Stage X said it will deploy a total of 6,000 5G base stations nationwide
South Korean company Stage X, which has been awarded spectrum that will enable it to be the nation's fourth mobile carrier, plans to launch nationwide mobile network services in the first...
US network equipment vendor CommScope and UK neutral host provider Boldyn Networks have deployed Wi-Fi 7 indoor access points in selected areas of the 65,000-seat Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. They have claimed a 60 percent jump in Wi-Fi throughput, reaching 900Mbps, compared...
Dell'Oro said that the long-term forecast for O-RAN remains positive
Open RAN (O-RAN) revenue is set to decline in 2023, following an impressive increase between 2019 and 2022, according to a recently published report by Dell’Oro Group.
The report highlighted that market conditions will remain challenging...
Ericsson and Elisa carried out the test using a mobile test device powered by a Qualcomm's Snapdragon X75 5G modem-RF system
Ericsson has partnered with Finnish communications service provider Elisa and Qualcomm Technologies to demonstrate high uplink speeds in a commercial 5G Standalone (SA) network,...
This past November, Rohde & Schwarz hosted the Mobile Test Summit, a platform for industry professionals to share insights on the latest trends in mobile device and infrastructure testing. This year’s event covered a wide range of topics, such as 5G NTN, 5G RedCap,...
SK Telecom and Intel developed Inline Service Mesh utilizing Intel Xeon processors with built in AI
Korean telco SK Telecom announced that, in collaboration with Intel, it has successfully developed technology to reduce communication delays necessary for the evolution of a 6G core architecture.
In a...
Rogers tested 5G network slicing technology in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver in partnership with Ericsson
Canadian telco Rogers Communications said it successfully tested 5G network slicing technology, stating that it was the first nationwide live test of this technology in Canada.
Rogers tested 5G network slicing...
The number of 5G subscribers in Malaysia reached eight million as of the end of last year
The government of Malaysia confirmed that the special committee overseeing the implementation of the country’s 5G network will prepare a Cabinet memorandum soon to discuss and decide whether...
AT&T now offers its Internet Air service in nearly 60 locations
AT&T has substantially expanded the eligible service areas for its A&T Internet Air Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) service, and now serves parts of 59 markets, up from 35 at the end of the...
The telecom industry always expected that taking the next step in 5G network evolution, moving to full 5G Standalone (5G SA) networks, would be a heavy lift. And indeed, 5G SA network deployments saw sluggish growth last year, largely due to the technical challenges...
The governing board for the First Responders Network Authority (FirstNet) has approved network reinvestments of $547 million for its fiscal year 2024, focused on increasing coverage and transitioning FirstNet to a full 5G network.
FirstNet says that as of the end of 2023, it...
Across the board, mobile network operators are reducing capital expenditure guidance as the industry collectively reaches something of a midpoint in the 5G cycle. In the US market, for instance, Verizon is cutting planned 2024 capex to between $17 billion and $17.5 billion from...
In an investor update, French satellite company Eutelsat said that its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network via OneWeb is "progressing well" but more slowly than expected, and that it still won't meet near-term financial expectations.
OneWeb has 100% of the expected satellites in place...
Jio had said that its 5G FWA will have pan-India coverage within the first half of 2024
Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm is seeing demand for its 5G fixed wireless service (FWA), JioAirFiber, coming from tier-3 and tier-4 cities as well as from rural markets,...
The new funding will enable Ericsson to carry out investments in R&D in wireless technologies between 2023 and 2025
Swedish vendor Ericsson confirmed it has signed two agreements for funding with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a total of EUR 420 million ($456...
Juniper CEO on AI-native vision: “No application downtime or performance issues”
As HPE works to expand its networking business through the acquisition of Juniper Networks--a deal widely regarded as all about bringing artificial intelligence (AI) to bear “from edge to cloud to exascale” as HPE...
CEO Pekka Lundmark calls results 'a resilient performance considering the challenging environment'
Nokia saw an expected decline in revenues during the fourth quarter and full-year of 2023, but the company's results were better than investors were expecting, due in part to cost-cutting measures. While the...
Boingo Wireless said the 5G network will support subscribers of U.S. carriers AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon at the airport
Boingo Wireless has deployed a high-speed 5G network that will support subscribers of U.S. carriers AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon at John Wayne Airport (JWA) in Orange...
For enterprise AI, “Flexibility of deployment is key,” according to IBM CEO Arvind Krishna
IBM this week reported a 4% year-over-year increase in revenue to $17.4 billion in the fourth quarter, and full-year revenue up 2% to $61.9. In prepared remarks, CEO Arvind Krishana primarily...
Vodafone Idea and Adani Data Networks had failed to fulfill with the minimum 5G rollout obligations in India
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has sent notices to local operators Vodafone Idea and Adani Data Networks, seeking an explanation as to why fines should not levied...
In June 2022, Telus had started to deploy its 3.5 GHz spectrum on its existing 5G wireless network
Ericsson has partnered with Canadian telco Telus to launch and optimize its 5G Standalone (5G SA) network at a national level, the former said in a release.
The...
Dell' Oro estimates that about 75% of 5G subscribers will be on 5G SA networks in 2028
The global mobile core network (MCN) market growth rate has been reduced to less than a 1% CAGR during the 2023-2028 period, according to a newly published forecast...
Government officials said 5G mobile phone users in China reached 805 million by the end of last year
China ended 2023 with a total of 3.38 million 5G base stations at a national level, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said.
By the end...
India has received inquiries from at least 15 global telecom operators, as well as bilateral inquiries from nine nations
The government of India is looking to start exporting a full range of indigenously-designed 4G and 5G stacks in 2024, according to local press reports.
The reports...
