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...
The impact of AI in 5G networks (Analyst Angle)
How can mobile operators proactively manage the transition to using AI in 5G networks?
5G networks are mainstream and deployed nationwide across most developed markets...
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....
Running vRAN on Grace Hopper (Analyst Angle)
Over the past two years, I have gathered a ton of information about AI enhancements to the RAN and the possibility of running RAN...
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...
#TBT: … wireline phones going out of style; Senate passes anti-spam bill; 800 MHz...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire...
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...
NTIA has approved all BEAD state plans
With all BEAD state plans approved, vendor selection is starting
As of this week, all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the five U.S....
Qualcomm Webinar: 6G Spectrum – Vision, global perspectives and innovations to power the next...
As we advance toward 2030, the insatiable demand for wireless data continues to surge, underscoring the urgent need for a comprehensive strategy to secure...