RCR Wireless News

xApps and rApps are network automation tools to maximize radio network efficiency, and they’re part of an Open RAN architecture.

IBM spinoff Kyndryl is teaming up with VMware to offer app modernization and hybrid cloud efforts for its customers worldwide.

An xApp is software running on a near-real time Radio Access Network (RAN) Intelligent Controller (RIC) which enhances spectrum efficiency.

An rApp is a software application that helps optimize network traffic. It’s part of the Open RAN architecture.

The ability to compare the end user’s QoE perception of applications and services and the overall network performance on a national but also international scale is the key metric for …

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As public safety communications needs evolve, Nextivity continues to round out its product portfolio to meet them. Nextivity veteran Michiel Lotter has recently taken over the role of CEO, after …

Ericsson’s dips into Open RAN disaggregation efforts with Intelligent Automation Platform, promising optimized 4G and 5G network traffic.

There’s a big change hitting the telecom industry right now. Hardware and software are being decoupled with cost coming out of the former and strategic investments shifting to the latter. …

T-Mobile said that its Ultra Capacity 5G network now reaches 200 million people in the US, with 300 expected by the end of 2022.

Telenor has announced a partnership with Google Cloud to modernize and digitize as it pivots to offer cloud-native 5G services.

More than any previous generation of cellular technology, 5G has entered the popular consciousness. Even a global pandemic hasn’t been able to slow down its momentum. With all the noise …

President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the Secure Equipment Act of 2021, keeping Huawei, ZTE and other Chinese firms out of the U.S.

Telco cloud operations require separate strategies for Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) and Cloud Native Functions (CNFs).

Communications Service Providers (CSPs) have long had to battle with unforeseen network traffic events. The last 18 months have been no exception — with huge spikes in traffic during the …

Vodafone is using VMware’s Telco Cloud Platform across Europe to virtualize and containerize its 5G Standalone (SA) core network functions.

Bell Labs Consulting sees short-term return and revenue increase from 5G mmWave network services With deployment ongoing or planned in major global markets, 5G mmWave investment is positioned to ramp …

Ericsson is using Nvidia Omniverse to create “digital twins” of real world locations, to achieve optimal 5G antenna placement.

AWS will expand its hyperscaler footprint in Canada in 2023 and 2024 as it brings online Canada West (Calgary), a new 3-AZ Region.

DevOps is a practical methodology for making software that is sometimes positioned as a cultural mindset for organizations. 

Looking for money, Telecom Italia owner TIM Group said that it will sell a minority stake in Noovle, its cloud services provider.

Taoglas CEO pushing to shorten IoT design cycle and get customers ‘to market on time, the first time’ The growing understanding and popularity of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions has …

The only boundary is your imagination 5G monetization is top of mind for Communications Service Providers (CSPs). Having invested billions of dollars in 5G deployments, they are now looking at …

Docker and Kubernetes serve complementary functions to manage software containers used in cloud computing – for creation and orchestration.

A RAN Intelligent Controller is cloud software responsible for controlling and optimizing baseband communication functions on the RAN.