Casa Systems stock price popped 40% after Verizon took 9.9% ownership stake
Verizon has taken a keen interest in vendor Casa Systems. In addition to striking a multi-year deal to supply 5G core network functions, Verizon is also investing approximately $40 million into the U.S.-based...
Intel aims to achieve 100% renewable electricity use across its global operations
Intel Corporation announced plans to further reduce its direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions and develop more sustainable technology solutions.
In a release, the chip maker said it expects to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas...
Deutsche Telekom now holds 48.4% of T-Mobile US
Deutsche Telekom has increased its participation in T-Mobile US after it paid $2.4 billion to Japanese operator SoftBank Group, according to a report by Bloomberg. With this move, the German operator is closer to its goal of...
Intel has acquired private 5G network provider Ananki, a startup created from the non-profit Open Networking Foundation (ONF) to focus on the commercialization of private 5G services based on open-source network technologies.
Following its spin off from the ONF, Ananki has been delivering software-defined private...
Airspan Networks said it has deployed over 80 private networks globally during last year
Airspan Networks, a provider of software and hardware for 5G networks, and a specialist in end-to-end Open RAN solutions, reported revenue of $50.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, up...
On February 24th, Russia invaded Ukraine in an internationally condemned act of aggression
Following international sanctions, Ericsson announced that it has halted operations in Russia as a result of its invasion of Ukraine. The pause, said the vendor, will last “indefinitely.”
In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine...
Vodafone Spain's CEO said that previous periods of consolidations had been positive for the domestic mobile telephony market
The potential merger of Spanish carriers Orange and Masmovil will represent a big opportunity for Vodafone Spain, Spanish newspaper Cinco Dias reported Vodafone Spain’s CEO, Colman Deegan,...
The project, first deployed in the fourth quarter of 2021, is part of the FCC's Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF-II)
Illinois-based electric service provider Illinois Electric Cooperative (IEC) has selected Ericsson — by way of a partnership established with XtremeLTE in 2019 — to...
Today businesses are transforming to meet the rising demand from consumers and users who want instant, accurate outcomes on everything from ATM transactions to video analytics for online gaming. Companies that are addressing the demands of our right-now economy by transforming their infrastructure will...
Environmental sustainability has become a major goal for every industry. As the planet warms up, people are more concerned about the future. As a result, the shareholder pressure forces companies to adopt more sustainable business practices.
The IT industry is also under similar pressure. Therefore,...
The Cisco and Telenor partnership addresses the digital divide and enhances enterprise services and security solutions
Cisco and Telenor have signed the fourth iteration of a Joint Purpose Agreement (JPA) — first established in 2018 — to support digital transformation by addressing the digital...
Lockheed Martin will leverage Intel FlexRAN software reference architecture to enable new cloud computing capabilities at the edge
Intel is building 5G base stations in partnership with Lockheed Martin designed to support U.S. Defense Department secure communications across a variety of operational domains.
Intel software and...
The “digital chassis” redefines the vehicle base framework to include digital components based on Qualcomm Snapdragon processors
Qualcomm has completed its acquisition of Arriver from SSW Partners, giving the chipmaker access to the software company’s Driver Assistance assets. Automotive has been a huge growth story...
The unit has been purchased by a consortium of private equity funds for €5.1 billion
Deutsche Telekom (DT) and Tele2 Group have finalized the sale of T-Mobile Netherlands, officially closing the book on DT’s presence in the Dutch market. The unit has been purchased by...
The Petasus 5G MEC solution combines SK Telecom’s 5G MEC solution and Dell PowerEdge servers
Korean operator SK Telecom, along with partner Dell Technologies, announced that it has launched an enterprise 5G mobile edge computing (MEC) solution named "Petasus".
The Asian carrier noted that MEC enables...
Huawei CFO: "We are more capable of dealing with uncertainty"
As U.S. trade sanctions designed to cut off Huawei, and other Chinese firms, from accessing some technologies continue to take a toll, the Chinese technology giant today reported a year-over-year decrease in revenue. But...
It is said that the world’s adoption of everything digital leapfrogged several years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A hotelier was forced to go out of business during lockdowns before he found fresh air in cloud kitchens and app-based home deliveries. An entrepreneur running...
Greetings from the Midwest. Today’s opening picture shows Paul Stebbins of Wifinity, a small Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP), presenting to the Vernon County (MO) Commissioners last Wednesday. I chose this picture for several reasons: 1) A reminder that we are meeting in person...
If the SDN controller trials are a success, Vodafone and Nokia aim to deploy the technology more widely later this year
Vodafone has selected Nokia as its sole software-defined network manager and controller (SDN-M&C) provider for its multi-access fixed network. Currently, the companies are conducting joint proof-of-concept trials in Europe, with the intention of...
The acquisition is part of a larger strategic plan for Hispasat to become a satellite solutions and services provider
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has announced the acquisition of Axess Networks, a teleport operator and satellite services provider with a presence in Latin America, Europe, the...
My friend Tareq Amin made an interesting suggestion recently: He believes that the RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) should be given away for free, in order to host the open world of applications for mobile networks. As I circulated at the Mobile World Congress, each vendor...
President and CEO Cristiano Amon has previously called Qualcomm the 'ticket to the metaverse'
Qualcomm has announced a $100 million-dollar metaverse fund, pledging to offer financial support in the form of investments and grants to those creating foundational technologies and content experiences for the emerging...
SASE combines network security functions together with principles of SD-WAN
According a new Dell’Oro Group report, the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) market saw a 37% growth in 2021, fueled mainly by the convergence of WAN enterprise networking and security. As a result, stated the...
Historically focused on consumers, telecom providers are now targeting large-scale enterprise customers
Let’s start with a simple question: Are you paying more today than in previous years for your home internet service? The speed, efficiency and overall capabilities have certainly evolved, but providers have not...
