From devices to on-prem to the public cloud, getting telco AI right involves bringing more new players into an already rapidly expanding ecosystem
It’s still early days for advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (gen AI) with the telecoms set, but the big idea...
With the acquisition, Proximus will now own 120 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band
Belgian operator Proximus will acquire 5G spectrum from compatriot IT firm NRB to boost its mobile coverage, the former said in a release.
NRB is selling its 5G license to...
Proximus and Airbus will launch "Agnet MCx", a solution for business-critical communications and collaboration
Belgian operator Proximus has announced a strategic partnership with European aircraft manufacturer Airbus.
Under the terms of the partnership, Proximus and Airbus will launch "Agnet MCx", a solution for business-critical communications and...
On the face of it, the acquisition of local internet service provider EDPnet by Belgium-based Citymesh, which describes itself lately as a telco “challenger” brand in its home market, holds limited interest – to RCR’s enterprise readership, at least. But in ways, the deal...
The 6G-TWIN consortium includes partners such as Ericsson, Proximus and Viavi
The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) confirmed it will coordinate a project, dubbed 6G-TWIN, on future 6G mobile networks which will be funded by the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS...
The 5G SA roaming connection runs between networks from Belgian operator Proximus and Middle Eastern operator stc Kuwait
BICS announced that it has enabled the “world’s first-ever” intercontinental 5G Standalone (SA) roaming connection. The real-world connection runs between a 5G SA network from BICS’ parent company,...
Proximus is working with its partners, ID2Move and Phoenix-Tech and its subsidiary Proximus Ada
Belgium operator Proximus and several of its partners recently unveiled a 5G project with the aim of testing warehouse management using 5G coupled with drones and artificial intelligence (AI).
The carrier noted...
In Belgium, the 24.5-26.5 GHz band is used intensively for radio links, the regulator said
The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT) launched a public consultation aimed at gauging the level of interest in the 26 GHz band.
The regulator noted that in an...
Brussels had effectively blocked the launch of 5G services in the city due to its strict radiation rules
Belgian operators are set to launch 5G services in the country’s capital city, Brussels, after local authorities eased strict regulations that prevented telcos from offering 5G in...
German chemical company BASF is to deploy a private 5G network at a facility in the Port of Antwerp in Belgium with the help of local networking specialist Citymesh. The development, which actually follows a number of cellular-linked Industry 4.0 trials in the area,...
Orange Belgium is deploying its 5G SA network in partnership with Ericsson, Nokia and Oracle
Orange Belgium said it is deploying a 5G Standalone core network on a cloud-native architecture together with partners Ericsson, Nokia and Oracle.
Orange Belgium said that it is working with Ericsson...
Orange Belgium, Proximus and Telenet Group have secures spectrum in the 1,400MHz band
The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT) concluded the final phase of the radio spectrum auction, which raised 216.5 million euros ($221.2 million) bringing the total amount for the two...
New entrants Citymesh Mobile and Network Research Belgium secured 5G frequencies in the process
Belgium’s 5G spectrum auction raised a total of 1.2 billion euros ($1.26 billion) from five bidders, according to the Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT).
In a release, BIPT stated...
The LoRa Alliance has moved to head off fears about a collapse of LoRaWAN as a public network technology in Europe, following the decision by Bouygues Telecom in France to shut down its Objenious LoRaWAN network from 2024, by declaring a 66 percent jump...
Hoesung Lee, Chair of The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said in a forward to the Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability report released in February 2022: “This report is a dire warning about the consequences of inaction, it shows that climate change...
The spectrum auction will award frequencies in the the 700 MHz, 900 MHz, 1.4 GHz, 1.8 GHz, 2.1 GHz and the 3.6 GHz bands
Belgian regulator BIPT confirmed that five carriers will be able to participate in a mobile spectrum auction planned for June this...
Helium has followed roaming deals with LoRaWAN operator Senet in the US and LoRaWAN platform provider Actility in Europe with a new roaming tie-up with LoRaWAN provider X-TELIA in Canada. San Francisco-based Helium uses a blockchain model to crowd-source LoRaWAN coverage, where LoRaWAN hotspots,...
Belgian regulator BIPT has opened the call for participation in a mobile spectrum auction planned for June this year.
The spectrum auction will provide the first 5G licenses and redistribute key 2G and 3G bands, with a package of spectrum rights also reserved for a...
Belgian operator Telenet said it will start the gradual deployment of its 5G network in the country on December 6, the carrier said in a release.
Telenet, which is controlled by U.S. company Liberty Global, said that the first 5G zones will be located around...
Ireland-based private core network provider Druid Software has been recruited by Proximus to serve enterprise customers running private 4G and 5G installations. It has been working with the Belgian network operator, along with its international roaming business BICS, to test outbound roaming between public...
Nokia and Belgian operator Proximus turned on what it claims to be the world’s fastest fiber access network in Antwerp, Belgium.
Operating over existing fiber and Nokia equipment deployed in the Proximus network, the first 25G PON live network connects the Havenhuis building in the...
Belgian mobile operator Proximus hopes to cover 70% of the country’s households with fiber by 2028, a plan that involves extending the life of its copper-based VDSL, or very high bit-rate digital subscriber line, broadband infrastructure using a technology it has developed in partnership...