Yearly Archives: 2022

Japan seeks to cover 95% of local population with 5G in two years: report

The Japanese government aims to assign additional 5G frequencies to local carriers to boost 5G coverage The government of Japan aims to triple the availability...

Deutsche Telekom expands 3.6GHz 5G network in Germany

More than 90% of households in Germany can already access Deutsche Telekom’s 5G network German carrier Deutsche Telekom reported that over 5,000 antennas are now...

Quectel White Paper: Why fixed wireless access can provide a fiber alternative with rapid rollout

New Quectel white paper explains why fixed wireless access is recognised as a fiber alternative Fixed wireless access (FWA) is not a new concept;...

Saudi operator STC joins with Public Investment Fund to form new IoT company

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and local carrier STC have announced the signing of a joint venture agreement to establish a new company, with...

Bankruptcy and $150m of debt – Sigfox’s American dream dies (as French sale closes)

Sigfox USA has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in a Delaware bankruptcy court, owing almost $150 million in unsecured debt. The filing, on March...

How to cut carbon emissions in telecoms networks (Reader Forum)

Hoesung Lee, Chair of The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said in a forward to the Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability report...

How to transition from non-standalone 5G to standalone 5G

A panel of carriers and stakeholders discusses transitioning from Non-Standalone 5G (5G NSA) to Standalone 5G (5G SA).

Bharti Airtel, Tech Mahindra partner to offer 5G-based enterprise solutions

The partners will set up a joint 5G innovation lab for developing locally developed use cases for the Indian and global markets   Indian telco Bharti...

NB-IoT vs. eMTC: What’s the difference?

eMTC and NB-IoT were both introduced simultaneously in Release 13   eMTC (enhanced machine-type communication) is a type of LTE-M network published by 3GPP in the...

Deutsche Telekom, Tele2 finalize sale of Dutch unit

The unit has been purchased by a consortium of private equity funds for €5.1 billion Deutsche Telekom (DT) and Tele2 Group have finalized the sale...

AIS, Qualcomm, ZTE claim world’s first 5G NR-DC field test

The 5G NR-DC test was conducted at the AIS commercial 5G site in Korat, Thailand Thai operator Advanced Info Service (AIS), Qualcomm Technologies and ZTE...

How can 5G operators make the most of telco cloud? (Part 2)

With telco cloud, "It's no longer a technology conversation" Operators are, at varying speeds, embracing the scale, speed and economics of telco cloud as they...

Why 400GZR+ is a better way to 800G (Reader Forum)

As demand has grown for high-speed services — from streaming high-resolution video to virtual conferencing — optical transport network speeds have grown almost as...

Nokia and Rakuten demo 1 Terabit per channel transmission

'The 1 Terabit per channel trial demonstrated the capability to dramatically increase fiber capacity,' said Nokia exec Nokia and Rakuten Mobile announced the results of a...

‘Time for Africa to put itself at centre of tech revolution’ – Africa Industry 4.0 hub opens

The first Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) in Africa has opened in Rwanda, with a focus on data governance, artificial intelligence (AI), and...

O2 Telefónica talks-up private 5G install and 5G positioining app in Leipzig hospital

As well as a new private 5G deployment in Hamburg for IT service provider Dataport, covered Wednesday (March 30), O2 Telefónica has confirmed a...

‘Possibilities are endless’ – Nowi intros new energy-harvesting chip for low-power IoT

Dutch semiconductor manufacturer Nowi, a specialist in energy-harvesting IoT chips, has introduced a new chipset with extended energy harvesting and power management capabilities. The...

South Korea ends February with almost 203,000 5G base stations: Report

Telcos in South Korea area currently providing 5G services via NonStandalone networks Korean mobile operators have deployed a total of 202,903 5G base stations as...

What is Multi-SIM?

Multi-SIM devices enable use of multiple subscriptions, potentially for different networks, in one device Multi-SIM is a type of service offered by mobile carriers for...

Everynet expands its LoRaWAN network in the U.S.

Everynet's LoRaWAN network includes over 130 logistics points across the U.S. Everynet, a global operator of national LoRaWAN networks said that its coverage is already...

How can 5G operators make the most of telco cloud? (Part 1)

Telco cloud is all about people, process and technology—but mostly about people One of the key messages from expert presenters at Arden Media’s recent Telco...

‘Making a dent in the digital divide:’ T-Mobile US expands 5G home internet service

Most residents now eligible for the T-Mobile 5G home internet service either currently have no access or only one choice for home broadband T-Mobile US...

Kagan: Why Lumen Technologies is still struggling to find growth

Lumen Technologies reported their growth in Q4 2021 was weak, and their projections for 2022 don’t look like things will improve. This concern raises...

#TBT: Virtual palm readings; Verizon, Qwest duel over MCI; Mobile phone growing pains … this week in 2005

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire...

Three fundamentals of a cloud-native infrastructure strategy

BT's chief network architect Neil McRae offered some Kubernetes tips for telcos making the cloud-native migration for essential network apps.
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