Private 5G networks – A tale of three tactics (Reader Forum)
New manufacturing paradigms such as industrial automation come with stringent quality of service (QoS) requirements that apply both to companies’ production processes as well...
FCC begins granting 2.5 GHz licenses
The midband spectrum is mostly available in rural areas
The Federal Communications Commission has officially granted the first batch of recently auctioned 2.5 GHz overlay...
Samsung supplies new O-RAN-compliant radios to NTT Docomo
NTT Docomo had selected Samsung Electronics as its 5G network solutions provider in March 2021
Korean vendor Samsung Electronics recently announced that it is supplying...
Deutsche Telekom’s 5G infra reaches 94% of German population
Deutsche Telekom highlighted that more than 80,000 antennas are currently transmitting 5G
German carrier Deutsche Telekom said its 5G network already reaches 94% of the...
Vodafone CEO Nick Read to step down at year’s end
CFO Margherita Della Valle takes over the top role as interim CEO while the board looks for a permanent replacement
Multinational telco Vodafone announced Monday that its...
Global FWA connections to exceed 100m by end-2022: Ericsson
Ericsson also forecasts that the number of global FWA connections will reach over 300 million by 2028
The total number of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)...
Kagan: Facebook, Meta can recover if Mark Zuckerberg does the right thing
Over the course of one year, the stock price of Facebook, or Meta by its new name is tanking. There is a solution to...
Test and Measurement: PAWR gets a $2.8 million R&D boost
Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research receives additional National Science Foundation funds
The Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research program, which operates a number of 5G testbeds...
re:Invent 2022 highlights Amazon’s MEC and RAN efforts
Vodafone, Intel and others showcased new solutions leveraging AWS technology
Amazon Web Services (AWS) held its annual re:Invent event in Las Vegas, Nevada this week. The week-long...
India to reach 31 million 5G connections at end-2022: Ericsson
Ericsson forecasts a total of 690 million 5G subscribers in India by the end of 2028
5G subscriptions in India are expected to reach 31...
AMD and Viettel complete 5G silicon trial in Vietnam
Viettel began testing commercial 5G services in parts of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in 2019
AMD announced the successful completion of a 5G mobile network...
Airtel to connect 200,000 smart meters
Under the terms of the deal, the Indian telco will deploy its proprietary IoT platform 'Airtel IoT Hub'
India’s largest telecom operator, Bharti Airtel, announced...
Is AFC the answer to Wi-Fi’s low-power problem?
Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) is a spectrum use coordination system designed specifically for 6 GHz operation
In order for unlicensed Wi-Fi 7 (or 802.11be) devices...
Dell’Oro: Open RAN beats Q3 expectations
"The Open RAN train continues to ... accelerate at a faster pace than expected," analyst firm says
Open RAN revenues for the third quarter of...
Swisscom launches 5G FWA services for enterprise customers
Swisscom said that 5G FWA technology can also be used as a 5G mobile backup
Swiss operator Swisscom announced the launch of Fixed Wireless Access...
FCC grants SpaceX partial permission to launch Starlink Gen2
The federal agency sharply curtailed the number of satellites Starlink sought to launch, citing orbital safety concerns
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday granted...
The top testing challenges in 6 GHz Wi-Fi operation: Part 2
Wi-Fi 7 brings a host of new flexibility features; they all have to be tested
A previous article discussed the challenges associated with breaking the...
Celona on CBRS-bashing by old telco crowd – plus global expansion, growth verticals
Last month, the CBRS community in the US made a swift counter-strike, in the form of a joint letter to the FCC and NTIA,...
The two types of emerging edges
One of the most basic questions about edge computing has been one of definition: Where is the network edge? Is it in a regional...
Editorial Webinar: The state of Wi-Fi 6, 6E and 7
When Wi-Fi 6 Extended, which refers to the ability to operate Wi-Fi in the 6 GHz band, was announced, the industry rejoiced for it...
Ericsson forecasts five billion 5G connections by end-2028
Ericsson said that 230 telcos have launched 5G services to date, with more than 700 5G smartphone models announced or launched commercially
Global 5G subscriptions...
Telenor, Axiata complete merger in Malaysia
Axiata and Telenor now hold equal ownership in Celcom Digi at 33.1% each
Axiata Group and Telenor Group have completed the merger of Malaysian operators...
How will cellular private networks enable smart ports?
The private networks deployed at this Swedish port currently rely on 4G LTE technology
A cellular private network for Hutchison Ports Stockholm has enabled a...
Big game hunting with private 5G – more takeaways from Private Networks Forum
A panel session at Private Networks European Forum last month put the spotlight on the discipline of network and system management, specifically, where traditional...
Editorial Report: Open RAN Global Forum – Key Findings
This report, a companion to the Open RAN Forum, aggregates, analyzes and contextualizes the wide-ranging discussions from expert speakers, including technology buyers, sellers, policy...