Yearly Archives: 2024

Cisco taps NTT Data / Transatel for instant 5G airtime for global eSIM

Cisco is to use France-based virtual network operator (MVNO) Transatel, owned by NTT Data, to provide enterprise customers with ‘out-of-the-box’ 4G and 5G cellular...

BAI Communications granted spectrum by ACMA, expanding its private mobile network offering

BAI Communications (BAI) has announced its successful application to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for the provision of licenced spectrum for the...

What does a programmable data plane mean for telco AI?

Telefonica: “I think one of the killer apps of network programmability can be ML”  Before diving into the role of a programmable data plane in...

How will cloud and AI define future network architectures?

Nokia sees gen AI enabling conversational networks in three to five years Nokia recently laid out its vision for a future network architecture that’s all...

The impact of AI in 5G networks (Analyst Angle)

How can mobile operators proactively manage the transition to using AI in 5G networks? 5G networks are mainstream and deployed nationwide across most developed markets...

Verizon achieves 1.6 Tbps in live fiber network, touts AI readiness

Just four years ago, Verizon was trialing 800 Gbps; now it is hitting 1.6 Tbps Verizon is prepping its network for the higher speed and...

USF constitutionality case heads to Supreme Court

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Universal Service Fund unconstitutional The U.S. Supreme Court will review a circuit court ruling which held that...

Trends in fleet tracking – more trackers, lower costs, fewer accidents, lower emissions 

An adjunct to our run-of-the-mill cellular reporting; a new report from Verizon Connect, the US carrier’s fleet tracking business, says there has been a...

320 MHz will be ‘mainstream’ in Wi-Fi 7 and 8, say Broadcom and Intel

Broadcom demonstrated the power of 320 MHz channels live last May at the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Summit in Geneva Wi-Fi 7’s support of 320...

Germany launches consultation process for 5G campus networks

5G campus networks are private, locally limited mobile communications networks that can be used exclusively and tailored specifically Germany’s Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs...

Telkomsel enhances 4G infra with AI solutions from ZTE

Telkomsel said its 5G network covered more than 1,000 points spread across 56 cities as of the end of August Indonesian telecom operator Telkomsel has...

NTT Docomo, partners test AI in new 6G trial

Docomo noted it expects to accelerate 6G R&D and contribute to 6G's global standardization and commercialization Japanese telco NTT Docomo, working in cooperation with NTT...

Hong Kong raises $288 million in recent 5G spectrum auction

The local regulator said that 110 megahertz of repurposed 5G mobile spectrum was sold over a seven-day auction The Hong Kong government recently secured HKD2.24...

Hughes secures deal to deploy 5G O-RAN at Fort Bliss

Hughes said that the 5G O-RAN network will feature a RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) EchoStar Corporation said that its subsidiary Hughes Network Systems was awarded...

Verizon deploys first multi-vendor Open RAN DAS system

The Open RAN DAS system has been deployed at The University of Texas Moody Center and the Austin Convention Center Verizon has deployed the first...

‘New enthusiasm’ for CBRS to drive $1.3bn of network sales, $2.4bn of device sales by 2027

There is “renewed enthusiasm” for cellular 4G and 5G networks in private and shared CBRS spectrum in the US, says SNS Telecom & IT....

Running vRAN on Grace Hopper (Analyst Angle)

Over the past two years, I have gathered a ton of information about AI enhancements to the RAN and the possibility of running RAN...

Nokia secures 5G extension deal from Bharti Airtel

Finnish vendor Nokia said it has secured a multi-year extension deal from Indian operator Bharti Airtel to deploy 4G and 5G equipment across key...

China Unicom, Huawei launch 5G-Advanced network in Beijing

Huawei said that this large-scale commercial three component carrier (3CC) network covers over 10 million people in Beijing with 5G-Advanced technology China Unicom Beijing and...

#TBT: … wireline phones going out of style; Senate passes anti-spam bill; 800 MHz fight continues … this week in 2003

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...

Neutral-host networks – 47% cheaper, 38% greener than separate 5G deployments

Neutral host networks are 47 percent cheaper and 38 percent greener (over a period) than traditional single-operator 5G deployments. This is the conclusion of...

Singtel drafts-in Ericsson to slice and dice 5G at new Singapore ‘mega’ port

Singtel has drafted-in Ericsson to deploy a dedicated 5G network on a slice of its public 5G network at Tuas Port in Singapore, the...

NTIA has approved all BEAD state plans

With all BEAD state plans approved, vendor selection is starting As of this week, all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the five U.S....

Qualcomm Webinar: 6G Spectrum – Vision, global perspectives and innovations to power the next era of wireless connectivity

As we advance toward 2030, the insatiable demand for wireless data continues to surge, underscoring the urgent need for a comprehensive strategy to secure...

Rural CBRS sites have more than doubled since 2021, NTIA report says

Nearly 70% of the more than 400,000 CBRS sites are in rural areas, according to a new NTIA report on CBRS usage Use of...
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