Editorial Report: Tying telco AI investments to opex reduction and network monetization
As AI use cases crystallize and general technology is adapted for domain specificity, in this case, telecoms, the song remains the same—aligning investment with...
AT&T quits NB-IoT – sales stopped ahead of Q1 network shut-down
AT&T has stopped selling NB-IoT data plans and certifying NB-IoT devices, as it starts the process to decommission its NB-IoT network in the US...
MTN, Huawei claim first 5G-Advanced trial in Africa
MTN said that the 5.5G trial took place at its headquarters in Johannesburg
South African telco MTN, in collaboration with Chinese vendor Huawei, said it...
Turkcell is actively investing in AI: CEO
Turkcell has identified AI as one of its four strategic focus areas
Turkish operator Turkcell is actively investing in the artificial intelligence (AI) field in...
What’s next for 5G? 3GPP Release 18, 19 and beyond
To understand the commercial reality of cellular connectivity, in this case 5G, it’s important to understand the standardization work that set the stage for...
The key to private 5G?—‘Survival of the ecosystem’
Appledore Research sees private 5G pulling $232 billion in annual enterprise spend by 2027
There was maybe always a disconnect between what the telecoms set...
Ericsson, FPT ink 5G collaboration deal in Vietman
Ericsson and FPT intend to harness the capabilities of 5G in connectivity and data management to enable the creation of advanced AI-driven solutions
Swedish vendor...
SK Telecom to introduce AI-powered customer service
SK Telecom collaborated with leading global LLM companies to develop a sophisticated AI system specifically tailored for telecommunications applications
Korean telco SK Telecom announced the...
Kagan: How to be seen and heard at CES 2025 over the noise and...
How can companies get the most out of #CES2025 and throughout 2025
CES 2025 is coming soon. Are you ready? This is one of the...
iPhone 16 is the fastest 5G iPhone yet and makes ‘a strong case for...
The iPhone 16 is fastest 5G iPhone yet in five out of 11 countries, Ookla says
Ookla wasted no time in diving into data around...
Did (or will) Open RAN deliver on its original promises?
Did Open RAN deliver on the technological and market-based promises it was meant to bring to? Tough question. And what were those initial promises...
Gen AI in action – what business leaders need to know (Reader Forum)
The level of attention on generative AI (gen AI) in business is no longer a surprise. It promises game-changing disruption – faster and more...
Siemens wins major IoT sustainability deal with UAE government
Siemens has won a major deal to retrofit 60 government buildings in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with IoT sensors and software. The UAE...
Open RAN fronthaul testing considerations—automation is key
End-to-end fronthaul testing, as well as isolation testing, provide the big picture and granular data needed to drive Open RAN adoption
Given one of the...
RIC reality check—what’s working, what needs more work?
The RIC can support quick wins but further standardization, and a more coherent approach to AI/ML integration, is needed to foster trust
Back to this...
Carr tapped as Trump’s choice to lead FCC
Carr wrote a chapter in Project 2025 that outlined priorities for the FCC
Brendan Carr, the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, is the...
The Sunday Brief: Who’s got momentum? (Part 2)
November greetings from Cedar Rapids and Kansas City. The picture will be a familiar sight for those in the fiber industry. Yes, we are...
SECO teams up with Raspberry Pi on IoT and HMI solutions, software integration
Italian embedded IoT solution developer SECO has a deal with UK-based Raspberry Pi to work together to develop customised hardware and software solutions for...
e& UAE, Ericsson expand 5G network with dual-band radios
Ericsson noted that its AIR 3229 dual-band radio enables e& UAE to deliver 5G services simultaneously on both the 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz...
Turkcell to launch 5G-Advanced in 2026, says CEO
Turkcell CEO Ali Taha Koç told RCR Wireless News that the Turkish government is currently awaiting appropriate market conditions for a 5G launch
Turkish operator...
IoT specialist TWTG sells to UK engineering firm IMI for €25m
UK engineering company IMI has acquired Netherlands-based industrial IoT developer TWTG Group for €25 million. TWTG, based in Rotterdam, will become part of IMI’s...
GSMA M360 MENA opens in Doha with AI, digital partnerships at the forefront
Three regional partners have joined the GSMA Open Gateway initiative, while the GSMA’s latest Mobile Economy MENA report highlights significant genAI adoption across the...
Robocalls surged ahead of the 2024 election — Now telcos must meet the moment...
As the 2024 US Presidential Election approached, political robocalls and robotexts surged. Potential disinformation campaigns, scams and AI-generated deepfakes may hae been increasingly used...
‘Crossing the chasm’ – Celona answers your questions about private 5G
In case you missed it, California-based private 5G specialist Celona delivered a highly-engaging presentation to a highly-engaged audience at Industrial 5G Forum earlier this...
Is OTFS the best waveform for 6G?
Unlike OFDM and OFDMA, both of which modulate information within the time-frequency domain, OTFS does so within the Delay Doppler domain
Certain high mobility environments,...