Monthly Archives: May, 2024

NTIA seeks public comment on 6G

Request for comment focuses on non-spectrum aspects of 6G development and timing The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has kicked off a formal public...

Spain secures 10% stake in local carrier Telefonica

SEPI said it spent nearly $2.5 billlion to acquire more than 567 million shares in Telefonica The Spanish government said it has acquired a 10%...

Kagan: How Cable TV can fight the FWA 5G wireless broadband threat

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon are using FWA against Xfinity, Spectrum and Optimum All things always change. Consider wireless, telecom and cable TV. Everything in the...

Mexico’s 5G auction faces limited interest due to high fees: Report

The country’s telecom regulator IFT initiated a public consultation on this 5G spectrum auction on May 7, 2024 Mexico’s 5G auction faces hurdles as high...

Telstra to cut 2,800 job amid enterprise business decline

Revenue from its enterprise unit dropped 2.3% in the second half of 2023, said Telstra Australian telco Telstra will axe as many as 2,800 workers...

Why pick Siemens for private 5G? “Because we build factories”

“Demand will rise… but it will take years,” comments Daniel Mai, director of industrial wireless at Siemens, in conversation last month at Hannover...

6 GHz reality check — where do things truly stand?

With the conclusion of the 2023 World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-23) in December came proclamations that a global consensus on mid-band spectrum harmonization, specifically the...

Michael Dell on AI factories and the information revolution

Editor’s note: Michael Dell wrote a book, Play Nice but Win, published in 2021, that covers the early days of Dell which were marked...

Tower CEOs expect to ride the wave of data demand

While mobile network operators clamor for additional spectrum in order to meet demand, tower companies are in a win-win situation. They benefit whether that...

Private 5G and generative AI – ‘where Industry 4.0 gets real’, says Siemens

There’s a moment, late in conversation with Siemens at Hannover Messe last month, where RCR Wireless replays a friendly admonishment from a rival telecoms...

Malaysia ends April with over 7,000 5G sites nationwide

5G penetration in Malaysia currently reaches 35.4% A total of 7,065 5G sites have been already deployed across Malaysia as of April this year, local...

Beijing reaches 114,500 5G base stations at end-April

Beijing had a density of 52 5G base stations per 10,000 people Chinese operators have already deployed 114,500 5G base stations in China’s capital, Beijing,...

Vodafone Idea to invest $6-6.6 billion to expand 4G, launch 5G

Vodafone Idea aims to expand 4G coverage in 17 priority circles and launch 5G in key geographies across India Indian carrier Vodafone Idea confirmed plans...

The one 5G feature that will completely change the mobile experience (Reader Forum)

The roar of the crowd echoed through the packed stadium as the stage went dark. A pop megastar's latest spectacular sold-out show was finally...

The Sunday Brief: Post-earnings telecom landscape (you want some Netflix with that?)

Greetings from Iowa and Missouri.  Pictured is our neighbor’s elaborate balloon arc for their daughter’s graduation bash (it’s even more impressive than the photo)....

Telefónica Tech signs with Microsoft to expand enterprise cybersecurity porftolio

Telefónica Tech has announced a global deal with Microsoft to offer an expanded roster of cybersecurity services to enterprise customers. The deal includes artificial...

Test and Measurement: Northeastern’s OTIC up and running

Northeastern University's Open6G OTIC, which is among a cohort of Open Testing and Integration Centers (OTICs) certified by O-RAN Alliance last year, announced this...

EchoStar gets DoD contract to provide 5G smart devices, services

EchoStar said that the estimated value of the program with all yearly options is up to $2.7 billion over 10 years EchoStar announced it has...

How to secure private 5G networks

Nokia noted that private 5G is well equipped with comprehensive in-built security features mandated by 3GPP The deployment of the edge on-premise is essential to...

BSNL launches indigenous 4G site in Kolkata: Report

BSNL has been conducting trials in Punjab to test the capability of the Indian-developed 4G technology Indian state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has...

Where AI makes a difference for the telecoms industry (Reader Forum)

Generative AI (GenAI) is a breathtaking technology feat that could substantially impact society and the economy. The business adoption rate will determine the extent...

Verizon bets on C-Band to handle the Preakness surge

Last year's race saw 53.3 million connections in a 12-hour period, according to Verizon Associate Director of Network Operation Verizon is coming down the back...

Kagan: Ready or not wireless has begun it’s 5G, AI, FWA evolution

Wireless executives need to prepare for the next growth wave Over the past fifty-years, wireless has been a leading growth industry. That being said, at...

Virgin Media O2 signs UK public sector deal for discounted digital-change tech

UK operator Virgin Media O2 Business has signed a deal with the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), the UK government’s procurement and trading fund, to...

Qualcomm Webinar: Open, virtualized and AI-driven networks – a silicon vendor’s perspective

Commercial momentum for Open and Virtualized RAN is on the rise, demonstrating ecosystem readiness to move Open vRAN forward with deployments at scale. In...
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