Global 5G subscribers reach 2.1bn by the end of Q3: Ericsson
Ericsson said that 5G subscribers are expected to account for 25% of all mobile subscriptions by the end of 2024
Global 5G subscriptions reached 2.1...
‘We have to get there’ — AT&T talks RAN modernization strategy
AT&T says it will shift 70% of its network traffic onto open and interoperable platforms by 2026 as part of its RAN modernization plan
Last...
Dell Technologies highlights telecommunications AI portfolio at Futurecom
AI can enhance network optimization and process efficiency while also helping CSPs capture new revenue streams
Dell Technologies is making strides to bring artificial intelligence...
Has cellular IoT failed? Is it destined to fail? Big questions after AT&T axes...
Does AT&T’s decision to ditch NB-IoT in the US, confirmed in RCR Wireless last week, spell the end for this clever and brave little...
Fujitsu applies gen AI in digital twin for Japanese healthcare policy
Japanese IT company Fujitsu has developed a digital twin solution, using machine learning and generative AI, to simulate the social impact of local government...
Enterprises love 5G, AI, IoT – and want more (if it secures growth)
Some quick survey results from the GSMA Intelligence, the GSMA’s research business, about how enterprises just love technology so much, and want to spend...
Cisco taps NTT Data / Transatel for instant 5G airtime for global eSIM
Cisco is to use France-based virtual network operator (MVNO) Transatel, owned by NTT Data, to provide enterprise customers with ‘out-of-the-box’ 4G and 5G cellular...
BAI Communications granted spectrum by ACMA, expanding its private mobile network offering
BAI Communications (BAI) has announced its successful application to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for the provision of licenced spectrum for the...
What does a programmable data plane mean for telco AI?
Telefonica: “I think one of the killer apps of network programmability can be ML”
Before diving into the role of a programmable data plane in...
How will cloud and AI define future network architectures?
Nokia sees gen AI enabling conversational networks in three to five years
Nokia recently laid out its vision for a future network architecture that’s all...
Verizon achieves 1.6 Tbps in live fiber network, touts AI readiness
Just four years ago, Verizon was trialing 800 Gbps; now it is hitting 1.6 Tbps
Verizon is prepping its network for the higher speed and...
USF constitutionality case heads to Supreme Court
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Universal Service Fund unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court will review a circuit court ruling which held that...
Trends in fleet tracking – more trackers, lower costs, fewer accidents, lower emissions
An adjunct to our run-of-the-mill cellular reporting; a new report from Verizon Connect, the US carrier’s fleet tracking business, says there has been a...
320 MHz will be ‘mainstream’ in Wi-Fi 7 and 8, say Broadcom and Intel
Broadcom demonstrated the power of 320 MHz channels live last May at the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Summit in Geneva
Wi-Fi 7’s support of 320...
Germany launches consultation process for 5G campus networks
5G campus networks are private, locally limited mobile communications networks that can be used exclusively and tailored specifically
Germany’s Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs...
Telkomsel enhances 4G infra with AI solutions from ZTE
Telkomsel said its 5G network covered more than 1,000 points spread across 56 cities as of the end of August
Indonesian telecom operator Telkomsel has...
NTT Docomo, partners test AI in new 6G trial
Docomo noted it expects to accelerate 6G R&D and contribute to 6G's global standardization and commercialization
Japanese telco NTT Docomo, working in cooperation with NTT...
Hong Kong raises $288 million in recent 5G spectrum auction
The local regulator said that 110 megahertz of repurposed 5G mobile spectrum was sold over a seven-day auction
The Hong Kong government recently secured HKD2.24...
Hughes secures deal to deploy 5G O-RAN at Fort Bliss
Hughes said that the 5G O-RAN network will feature a RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC)
EchoStar Corporation said that its subsidiary Hughes Network Systems was awarded...
Verizon deploys first multi-vendor Open RAN DAS system
The Open RAN DAS system has been deployed at The University of Texas Moody Center and the Austin Convention Center
Verizon has deployed the first...
‘New enthusiasm’ for CBRS to drive $1.3bn of network sales, $2.4bn of device sales...
There is “renewed enthusiasm” for cellular 4G and 5G networks in private and shared CBRS spectrum in the US, says SNS Telecom & IT....
Nokia secures 5G extension deal from Bharti Airtel
Finnish vendor Nokia said it has secured a multi-year extension deal from Indian operator Bharti Airtel to deploy 4G and 5G equipment across key...
China Unicom, Huawei launch 5G-Advanced network in Beijing
Huawei said that this large-scale commercial three component carrier (3CC) network covers over 10 million people in Beijing with 5G-Advanced technology
China Unicom Beijing and...
Neutral-host networks – 47% cheaper, 38% greener than separate 5G deployments
Neutral host networks are 47 percent cheaper and 38 percent greener (over a period) than traditional single-operator 5G deployments. This is the conclusion of...
Singtel drafts-in Ericsson to slice and dice 5G at new Singapore ‘mega’ port
Singtel has drafted-in Ericsson to deploy a dedicated 5G network on a slice of its public 5G network at Tuas Port in Singapore, the...