Juniper Networks, Vodafone and Parallel Wireless work on O-RAN trial
Juniper Networks announced that it is working with Vodafone and Parallel Wireless, conducting a multi-vendor Radio Access Network Intelligent Controller (RIC) trial for tenant-aware...
Deutsche Telekom’s 5G network covers over 90% of Germany’s population
German telco Deutsche Telekom said that a total of over 63,000 antennas are already transmitting 5G across the country, providing coverage to over 90%...
iBASIS acquires Simfony to bring eSIM management to global IoT roaming offer
Boston-headquartered carrier services company iBASIS has acquired Dutch IoT platform provider and mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE) Simfony for an undisclosed fee. The deal...
Cellular IoT value to double to $61bn by 2026 – 1,000% growth in 5G,...
The global value of the cellular IoT market will almost double to $61 billion by 2026, from $31 billion in 2022, according to Juniper...
AT&T: Super Bowl data usage up 28% over 2020
Carrier says that FirstNet users at the game used twice as much data as fans, on average
AT&T says its customers set a new usage...
Intel acquires Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion
Intel says it'll buy analog semi foundry Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion in cash, expanding Intel's capacity to build chips.
AT&T wins $167 million, five-year FEMA contract
AT&T is becoming the provider for the "vast majority" of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s telecommunications services, according to the carrier, after being...
California-based Aeris unveils its new IoT network
Global Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider Aeris announced the next generation of its IoT network.
In a release, the company said that the new...
Verizon’s Super Bowl network: Fan usage, speed up from last year
Verizon says its in-stadium fans experienced peak speeds of 3.89 Gbps during the Super Bowl
In preparation Sunday’s Super Bowl LVI at Los Angeles’ SoFi...
Virgin Media O2 reaches 64% of London’s population with 5G
U.K. operator Virgin Media O2 announced that its 5G network infrastructure in the city of London has reached 64% of the population.
In a release,...
Kagan: Automobile navigation will stop working this year, again
Well, the automotive industry has done it again. They shot themselves in the foot more than a decade ago and now they are doing...
Telefonica validates its new O-RAN 5G standalone small cell
Spanish telecommunications operator Telefónica announced the successful validation of its new Open RAN 5G Standalone small cell.
In a release, the European carrier said that...
What does it mean to be truly ‘cloud-native’—and how do you know for sure?
Telecom networks are at one of their great technology junctures as Communications Service Providers make the leap to end-to-end, Standalone 5G: New, cloud-native networks...
Well, technically… Businesses need cost-effective wide, deep and diverse optical routes: Arelion’s Sumita Gupta...
Sumita Gupta Sharma, head of Transmission Networks at Arelion (formerly Telia Carrier) speaks to the company’s name change and ambitions around disaggregating its optical networks. She also describes the need for more direct optical routes around the globe.
The Rebirth of ExteNet: Bringing a CEO’s Vision to Life with Rich Coyle
Our world is fast-paced, with everything accessible in a single click. The growth in connectivity is made possible by high-performance network companies like ExteNet. ExteNet...
Why telecom is moving to the cloud — and the 3 ways telcos can...
The cloud revolution has been widely adopted within IT, and most businesses are taking a “cloud-first” approach when deploying new applications. Gartner states that...
Vodafone UK selects Oracle to support 5G network core
U.K. operator Vodafone has selected Oracle Communications for the provision of cloud-native network policy management for its Standalone 5G network.
In a joint release, Vodafone...
Cisco rumored to have made $20 billion offer for software company Splunk
Splunk mines data for insights, including security threats, making it a more important company during the work-from-home surge
Rumors are circulating that Cisco Systems has...
German operator 450connect picks Nokia to build its network
Finnish vendor Nokia has signed a contract with 450connect, a joint venture backed by German companies from the energy and water sectors, to build...
Ericsson provides Carrier Aggregation to Zain Bahrain’s 5G network
Zain Bahrain exec: 'Carrier Aggregation is the foundation for deploying high-performing 4G and 5G networks'
As part of its ongoing 4G/5G partnership with Ericsson, Zain...
Rakuten Symphony announces European expansion
Rakuten Symphony announced the expansion of its operations across the U.K., France and Germany.
The Japanese company noted that this expansion will allow the firm...
The power of 5G – and the power it will use. A Q&A with...
What is the reality of 5G's power needs? RCR Wireless reached out to Ian Campbell, CTO of cable and mobility at Cisco’s Service Provider...
Microsoft, Linux Foundation, others join Carbon Call
Microsoft, The Linux Foundation and others are calling for reliable and consistent measurement of greenhouse gas emissions.
5G and Wi-Fi will coexist – as ‘gory detail’ of the tech fades (Federated...
When you’re launching a new technology, it’s easy to develop a rooting interest. It’s only human – you devote your passion and energy to...
AI driving rapid change in network computing and data centers (Reader Forum)
In the world of network computing and data centers, any 2022 planning report destined for company decision makers likely has three familiar words in...