KDDI, Cisco and Fujitsu start operation of metro network in Japan
The Fujitsu OLS “1FINITY” series adopted for the metro network's inter-station transmission lines
Japanese telco KDDI, Cisco Systems and Fujitsu announced the recent launch...
Will 5G Change The World? Kristian Toivo, TIP (Ep. 63)
Telecom Infra Project Executive Director Kristian Toivo comes on the show to reflect on key learnings form the recent TIP-hosted Fyuz event in Madrid,...
Qualcomm Webinar: 5G Advanced: The path toward a more sustainable future
Mobile communication has seamlessly woven into the fabric of our daily lives, significantly influencing how we live, play, and work. Given its critical role...
Latest Qualcomm mobile platform ‘the titan of on device AI’
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 gets major upgrade to NPU and other subsystems; features a 5G-Advanced ready modem-RF system
Last week at its Snapdragon Summit on...
Wirepas raises $22m to accelerate massive IoT drive
IoT connectivity company Wirepas, selling a non-cellular mesh technology for industrial IoT, has raised $22 million to amp-up its enterprise sales operation in global...
O2 Telefónica hands Transatel MVNO deal in Germany, targeting automotive and industrial IoT
NTT-owned IoT MVNO-enabler Transatel has signed a wholesale deal with O2 Telefónica in Germany to offer IoT coverage and applications for the automotive sector...
‘There’s a reason utilties use unlicensed bands’ – Ubiik preps any-band LTE push
Note: this article is continued from a previous entry, available here, which went under the headline: ‘If you want 100% cellular, then you get...
India to require 22 million workers in 5G-focused industries by 2025
India currently faces a telecom demand-supply gap of 2.41 million workers, a figure expected to rise 3.8 times by 2030
India will require a total...
Dish: Better performance in Vegas, but room for improvement
SRG's testing said that erratic voice, downlink speeds have improved
What difference has a year made in Dish Wireless' network performance in its inaugural market?...
Samsung, O2 Telefónica to trial vRAN and Open RAN tech
Testing will first be carried out technologies at a lab in Munich, and then in a commercial 5G network in Landsberg am Lech
Samsung Electronics...
‘If you want 100% cellular, then you get what you get’ – why hybrid...
There are some clever companies in the IoT space. Of course there are; but there are, arguably, more in IoT than anywhere else in...
Vodafone selling Spain business for €5 billion to Zegona
Vodafone CEO describes sale as part of "right-sizing" effort
Vodafone is existing the highly-competitive Spanish market with the sale of its business there to Zegona...
Vodafone Open RAN ambitions go beyond HW/SW disaggregation
Major multinational European carriers have publicly and repeatedly expressed intent to deploy Open RAN at scale. This is driven by a number of factors...
What timeline and features are expected for 5G-Advanced?
Fujitsu believes that 5G-Advanced will contribute to the realization of technologies necessary for immersive multi-modal VR, smart home and smart city
5G-Advanced (5G-A) is expected...
Planning for tomorrow: developing private wireless networks for demanding use cases
In today's technology-driven landscape, the reliance of organizations on their technological infrastructure is nothing short of absolute. While some may make do with conventional...
Well, technically… Telcos need their own GenAI models: Swisscom’s Laure Willemin (Ep. 110)
The final episode of Well, technically… features Swisscom's Executive Vice President of Data, Analytics & AI Laure Willemin, who discusses the need for harmonized...
Brazilian regulator allocates 120 megahertz at 4.9 GHz for 5G
This move by telecom watchdog Anatel is expected to contribute to increased capacity and improved performance of 5G services across Brazil
The Brazilian National Telecommunications...
Kagan: Globalstar must break through loud noise of private wireless
How will Globalstar be seen and heard in 5G private wireless?
Private wireless is one of the most rapidly growing, busiest and noisiest places in...
Is 5G a success? Ask enterprises, not consumers (Reader Forum)
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article titled “After More Than Four Years, Has 5G Lived Up to Expectations?” The article explores whether...
Broadband providers hope to differentiate with value-added services: Report
Home broadband, Wi-Fi speed and reliability guarantees and speed testing/diagnostics were among the most popular services that providers plan to offer
Omdia and Broadband Forum...
Google to invest up to $2 billion in AI startup Anthropic
Anthropic is considered a rival to ChatGPT creator OpenAI
Google has confirmed a recent $2 billion investment into Anthropic, a San Francisco-based generative AI startup,...
AI, ML to play a key role in 5G-Advanced networks: Nokia
Nokia expects the first release of the 5G-Advanced standard, Release 18, will be completed by 3GPP in the first half of 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI)...
Nokia appoints UK engineering and IT services firm NG Bailey as private 5G reseller
Nokia has handed UK-based engineering and services firm NG Bailey a distribution contract to sell its private LTE and 5G solutions into the healthcare,...
The Sunday Brief: Third quarter earnings review (part 1)—the build cycle
Greetings from Missouri, where, as our multi-color weather radar picture clearly shows, we are experiencing the “summer-to-winter” weather change this weekend. And just on...
Ericsson launches 6G initiative in India
The new team of researchers in India will work with Ericsson research teams in Sweden and the U.S.
Swedish vendor Ericsson announced the launch of...