Qualcomm combines with STMicro on wireless IoT; completes Sequans deal
Qualcomm Technologies is to integrate its Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/Thread combo system-on-a-chip (SoC), which features on-board compute processing for low-power AI workloads on industrial IoT applications, into...
Vodafone on Open RAN—’I don’t think we’ll ever go back’
Beyond cost reduction, Vodafone sees Open RAN as a vector for innovation; cites work with Cohere Technologies
After six years of collaborative work, Vodafone has...
BT switches on local connectivity-and-compute platform for global enterprises
BT has said it has “switched on” its network-as-a-service (NaaS) platform Global Fabric, following testing over the last couple of months. Commercial services will...
DirecTV to buy Dish DBS, reducing EchoStar’s debt load
EchoStar frames transaction in terms of debt reduction and strengthening its focus on wireless and satellite connectivity
What can you get for a dollar these...
Verizon strikes $3.3B tower deal with Vertical Bridge
Verizon Communications has made a deal to sell the rights to lease, operate and manage more than 6,300 towers across the United States to...
Telus on Open RAN integration—if we can do it, you probably can too
A Huawei rip-and-replace mandate prompted Telus to pivot to Open RAN
Canadian operator Telus began working on virtualized Open RAN with Samsung in June 2020,...
Open RAN intelligent control—from vision to reality (Reader Forum)
Among the most celebrated principles in the Open RAN paradigm, softwarization and disaggregation have taken center stage in discussions on the commercialization and deployment...
Deutsche Telekom operates 12,800 5G antennas via 3.6 GHz band
Deutsche Telekom previously said its 5G technology will reach 99% of the German population by the end of 2025
German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom said...
China reaches over 4 million 5G base stations
5G mobile subscribers in China reached 966 million
China had surpassed 4.04 million 5G base stations as of the end of August, according to data...
Intel leveraging RAG to ease enterprise AI adoption
Dell Technologies among partners using Intel Xeon 6 and Gaudi 3 for RAG-based enterprise AI
Alongside the recent launch of its latest Xeon 6 CPUs...
Fujitsu intros Japanese LLM for gen AI in global government, finance, healthcare
Fujitsu has said its new Japanese-language large-language-model (LLM) is now available to global enterprise customers. Developed with Canadian data security and privacy outfit Cohere,...
Intel’s Caroline Chan elected TIP president
Chan has been on the board at TIP since 2017, making her its longest-serving member
The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) has elected Caroline Chan, VP...
European Commission green-lights e& acquisition in Europe
e& committed to implementing a number of measures to address the concerns noted by the European body
The European Commission has granted conditional approval for...
O2 Telefonica deploys 1,900 5G transmitters in Germany
O2 Telefonica now reaches more than 96% of the German population with its 5G service
German carrier O2 Telefónica said it has deployed a total...
Kagan: Cable TV solution to FWA wireless broadband threat found at TechExpo 24
FWA is a competitive threat to cable TV like Xfinity, Spectrum, Altice
Earlier this week, I attended the SCTE TechExpo 24 conference held in Atlanta....
What is the role of BSS evolution in 5G monetization?
As 5G Standalone ramps, monetization hinges on marrying customer experience with network insights
While digital transformation has been a buzzword in many different industries for...
Four key challenges for autonomous public transport in smart cities
An interesting press note across the news desk today from UK technology research group IDTechEx, which explores the continuing challenges to establish a coherent...
How is T-Mobile US using data and AI for intent-based CX
Working with OpenAI, T-Mobile US is trying to deliver predictive, "fairly magical" customer experiences
T-Mobile US is working with artificial intelligence (AI) powerhouse OpenAI on...
Editorial Report: How is AI being applied in network testing and assurance?
Artificial intelligence and machine learning has been moving into many aspects of network testing, from the field to service assurance, to fuel automation and...
Britvic taps Wireless Logic to connect its taps – to streamline logistics, reduce plastic
British soft drinks company Britvic has appointed cellular IoT provider Wireless Logic to provide telemetry data about consumption of drinks from its new digital...
Building 6G business models: Worries and opportunities
WASHINGTON, D.C—With 6G already looming on the horizon as a technical challenge, there is also the pressing issue that in terms of new revenues,...
BSNL targets 100,000 4G sites across India by mid-2025
BSNL has already deployed a total of 35,000 4G sites across India
Indian state-run operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) aims to have a total...
ZTE embraces digital solutions to connect rural, isolated regions
ZTE and China Mobile previously connected world’s highest UNESCO natural heritage site with 5G technology
Chinese vendor ZTE claimed that its digital solutions are helping...
#TBT: Rakuten Mobile launches 5G; the industry considers Open RAN; CBRS gains more support...
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...
A five-step hygiene plan to make private 5G scale (a MOP to mop-up mistakes)
Note: sign up here to join the forthcoming RCR Wireless webinar on how to scale private 5G in Industry 4.0 (‘balancing customisation and simplicity in private...