Kagan: Juniper Networks riding the private network, AI growth wave
The telecommunications industry has gone through many change waves over the decades. Today, Artificial Intelligence driven private networks may be becoming the next one....
SoftBank to invest $138m to create its own generative AI model
SoftBank will begin building its AI infrastructure by the end of 2023
Japanese operator SoftBank unveiled plans to invest a total of $138 million in...
Capgemini, Telefonica run 5G SA network slicing trial
Capgemini said that other partners including Juniper, Intel, Casa Systems, Microsoft and Blue Planet participated in the trial
French IT services company Capgemini and Spanish...
Vodafone Germany activates VoNR tech for 5G calls
Vodafone said that VoNR will be gradually activated in additional Germany cities in the near future
Vodafone Germany has activated Voice over New Radio (VoNR)...
Telstra, Starlink partner on rural connectivity in Australia
Telstra said it expects the new Starlink service options to be available for customers and businesses towards the end of 2023
Australian operator Telstra said...
Private 5G (worth $6.4bn in 2026; 40% from Industry 4.0) bigger than public 5G
A new report from analyst group SNS Telecom & IT, based out of Dubai, says global spending on private LTE and 5G network infrastructure...
Navigating the supply chain crisis—How the circular economy can help (Reader Forum)
The supply chain crisis is the worst it’s been for 50 years and industry leaders expect issues to continue this year. Impacted by challenges...
Keysight plans billion-dollar share buyout of real-time digital twin company ESI Group
Keysight Technologies is making the move to acquire real-time digital twin company ESI Group through a share buy-out which values the company at nearly...
Foxconn to build telecoms, EV equipment factories in Vietnam
Foxconn is investing $246 million in Vietnam's northern province of Quang Ninh
Reports indicate that Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) has been granted permission...
Four O-RAN test challenges
Open Radio Access Networks pose both an opportunity—for new flexibility and agility within the RAN and the ability for network operators to re-set vendor...
Kagan: Does EU have proof Huawei and ZTE are high-risk vendors?
Recently, the European Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton declared both Huawei and ZTE as high-risk vendors. As such, he recommends European Union Member...
ZTE and AIS claim Thailand’s first 5G mmWave 5G SA trial at 26 GHz
Chinese vendor ZTE partnered with Advanced Info Service (AIS), Thailand's largest mobile operator, and Qualcomm Technologies to complete the trial of mmWave 5G Standalone...
Chinese government urges telcos to boost coverage in underserved areas
MIIT’s chief engineer said that Chinese telcos need to accelerate 5G deployments outside of urban areas to better address underserved populations
SHANGHAI - Officials from...
NTT deploys IoT and AI to create live digital twin of Tour de France
IT infrastructure and services company NTT is to create a digital twin of the Tour de France bike race, which starts next month (July...
Huawei to launch full set of commercial 5.5G network equipment in 2024
The Huawei 5.5G concept refers to advancements in areas like integrated sensing, Level 4 autonomous driving and green IoT
SHANGHAI - Chinese vendor Huawei announced...
How concerned should carriers be about 5G reliability and security? (Reader Forum)
Open RAN and vRAN — along with multi-access computing (MEC) — are enabling the creation of highly-distributed 5G networks to support a plethora of...
On-prem vs cloud IoT data collection: The pros and cons (Reader Forum)
In today's data-driven world, a significant amount of data storage still happens on-premise. However, when organizations opt for cloud solutions, it is often through...
Nokia to integrate core network applications with Red Hat infra platforms
Red Hat will serve as the primary reference platform for Nokia as it develops, tests and delivers its core network applications.
Red Hat announced today...
Deutsche Telekom, Helium Foundation address ‘IoT fragmentation’ with new partnership
The collaboration will allow users to easily and more flexibly onboard and manage smart IoT devices on the Helium Network
This week, the Helium Foundation and Deutsche Telekom (DT) announced a new initiative...
FCC awards another $29 million in broadband funding
Rosenworcel has also proposed E-Rate changes to continue distance learning support
The Federal Communications Commission has parceled out another $29 million from the Emergency Connectivity...
State-run carrier Antel launches 5G services in Uruguay
Uruguayan state-run operator Antel has announced the activation of 5G services in thecountry.
Antel said in a release that its 5G offering is provided via...
Austria’s capital utility taps Actility for LoRaWAN network to make Vienna ‘smartest city’
State-owned energy provider Wien Energie is to deploy a LoRaWAN network across the city of Vienna as part of its bid to make the...
European firms to spend $227m on IoT in 2023: IDC
European organizations are expected to spend around $227 billion on Internet of Things (IoT) technology in 2023, according to the Worldwide Internet of Things...
China allocates 6 GHz spectrum band for 5G, 6G services
In China, the 6 GHz spectrum has been identified as the only high-quality resource with large bandwidth in the mid-band
The Chinese government allocated spectrum...
Stellar data traffic growth forecast to persist with 5G and FWA until at least...
The prediction I made in May 2011 — for 1,000-fold cellular data traffic growth over 15 years to 2025 — will most probably turn...