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Vodafone, AST SpaceMobile to open space-land integration hub

The research hub is scheduled to open by summer 2025, said Vodafone Vodafone has announced plans for a research hub dedicated to the enablement of seamless switching between low earth orbit space-based and land mobile broadband services. The project is...

Test and Measurement: Research project aims to use 5G network analytics to detect drones

Rohde & Schwarz company ipoque is partnering for the R&D project on detecting drones through 5G network analytics A new research project based in Germany is exploring the possibility of using 5G network data to detect and mitigate the threats...

China Unicom to offer 5G-A tech in 300 cities by end-2025

China Unicom plans to achieve seamless 5G-A coverage in urban areas of 39 cities across China by July this year Chinese carrier China Unicom aims to establish continuous 5G-Advanced (5G-A) coverage in key areas across 300 cities by the end...

Intel, PepsiCo, Qualcomm, others to remove batteries from IoT – as Ambient IoT Alliance

Leading industry companies including Infineon, Intel, PepsiCo, and Qualcomm have joined together to form the Ambient IoT Alliance (AIoTA) to develop and scale energy-harvesting in battery-less IoT sensor devices. The group is focused on ambient IoT – as written...

Embracing an API-first future for Wi-Fi: The ‘Android moment’ for Wi-Fi (Analyst Angle)

In a recent webinar, industry leaders came together to discuss a game-changing approach to Wi-Fi innovation and convergence: an API-first strategy. The conversation shed light on the pressing challenges Managed Service Providers (MSPs) face today, the increasing demand for...

Aramco’s venture arm invests to boost AI expansion

Aramco invested in U.K. firm Ori, which specializes in enabling large-scale AI model training, inference and deployment Ori, a U.K.-based start-up with focus on cloud infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI), has secured a strategic investment from Wa’ed Ventures, the venture...

Kyocera establishes O-RU Alliance to drive O-RAN adoption

Kyocera said the alliance will focus on ensuring interoperability among vendors to provide telecom operators with greater flexibility in terms of network deployment Kyocera Corporation has announced the establishment of the O-RU Alliance, an initiative designed to accelerate the adoption...

Out of this world: Solving the challenges of NTN testing

Satellite companies, mobile network operators and device manufacturers are working to support cellular Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) connectivity, in hopes of achieving ubiquitous coverage and profitable new services. NTN connectivity is already appearing in flagship smartphones for emergency messaging and location-sharing...

Kagan: How RedChat uses AI to help investors with small-cap stock analysis

AI is transforming companies, technologies, industries and life itself The world around us is rapidly changing. New technology is radically changing and frankly, improving the way we do everything. I recently spoke with Dave Gentry, CEO of RedChip Companies, about...

Urban vs. rural 5G: Midband spectrum, FirstNet and acquisitions have driven coverage

AT&T, T-Mobile US and Verizon have taken 'very different approaches' on rural 5G expansion, Ookla finds Over the past five years since launching 5G, the three national carriers have all expanded their rural 5G footprints. Each has taken a different...

Vodafone Idea to launch 5G in Mumbai next month

Vodafone Idea said the 5G rollout will continue in April 2025, expanding to Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Delh and Patna Indian telco Vodafone Idea (Vi) has announced the commercial launch of its 5G services in India, beginning with Mumbai in March 2025. According...

Telefónica seeks buyer for its Mexican business: Report

Telefonica aims to finalize the sale before its annual shareholders' meeting, typically held in April or May Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica has hired investment bank JP Morgan to oversee the sale of its Mexican business, according to a report by...

Far EasTone, Ericsson trial 5G-A capabilities at Taipei Dome

Ericsson noted that the 5G-A trial demonstrated how curated Quality of Service (QoS) can improve mobile experiences in high-density environments Swedish vendor Ericsson and Taiwanese telco Far EasTone Telecommunications said they have successfully tested a differentiated connectivity cluster using 5G...

‘From traditional telco to dynamic techco’ — T-Mobile US taps Red Hat for cloud transformation

Red Hat says that its OpenShift Platform will allow T-Mo US to automate operations and support cloud-native 5G applications Ahead of Mobile World Congress Barcelona, Red Hat — IBM-owned open source solutions provider — announced that T-Mobile US has selected...

Boldyn, Nokia deploy ‘first’ private 5G SA network for working hospital

Boldyn Networks has deployed a large-sized private standalone 5G (5G SA) network from Nokia at Oulu University Hospital in Finland. The work is part of the hospital’s so-called Hola 5G Oulu project, and is funded by money from the...

Unpacking the benefits of private mobile networks for warehouses

How private 5G connectivity puts warehouses on the fast track to fulfilment Warehousing and logistics are complex and highly dynamic operations, and the challenge of meeting customer expectations is only growing. More than three-quarters of organisations in Australia say the...

Telefónica takes Nokia 5G core for Spanish enterprises, ramps-up quantum strategy

Spanish operator Telefónica has picked Nokia to provide its 4G and 5G core network to serve enterprises in its home market. It said the Finnish firm’s packet core solutions will support its rollout of low-latency services like drone fleets,...

Qualcomm takes AI to the edge with on-prem appliance

To complement the Qualcomm Cloud AI 100 Ultra accelerator, the company has developed a software suite for AI inference workloads From an enterprise perspective, AI is all about putting data to work in a way that improves process and workflow...

Druid joins with Red Hat and Napatech on private 5G for SA slicing, URLLC

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...

MasOrange boost 5G in 2024, unlocks merger synergies

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 activates 5G SA for business customers

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...

Bandwidth builders: The people and stories behind the fiber revolution with Dan Caruso

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...

TSN over private 5G gets closer for Industry 4.0 – with Cumucore/Kontron collab

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...

Future Tech grabs $20m of Industry 4.0 private 5G deals in 2024 (mostly with Nokia)

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...

Airtel, Nokia and Qualcomm to expand 5G FWA in India

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...