Qualcomm joins chorus for faster 5G rollout, citing major ‘green’ benefits (and big bucks)
The clamour from the telecoms industry for governments and regulators to ease and encourage further 5G rollout is getting louder. Following on the heels...
Citymesh teams with TowerEye on private LTE for festivals and events in Belgium
Citymesh is working with Belgium-based TowerEye on temporary private LTE (4G) networks for festivals and other events. Their private 4G installations will provide connectivity...
COVID-19 exposed the urban broadband divide – here’s one way to close it (Reader...
The COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered numerous truths about everyday life that were previously not given a second thought. An unlikely focal point of the...
Will Open RAN be foundational to 6G?
While 6G is still many years off, industry experts see more resilient, critical, unified, distributed, and automated networks
What exactly will 6G be? Given that...
Wells Fargo banks on the public cloud with Google, Microsoft
Wells Fargo has announced a new public cloud digital infrastructure plan that taps both Google and Microsoft. The banking firm will use Azure as...
Korea’s LG Uplus aims to boost revenues from smart factory solutions
Korean telecommunications operator LG Uplus said it aims to increase sales from its smart factory solutions business by sevenfold within the next five years,...
Extreme Networks, NFL extend Wi-Fi partnership through 2024
Extreme Networks has already deployed access points and/or ExtremeAnalytics software across 24 NFL stadiums
Extreme Networks has extended its partnership with the National Football League (NFL)through 2024....
Mavenir, Ontix partner to deliver O-RAN neutral host in-building mobile connectivity
Mavenir announced that Ontix, a U.K based next-generation infrastructure-as-a-service provider, will be launching an Open RAN pilot for neutral host in-building connectivity in a...
Beijing reaches 45,700 5G base stations, 12 million 5G users: report
Chinese mobile operators have already deployed a total of 45,700 5G base stations in China’s capital Beijing, local news agency Xinhua reported. According to...
Charging’s pivotal role in the digital transformation of the communications industry (Reader Forum)
Digital transformation continues to be a mission-critical objective and key result (OKR) for Communications Services Providers (CSPs) to increase revenues and remain relevant. We’ve...
iPhone 13 improves 5G support, keeps mmWave US for now
Apple anticipates double 5G global support by year end
Apple this week introduced new iPhones, Apple Watch, iPad and iPad mini models. The iPhone 13...
Midband spectrum Q&A: Ed Alfonso, Nokia’s head of Mobile Networks Americas
Midband spectrum is widely recognized to be the sweet spot for 5G deployments globally, due to its combination of large amounts of available bandwidth...
Test and Measurement: Viavi, Capgemini partner for O-RAN validation
Viavi Solutions continues its efforts to support the testing needs of the developing Open RAN ecosystem, this time with Capgemini Engineering. Viavi says it...
Open RAN revenues could surpass proprietary RAN revenues by 2025: Dell’Oro Group
Operators are focused on leveraging Open RAN to lower per-site TCO, according Dell'Oro Group VP
Telecoms industry analyst Stefan Pongratz, vice president of the...
Verizon, Vuzix bring BlueJeans to smart glasses
The pair are using the Verizon 5G and Mobile Edge Computing network to run BlueJeans on Vuzix’s smart glasses product
BlueJeans, acquired by Verizon in...
Paessler AG launches new solution for building owners
German company Paessler AG, which provides monitoring software for complex IT and IoT infrastructure, announced it will release a new solution for facility managers...
Telstra announces strategic plan to boost 5G coverage
Australian telecommunications operator Telstra has unveiled a strategy it is calling T25, with the main aim of extending 5G coverage across Australia, as well...
Nokia, Indosat Ooredoo activates 5G services in Indonesia
Nokia and Indosat Ooredoo announced the launch of commercial 5G services in Surabaya city, Indonesia, the Finnish vendor said in a release.
Under the terms...
LitePoint launches Wi-Fi 7 test system
IEEE intends to publish the Wi-Fi 7 amendment sometime in 2024
LitePoint has revealed a new test system for Wi-Fi 7 or IEEE 802.11be standard. The...
Midband spectrum strategies: AT&T
'We're equipped with a solid spectrum position," says AT&T Communications CEO Jeff McElfresh
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of three stories...
Editorial Report: Minding the mid-band: C Band and CBRS efforts
The U.S. has lagged in midband spectrum availability for 5G compared to the rest of the world. But now, CBRS PAL licenses are in-hand....
Kerlink puts LoRaWAN on Dutch streetlights; Senet offers it wholesale in the US
Further to the news yesterday of Microsoft's appointment to the board of the LoRa Alliance, the rest of the LoRaWAN ecosystem continues to move...
Active antennas are essential to 5G deployments (Analyst Angle)
The base station antenna is an increasingly complex and essential part of the mobile network as networks evolve to 5G. The evolution from 3G...
Editorial Webinar: Monetizing MEC: What’s the value in the edge?
With some operators projecting MEC-related service revenues in the 2022 timeframe, what's the current state of play? Beyond operators building out new compute infrastructure,...
Editorial Webinar: The challenges and opportunities of small cell network densification
As digital services evolve and users continue to demand faster speeds and higher availability, network densification is proving to be a key driver for...