May 2021

Japanese mobile operator Rakuten Mobile said its 4G network already reaches 80% of the country’s population, with plans to reach 96% this summer. In a conference call with investors, Rakuten …

  DZS, which focuses on packet-based mobile transport, broadband access, network orchestration and cloud-native automation solutions, announced that QuadReal Property Group has leveraged DZS FiberLAN technology for the fiber-based digital …

Spectrum strategy is the first and foremost factor that is shaping U.S. wireless carriers’ competitive position in 5G — and that helps to justify the enormous investments that they made …

UK-based 5G consortium 5PRING, which includes Telefónica and Deloitte, has partnered with local authorities in the West Midlands in the UK, a regional focus of the UK government’s developing 5G …

U.K. carrier EE, part of telecom group BT, has doubled its 5G footprint in the recent fiscal year, with its next-generation offering currently available in 160 towns and cities across …

Anritsu has teamed up with simulation company Orolia to put together Assisted-GPS (A-GPS) testing that meets 5G New Radio carrier acceptance requirements for multiple North American operators. The strategic partnership …

Mars is working with Microsoft and Accenture to bring new IoT and AI solutions to its manufacturing and supply-chain operations. The work is part of an expanded deal with Microsoft …

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 …

IBM president: ‘The solution to the [chip] shortage involves exploring alternative ways to meet consumer demand’ Towards the end of April, Intel and TSMC the indicated that the global shortage …

The Federal Communications Commission this week officially launched two pandemic relief programs designed to improve access to and affordability of broadband services. Families across the U.S. can now apply for …

Note this story is continued from a previous post, asking if it is ‘time for Sigfox and LoRaWAN to call a truce – and team up’. The previous entry can …

Smartphones account for the biggest source of gaming revenue — 43% of total revenue from all devices Smartphones appear to be dominating the global gaming market, according to new data …

AT&T Business CEO: ‘5G is going to be a game-changer for the healthcare industry’ AT&T is deploying a private 5G network, as well as Multi-access Edge computing (MEC), at the …

North American mobile industry standards group ATIS’ Next G Alliance announced the launch of its technical work program and the formation of the key working groups. The entity explained that …

With the world going online and data doubling in volume every two years, applications that rely solely on the cloud for data storage and processing are straining to keep up—especially …

  The Spanish subsidiary of German firm Siemens and Telef?nica Tech, Telef?nica?s holding company for digital businesses with high growth potential, will be offering the Spanish market their services and …

South Korea’s mobile operators added a total of 2.61 million 5G subscribers in the first quarter of the year, according to data from the carrier’s earnings statements. Korean carrier KT …

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Brazilian electronic equipment manufacturer WEG is working with the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) and Finnish network vendor Nokia on parallel Industry 4.0 testbeds using public and private 5G networks …

The Fraunhofer Society, the largest application-oriented research organisation in Europe, has given its annual prize for outstanding scientific achievement to the novel low-power wide-area (LPWA) technology MIOTY, being lined up …

Industrial IoT provider Itron, specialising in advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solutions for utilities, is working with Microsoft to provide cloud-based meter data management (MDM) services to customers. The pair have …

As networks evolve, so do the skill-sets needed to design, deploy and maintain them. More software skills are needed at all levels as automation plays a larger role in everything …

“It will take time, but this provision of untethered enterprise value will eclipse the standard consumer telecoms market.” So says Mark Bole, chief executive at core networking provider Quortus. It …

Director of Verizon 5G Labs: ‘Music artists can build entire worlds with 5G and MEC’ “I was able to create my own world,” music artist The Hxliday says in a …

5G is already triggering changes in user behavior and indoor coverage is very important to early adopters, according to a new user survey from Ericsson ConsumerLab. 5G users are often …