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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...

Verizon disappoints on Q2 revenue, but wireless, FWA gain traction

Verizon reported improvements to its cash flow and wireless revenue for the fourth consecutive quarter, as well as double-digit broadband subscriber growth Verizon released second quarter 2024 results today, reporting improvements to its cash flow and wireless revenue for the fourth consecutive quarter, as well...

IS-Wireless to install private 5G network at University of York

The university will use the 5G network to create and test its own xApps, which improve energy efficiency and control of the network and its components IS-Wireless, which provides private 5G solutions, announced the deployment of its private 5G network at the University of York...

Korea unveils new initiative to advance 6G cooperation

'6G Society' will promote communication and interchange between the satellite communication field and the 6G mobile communication field South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) recently announced the launch of the so-called  '6G Society', a new initiative aimed at strengthening technological exchange and cooperation...

Indian government to track BSNL’s 4G deployment progress

BSNL is currently deploying its 4G network in partnership with TCS, Tejas Networks and the C-DOT The Government of India will soon set up a project management unit (PMU) for state-run telco BSNL, through which the carrier will be monitored on a daily basis with...

5G is increasing customers’ perception of network reliability: JD Power

JD Power's findings on customer perception of network reliability are in line with recent findings from Ookla Wireless customers in the U.S. are seeing improved customer experience due to 5G midband deployments, and thus are reporting that they are more satisfied overall and perceive mobile...

Crown Castle’s profits down 45% YoY

Crown Castle reported profits of $251 million for the second quarter of 2024, down 45% from the same period last year amid an ongoing pullback in capital expenditures by mobile network operators. Net income was also impacted by a $45 million charge related to...

Huawei goes after MediaTek in patent lawsuit

Huawei filed a lawsuit in a Chinese court, alleging that MediaTek has committed patent infringement Chipmaker MediaTek confirmed that it has been slapped with a lawsuit from Huawei that alleges the former is guilty of patent infringement. While further details — such as which patents...

Test and Measurement: Ansys partners with Nvidia, Supermicro on advanced simulation

Ansys said that it is collaborating with Supermicro and Nvidia for highly sophisticated, multi-physics simulation solutions that will support larger and more complicated models for applications like 5G/6G antennas, automotive aerodynamics and crash testing, and more. "Turnkey, customized hardware solutions with central processing units (CPUs),...

CommScope sells cellular infra units to Amphenol

Amphenol will buy CommScope's outdoor and indoor cellular infrastructure units for $2.1 billion CommScope has struck a deal to sell its Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) business unit and its Outdoor Wireless Networks (OWN) unit to Amphenol for about $2.1 billion. The transaction is expected to...

America Movil ends Q2 with 12.8 million 5G subscribers in Mexico

In April, America Movil had reached 125 cities across Mexico with its 5G network Mexican telecoms group America Movil ended the second quarter of the year with a total of 12.8 million subscribers in Mexico, according to the carrier’s earnings report. In Mexico, America Movil operates...

Global cellular IoT connectivity market reaches $15bn in 2023

According to IoT Analytics, 5G IoT connections are forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 44% from 2024 to 2030 The global cellular IoT connectivity market generated revenues of $15 billion from a total of 3.6 billion cellular IoT connections in 2023, according to a...

Samsung acquires UK-based Oxford Semantic Technologies

Samsung said that knowledge graph technology is expected to be one of the key technologies for realizing more sophisticated and personalized AI solutions in the future Korean vendor Samsung Electronics has signed an agreement to acquire Oxford Semantic Technologies, a U.K. startup specializing in knowledge...

Using AI to predict network coverage? SmartCIC thinks it has cracked the code

Recent drive-testing in the Washington, DC area confirmed its algorithms' accuracy, SmartCIC says Monetization of 5G is one of the most pressing issues facing the telecom industry. In Toby Forman's view, that translates to two questions around 5G networks: How can carriers monetize their investments...

What is Cisco’s strategy for its gen AI assistant?

'AI will be part of the fabric of virtually everything,' says Cisco exec For many companies in the communications space, generative AI (gen AI) is largely taking the form of AI assistants, or a tool that supports live agents and/or customers by providing data-informed feedback...

What is Multi-Access Point Coordination (MAPC) in Wi-Fi 8?

MAPC builds upon the network management improvements of previous generations of Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7, or 802.11be, was only certified in January and its adoption is just beginning to ramp up; however, whispers of Wi-Fi 8, or 802.11bn, are beginning to circulate, with some of its...

UScellular joins MxD to boost private networking tech in the US

UScellular noted that that MxD's future factory floor in downtown Chicago features some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment and software available UScellular confirmed it joined MxD (Manufacturing x Digital) as a member, with the aim of leading the organization's focus on introducing private networking...

GSMA report highlights AI potential in certain sectors in Africa

Among the Africa AI use case applications identified, the vast majority are related to agriculture, climate action and energy, according to the GSMA New artificial intelligence (AI) applications could boost Africa’s economic growth by $2.9 trillion by 2030, according to a new GSMA report. The report,...