Monthly Archives: August, 2022

Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung secure 5G contracts with Airtel

Bharti Airtel spent a total of $5.4 billion to secure 19,800 megahertz of spectrum in several bands to launch 5G Indian carrier Bharti Airtel has...

DoD launches new projects for its Innovate Beyond 5G Program

The DoD said it has a vital interest in advancing 5G-to-NextG wireless technologies and concept demonstrations The Department of Defense’s Innovate Beyond 5G (IB5G) Program...

Consolidated Communications sells wireless partnership stakes to Verizon for $490m

Broadband provider Consolidated Communications has worked out a deal with Verizon to buy Consolidated's share of five wireless limited partnerships, for an aggregate sum...

Five thousand private 5G networks in China? BS! Talking definitions, storms in teacups

Someone somewhere said something about 5,000 ‘private networks’ in China. (Forgive me for not having the reference to hand; I am trying to write...

The keys to electromagnetic testing for product development, compatibility, and safety

You can’t feel, see, hear, touch, taste, or smell it, but the air around you is full of electromagnetic activity. These bursts of oscillating...

In telecom cyber security, wicked problems require wicked solutions (Reader Forum)

A new report by Darkhorse Global, a geo-economic and national security consultancy, makes some good points about the convergence of national security and industrial policy frameworks...

Semtech/Sierra, Telit/Thales set ground for new east-west IoT clash (Analyst Angle)

There were two high profile pieces of M&A news in the IoT hardware space in the last week. First up, on Friday 29th July,...

Hybrid IoT gets real, as Semtech confirms Sierra buy to unite LoRa and cellular IoT

Well, it didn’t take long; “advanced talks” between Semtech and Sierra Wireless, as reported yesterday, have quickly concluded, with US firm Semtech confirming a...

Top 5 metaverse ‘metaplaces’: Ericsson sees consumer and enterprise applications

Telecom companies have a major role to play in delivering impactful metaverse experiences The metaverse is kind of a funny thing. It’s not really real...

Mobile is ‘critical’, but security breaches are on the rise: Verizon report

Remote work/remote access means a larger attack surface -- and the inability to "disconnect" from work may be a factor With the rise of remote...

Semtech in ‘advanced’ talks to buys Sierra Wireless, parties confirm

Note, this article has been superseded (see report here), following conclusion of the agreement between Semtech and Sierra Wireless. US and Canadian firms Semtech and...

Ericsson, Vodafone offer service continuity for private networks

The “preemptive support service” leans on AI and ML to improve efficiency at a Foxconn factory in Hungary Ericsson and Vodafone on Tuesday announced a service...

Vodafone trials use of street furniture for 5G in Bhopal Smart City

TRAI has selected Vodafone Idea to conduct trials at Bhopal Smart City as the main smart city location in India   Indian telecom operator Vodafone Idea...

Germany, France and Italy want to charge Big Tech for broadband

The three governments want content providers to subsidize EU 5G and broadband buildouts. The European Commission is under increasing pressure to make tech giants pay...

Airtel preps for 5G launch in key cities across India

Airtel recently secured 19,800 MHz of spectrum in the latest spectrum auction conducted by the Department of Telecom India’s largest telecom operator, Bharti Airtel, aims...

What is 5G RedCap, and will it save cellular IoT? The skinny on the (skinny) new 5G tech

The latest release of the 5G New Radio (NR) standard has, at last, fixed a problem for cellular-based sensor comms with the emergence of...

Apple mixed reality headset will boost market, says GlobalData

The analyst firm further predicts that consumer mixed reality headsets will generate global revenues of $50 billion by 2030 Rumors about a high-end virtual reality...

How is in-building cellular being deployed?

Nextivity demystifies in-building cellular networks and explains how Cel-Fi solutions shorten time-to-value from months to weeks Having ubiquitous, reliable, and performant in-building cellular service isn’t...

Who is buying Open RAN? Market sizing, outlook

Open RAN investment grows from less than 1 percent of total RAN spend in 2019 to 3-5 percent in 2022 While there are distinctions between...

Well, technically… carriers need to plan, plan again and then plan some more: Clearfield’s Cheri Beranek (Ep. 79)

Clearfield's CEO Cheri Beranek discusses how ongoing supply-chain constraints are impacting the fiber industry and explores to what extent federal funding will help address this and other challenges related to building out fiber assets and closing the digital divide.

Singtel VC arm Innov8 stumps-up $100m of new funds for 5G, AI, and IoT startups

Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) has said it will invest a further $100 million in 5G, AI, and IoT startups via its Singtel Innov8 corporate venture...

Revenue boost for automotive industry from cellular connectivity outweighs SEP licensing costs (Analyst Angle)

The automotive industry is being revolutionized by continuous cloud connectivity, autonomous driving technologies, drive train electrification and shared mobility. These transformations are being facilitated...

India concludes $19 billion 5G auction

The rollout of 5G is expected to begin in India in October 2022 The 5G spectrum auction in India, approved earlier this year, has concluded...

Comcast, Charter continue rapid mobile growth

Cable MSOs Charter Communications and Comcast both saw strong growth in their mobile businesses during the second quarter, with each cable company reporting net...

U Mobile modernizes BSS with Whale Cloud

Switching to cloud-based BSS took two and a half years, but was seamless – U Mobile CIO Whale Cloud has announced the completion of its migration...
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