U.K. operator Virgin Media O2 announced that its 5G network infrastructure in the city of London has reached 64% of the population.
In a release, the telco said that the expansion in its 5G footprint in London and other cities across the U.K. was chiefly...
Sumita Gupta Sharma, head of Transmission Networks at Arelion (formerly Telia Carrier) speaks to the company’s name change and ambitions around disaggregating its optical networks. She also describes the need for more direct optical routes around the globe.
Splunk mines data for insights, including security threats, making it a more important company during the work-from-home surge
Rumors are circulating that Cisco Systems has made a multi-billion-dollar offer to purchase software maker Splunk. First reported by The Wall Street Journal, the $20 billion deal...
Zain Bahrain exec: 'Carrier Aggregation is the foundation for deploying high-performing 4G and 5G networks'
As part of its ongoing 4G/5G partnership with Ericsson, Zain Bahrain has implemented the vendor’s 5G Time Division Duplex (TDD/TDD) Carrier Aggregation (CA) on a commercial device to use on...
Rakuten Symphony announced the expansion of its operations across the U.K., France and Germany.
The Japanese company noted that this expansion will allow the firm to support the business operations and growth in the European market and collaboration with operators and vendors in the region...
What is the reality of 5G's power needs? RCR Wireless reached out to Ian Campbell, CTO of cable and mobility at Cisco’s Service Provider segment, for his thoughts on the matter. This Q&A was conducted via email and has been lightly edited for length...
Chinese over-the-air measurement company General Test Systems and Japanese test and measurement company Toyo plan to form a new U.S.-based company called AeroGT Labs. The board of both companies have approved the plans, and the new company will combine products, market knowledge and sales...
In preparation for Super Bowl LVI, which takes place at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium this Sunday, the Tier 1 carriers have all invested heavily to bolster their 5G networks throughout the city, as well as in surrounding Inglewood. Below is a breakdown of those...
The European Commission announced new decisions to open up additional frequencies for the provision of 5G services in the European Union.
The body decided that the 900 MHz and 1.8 GHz bands will be used for the provision of 5G in member countries. These radio...
Samsung subsidiary Harman has acquired a German software company that focuses on automotive augmented and mixed reality.
Automotive tech company Apostera and its AR and MR software solutions "will expand Harman’s automotive product offerings and position the company at the forefront of automotive AR/MR...
Spirent CEO says that assurance, validation and testing are "the closest things our customers have to a crystal ball"
Network testing, validation and benchmarking are taking on new urgency in 5G and are even helping to shape operators' strategies for monetizing those new networks,...
Dell'Oro CEO says all the signals are pointing to Wi-Fi 7 as the important enterprise upgrade
In a conversation with RCR Wireless News, Dell’Oro Group founder and CEO Tam Dell’Oro expressed that while she has “huge expectations for 6 GHz spectrum,” it's not Wi-Fi 6E,...
Mexican telecoms group America Movil expects to launch 5G services in 90% of the countries where it operates during 2020, America Movil’s CEO Daniel Hajj said during a conference call with investors.
"I don't have a specific date, but all over the year we're working...
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Cisco acquires Jasper...
The Federal Communications Commission has released the list of eligible applicants who have requested federal funding to remove and replace equipment and services from Huawei and ZTE, which have been banned from U.S. telecom networks based on national security concerns.
Based on initial review...
Network testing company EXFO has announced a new collaboration with Red Hat, focused on adaptive service assurance for a 5G world.
Specifically, EXFO's Nova Active μ-Verifier service assurance solution is now available as a Red Hat-certified container, which can be deployed on Red Hat's...
Broadcom was the first vendor to announce availability of a full suite of Wi-Fi 6E chips
In December 2020, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Office of Engineering and Technology authorized the first Wi-Fi 6E device: A low-power indoor transmitter from Broadcom. The news was exciting for...
Cellcom, the wireless subsidiary of telecommunications provider Nsight, has officially launched a 5G network in northeastern Wisconsin, covering customers in parts of the Brown, Shawano and Langlade counties.
Cellcom CEO Brighid Riordan has been vocal about the need to provide better connectivity to rural communities...
