Yearly Archives: 2024

Path to 6G: Envisioning next-gen use cases for 2030 and beyond

A summary of the recent 3GPP SA1 IMT-2030 use cases workshop Last month, 3GPP held a Stage 1 workshop on IMT-2030 use cases in Rotterdam,...

Why should telcos build data centers now? Hint—it’s for telco AI

For telco AI workloads, on-prem data centers are the future, according to Dell Technologies At the recent Telco AI Forum, Dell Technologies and silicon partner...

Vodafone Germany expands 5G, LTE networks in Q2

Vodafone has put more than 500 new construction sites into operation and installed additional antennas for LTE, 5G and 5G SA at almost 900...

Four Malaysian telcos secure 65.1% stake in state-run 5G network DNB

The telcos which completed the SSAs with DNB include CelcomDigi, Maxis, U Mobile and YTL Malaysia’s state-run 5G network Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) has announced...

Three Dutch telcos secure new 5G spectrum

The Dutch government confirmed it had reserved 5G frequencies for local private 5G networks Dutch operators KPN, Odido and VodafoneZiggo have secured new 5G frequencies...

ADNOC and e& to build energy industry’s ‘largest’ private 5G network in UAE

State-owned UAE oil company ADNOC is working with state-owned UAE telecoms company e&, formerly Etisalat Group, to build the “energy industry’s largest private 5G...

The future of telco cloud adoption (Reader Forum)

Network operators are transitioning towards the next stage of cloud-based networks as they work to meet customer demand for high-bandwidth services. To maintain service...

How to achieve telco nirvana—a telco AI infrastructure automation primer courtesy of Red Hat

“A fully-automated, zero-touch deployment…self-configuring, self-healing, self-optimizing, self-evolving…That’s the nirvana,” of telco AI according to Red Hat Senior Director of Technology and Architecture Azhar Sayeed....

What? Why? How? Who? Four fundamental aspects of telco AI

France-based operator Orange shared hands-on experience of bringing artificial intelligence (AI) into its network operations last month at Telco AI Forum 2024, hosted by...

Optus to improve 5G customer experience with Ericsson’s 5G-A

Optus said that an average increase in user throughput of 22% was achieved during pilot testing of this technology Australian carrier Optus, together with Swedish...

ZTE, Qualcomm and partners open 5G-A lab in Shanghai

ZTE said that the new facility is now formally recognized as part of the GTI 5G-A x AI Open Labs network Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation,...

From ugly duckling to beautiful swan—(re)designing digital transformation 

I still remember when TM Forum Live! was hosted in Nice down on the French Riviera, and it was very much a business support...

O2 Telefonica to expand 5G across German highways

O2 Telefonica said highway operator Autobahn GmbH will search for and provide suitable federal land German telecom operator O2 Telefonica, controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica...

Wi-Fi 7 – A new era of connectivity for the consumer and enterprise (Reader Forum)

The name Wi-Fi is as recognizable as Band-Aid or Coca-Cola. And it’s just as universally used — from classrooms to stadiums to the factory...

How is Mavenir using AI to support CSPs?

As anticipated, artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on telecom was a key topic at this year’s DTW Ignite in Copenhagen. Mavenir’s Senior Vice...

What is level 5 network automation?

Telcos are under increasing pressure to scale their network operations and to see the return on their 5G investments As telecommunications providers continue the shift...

Four ways telco AI will evolve over the next decade

Spirent Communications looks at the future of telco AI across the RAN, devices, data centers and operating models In its position as a provider of...

IBM preps for AI “explosion” with €2bn double-deal for Software AG data divisions

IBM has completed its acquisition of StreamSets and webMethods from Software AG for a fee of about €2.13 billion ($2.3 billion). The double-deal, announced...

Nokia expands Industry 4.0 drone sales in Europe, Asia Pacific

Nokia continues to expand its channel activity around the supply of private 4G/5G networks, and related edge computing, hardware, and software applications; the Finnish...

Private Networks Global Forum 2024 – Key Findings Report

RCR Wireless News recently hosted the Private Networks Global Forum. This is the fifth version of this event — in either its global or...

Iliad founder Xavier Niel offers $4.1 billion to buyout Millicom

Xavier Niel’s investment firm already has a 29% stake in Millicom French businessman Xavier Niel’s Atlas Investissement is looking to buyout Latin America-focused operator group...

Implementing telco AI: Five challenges

Artificial intelligence isn't entirely new — although its manifestation as generative AI certainly is — and the telecom industry has been pursuing it in...

Siemens hails global smart-city “blueprint” as €4.5bn Berlin project kicks off

Siemens has heralded a new €4.5 billion smart city regeneration project in Berlin as a “global blueprint” for urban brownfield development and industrial transformation....

European telcos release new update on Open RAN technical priorities

The update is the result of the work carried out by the European carriers under the a previously signed Open RAN MoU European carriers Deutsche...

Vodafone Idea in talks with Samsung for vRAN tech for 4G, 5G rollouts

Following positive trial results and performance, Vodafone Idea said it has decided to expand Samsung deployments Indian operator Vodafone Idea said it is actively discussing...
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