Ericsson, Airtel deploy NB-IoT sensors to monitor air pollution in India
Ericsson had previously deployed similar NB-IoT sensors for air pollution measurement in Delhi
Ericsson, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) and Bharti Airtel have...
Private LTE/5G wireless infra market to exceed $8.3bn by 2026: IDC
IDC noted that the worldwide market for private LTE/5G wireless infrastructure continued to gain traction throughout 2021
The global private LTE/5G wireless infrastructure market is...
Macquarie Telecom, Kelsian Group sign multi-million-dollar cloud services deal
Under the new agreement, Macquarie will extend cloud and SD-WAN services across 35 of Kelsian Group’s Australian public transport division locations
Australian operator Macquarie...
France ends February with 32,633 authorized 5G sites nationwide
Operators in France are currently using 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 3.5 GHz bands for 5G
France had a total of 32,633 authorized 5G sites as...
Hyperscalers vs. Operators: Partners, threats, models – or all three?
A December 2021 report from STL Partners found that telecom operators view hyperscale cloud providers in three ways: Partners, threats and models. Business partners,...
Google Cloud focuses on cybersecurity with Mandiant acquisition
Google has acquired cybersecurity firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion. Mandiant's Advantage SaaS XDR platform will become part of Google Cloud.
Top 3 XaaS challenges and opportunities
Anything as a Service (XaaS) presents limitless possibilities for enterprises and telcos to iterate new ideas, but challenges abound.
Kagan: Qualcomm sees enormous metaverse growth opportunities
The metaverse has been getting lots of attention ever since Facebook changed their name to Meta several months ago. However, in the real world...
Global standard setting at 3GPP endangered with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (Analyst Angle)
It took the industry 30 years to consolidate mobile communications developments into a single 4G standard with the introduction of LTE and the demise...
The Sunday Brief: The new (yet old) AT&T
Greetings from Kansas City, Nebraska and Louisiana. Pictured is one of the stops on Jim’s broadband tour of the Cornhusker state, Buck’s Bar and Grill in...
Qualcomm: One technology roadmap, countless opportunities for innovation
The connected intelligent edge is growth opportunity connectivity, processing, AI and more
First detailed last year at a capital markets event and impactfully contextualized at...
Test and Measurement: Keysight touts US ‘6G’ experimental license
Keysight Technologies says it has been granted the Federal Communications Commission's first experimental license for spectrum above 246 GHz and 275.5 GHz, as part...
BT picks Google Cloud for digital transformation
BT and Google have announced a five-year partnership that will see BT leaning on Google Cloud technology to help its digital transformation.
Telefónica Vivo works with Cisco, NEC to build automated transport network
The IP transport network deployment is part of the Telefónica Vivo Fusion Network Project, which leverages automation to incorporate services into a single...
NNNCo, UCG partner to provide IoT solutions in Australia, New Zealand
Both firms aim to offer IoT end-to-end solutions to smart cities and smart utilities across these two countries
Universal Communications Group (UCG) and National Narrowband...
China aims to accelerate 5G base stations deployment this year: Report
China expects local carriers to install nearly 600,000 5G base stations during 2022
The Chinese government expects to accelerate efforts to expand 5G infrastructure across...
What is 5G NR Light?
The 5G NR Light term is standardized to 5G RedCap NR in most 3GPP documentation
While 5G Release 16 introduced 5G NR (5G New Radio)...
What is high-band multi-link for Wi-Fi 7?
Multi-link capability is one of the core aspects of Wi-Fi 7, according to Qualcomm’s VP and GM of Mobile and Compute Connectivity
There are several proposed...
Qualcomm sees ‘one technology roadmap’ as proof that its R&D engine scales
Last year Qualcomm rolled out its vision of leveraging a unified technology roadmap to grow its end market well beyond smartphones and grow addressable...
Indian government may reduce base price for 5G spectrum: Report
The Indian government expects to award 5G spectrum in August or September
The government of India may lower the base price for 5G frequencies in...
Verizon capex to peak in 2022 as C-Band deployment continues
Verizon CFO Matt Ellis notes the intersectional importance of lower capital intensity and revenue/margin growth
Looking at the next few years, Verizon CFO Matt Ellis...
Why the telecom industry needs to look at a multi-tier defense mechanism to combat...
Fraudulent robocalls are a menace across the globe. Many of these utilize call spoofing, a practice by which voice carriers and aggregators intentionally falsify...
T-Mobile US says almost 50% of traffic is carried on its 5G network
T-Mobile is pacing to increase enterprise market share to 20% by end-2025
Speaking this week at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, T-Mobile...
4G vs. 5G: A look at deployment, investment and adoption
3G networks are being turned down, 4G is at the heart of most cellular networks around the world, and 5G is gaining ground across...
Deutsche Telekom continues to expand 5G, LTE coverage in Germany
More than 90% of households in Germany can already access Deutsche Telekom’s 5G network
German carrier Deutsche Telekom said it has built up 5G capacity...