BROWSING: equipment vendors
Australia moves forward to set 5G security lab
The Department of Home Affairs has launched a tender process to select an operator for the 5G lab
The government of Australia is moving ahead with its plans to set up a lab with the main aim of checking the interoperability and security of 5G...
Indian telecom gear makers seek opportunities in the U.S.: Report
The Indian firms are the consortium of TCS-Tejas-CDoT, Shyam Vihaan Network, Niral Networks, Lekha Wireless, Signaltron, Resonous, Amantya Technologies, WiSig Wireless, and Galore Networks
Indian telecom equipment manufacturers are expecting to have the possibility of teaming up with U.S. firms for the deployment of 4G...
China says potential EU ban on Huawei would hurt fair competition
A potential ban on Huawei by the European Union would breach the principles of market economy, free trade and fair competition, Chinese newspapers reported Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin as saying.
These comments came in response to a recent Financial Times report suggesting that...
Portugal paves the way for 5G ban on Chinese vendors
Under a law approved last August, the government of Portugal can determine "the exclusion, restrictions on use or the cessation of use of equipment or services" of telecom companies
Portugal's cybersecurity council, CSSC, has issued a resolution that could oblige local telecom operators to avoid...
Vodafone, NTT Docomo ink O-RAN partnership
Vodafone and NTT DoCoMo also aim to remotely connect their O-RAN test capabilities in the U.K. and Japan
U.K. telecom group Vodafone and Japanese telco NTT Docomo reached an agreement with the aim of cooperating to bring the benefits of O-RAN for operators and vendors...
German telco 1&1 sees 5G deployment delays
1&1 had contracted the deployment of its 5G network infrastructure to three companies
German operator 1&1 is experiencing delays in the deployment of its 5G network, and it won't be able to meet its deployment goals for this year, according to local press reports and...
Ericsson to officially shut down Russian operations
With Nokia also exiting Russia, Huawei remains the only major international telecom equipment provider in the country
Ericsson has announced its official exit from Russia due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The vendor suspended its business in Russia indefinitely in April of this year,...
China sets new regulations for the procurement of tech equipment
The Chinese government has set new regulations for critical information infrastructure operators to buy tech equipment, which could potentially represent new obstacles for foreign vendors.
The new regulations, which were announced by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), require that domestic critical information infrastructure operators...
Cisco announces financing program for customers impacted by COVID-19
Cisco has announced a number of initiatives to provide financing for customers in a move to try to mitigate the financial challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new Business Resiliency Program is being offered through Cisco Capital, a financing business within Cisco, and includes...
Indian Telephone Industries to manufacture ventilators amid COVID-19
Medical experts say that India needs several thousand ventilators to address COVID-19
The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and state-owned electronics product manufacturer Indian Telephone Industries (ITI) are in talks to produce portable ventilators as a response to COVID-19 outbreak.
ITI Chairman Rakesh Mohan Agarwal told...
Will ‘limited innovation’ among 5G vendors slow deployment?
Equipment costs could be major roadblock to 5G, reinforcing need for commoditization and virutalization
5G promises to be many things--an enhanced mobile broadband experience, support for massive internet of things communications and mission critical services based on ultra high throughput and very low latency. But...
#TBT: Sluggish economy hits carriers, vendors, tower companies … 13 years ago this week
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 the sepia-tinted shades and enjoy the memories!
A silver lining
Telecom layoffs have climbed above 175,000...