Yearly Archives: 2024

#TBT: Rakuten Mobile launches 5G; the industry considers Open RAN; CBRS gains more support … this week in 2020

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...

A five-step hygiene plan to make private 5G scale (a MOP to mop-up mistakes)

Note: sign up here to join the forthcoming RCR Wireless webinar on how to scale private 5G in Industry 4.0 (‘balancing customisation and simplicity in private...

Vodafone and Kigen launch iSIM service to accelerate IoT deployments

UK-headquartered mobile operator Vodafone – or ‘Vodafone IoT’, or ‘Vodafone Business’, perhaps, or ‘Vodafone Business IoT’, as it is written in the press notice...

Nokia combines with e& on industrial AI in UAE, signs AI Pact to facilitate AI Act in EU

Nokia Bell Labs, the research arm of Finnish network vendor Nokia, has joined with UAE-based mobile operator e&, formerly Etisalat Group, to create AI-based...

The Things Industries claims ‘leap forward’ with new LoRaWAN management gateway

Amsterdam-based IoT specialist The Things Industries has introduced a new managed LoRaWAN gateway to go with its LoRaWAN core network server, and related products...

Capability vs. capacity: The duality of AI in telecom networks

A survey from Ciena published earlier this year revealed the dual nature of the potential impact of artificial intelligence on telecom networks. On one...

What should we expect from 6G?

WASHINGTON, D.C.—As the vision for 6G begins to make its way from R&D to standardization, what are the trends and goals, both technological and...

Editorial Webinar: Will RedCap be a boon to 5G and IoT?

Coming in at a lower price point commensurate to its reduced capabilities, it's looking like 5G NR Light can fit a number of relevant,...

Nokia secures 5G deal with Viettel in Vietnam

Nokia said that the 5G project with Viettel will cover 22 provinces across the country Finnish vendor Nokia announced that it has signed a new...

Test and Measurement: Keysight seeks to extend software-centric strategy, pick up Synopsys’ optical design tools

Keysight Technologies plans to pick up Synopsys' optical design and analysis software tools, an acquisition that Keysight says will broaden its design...

‘More than carrier networks’ – unrushed and unruffled, Ericsson sets out private 5G plan

Note: sign up here to join the RCR Wireless webinar on how to scale private 5G in Industry 4.0 ('balancing customisation and simplicity in...

Global 5G connections exceeds 2 billion at end-Q2

Currently, there are 329 commercial 5G networks worldwide, according to 5G Americas Global 5G connections exceeded 2 billion connections at the end of the second...

Verizon named official telecom sponsor for FIFA World Cup 2026

Verizon will supply FIFA with connectivity services across stadiums and other operation sites Verizon has been designated the FIFA official telecommunication sponsor for the FIFA...

Dell Technologies, NVIDIA optimize AI Factory approach for CSPs

From core to edge, Dell AI for Telecom includes network optimization capabilities and supports AI services like GPUaaS Back in May at Dell Technologies...

Optimizing connectivity throughout the IoT life cycle

NExT, powered by Telit Cinterion, provides customers with global IoT connectivity plans and intelligent SIM technologies. This solution empowers them to overcome challenges throughout...

Intel doubles performance in new enterprise AI processor portfolio

Intel claims to have doubled the performance and value of its Xeon family of processors for data centres with the introduction of a new...

Verizon supplies 5G and IoT to remote-controlled EV hire service in Las Vegas

Verizon Business has signed a deal with Germany-based automotive technology startup Vay Technology to supply 5G to its rental fleet of remotely operated electric...

Multi-partner ecosystems—the secret sauce for accelerating CSP innovation (Reader Forum)

Communications service providers (CSPs) are accelerating their cloud transformation journeys, shifting from centralized, vertically stacked networks to open frameworks that deliver choice, flexibility, and...

EU clears Swisscom’s proposed acquisition of Vodafone Italy

Swisscom said it aims to merge Vodafone Italy with Italian telco Fastweb, Swisscom’s subsidiary in Italy Swiss telco Swisscom confirmed that the European Commission has...

Airtel reaches 140,000 villages in India with 5G services

Bharti Airtel ended its first fiscal quarter of 2025 on June 30, with a total of 90 million 5G subscribers Indian operator Bharti Airtel’s 5G...

How can MVNOs access data and use gen AI to their advantage? (Reader Forum)

Data doesn’t just support decisions; it drives them. For mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), access to data is the one key differentiator upon which...

Spark New Zealand selects Nokia as majority 5G RAN partner

Nokia said the deal will help spark 'consolidate its RAN… simplify network operations' and 'improve cost efficiencies' Spark New Zealand has chosen Nokia as its “majority...

Dimonoff unveils expanded Amotus division: Advanced IoT engineering services and PaaS solutions

Quebec City, Canada, September 24, 2024 – Dimonoff, a global leader in the smart cities market, renowned for its smart lighting control and smart...

Panel discussion: 5G health & safety

Since the initial rollout in 2020, Canada's 5G network has expanded significantly. Now, all major cities and many rural areas have access to 5G...

Vodafone Idea signs new deals for 4G, 5G services

Vodafone signed new agreements with Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung Indian carrier Vodafone Idea has concluded different deals worth $3.6 billion with Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung...
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