Ireland-based private 5G specialist Druid Software has released a high-end version of its 5G core network for distributed private 5G deployments at the enterprise and network edge – in order for enterprises, operators, and other system vendors to be able …

MasOrange said its 5G network now covers nearly 90% of the Spanish population across more than 3,700 municipalities MasOrange, Spain’s largest mobile operator as a result of the merger between local carriers Orange Spain and Masmovil, achieved total revenues of …

Virgin Media O2 highlighted that its mobile network now provides 5G coverage to over 75% of the U.K. population U.K. carrier Virgin Media O2 has activated its 5G Standalone (5G SA) network for business customers in the UK, making it …

In this episode of Let’s Get Digital with Carrie Charles, we sit down with Dan Caruso, a powerhouse in telecommunications and digital infrastructure. Known as “The Bear” for his tenacity and drive, Dan is the visionary founder and former CEO …

Interesting announcement across the RCR news desk: Finnish firm Cumucore and Austrian outfit Kontron, both private 5G vendors, have combined to deliver time-sensitive networking (TSN) capabilities on a private 5G setup for Industry 4.0 customers. TSN is an Ethernet-based functionality, …

More from US private 5G specialist Future Technologies, following from the long interview with the firm last week: the system integrator, on a stateside tear-up in the 5G-connected Industry 4.0 game, said it won over $20 million in industrial-grade private …

As part of the 5G FWA deal, Airtel will also roll out Nokia’s Wi-Fi 6 access points Indian operator Bharti Airtel has awarded a contract to Nokia and Qualcomm to support the expansion of 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and …

SK Telecom had reorganized its operations into seven key divisions, with a strong focus on AI Korean telco SK Telecom has reported its financial results for the fiscal year 2024, highlighting significant advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) alongside steady revenue …

Ooredoo Qatar is tapping into ‘the whole gamut’ of Nokia’s core offerings to enable capabilities like network slicing and the integration of AI and ML Ooredoo Qatar has selected Nokia for its core network modernization, tapping into the vendor’s fully …

‘Telecom is poised to deliver the true capabilities of 5G,’ new Spirent 5G report says On the verge of value and game-changing innovation, but not quite there yet—that’s the message from Spirent Communications’ latest assessment of the state of 5G. …

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 up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy …

All told, 2024 was something of an annus horribilis for the cellular IoT sector, with consolidation and divestitures on the back of zero sales growth. But it could prove to be a whole lot worse than expected, it seems. “It’s …

Editor’s note: NVIDIA has a free online course called “AI for All: From Basics to Gen AI Practice”. The team at RCR Wireless News has enrolled and, as we complete the units, are posting write-ups of the sessions along with …

British car maker Jaguar Land Rover has deployed a private 5G network from Swedish vendor Ericsson – with help from the UK integrator arm of Japanese IT firm Fujitsu. Ericsson invited both companies on stage at its pe-MWC analyst event …

China Telecom was the first telco to adopt DeepSeek with the launch of a full-stack DeepSeek-R1/V3 inferencing on its Xiran intelligent computing platform Over the weekend, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) reported that the country’s big three …

Orange said its research and development teams will collaborate closely with Mistral AI’s experts to analyze the effects of large-scale AI deployment on telecommunications networks globally French telco Orange and Mistral AI have announced a strategic partnership focused on advancing …

The InvestAI initiative includes a dedicated €20 billion European fund to develop AI gigafactories The European Commission has introduced InvestAI, an ambitious initiative aimed at mobilizing €200 billion ($207 billion) for AI investments across Europe. The announcement was made by …

Editor’s note: The following Reader Forum was written by Anish Sharma, a junior at at Eastside Preparatory School, where he studies computer science, robotics and applied AI. In the era of digital transformation, ports worldwide are embracing private 5G cellular …

Keysight’s support for SNS-JU projects in Europe expands from four to six Keysight Technologies this week announced its participation in two new 6G-related projects that are part of a research program co-funded by the European Union. Keysight is already part …

Spain-based Telefónica’s big 5G showcase at the industry’s big 5G showcase, at MWC in Barcelona next month, will feature a pair of healthcare solutions, among other things. These will show how a public 5G network can be used to carry …

Report on state of data centers: ‘Unprecedented innovation, explosive data center growth, and market acceleration’ A new report on the state of the data center industry says that it is navigating “unprecedented innovation, explosive data center growth, and market acceleration.” …

O2 Business, the company’s enterprise division, is running live network tests of 5G RedCap in collaboration with Power Plus Communications German telco O2 Telefónica, owned by Spanish operator Telefónica, said it has become one of the first telecommunications providers to …

Iliad said that AI-focused investments will include data centers, computing power and research, among other fields France-based Iliad Group has earmarked €3 billion ($3.09 billion) to enhance AI-focused infrastructure, including data centers, computing power, research and application layers. In a …

What is the current state of private wireless, and where is it heading? Private wireless has been with us for several years and has gone through several periods of growth and change. Today, it appears Private 5G networks are showing …

The W-Fi Alliance expects there to be 2.1 billion Wi-Fi 7 devices worldwide by 2028 Wi-Fi 7, or IEEE 802.11be, was certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance in January 2024. At the time of certification, the Alliance said it expects there …