. carrier Vodafone has partnered with Digital Catapult to launch a 5G immersive laboratory in the country, with the aim of helping local startups overcome barriers...
SoftBank launches private 5G service for enterprises
SoftBank will also open a technology verification area at SoftBank Robotics Logistics Innovation Lab in Ichikawa City
Japanese operator SoftBank has launched a private 5G service that enables enterprises, local governments and other organizations to build customized 5G networks on their premises with dedicated base...
Keysight outbids Viavi for Spirent takeover
Keysight has offered nearly $1.5 billion for Spirent
U.K.-based test and measurement company Spirent Communications is passing on Viavi Solutions’ previous $1.3 billion purchase proposal in favor of a higher bid from Keysight Technologies, and U.S.-based testing company. The new offer from Keysight includes a...
Indian carriers need 6 GHz spectrum to expand 5G: COAI
COAI represents incumbent operators Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea
Indian operators need spectrum in the 6 GHz band to effectively expand 5G networks in the country, according to SP Kochhar, general director of the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI).
“Unfortunately in the last...