Yearly Archives: 2021

Chinese telcos to deploy 8,000 5G base stations in Shanghai in 2021

Chinese telcos expect to deploy 8,000 5G outdoor base stations in Shanghai this year, as part of efforts to boost 5G networks in this...

Charter has ‘small’, ‘targeted’ CBRS ambitions for this year

'We're growing mobile nicely and we're not giving away free handsets to do it' Charter Communications spent $465 million on 210 licenses in the CBRS...

MEC in a box: Dell, SK Telecom, VMware product partnership

Teased at Dell Tech World, OneBox MEC targets private networks; companies call out healthcare, retail, construction industries After teasing a potential collaboration focused on mobile...

Orange’s 5G network reaches 121 Spanish cities

Spanish operator Orange is already offering 5G services in 121 towns and cities in 39 provinces across the country, according to local press reports. Some...

Verizon exec: The tech experience at Super Bowl LV is going to be ‘off-the-charts cool’

Verizon has outfitted the Super Bowl stadium with 5G and Mobile Edge Computing Last year’s Super Bowl, which took place at the Hard Rock Stadium...

Johnson Controls? NA building solutions revenues reach $2 billion in fiscal Q1

  Smart building solution company Johnson Controls recorded revenues of $2 billion in its North America building solutions segment in fiscal Q1 2021, down 6%...

Energy efficiency and remote site management: Easy as IoT

One of the lessons learned from 2020 is that the ability to remotely monitor and manage telecom network assets is now a must-have capability,...

Dell, VMWare, SK Telecom bundle private 5G and MEC to help carriers sell Industry 4.0

Dell Technologies and VMware are working with South Korean operator SK Telecom to bundle together private 5G and multi-access edge compute (MEC) to help...

‘We must speed up’ – France plays catch-up with Germany on 5G-geared Industry 4.0

The French government has announced funding for new national industrial 5G projects, as parts of its France Relance (France Relaunch) package. It has also...

Well, technically… telecom customers want a personalized experience: Verizon’s Krista Bourne (Ep. 27)

This week, Well, technically… caught up with Verizon's SVP of Sales and Operations Krista Bourne for an update on how the carrier and its...

Interview: Telefónica seeks to expand its 5G footprint in Germany in 2021

German operator Telefónica Deutschland / O2, controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica, has been accelerating the rollout of its 5G network in the country last...

Xiaomi fights its blacklisted status imposed by the Trump administration

Xiaomi says the administration's claims of Chinese military ties are 'factually incorrect' In his final days as the 45th president of the United States, Donald...

Telecom players urge Biden, Congress to boost workforce development

With the Biden administration having given cues that it is interested in pursuing a major infrastructure and clean energy investment this year, a group...

O2 trials Open RAN with NEC and Altiostar

As O2 continues to shake out the role of Open RAN in both sparsely populated and dense urban areas, it's latest trial tapped Japan's...

Mobilitie to provide 5G capabilities to Marriot Tacoma Downtown hotel

    U.S. wireless infrastructure provider Mobilitie has partnered with Marriott Tacoma Downtown, a new luxury hotel in the city of Tacoma, Washington, to bring 5G...

C Spire to invest $1 billion in 5G, fiber broadband in Alabama, Mississippi

C Spire CEO: 'Fiber networks are a must to deliver speed' C Spire, a Mississippi-based service provider, revealed its largest capital spend in the company’s...

Crown Castle ends 2020 with 50,000 active small cells: CEO

Crown Castle finished 2020 with approximately 50,000 small cells on air, and has increased its backlog of small cells committed or under construction to...

Crawl, walk, O-RAN to usher in 5G innovation (Reader Forum)

The 5G era is representative of many things – innovative new services, unprecedented speeds, new monetization opportunities and the spread of high-speed connectivity to...

The Sunday Brief: Earnings recap part #1—two truths and a lie

Greetings from Statesville and Davidson, NC, where vaccinations are in full swing.  Pictured is the appointment-only drive thru line at our regional hospital where...

‘5G helped us through Covid’ – Lufthansa Technik on private 5G with Nokia, Vodafone

Categorically, it seems, private 5G has helped some businesses stay on track during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic over the last 12 months. That was...

Ericsson beats expectations, driven by 5G momentum

Ekholm cautions that 2021 is an 'investment year' Ericsson turned in strong results for the fourth quarter of 2020, with sales up 13% year-over-year driven...

World Economic Forum: Tech takes from The Davos Agenda

In lieu of its Annual Meeting--set for May in Singapore due to the COVID-19 pandemic--typically held this time of year in Davos, Switzerland, the...

‘Smart city tech works in towns, too’ – Kerlink proclaims small-town IoT in France

Smart city tech, traditionally the reserve of the world’s major metropolitan centres, works just as well in small towns. So says French IoT provider...

US Ignite launches $4m military-funded 5G pilot program

"5G Living Lab" at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego uses Verizon 5G Work is underway to support the first 5G pilot projects...

Test and Measurement: Which Eastern US city has the fastest mobile networks? NYC, according to RootMetrics

New York City has, in aggregate, the fastest mobile networks among the six largest cities in the Eastern half of the country, according to...
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