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Test and Measurement: Vecta Labs leverages AI for interference hunting

Vecta Labs said this week that it recently finished a successful trial of AI-driven RF interference hunting in Miami, FL with a Tier 1 operator. The company, founded in 2014, specializes in manufacturing and testing mobile radio frequency devices including antennas, as well as in...

AST SpaceMobile says its LEO satellites are ready for takeoff

The AST SpaceMobile satellites will depart from a launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida in September Satellite direct-to-cellular company AST SpaceMobile has completed construction of its first five Bluebird low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, and announced a shipment scheduled for the first week of August, followed by...

Cisco, Rockwell Automation to boost industrial digital transformation in APAC

Rockwell Automation said that the deal with Cisco aims to enable manufacturers in APAC to optimize operations and enhance productivity Cisco and Rockwell Automation announced a collaboration focused on boosting digital transformation of the industrial market in the Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China region. In...

France considers assigning midband spectrum for private networks

Arcep noted that the European Commission considers the 3.8-4.2 GHz spectrum band adequate to meet verticals’ frequency needs French telecommunications regulator Arcep officially launched a public consultation process with a view to future spectrum assignments in two frequency bands in France. In a release, the regulator...

ATIS’ Next G Alliance releases 6G report focused on comms and sensing

NGA noted that JCAS/ISAC is one of the key new features for future 6G systems ATIS’ Next G Alliance (NGA) announced the publication of a new study of 6G communication channels and joint communication and sensing (JCAS)/integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) channel models. In a release,...

China reaches 3.92 million 5G base stations by end-June

5G base stations accounts for 33% of the total number of mobile base stations across China Chinese mobile operators had deployed a total of 3.92 million 5G base stations by the end of June, local news agency Xinhua reported, citing the latest available data from...

Circuit court ruling imperils USF

Court ruling reverses an earlier panel decision on USF constitutionality The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that the mechanism by which the Universal Service Fund is funded and administered is unconstitutional, which imperils the existence of the program that supports...

Five key takeaways from GSMA APAC mobile report

The GSMA said it expects mobile traffic in the APAC region to quadruple between 2023 and 2030 The Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA)'s most recent Asia Pacific (APAC) mobility report demonstrates how critical mobile technologies and services are for this region, which documented...

e&, Ericsson claim first implementation of 5G SA RedCap in MEA

The testing took place in e& UAE's live 5G SA network, where RedCap was enabled in both frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD) spectrum Ericsson and Emirati-based operator e& UAE have conducted a successful end-to-end verification of Ericsson's Reduced Capability (RedCap) software...

MasOrange says it saved $50 million in H1 from merger synergies

MasOrange said its revenues in the first half of the year amounted to 3.06 billion euros, almost flat year-on-year MasOrange, Spain’s largest mobile operator as a result of the merger between local carriers Orange Spain and Masmovil, says that it has saved nearly 50 million...

Singtel, Bridge Alliance partner to launch telco API exchange

Singtel said that the new API exchange will leverage its Paragon platform Bridge Alliance, which is a group of 34 mobile operators, and Singaporean telco Singtel announced a strategic partnership to accelerate regional Application Programming Interface (API) federation with a telco API exchange powered by...

#TBT: PDAs gain market share; Siemens establishes US unit; Device syncing gets smarter … 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 those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! PDAs gain global...

AT&T: Continued consistency, with FWA adding to the mix

CEO Stankey emphasizes "durable trends" for 5G and fiber growth AT&T reported wireless postpaid phone net additions of 419,000, with mobility service revenues up 3.4% year-over-year to $16.3 billion for the second quarter. CEO John Stankey noted on the company's quarterly call that so far...

T-Mobile US and KKR JV to acquire fast-growing Indiana ISP

T-Mobile US is acquiring a 50% stake in Metronet for $4.9 billion T-Mobile US and investment firm KKR have entered a joint venture (JV) to purchase Metronet, an Indiana-based ISP that provides internet service to more than 2 million households across 17 states. According to...

Vodafone Spain sees nearly 28% YoY IoT growth

Vodafone said that over 805,000 IoT connections had been added in the first half of the year Vodafone Spain reached over 7.37 million active IoT lines as of June 30, marking a 27.7% year-on-year growth, the telco said in a release. Vodafone noted that 1.6 million...

Malaysian telco U Mobile aims to launch IPO in 2025: Report

U Mobile expects to raise more than RM2.3 billion ($492 million) through the IPO, according to media   Malaysian mobile operator U Mobile is planning to launch a domestic initial public offering (IPO) during the first half of next year, according to a Reuters report. The...

Comcast reports a mixed quarter with growth in wireless

Comcast added 322,000 wireless subscribers during the second quarter of 2024, with its wireless customer lines up 20% compared to the same time last year and reaching a wireless customer base of 7.2 million. The cable MSO saw its domestic broadband revenues grow 3% compared...

Verizon’s Tracfone fined $16 million over data breaches through APIs

FCC says three customer data breaches involved exploitation of APIs Verizon's TracFone has been fined $16 million as part of a settlement with the Federal Communications Commission related to three breaches involving customer information. All three of the data breaches involved exploitation of application programming interfaces...

Vodafone parts with further 10% stake in Vantage Towers

Vodafone has been minimizing its ownership of Vantage Towers for the past several years Vodafone Group has sold a further 10% stake in Vantage Towers for 1.3 billion euros ($1.4 billion), a decision the company said is “in line” with its operating targets. Proceeds from...

What is the role of mmWave in Wi-Fi 8?

The use of mmWave links in Wi-Fi 8 is expected to deliver higher bandwidth and data rates Even though the certification for Wi-Fi 8, or 802.11bn, is still several years away, vendors and standards bodies are already formulating plans around what Wi-Fi 8 will be...

Indian carrier Jio ends March with 108 million 5G subscribers

Jio noted that 5G accounted for 28% of all wireless data carried on its network Indian company Jio Platforms ended fiscal Q4, ending March 31, with 108 million subscribers in the 5G segment. Jio noted that 5G accounted for 28% of all wireless data carried...

‘Paris is 5G-ready overall’: Ookla

Paris 5G coverage is extensive—but Ookla found a few holes With the start of the Paris Olympics just days away and more than 15 million people expected to visit the city during the course of the Olympic and Paralympic games, Ookla assessed the mobile network...

Hong Kong regulator opens process to assign new spectrum for 5G

The Government of Hong Kong aims to assign new spectrum in the 850/900 MHz, 2.3 GHz and 6/7 GHz bands Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) has recently published the information for the auctions of spectrum in the 850/900 MHz, 2.3 GHz and...

Nokia, Airtel complete 5G NSA cloud RAN trial in India

Nokia said that the trial took place in an over-the-air environment utilizing 3.5 GHz spectrum for 5G and 2.1 GHz for 4G Finnish vendor Nokia said it has successfully completed its first 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) cloud RAN trial with Indian telco Bharti Airtel in India. The...