In September 2020, TDC NET went live with the first Non-Standalone (NSA) 5G network in Denmark
Ericsson and Danish digital infrastructure provider TDC NET claimed to have switched on the first 5G Standalone (SA) network in Denmark.
TDC NET and Ericsson said they have already achieved...
The solution is a 10-foot portable trailer that delivers a private network, private MEC, SD-Wan and satellite connectivity
Verizon’s Mobile Onsite Network-as-a-Service (NaaS), a 10-foot connected portable trailer, hit the streets around Lockheed Martin’s Waterton, Colorado campus this week. The vehicle delivers a private network,...
60% of Comcast's network traffic comes from 3% of its geography, CEO says
Comcast is getting ready to activate Philadelphia as a trial market for cellular offload, as it explores what combination of its existing MVNO relationship with Verizon and its own cellular CBRS network...
Deutsche Telekom partnered with Juniper Networks, AirHope, VMware and Viavi for this multi-vendor trial
German carrier Deutsche Telekom announced technical details of a multi-vendor trial around programmable radio access networks that demonstrates the potential of the non-real-time RIC and rApp concept to automate and optimize...
Jio recently said it will make a cumulative investment of $25 billion in the 5G field
India's largest telecom operator, Reliance Jio Infocomm, is seeking to raise up to $2 billion in loans with French bank BNP Paribas as lead arranger of the initiative that...
Project Kuiper will connect geographically dispersed cellular antennas back to Vodafone’s core telecom network
Vodafone Group and Amazon’s Project Kuiper will use low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite technology to extend 4G and 5G connectivity in Europe and Africa, particularly for those in underserved communities.
Project Kuiper will...
Nokia highlighted that its IPAA+ antenna overcomes the challenge of finding space on towers and rooftops to expand 5G coverage
Finnish vendor Nokia said it is deploying its modular Interleaved Passive Active Antenna (IPAA+) for Globe Telecom across the southern islands of the Philippines.
In a...
ZTE said the trial took place at the AZ center in Bangkok
Chinese vendor ZTE partnered with Advanced Info Service (AIS), Thailand’s largest mobile operator, to accomplish what the partners claim to be the world's first dynamic reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) trial in a mmWave...
BSNL recently soft-launched 200 4G network sites in the Punjab region
Indian state-run telecom operators Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will pave the way for the synergy of operations between the...
Ericsson said the base system includes components for a cloud-native 5G core network, as well as radio standards covering both 5G and 4G functions
Swedish vendor Ericsson said it is supplying the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) with a full-scale 5G test network...
Vodafone said its O-RAN program is supported by Samsung, Intel, Keysight, Dell Technologies, Capgemini and Wind River
U.K. telco Vodafone confirmed it has officially started the installation of Open RAN (O-RAN) equipment for 2,500 sites in Wales and in certain regions of England, the telco...
The Dell PowerEdge XE9680 GPU-enabled AI server is the “fastest ramping” new solution in the company’s history, COO Jeff Clarke said
After laying out a robust artificial intelligence (AI) strategy covering infrastructure and services across its businesses during Dell Technologies World in April, company COO...
Altafiber—the brand name under which Cincinnati Bell now does business—says it has raised $600 million in new equity funding to expand fiber networks across its footprint in Ohio, Hawaii, Kentucky and Indiana.
The company provides service in Hawaii under the name Hawaiian Telecom, and it...
Jio said it currently has 50 million 5G subscribers
Indian carrier Reliance Jio Infocomm expects to complete the national rollout of 5G by the end of this year, local newspaper Times of India reported Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Jio's parent company Reliance Industries, as...
6 GHz use comes closer to fruition in the US
The Federal Communications Commission has given the green light on testing for Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) systems in the 6 GHz band, which the Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnForum) called "a significant and material step towards...
The licensing deal between Huawei and Ericsson includes 3G, 4G and 5G network infrastructure and consumer devices
Huawei and Ericsson have established a new, global patent licensing agreement that includes 3G, 4G and 5G network infrastructure and consumer devices, granting global access to each other’s...
SK Telecom, LG Uplus and KT are some of the members of the new O-RAN alliance in South Korea
South Korea recently launched the Open RAN Industry Alliance (ORIA), a national body with the main aim of developing a domestic Open RAN (O-RAN) ecosystem in...
ZTE Corporation, in collaboration with China Mobile and Sanjiangyuan National Park, recently implemented 5G coverage in Kekexili (Hoh Xil) Nature Reserve located in Qinghai Province, China. Kekexili holds the distinction of being the highest altitude World Natural Heritage site at over 4,500 meters above...
As Communications Service Providers (CSPs) transition from closed proprietary RAN systems to open, disaggregated solutions as part of their migration to 5G, Ethernet adapters with hardware-enhanced timing synchronization are proving essential in allowing them to build virtualized RAN (vRAN) solutions to meet their customers’...
In April, Rogers acquired the Canadian operations of BAI Communications, which had owned the rights to provide wireless service on the Toronto subway
Canadian operator Rogers Communications announced it has deployed its 5G technology in tunnels and stations in the busiest sections of Toronto’s subway.
Rogers...
According to a new Dell'Oro report, RAN is declining at its fastest pace in seven years
A new report from Dell’Oro Group shows that the Radio Access Network (RAN) market has moved past its rapid expansion phase from 2017 to 2021, and is now declining...
NTIA holds firm that 'close to 90%' of materials involved in BEAD projects should be made in the United States
With more than $42 billion poised to pour out in support of broadband deployment projects across the United States, the federal government is sticking closely...
Broadband and Wi-Fi have become synonymous when it comes to the in-home connectivity experience. However, consumers continue to struggle with Wi-Fi reliability and management, and communication service providers (CSPs) are still in need of better paths to broadband monetization.
According to Laszlo Gyalog, who leads...
China Broadnet has deployed and is currently sharing 578,000 700 MHz base stations with rival operator China Mobile
Chinese operator China Broadnet has reached nationwide 5G coverage using 700 MHz spectrum, according to Chinese news site DVBCN.
The carrier said it now reaches all towns and...
