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Marvell’s revenues down YoY, but it sees rosier days ahead

Chip company Marvell reported strong growth in its data center AI segment, and that it sees signs of growth returning to the enterprise and carrier infrastructure markets. Net revenue for Marvell's second quarter of fiscal 2025 was $1.273 billion, which was above the midpoint of its...

What is AI-native 6G?

In an AI-native architecture, AI is not a feature — it's fundamental While the standardization of 6G is still years away, the next-generation of cellular technology is often described as AI-native, and as telcos and their partners look to the future, they are rallying...

Test and Measurement: Anritsu, MVG partner on SAR testing

Microwave Vision Group, or MVG, has integrated Anritsu's Radio Communication Test Station MT8000A into its ComoSAR system, covering 5G New Radio frequencies below 7.125 GHz. The integration enables Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) measurements for 5G-capable devices using Anritsu's radio communication tester, the test company explained,...

U Mobile inks deal with China Mobile to boost 5G in Malaysia

Under the MoU, U Mobile and CMI will also explore and develop a 5G commercial model Malaysian operator U Mobile has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Mobile International (CMI) with the aim of boosting 5G initiatives in Malaysia. The agreement stipulates areas of...

Quectel highlights benefits of 5G RedCap in diverse sectors

In industrial scenarios, 5G RedCap will enhance process automation, predictive maintenance and real-time monitoring, said Quectel Sectors such as manufacturing, automotive, healthcare and smart cites will benefit the most from 5G RedCap technology, Igor Černjava, product manager of 5G and LTE-A EMEA at Quectel, told...

Reliance Jio Infocomm reaches 5G nationwide coverage

Reliance Jio Infocomm currently has more than 130 million 5G users Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm has reached nationwide coverage with its 5G offering, local press reported, citing Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani. During RIL’s 47th annual general meeting, Ambani said the telecom operator...

GSA survey reveals that 5G FWA is now ‘mainstream’

The GSA found that shipments of 4G/5G FWA CPE are expected to grow 23%, hitting 37.5 million units in 2024 The results of the GSA’s Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) CPE market survey, which gathered responses from 30 CPE vendors, indicated that shipments of 4G/5G FWA...

Industry keenly aware of RedCap technology: ABI Research

RedCap is a reduced set of 5G capabilities intended for devices like wearables and low-cost hotspots The telecom industry is already well aware of the benefits of RedCap technology for a number of use cases such as IoT and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), Jonathan Budd,...

Hughes, Boost Mobile carry out new test for US Navy

Hughes said the demo tested remote network orchestration, wide area network (WAN) resiliency as well as secure Radio Access Network (RAN) sharing Hughes Network Systems and Boost Mobile, both owned by EchoStar, said they successfully demonstrated multi-transport network management for the U.S. Navy. The demonstration, which...

Huawei’s revenues grow 34.3% year-on-year in H1

Huawei said its net profit rose 17.8% year-on-year to CNY54.9 billion Chinese vendor Huawei recorded revenues of CNY417.5 billion ($58.8 billion) in the first half of the year, surging 34.3% year-on-year. In a brief statement, Huawei also said its net profit rose 17.8% year-on-year to CNY54.9...

Korean telcos unify for the standardization of network APIs

The telcos say the standardization of network APIs will lower the barrier to entry and reduce app development time Korean mobile operators SK Telecom (SKT), KT and LG Uplus are establishing a unified ‘Network Open API’ standard to lower the barrier to entry and...

#TBT: Telecom APIs and monetization; AT&T on network convergence; Verizon preps for VoLTE … this week in 2014

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 up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Telecom APIs seen...

IDC raises smartphone forecast, driven by gen AI devices and affordable Androids

IDC revised down slightly the expected growth rate of gen AI devices, but it's still more than 340% YoY International Data Corporation (IDC) has upped its smartphone forecast for worldwide smartphone shipments from growth of 4% for the year, to 5.8%, reaching 1.23 billion units....

Get ready to ‘text anywhere’ — Verizon to launch satellite-based messaging with Skylo

Starting this fall, some Verizon customers will be able to use emergency messaging and location sharing Verizon has partnered with California-based Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) communications provider Skylo to enable direct-to-device messaging service for the carrier’s customers using “certain” smartphones. Starting this fall, some Verizon customers...

Singtel talks about current and future use of AI in its operations

In an interview with RCR Wireless News, Tay Yeow Lian, managing director of networks at Singtel Singapore, said that companies must be positioned to capitalize the potential of AI to elevate customer experiences, improve productivity and drive revenue growth Singaporean operator Singel aims to expand the...

Deutsche Telekom operates 12,500 5G antennas via 3.6 GHz band

Deutsche Telekom previously said its 5G technology will reach 99% of the German population by the end of 2025 German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom said that a total of 12,500 of its 5G antennas in 940 cities and municipalities are currently transmitting on the 3.6...

Finland’s working group starts work to promote 6G technology

The main goal of the working group is to prepare Finland's national 6G roadmap Finland’s Ministry of Transport and Communications confirmed that a specific working group has started its work to promote 6G communication technologies. In a release, the ministry noted that the main goal of...

Itron to test private cellular for smart metering

Itron's testing will use leased low-band spectrum plus base stations from four vendors Utility metering giant Itron has gotten the go-ahead from the Federal Communications Commission to test private cellular in low-band spectrum to support advanced metering. In its description of the project, as part of...

Updated VMware Cloud Foundation highlights private cloud, IT innovation

VMware Cloud Foundation 9 will enable infrastructure teams to deploy private cloud environments more efficiently through a unified platform At VMware Explore 2024 in Las Vegas, Broadcom — which acquired VMware in November 2023 — announced VMware Cloud Foundation 9 (VCF 9), a platform it...

FCC settles network outage issues with AT&T, Altice

The Federal Communications Commission has announced two settlements with telecom service providers in regards to network outages during 2023. AT&T will pay nearly a million dollars as part of its settlement. In addition to the $950,000 fine for the network outage on August 22,...

Google Cloud, Tech Mahindra to boost gen AI adoption in India

Tech Mahindra will also use Google Cloud's AI technologies to develop AI-powered applications for critical business areas Tech consulting company Tech Mahindra and Google Cloud announced a strategic partnership with the main aim of boosting generative AI (gen AI) adoption and lead digital transformation for...

Singtel targets advanced network architectures including L4S

In an interview with RCR Wireless News, Tay Yeow Lian, managing director of networks at Singtel Singapore, noted that the telco currently offers nationwide 5G SA services with a network of more than 1,500 5G mobile base stations Singaporean telco Singtel plans to explore...

Nokia secures 5G contract with Claro Argentina

Nokia said that the first phase of Claro's 5G implementation will reach Argentina's largest cities Finnish vendor Nokia has signed an agreement with Argentine carrier Claro Argentina to deploy 5G infrastructure across the country, the former said in a release. Claro Argentina is owned by Mexican...

Satellite-to-cellular co. Lynk’s SPAC partner gets de-listed

Alex Rodriguez' SPAC, called SLAM, is being delisted ahead of its merger with Lynk for failure to complete the combination within the required timeframe Baseball player and entrepreneur Alex Rodriguez's special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), called Slam, is being de-listed from trading on the Nasdaq...