Yearly Archives: 2022

The telco industry is running toward Open RAN, and that’s a good thing (Reader Forum)

During the past 25 years, the open-source movement has changed just about everything in technology. By transforming how software is developed, deployed and licensed,...

5G, the hybrid cloud, and hybrid work

5G sits at intersection of two major business trends: the enterprise pivot to hybrid cloud, and the labor trend towards hybrid work.

What is 5G bare-metal cloud infrastructure?

5G bare-metal infrastructure helps CSPs and hyperscalers deliver and manage predictable performance at the edge.

DigitalBridge buys Belgian towers, invests in Celona

DigitalBridge has agreed to acquire Belgian mobile infrastructure from Telenet, paying about $820 million in cash. DigitalBridge will acquire 100% of Telenet's passive infrastructure...

‘We are a tech-co, not a telco… designed to prime’ – BT on the private 5G sales game

The operator pack, as one would expect, is dividing in two around the Industry 4.0 market, suggests UK-based BT, with serious-minded enterprise-geared providers restructuring...

Huawei reports revenue down but profits, R&D spend up

Huawei CFO: "We are more capable of dealing with uncertainty" As U.S. trade sanctions designed to cut off Huawei, and other Chinese firms, from...

Virgin Media O2 selects VMware to modernize its network and boost 5G

As part of the deal, Virgin Media O2 will implement VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure U.K. carrier Virgin Media O2 has selected VMware for the modernization...

Rogers claims Canada’s first commercially available 5G Standalone network

Rogers began the rollout of its 5G standalone core in December 2020 Rogers Communications said that has become the first operator in Canada to launch...

Kagan: Why T-Mobile US should be concerned as cable expands in mobile

T-Mobile US said something surprising and perhaps worrisome. As the cable TV industry is showing wireless growth, T-Mobile US says they are not worried...

NNNCo deploys LoRaWAN to connect Australian farmers

NNNCo. said that the LoRaWAN was funded as part of the Victorian Government’s On-Farm Internet of Things (IoT) trial   Australian IoT operator NNNCo has deployed...

How COVID-19 accelerated digitalization opportunities and challenges (Reader Forum)

It is said that the world’s adoption of everything digital leapfrogged several years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A hotelier was forced to go...

End-to-end 5G on Arm: Pre-integrated solutions demoed at MWC22

Beyond foundational 5G IP, Arm focused on collaboration, ecosystem development If you were to look inside many of the base stations and handsets that support...

JTower, NTT Docomo ink deal to promote infra-sharing of towers in Japan

NTT Docomo started using the JTower’s infra-sharing solution for its 4G network in 2016 JTower and NTT Docomo have decided to enter into a master...

What is Zero Trust Network Access?

Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) is an information security approach that restricts user access to only what the user needs.

The Sunday Brief: The state of telecom—Q1 2022 (Part 1)

Greetings from the Midwest.  Today’s opening picture shows Paul Stebbins of Wifinity, a small Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP), presenting to the Vernon County...

What is 5G Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB)?

Integrated Access and Backhaul provides scalable and easily-migrated wireless backhaul in 5G mmWave deployments.

Test and Measurement: PCTel automates critical comms uplink testing

Test company PCTel says that it has automated indoor uplink testing for public safety networks, which is sometimes required by building codes to ensure...

Verizon partners with art museum, ‘elevates’ 5G cell site

The art project suggests that Verizon might to be trying to improve the poor curb appeal of 5G cell sites Verizon and the Susquehanna Art...

Airtel to use European vendors, O-RAN gear for its 5G network: report

The executive said that Airtel will not aquire equipment from Chinese vendors for its 5G network deployment Indian operator Bharti Airtel expects to deploy its...

IoT without AI will be ‘irresponsible’ – IIC releases industrial IoT and AI framework

The Industry IoT Consortium (IIC) has released an industrial IoT and AI framework (IIAIF) to raise awareness of the value artificial intelligence (AI) can...

Vodafone selects Nokia for SDN controller in fixed access network trials

If the SDN controller trials are a success, Vodafone and Nokia aim to deploy the technology more widely later this year Vodafone has selected Nokia as its sole software-defined network manager...

What is the timeline for 3GPP Release 17?

Release 17 completion dates were initially expected in 2021 but the process was delayed due to the pandemic Together with enhancements aimed at existing use...

Wyld Networks intros range of sensor-to-satellite LoRaWAN devices

UK-based Wyld Networks has launched a range of sensor-to-satellite LoRaWAN devices for IoT applications where there is little or no terrestrial connectivity. The new...

NTT DoCoMo shares vRAN lab with global mobile operators

Carriers will be able to carry out verification of vRAN at its R&D center in Yokosuka Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo recently announced that it has...

What is Firewall as a Service?

Firewall as a Service (FWaaS) is an essential part of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), cloud-based network security.
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