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HPE, Azure bring hybrid cloud on-prem for Japanese cloud revitalization

NTT has tapped HPE and Microsoft Azure to provide hybrid cloud services to Japanese businesses looking for on-prem and edge solutions.

NTT Docomo selects NEC for 5G Standalone deployment in Japan

Japanese tech company NEC said it has provided packet core and base stations for the 5G Standalone (SA) services that compatriot operator NTT Docomo launched commercially earlier this month. NEC noted that its 5G core for Standalone architecture helps create customized networks on demand according...

Ericsson, Singtel achieve 5G SA NR-DC milestone in Southeast Asia

Singapore operator Singtel and Ericsson have reached download speeds of 5.4 Gbps in 5G Standalone (SA) New Radio-Dual Connectivity (NR-DC), by aggregating Singtel's spectrum holdings across mid-band spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band and 28 GHz mmWave frequencies. In a press release, Ericsson said that...

Starlink’s performance flattened in Q3, Ookla finds

Starlink sees a 10 Mbps dip in median speeds for US users, compared to the second quarter of this year New data from Ookla shows a slight decrease in Starlink's speeds during the third quarter of this year, which could be due to bringing on...

Public cloud vs. private cloud – what’s best for telco cloud workloads?

Telco clouds were always private clouds. But a new generation of hyperscale-adjacent telecom services blur the lines.

Chinese carriers add over 35 million 5G subscribers in November

Chinese operators recorded a net gain of 35.16 million 5G subscribers in November, according to the carriers’ latest available figures. China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, added a total of 18.86 million 5G subscribers during November. The operator said it ended last...

Europe launches first large-scale 6G R&I program

The European Commission said it has earmarked around EUR 240 million ($271 million) for its first large-scale "6G" research and innovation program, with the first calls for proposals due in early 2022. Under the Work Program 2021-2022 adopted by the newly-created Joint Undertaking on Smart...

FCC sends out another $603 million in emergency connectivity funds

The Federal Communications Commission has approved another wave of Emergency Connectivity Fund program funds. The $603 million will help to connect more than 1.4 million students in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. According to the agency, this latest round of funding decisions...

Key takeaways from SRG’s testing of Dish’s network in Vegas

"Operators who have been rolling out 5G NR networks for some time have the coverage advantage," SRG says For some time, Dish Network has been promising a beta launch of its much-anticipated 5G network in Las Vegas, amid delays. That beta test phase with friendly...

Telco cloud vs. IT cloud: What’s the difference?

The scalable and agile cloud architecture that governs both telco cloud and IT cloud is the same, even though service requirements are not.

Red Hat brings Ansible hybrid cloud and edge automation to Microsoft Azure

Red Hat's Ansible, its hybrid cloud and edge computing automation platform, is now available as a preview on Microsoft Azure.

What’s next for Wi-Fi, and should enterprises wait to upgrade?

IEEE plans to publish the WI-Fi 7 amendment sometime in 2024 According to Wi-Fi Alliance’s VP of Marketing Kevin Robinson, the Alliance is already working on the definition of Wi-Fi 7 (or 802.11be). While the majority of its features are not yet finalized, there are...

What is a zero-touch network?: Hype vs. reality

The zero-touch network: a cloud optimizes and fixes itself without human intervention. Does it deliver the agility and scale operators need?

Test and Measurement: Keysight, Viavi support O-RAN global plugfest

Keysight Technologies and Viavi Solutions touted their support of the most recent Open RAN Alliance global plugfest event, which was the third such event focused on testing the performance capabilities of O-RAN-compliant systems and interoperability across the O-RAN ecosystem. "Rigorous testing under real-world conditions...

Telstra claims new 5G upload speed record with Ericsson, Qualcomm

Using carrier aggregation, the companies achieved an upload peak rate of 986 Mbps in a live 5G demo Telstra, Ericsson and Qualcomm are claiming their third record-breaking data speed of late. In 2015, they broke the 1 Gbps barrier on 4G, followed by a new 5G...

FCC opens conversation on the future of the Universal Service Fund

The Federal Communications Commission has begun a proceeding to figure out the future of the Universal Service Fund, which is funded through a slice of telecom carriers' revenues that is passed along to consumers through line-item bill charges. Congress directed the agency to start...

Dish and FreedomFi pilot neutral-host CBRS 5G hot spot network

FreedomFi co-founder: 'Dish is working with us to enable the use of GAA CBRS spectrum to pioneer an entirely new way to connect people and things' Dish is piloting the world’s first community-driven, neutral-host CBRS hotspot network in collaboration with FreedomFi, an open 5G networking...

How is mobile edge computing infrastructure being deployed?

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) infrastructure is being deployed globally, coordinating efforts between network operators and hyperscalers.

#TBT: Sprint and Nextel announce merger deal; Verizon’s first EV-DO phone; Tight jeans are a handset hazard … this week in 2004

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! Sprint and Nextel...

The ‘network assessment trifecta’: What’s next for Ookla?

There has been a long-running debate in network testing that basically asks, which is better: Highly controlled and repeatable drive- and walk-testing with special test set-ups to get deep RF and chip-level data, which shows what a network is capable of with the latest...

Vodafone, Mavenir complete first VoLTE call over containerized open RAN solution

According to Vodafone and Mavenir, the news represents a significant milestone in the move away from physical infrastructure to a digital cloud-based environment Vodafone UK and virtualized RAN software specialist Mavenir are claiming the first successful data and Voice over LTE (VoLTE) call across a...

Deutsche Telekom says 63,000 antennas already transmitting with 5G

German telco Deutsche Telekom said that over 63,000 antennas across the country are already transmitting with 5G, of which 6,000 were installed during 2021, the telco said in a release. The company added that 90% of the German population has access to its 5G network,...

Top 3 telco cloud use cases

Among other things, a telco cloud architecture makes it easier for operators to collaborate with enterprise customers to develop customized B2B solutions Because telco operations have more stringent performance and quality of service requirements than IT or public cloud operations — along with vastly more...

ATIS’ Next G Alliance, Korea’s 5G Forum partner on 6G technology

ATIS’ Next G Alliance and the 5G Forum in Korea announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost cooperation in next-generation mobile communications. Launched by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS), the Next G Alliance is an initiative to advance North...