Yearly Archives: 2024

Industrializing Open RAN with an improved open fronthaul interface

With industry consensus around the Cat-B ULPI open fronthaul interface standard, the Open RAN ecosystem is ready to scale with massive MIMO support Open RAN...

India to kick off new 5G spectrum auction on May 20

Operators seeking to buy 5G spectrum can apply until April 22 The government of India confirmed that the upcoming spectrum auction is slated to start...

SK Telecom, Nokia and partners form quantum alliance

The members of this new quantum alliance will also launch a consultative body Korean carrier SK Telecom and six other companies including Finnish vendor...

Test and Measurement: Robots build a five-meter comms tower

Well, this is wild: In a scenario meant to mimic the lunar surface, four robots cooperatively built a five-meter communications tower, including antenna—and then...

Editorial Report: The move to 5G Standalone and creating a cloud-native telco

As 5G marks its fifth year in commercial availability, network monetization is elusive and it seems the best is (hopefully) still to come. The shift from...

ZTE reports revenues of $17.27 billion in 2023

ZTE recently launched a set of 5G-Advanced products at MWC 2024 Chinese vendor ZTE said it has recorded an operating revenue of CNY 124.2 billion...

Kagan: How Qualcomm, Huawei, Ericsson, Nokia are expanding wireless

Next: private wireless, 5G-Advanced, satellite, FWA home internet As wireless is changing and expanding, it is important to understand what is happening. New areas include...

Sateliot preps four new NB-IoT satellites, primes €1bn sales pipe

Barcelona-based satellite IoT provider Sateliot, building an NB-IoT satellite system based on Release 17 specs in the 5G NR cellular standard, is to launch...

Mavenir looks to secure O-RAN deal with Vodafone Idea: Report

The first pilot of the technology for Vodafone Idea is being conducted in Jalandhar, Punjab U.S.-based Open RAN (O-RAN) provider Mavenir expects to secure a...

Inmarsat Maritime, Aramco to trial 5G network in the Arabian Gulf

With the implementation of this technology, Aramco has the potential to optimize its offshore operations via the 5G mesh Inmarsat Maritime, which is owned by...

Saudi carriers boost O-RAN adoption with new agreements

Solutions by stc announced an O-RAN deal with Mavenir to launch what it claims to be the first commercial O-RAN network in Saudi Arabia Saudi...

EchoStar can’t secure funds to buy T-Mo’s 800 MHz; eyes NTN opportunity

EchoStar needs additional financing to pay debts coming due and plans to use its spectrum holdings as leverage The newly merged EchoStar needs to raise...

Euro smart gas meters hit 45% penetration; NB-IoT to be ‘go-to’ connectivity in 2028

The installed base of smart gas meters in Europe reached 55.9 million in 2023, according to analyst house Berg Insights. This is equivalent to...

Pragmatism, partnership, progress – private 5G pipe ‘doubles’ for Verizon

What did we write about MWC last week – that it was enterprise, enterprise, enterprise, and that operators failed to show (for RCR Wireless,...

#TBT: Monetizing MEC; FCC nominee withdraws; Dish tests 800 MHz … this week in 2023

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...

As IoT use explodes in Asia, challenges lie in cloud compatibility (Reader Forum)

The tide has turned, and a tsunami is coming. The Asia-Pacific region has lagged behind the rest of the world in the adoption of...

Unleashing powerful connectivity in the digital era with Wi-Fi 7 (Reader Forum)

In the rapidly evolving space of global connectivity, Wi-Fi has become ubiquitous, permeating homes, offices, public spaces, and beyond. As of 2023, according to...

T-Mobile to light up additional 2.5 GHz spectrum

T-Mobile US will finally turn up airwaves that it bought in 2022 T-Mobile US plans to turn up much of its long-awaited Auction 108 2.5...

The AI-native telco—in conversation with Rakuten Symphony

With all the talk of AI-native telcos, it’s important to remember that to be AI-native, first you have to be cloud-native. What does that...

Boldyn to buy Apogee to expand connectivity in US higher-ed campuses

UK-headquartered shared network specialist Boldyn Networks has agreed to acquire US-based higher-education connectivity provider Apogee Telecom for an undisclosed fee. The announcement follows hard...

Huawei unveils ‘5.5G’ innovation practices for operators

During MWC 2024, Huawei also unveiled its ‘5.5G’ intelligent core network solution Chinese vendor Huawei recently unveiled eight "5.5G", or 5G-Advanced innovation practices to help...

AWS to launch infrastructure region in Saudi Arabia in 2026

As part of its long-term commitment, AWS is planning to invest more than $5.3 billion in Saudi Arabia Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced plans to...

Optus to boost indoor 5G coverage in Australia with Ericsson gear

Following a successful test, Optus plans to deploy the multi-operator Ericsson Radio Dot System at indoor venues Australian operator Optus is laying the groundwork to...

Unabiz signs multi-storey IoT network deal, multi-mode IoT hardware deal

Singapore-based Unabiz, owner of the Sigfox technology, but proceeding as a multi-tech IoT solution provider, has been appointed on a “multi-million” dollar deal to...

How to scale your private 5G/LTE network from pilot to fully operational autonomous network 

The fast-evolving landscape of private 5G/LTE networks showed a move last year toward operational networks after several years of pilots and trials. A new...
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