Wi-Fi can’t do what mmWave 5G can and “enterprises want that,” Verizon VP of Device Technology says MAUI—Coinciding with Qualcomm’s annual Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii, Verizon deployed a mmWave 5G …
With strategic branded technology partnerships and its Snapdragon Insiders program, Qualcomm is quickly developing its consumer-facing Snapdragon brand Editor’s note: Qualcomm provided travel, lodging and other accommodations associated with Snapdragon …
As Qualcomm leverages mobile tech to grow automotive, compute, IoT and XR businesses, AI is seemingly the tie that binds Editor’s note: Qualcomm provided travel, lodging and other accommodations associated …
Latest Qualcomm flagship mobile platform uses AI to power camera, connectivity, gaming, security and sound Editor’s note: Qualcomm provided travel, lodging and other accommodations associated with the Snapdragon Summit. MAUI—At …
Ferrovial plans to use private 5G for its own asset-specific operations, and as a value-add for new (and prospective) customers Across its its six business units—highways, constructions, airports, mobility, energy …
mmWave 5G Standalone tests saw 7.1 Gbps download, 3.6 millisecond latency Chinese network equipment vendors CICT Mobile, Nokia Shanghai Bell and ZTE have tested the performance of mmWave 5G Standalone …
The RIC will be offered for free to Rakuten Symphony customers who buy Symworld applications As the focus of Open RAN discussion expands beyond capex and opex savings to also …
Open RAN standards help create a level playing field, but there has to be room for innovation The world of telecoms is, among many other things, an exercise in developing …
CEO Tareq Amin said a per-appliance software subscription fee “killed my business model” Rakuten Mobile is in the process of removing Red Hat software from its network deployment in Japan, …
With Open RAN, there’s the risk of trading vendor lock-in for system integrator lock-in With greenfield success stories and increasing interest from brownfield players, it appears Open RAN is happening, …
Tareq Amin discussed the outlook for Rakuten Symphony software-first market approach Over the past three-plus years, I’ve interviewed Rakuten Symphony CEO Tareq Amin a number of times in one-on-one and …
The role of operators and network disaggregation in enabling the metaverse vision takes center stage at FYUZ MADRID–The three-day FYUZ event was, in some ways, three distinct but complementary things—on …
Supplier diversification is a primary goal of the Open RAN ecosystem and the Telecom Infra Project MADRID—Vodafone has been a driving force in cultivating the Open RAN ecosystem as it …
As automotive architectures evolve to support electrification, Qualcomm focused on automated driving, digital cockpit and vehicle connectivity Vehicles are evolving very quickly and along multiple vectors—complex systems of cameras, LIDAR, …
Open RAN TCO and automation tooling make it a good fit for rural network expansion Extending reliable, affordable broadband access into rural or otherwise un- or under-served parts of the …
‘Customers are unwilling to pay more’ for 5G: Omdia; analysts see 5G and fiber adoption increasing but ARPU dropping in the next five years Since 5G was commercialized in 2019 …
In this episode of Will 5G Change the World? Netscout’s Vikram Saksena talks through how 5G can drive enterprise digital transformation. This conversations includes a look at the role of spectrum access liberalization, the role of operators and hyperscalers in the equation, and how enterprises want to consume 5G and the services it enables. This episode is presented in partnership with Netscout.
Executives from BMW, General Motors, Great Wall Motor, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis talk tech partnerships with Qualcomm At a recent Automotive Investor Day event in New York City, Qualcomm executives updated …
AT&T is expanding its fiber and wireless networks while planning for multi-service edges and distributed Standalone 5G cores DALLAS–AT&T CTO Jeremy Legg last week at the company’s headquarters met with …
Throughout the Open RAN Global Forum (register for on-demand access to the virtual event here), there was a recurring theme around Open RAN being part of a larger technological transformation …
Orange has made large-scale commitments to deploy Open RAN systems across its network footprint over the coming decade. Ahead of large-scale deployments, the operator has built an experimental network in …
The consensus is that interoperability has made material progress but there’s still work to do As Open RAN has gained momentum in recent years, there’s been this recurring talking point …
Open RAN one of many vectors of network transformation focused on service differentiation, operational efficiencies In the process of building out, expanding and advancing its 5G network, Verizon has for …
Read Verizon’s approach to Open RAN Part 1—vRAN to Open RAN The Verizon Cloud Platform bringing “significant benefits” around network automation and orchestration Network virtualization, including virtual radio access network …
Verizon has deployed Open RAN compliant, multi-vendor cell sites Verizon has deployed virtualized radio access network (vRAN) kit at some 8,000 5G sites, both mmWave and C-Band, and plans to …
