During the early August trial, the Sunglider aircraft succeeded in achieving stratospheric flight, said SoftBank
Japanese operator SoftBank announced that the Sunglaider, its large-scale solar-powered uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) designed for High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) stratospheric telecommunications, was utilized in a field trial conducted...
In March 2020, Docomo commercialized what it claimed to be the world's first Open RAN-based 5G network
Japanese carrier NTT Docomo said that it is currently using Open RAN (O-RAN) with the main aim of enhancing network flexibility and cost efficiency, the telco told RCR...
The investment will also provide digital and AI skills training to more than 1 million Italians by the end of 2025, said Microsoft
Microsoft announced this week a $4.7 billion investment to expand Italy’s hyperscale cloud and AI datacenter infrastructure. The investment will be doled...
CelcomDigi and SK Telecom will share knowledge and work together on AI use cases tailored to the Malaysian market
Malaysian operator CelcomDigi and South Korea’s SK Telecom signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the aim of collaborating on the development and commercialization of AI...
O2 Telefonica carried out the test in the so-called Innovation Cluster in Potsdam
German carrier O2 Telefonica, owned by Spanish operator Telefonica, has achieved peak download speeds of more than 1.7 Gbps by bundling four frequency bands in 5G Standalone (5G SA) mode, the telco...
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Vodafone confirms talks...
Global Wireless Solutions (GWS) has released new Nationwide Connectivity Experience Awards, based on a combination of network testing plus additional insights from surveying mobile device users. GWS gave out three awards: One that focused largely on the mobile experience, one based on the ISP...
The investment will be used entirely on U.S.-based xScale buildouts, ultimately adding more than 1.5 gigawatts of new capacity
Global data center infrastructure company Equinix has announced a joint venture with Singaporean wealth fund GIC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) to invest $15 billion...
Ericsson said that the deal also stipulates the modernization of Viettel's 4G network infrastructure
Vietnamese telecommunications operator Viettel has awarded the majority of its nationwide 5G radio access network (RAN) deployment to Swedish vendor Ericsson, the latter said in a release.
Ericsson said its 5G products...
Samsung said that the partnership will not only improve network quality but also establish a foundation for the market’s transition into the 6G era
Korean vendor Samsung Electronics has recently partnered with Japanese carrier NTT Docomo to jointly research the application of artificial intelligence (AI)...
A Verizon network outage impacted customers across the United States on Monday, and the carrier has not yet publicly identified a cause.
The outage reports extended beyond the known outages caused by Hurricane Helene in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. According to customer-reported issues...
Network operators are racing to restore connectivity across five Southeastern states devastated by Hurricane Helene.
Cellular networks across the Appalachian Mountains were taken out by the storm, which blew ashore in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane and then barreled northward, dumping feet of rain,...
Docomo said it is driving R&D in cutting-edge non-terrestrial network technologies that combine GEO, LEO and HAPS
Japanese telco NTT DOCOMO is currently focusing on demonstration tests and standardization efforts for 5G evolution and 6G technology with the aim of achieving a combination of advances...
An in-depth investigation carried out by the CMA has identified competition concerns related to the planned Vodafone-Three merger
U.K. carriers Vodafone and Three reiterated opposition with the country’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)’s provisional findings regarding their proposed merger, stating that the transaction is pro-competitive.
“The...
EchoStar frames transaction in terms of debt reduction and strengthening its focus on wireless and satellite connectivity
What can you get for a dollar these days? A satellite TV company, apparently—as long as you're willing to take on the billions in debt that come with...
Verizon Communications has made a deal to sell the rights to lease, operate and manage more than 6,300 towers across the United States to telecom infrastructure company Vertical Bridge for $3.3 billion.
Ron Bizick, president and CEO of Vertical Bridge, said that the deal...
Deutsche Telekom previously said its 5G technology will reach 99% of the German population by the end of 2025
German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom said that a total of 12,800 of its 5G antennas in 950 cities and municipalities are currently transmitting on the 3.6...
5G mobile subscribers in China reached 966 million
China had surpassed 4.04 million 5G base stations as of the end of August, according to data released by the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
This figure represents 32.1% of all mobile base stations across China.
Additionally,...
Chan has been on the board at TIP since 2017, making her its longest-serving member
The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) has elected Caroline Chan, VP in the Network and Edge Group at Intel Corporation and current TIP board member, as its president. Chan has been...
e& committed to implementing a number of measures to address the concerns noted by the European body
The European Commission has granted conditional approval for United Arab Emirates (UAE) telco e& to acquire sole control of PPF Telecom Group, excluding its Czech operations, under the...
O2 Telefonica now reaches more than 96% of the German population with its 5G service
German carrier O2 Telefónica said it has deployed a total of 1,900 transmitters across Germany since the beginning, the telco said in a release. The carrier, owned by Spanish telco...
WASHINGTON, D.C—With 6G already looming on the horizon as a technical challenge, there is also the pressing issue that in terms of new revenues, 5G has, by and large, not yet delivered. So what might 6G business models even look like, when the industry...
BSNL has already deployed a total of 35,000 4G sites across India
Indian state-run operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) aims to have a total of 100,000 4G sites across India by mid-2025, local press reported, citing Jyotiraditya Scindia, India's Union Telecom Minister. Thirty-five thousand...
ZTE and China Mobile previously connected world’s highest UNESCO natural heritage site with 5G technology
Chinese vendor ZTE claimed that its digital solutions are helping to bring connectivity to some of the world’s most remote and underserved regions. At the United Nations Summit of the...
