2021

Verizon won spectrum worth $45.45 billion in the C Band auction, to build itself a nationwide footprint of midband airwaves for 5G. That sum is nearly double the amount spent …

    Zome Energy Networks announced its plans to deploy its technology strategically into the Austin energy market. In 2019, Zome began its entry into the Texas market, and the …

Shipping ports can make money back on key private 5G-based automation systems in less than two years, reckons Ericsson, and make valuable gains (178-percent returns) within five. The Swedish vendor …

ZTE expects to work with Chinese mobile operators to construct and commercialize 5G ATG networks in China in 2021, according to Liu WeiWei, ZTE’s ATG product manager. ATG is short …

The European Commission has published a major review of funding for 5G-based and 5G-related industrial transformation, including €10 billion of new public-private partnership (PPP) funding to drive the region’s digital …

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The Federal Communications Commission is considering opening up a “formal conversation” on how it can support development and deployment of Open Radio Access Network technology. At the commission’s March 17 …

China is expected to have 822 million 5G subscribers by 2025, up from 202 million subscribers at the end of last year, according to a recent report by the GSMA. …

Globe Telecom launched 5G services in June 2020 Nokia has secured a three-year 5G contract with the Filipino operator Globe Telecom. Globe, the largest operator in the country, is looking …

The Federal Communications Commission is considering an auction of additional midband airwaves as soon as October of this year, for 100 megahertz of spectrum at 3.45-3.55 GHz. Acting Chairwoman Jessica …

Indian telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel and Qualcomm Technologies announced a collaboration for accelerating 5G development in India. Recently, Airtel became India’s first telco to demonstrate 5G over a live commercial …

The du, Ericsson 5G RAN partnership will enable use cases like FWA and massive IoT United Arab Emirates’ du has selected Ericsson’s 5G radio access network (RAN) products and solutions …

  ExteNet Systems is emphasizing a “Fiber-First” strategy which helps deliver Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) offerings for customers, the firm said in a release. “We distinguish ourselves with our Fiber-First approach while …

The commercial real estate (CRE) market is in dire straits, and desperate for change. It was up the creek already, even before Covid-19 forced the current, holed the boat, and …

A discussion panel of 5G Experts from Keysight Technologies, Radio Frequency Systems (RFS), Wavecontrol, Health Canada, JMA Wireless, Bird, and more provide in-depth responses to critical 5G questions A revolution …

IoT connectivity provider Wirepas has closed a monster-sized deal with smart lighting provider Ingy for 100,000 units of its mesh networking solution, to be combined with Ingy’s indoor lighting control …

AT&T says it added nearly 100,000 square miles to FirstNet’s coverage footprint in 2020 FirstNet-AT&T says that the network is supporting more than 2 million connections across the country, with …

France’s four network operators have agreed to an updated charter with the Paris’s municipal government, which will enable the launch of 5G technology in France’s capital in the coming weeks, …

As carriers focus their capital spending on top-tier venues, it is up to businesses to pay for and acquire their own in-building wireless solutions. That was a key takeaway in …

5G subscribers in South Africa are expected to reach 11 million by 2025, with a population coverage of 43%, according to a recent report by South African consultancy firm Africa …

The Covid-19 pandemic forced sports venues to shut down physical events but the pandemic didn’t stop the growth of 5G in sports venues. According to Peter Linder, head of 5G …

Ondas Networks has announced a deal with systems integration firm Rogue Industries to sell its mission-critical IoT platform to US government and defence markets, including for military drones and unmanned …

Smart traffic management systems will save cities $277 billion by 2025, by reducing traffic congestion. The figure is a rise of 55 percent on the 2021 savings forecast, of $178 …

Keysight Technologies has acquired Sanjole, a testing company that specializes in over-the-air network testing that provides insights into device/network interactions and multiple layers of the protocol stack. Details of the …

Germany operator Vodafone said it has activated 2,200 new 5G base stations at 800 locations across the country, the telco said in a release. The telco’s technicians have deployed this …