e& said it used "cutting-edge" hardware and "sophisticated" algorithms like MU-MIMO to achieve this record speed
Emirati-based telco e& UAE aggregated multiple carriers across high-band and low-band over simplified architecture, reaching a new record speed of 62 Gbps. The telco said it used "cutting-edge" hardware...
Airtel is currently using equipment from Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung to provide 5G services across India
Swedish vendor Ericsson has secured a new multi-billion dollar contract for selling 5G equipment from Indian carrier Bharti Airtel, Reuters reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter.
Much of...
Vocus will gain 24,000 km of fiber, 7,000 km of international submarine cables and 20,000 connected buildings from TPG
Australia's TPG Telecom revealed Monday it will sell its fiber and fixed network infrastructure assets Macquarie Asset Management and Aware Super’s telecommunications group Vocus for $3.54 billion....
As the Federal Communications Commission considers T-Mobile US' proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of UScellular, the latter company's executives recently sat down with FCC representatives to make the case in favor of the merger.
The picture they painted was of the largest remaining regional mobile...
Samsung said that the O-RAN deployment for Japanese telco KDDI will start next year
Korean vendor Samsung Electronics has been selected by Japanese operator KDDI as a main vendor to provide 4G and 5G Open RAN (O-RAN) compliant virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) solutions for...
NTT Docomo noted that this initiative marks the first step in realizing its vision of 6G as a 'network for AI'
Japanese telco NTT Docomo has launched a new project, dubbed ‘6G Harmonized Intelligence,’ aimed at advancing the future of 6G communications technology.
In a release,...
Singtel said that the new offering will enable customers to deploy, manage and scale their AI applications
Singaporean operator Singtel announced the launch of RE:AI, its new Artificial Intelligence Cloud Service (AI Cloud) offering, the telco said in a release.
The telco noted that this launch...
Deutsche Telekom plans use more AI, particularly to streamline customer support processes.
German telecom firm Deutsche Telekom has announced that artificial intelligence (AI) and global economies of scale will be pivotal to its growth strategy over the next few years, according to a company statement.
Based...
RACSA and Nokia have installed 30 5G SA sites in major Costa Rican cities, and a further 170 are scheduled for this year
Costa Rican operator Radiográfica Costarricense SA (RACSA) has deployed the country’s first 5G standalone (SA) network using products from the Nokia Airscale...
Schiphol previously secured its own dedicated spectrum for its private 5G network from the Dutch regulator
Swedish vendor Ericsson has joined forces with Schiphol Airport, in the Netherlands, with the aim of exploring the potential of a private 5G network. In a release, Ericsson said...
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Smithsonian honors 75th...
In addition to AT&T, Lowe’s and the University of Florida are also using NVIDIA NeMo
NVIDIA announced that AT&T is among the first large-scale organizations to use NVIDIA NeMo, the chip company’s end-to-end platform for developing custom generative AI (gen AI) applications. Other major customers...
Viavi Solutions has officially opened its Viavi Automated Lab-as-a-Service, or VALOR, Open RAN testing facility in Chandler, Arizona.
VALOR is aimed at filling a need for pay-as-you-go, flexible, accessible and automated testing-as-a-service for Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) technologies; it was funded by...
Vodafone said it has equipped more than 16,000 of its 26,000 mobile stations with 5G technology
German operator Vodafone announced the activation of its 5G Standalone (5G SA) network nationwide. In a release, the telco noted that this rollout allows all customers with compatible smartphones...
MasOrange noted its 5G network currently reaches 86% of Spain’s population
Spanish carrier MasOrange, Spain’s largest mobile operator as a result of the merger between local carriers Orange Spain and Masmovil, has accelerated the expansion of its 5G network this year, with 3,530 municipalities now...
Chinese OEMs Oppo and Vivo are expected to launch devices featuring the Dimensity 9400 this month
MediaTek this week launched the 4th generation of its Dimensity flagship smartphone chipset family that it said is optimized for edge-AI applications. The Dimensity 9400 is built on TSMC’s...
Several major United States telecommunications providers have reportedly been infiltrated by a Chinese hacking group known as Salt Typhoon, with a focus on gaining information on U.S. government wiretaps.
First reported by The Wall Street Journal, published reports say that the networks of telcos including...
Four enterprise verticals emerged as the most promising for telcos: financial services, manufacturing, automotive and aviation
A new report from GSMA Intelligence revealed that telcos see the enterprise space as a $400 billion opportunity, which the firm said equates to about 35% of the existing...
Elisa currently covers 95% of Finland’s population with 5G
Finnish telecom operator Elisa now covers 95% of Finland’s population with 5G and has plans to expand the coverage even further in the coming years, the telco's Head of Mobile Access Tiina Höckert told RCR Wireless...
As $42.5 billion in federal funding makes it way to the states to be translated into infrastructure deployment projects, Ookla recently assessed how the 50 U.S. states stand in terms of delivery of broadband speeds.
Ookla examined its Speedtest data for broadband services in terms...
The direct-to-cellular service is pre-commercial, but it has been activated in parts of North Carolina to help the hurricane recovery effort
The Federal Communications Commission has given permission for T-Mobile US and Elon Musk's Starlink LEO satellite service to offer direct-to-cellular service to T-Mobile US...
The test was conducted at KT SAT’s Geumsan Satellite Center in collaboration with Rohde & Schwarz Korea and Viavi Solutions Korea
South Korea's KT and its satellite subsidiary KT SAT announced the successful integration of KOREASAT 6 with a terrestrial 5G network, utilizing the 5G non-terrestrial...
Vodafone noted that the deployment of 5G SA nationwide will unlock $3.94 billion for the country's economy
The deployment of nationwide 5G Standalone (SA) will transform road and rail journeys in the U.K., unlocking £3 billion ($3.94 billion) for the country´s economy, according to a...
The TSMC-Amkor partnership is expected to increase Apple chip production in the U.S.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has signed an advanced semiconductor packaging and testing deal with Arizona-based Amkor Technology, which has been providing the Taiwanese company with semiconductor assembly and test services for...
