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Microsoft gains ground on Google in enterprise cloud spend – report

Amazon, IBM and Microsoft dominated Synergy Research Group's latest study on IT cloud infrastructure spending.

CSPs must revisit the data layer of their networks to capture 5G opportunity: A Q&A with Volt Active Data

'There is an important confluence of IT data and OT data that is going to drive the SLAs and services provided by CSPs,' says Volt Active Data exec According to Dheeraj Remella, the chief product officer at Volt Active Data, 5G stands out from...

SRG: With C-Band addition, Verizon’s 5G network is now ‘nothing like its predecessor’

Verizon's C-Band turn-up has resulted in a 5G network that is "nothing like its predecessor," Signals Research Group concludes in a new report. SRG tested Verizon's 5G "Ultra Wideband" network, which now encompasses both the carrier's C-Band and millimeter-wave spectrum. That network is markedly...

NTIA to host webinars on navigating new broadband funding

As the federal government gears up to distribute the $65 billion in broadband funding that was passed in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the National Telecommunications and Information Administration has set up a series of webinars to inform prospective applicants about the...

India expects 5G auction to be completed by August: Report

India expects to conclude its 5G spectrum auction by August and for services to be rolled out subsequently, CNBC reported, citing the country’s Telecommunications and Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The ministry said that the country’s telecoms regulator TRAI is in the final stages of its...

Well, technically… Optical networks have had to evolve to keep up with data demands: Infinera’s Teresa Monteiro (Ep. 63)

Teresa Monteiro, Infinera’s director of Solution Marketing, Software and Automation, discusses the benefits and challenges of disaggregated optical networks, how the increase in traffic is impacting these networks, and also, why she believes everyone should have a basic science education.

Nokia delivers 4G FWA to rural California school district, bringing ‘much needed connectivity’

The two-phase 4G FWA deployment will serve the distance learning needs of 2,400 students, according to Nokia Nokia completed the first phase of 4G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) deployment meant to provided better internet connectivity to underserved students in the Dos Palos Oro Loma (DPOL)...

Juniper Secure Edge brings SRX Firewall-as-a-Service to SASE

Juniper Networks' Secure Edge offer cloud-native security for hybrid work using a single-policy framework managed via Juniper's SASE portal.

SK Telecom partners with US aerospace company on air taxis

The service will leverage SKT's mobile communication network and Joby’s electric vertical takeoff and landing aircrafts SK Telecom (SKT) has partnered with U.S. aerospace company Joby Aviation to establish an air taxi service in South Korea. The service will leverage SKT's mobile communication network and Joby’s...

Samsung Galaxy S will be made from plastics found in discarded fishing nets

Discarded fishing nets are a significant threat to marine life and the planet at large Days ahead of its Galaxy Unpacked event, Samsung announced that its high-end Galaxy S smartphone will be made from a “new material” comprised of plastics found in discarded fishing nets. While...

Apple, Broadcom win new damages trial in Caltech Wi-Fi patent case

Caltech's $1.1 billion Wi-Fi patent case award against Apple and Broadcom is "legally unsupportable," according to the appeals court.

FCC: $5.6 billion requested for network rip-and-replace program

Small and rural network providers have made initial requests for $5.6 billion in funding in order to replace network equipment and services from Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE in domestic networks. That figure far outweighs the nearly $1.9 billion which Congress has appropriated for...

Amazon posts record cloud revenue, big Rivian profits

Amazon reported record growth for its AWS cloud services, which operate at a $71 billion annual run rate, according to the CFO.

Nokia says ‘reset’ is behind it, acceleration and scale are ahead

NEM impacted by Verizon 5G snub, has a 'new baseline' for its North American business Nokia reported fourth-quarter and full-year earnings in line with analysts' expectations, although its business did see an impact from Verizon's choice of Samsung 5G equipment over Nokia's. Pekka Lundmark, president...

Rakuten Mobile reaches coverage target for its 4G network

Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile announced that the population coverage ratio for its 4G network has reached 96%. Rakuten Mobile noted that the goal had been reached four years ahead of the target set when it initially outlined its deployment plan. This plan had been approved...

Cellular V2X technology is driving automotive antenna module market growth: Report

The Technavio report anticipates that the automotive antenna module market will grow $525.67 million in the forecasted period Technavio’s latest automotive antenna module market report anticipates a market growth in this space of $525.67 million from 2020 to 2025, driven mostly by the fact that vehicles are becoming increasingly...

Singtel 5G goes MEC with Microsoft Azure

Singtel announced plans to offer 5G MEC services to Singapore in the second half of 2022, powered by Microsoft Azure Edge Zones.

Test and Measurement: Viavi touts C-Band/aviation test capabilities

As the debate over whether terrestrial C-Band cellular networks can safely co-exist with aviation altimeters continues to play out -- and carriers put off lighting up towers near some U.S. airports to accommodate concerns about interference -- Viavi Solutions says it has put together...

Mexican regulator confirms 5G spectrum auction for 2022

Mexican telecommunications regulator IFT has confirmed that the 5G spectrum auction for mobile services will take place during 2022. The 5G auction was included in the watchdog's 2022 work plan, which outlines the bidding process for spectrum blocks in the 600MHz, 3.3GHz and 3.5GHz bands,...

CommScope, Meta collaboration will help operators ‘further disaggregate’ network elements

CommScope and Meta will develop a mMIMO reference design based on O-RAN Alliance interoperability specifications CommScope and Meta Connectivity are collaborating on flexible and open reference designs to accelerate the adoption of Open RAN. Working alongside a network of industry ecosystem companies in the Evenstar...

T-Mobile US delivers a strong quarter and has ‘big aspirations’ for 2022

'We are experiencing the greatest growth momentum in our history,' CEO Mike Sievert said on the company's quarterly call T-Mobile US beat its own expectations for 2021, and is starting off 2022 with big plans for its 5G network, expansion of its home internet service...

‘Hybrid work doesn’t work without the network’: Cisco announces new Wi-Fi 6E, 5G solutions

Cisco released Wi-Fi 6E access points and a private 5G managed service designed specifically for the hybrid work environment Cisco clearly believes that work from home is here to stay, at least to a certain extent. The company has introduced Wi-Fi 6E and private 5G...

Verizon to support research at Penn State, CalTech with 5G mmWave

Verizon operates five 5G Labs in the U.S. and one in London that research use cases in healthcare, public safety, entertainment and more Verizon today announced two separate 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) partnerships in the higher education space. The carrier deployed its edge compute platform,...

#TBT: Once upon a different Sprint/T-Mobile deal; H-block auction underway; Verizon demos LTE Broadcast … 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 the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! A Sprint/T-Mobile deal...