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AWS to invest an additional $8.8 billion in Singapore by 2028

AWS said this investment will be executed during the 2024-2028 period Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced plans to invest an additional S$12 billion ($8.8 billion) into its existing cloud infrastructure in Singapore from 2024 to 2028, with the aim of meeting growing customer demand for...

What role does testing play in delivering 5G QoE?

5G enterprise services are changing the network testing dynamic completely New enterprise services like private networks and network slicing have been at the center of conversations around how telcos can monetize 5G. However, offering these services introduces network complexities that, according to panelists as the...

Microsoft to build $3.3 billion AI data center at failed Foxconn site

The AI data center will result in 2,300 union construction jobs and around 2,000 permanent jobs over time, said the White House President Joe Biden announced this week Microsoft’s plans to build a $3.3 billion artificial intelligence (AI) data center at the failed Foxconn site...

#TBT: Verizon takes LTE nationwide; GSMA’s open API work; Embedded chips in brains? … this week in 2012

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! Verizon takes LTE...

SK Telecom’s 5G subscriber base grows 12.6% y-o-y in Q1

During the first quarter of 2023, SK Telecom added nearly 530,000 5G subscribers SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest telecom operator, ended the first quarter of the year with a total of 15.93 million subscribers in the 5G segment, up 12.6% from 14.14 million in the...

O2 launches 5G Standalone in Spain

O2 said that its 5G SA service is now available in the cities of Avila, Barcelona, Castellon, Ferrol, Gran Canaria, Madrid, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Segovia, Seville and Vigo Spanish company O2, which is a brand of local telecom operator Movistar, launched 5G Standalone (5G...

O2 Telefonica and Nokia deploy 5G SA on AWS cloud

Nokia, which supplies the 5G core for the O2 Telefonica 5G SA network, claimed that this development is a first of its kind Amazon Web Services (AWS) will host O2 Telefónica’s Standalone (SA) 5G core network software on its public cloud infrastructure in Germany. Nokia, which...

Three over-the-air (OTA) testing challenges

When it comes to over-the-air (OTA) testing, more test points equals more test time, says NI Chief Systems R&D Engineer When it comes to over-the-air (OTA) testing, more test points equals more test time, and this has never been more true than in the case...

CTIA 5G Summit: Competitiveness, auction authority and closing the digital divide

'We are in the midst of a global battle over the future of wireless networks,' said Commerce Assistant Secretary Alan Davidson WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. global competitiveness, the ongoing lack of spectrum auction authority for the Federal Communications Commission and how telecom carriers will continue to support...

US government announces $285 million for digital twins funding

The funding is part of the $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act, which was passed in 2022 The U.S. Biden-Harris administration is seeking proposals from eligible applicants for the development, validation and use of digital twins for semiconductor manufacturing, advanced packaging, assembly and test processes. In...

Vodafone Idea in talks with Nordic vendors for 4G upgrade: Report

Vodafone Idea recently secure funds via a $2.16 billion follow-on public offer (FPO) Indian carrier Vodafone Idea has reportedly accelerated negotiations with Nordic vendors Ericsson and Nokia with the main aim of upgrading its 4G network, local newspaper The Economic Times reported. According to the report,...

Three network trends impacting service assurance

Spirent is already taking steps to automate service assurance in carrier networks At the recent Test & Measurement Forum, Spirent Communications Senior Director of Assurance Strategy Ross Cassan laid out key networking trends that are impacting service assurance and how the company is amending its...

Three Indian telcos submit bids to participate in 5G auction

Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio Infocomm and Vodafone Idea submitted bids to participate in the upcoming 5G spectrum auction Indian telecom operators Reliance Jio Infocomm, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea will compete to secure additional spectrum for 5G services in an upcoming auction, according to local...

FCC requests more rip-and-replace funding

The FCC now estimates that $4.98 billion is needed to fund rip-and-replace efforts The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week asked for more funding to support communications providers' "rip-and-replace" projects for Huawei and ZTE equipment, which has been banned by Congress for use in U.S....

Ericsson, DNB partner for 5G use cases in Malaysia

DNB said its 5G network currently reaches over 80% of the country's population Malaysian state-run 5G network Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) and Swedish vendor Ericsson announced the launch of a program to boost the digitalization of enterprises in Malaysia via 5G technology. Under the terms of...

UScellular sees 42% YoY growth in FWA customers

UScellular's Fixed Wireless Access business continues to gain momentum, with the company reporting that it added 124,000 FWA customers during the first quarter, up 42% from the same time last year. Comparatively, UScellular added 87,000 in the year-ago quarter, and it is seeing consistent...

Telkom Indonesia inks cybersecurity deal with F5

F5 and Telkom agreed to work together to provide comprehensive cybersecurity services to organizations in Indonesia Telkom Indonesia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with cybersecurity firm F5 with the main goal of collaborating on cybersecurity services and strengthen Telkom’s own security capabilities, the...

Vodafone joins LF Edge to boost industrial internet

Vodafone is also an active member of LF Edge’s parent body the Linux Foundation LF Edge, an umbrella organization within the Linux Foundation, announced that Vodafone has joined the project as a new member, the former said in a release. Additional members of LF Edge include...

Rakuten Mobile signs partnership with Korean newcomer Stage X

Stage X previously said it aims to deploy 6,000 5G base stations across Korea Japanese companies Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten Symphony and South Korean mobile network operator Stage X announced an agreement with the aim of establishing a comprehensive framework for strategic collaboration between the companies,...

Samsung, O2 Telefónica launch vRAN, O-RAN network in Germany

O2 Telefonica and Samsung will add seven vRAN and O-RAN network sites in the Bavaria region Samsung Electronics and German carrier O2 Telefónica announced that launch of their first virtualized RAN (vRAN) and Open RAN (O-RAN) commercial site in Germany following extensive trials. The partners said...

Vodafone commits to deploy 5G SA tech in rural Wales

Last year, Vodafone UK and Three UK had announced a new joint venture agreement to merge their operations U.K. carrier Vodafone said it aims to roll out its 5G Standalone (5G SA) technology to rural Wales as part of its proposed merger with rival telco...

‘Expanding choice and scale’ — Nokia partners with Infobip on telco APIs

According to Infobip and Nokia, their API partnership will offer a 'simplified developer experience' Nokia has announced an Application Programmable Interface (API) partnership with global cloud communications platform Infobip to speed up the development of a wider array of telco applications. The agreement involves Infobip’s cloud...

Test and Measurement: Spirent updates, cites ongoing headwinds

Spirent Communications, which is in the process of being acquired, gave a market update this week that indicated the company is still facing a tough trajectory. "Market conditions remain challenging, with market drivers in line with the previous 12 months," the company said in...

Qualcomm reports growth in handset, automotive segments in Q2

Qualcomm reported that its automotive segment increased 35% year-over-year Qualcomm beat market expectations in Q2 2024, with the company expecting between $8.8 billion and $9.6 billion in sales. Net income during the quarter was $2.33 billion, or $2.06 per share, compared to $1.7 billion,...