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Jio seeks increased 5G monetization with its 5G FWA offering

Jio is targeting the addition of one million AirFiber customers within a month Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm is intensifying efforts to scale its 5G-powered fixed wireless access (FWA) service, Jio AirFiber, with plans to significantly boost customer acquisitions over the next year. The initiative aims...

Google, MediaTek team up; a new Wi-Fi HaLow chip; Wi-Fi 7 becomes standard — Top Wi-Fi news from CES 2025

Whether we're talking 6E, 7 or other standards like Wi-Fi HaLow, Wi-Fi was a big topic at CES this year CES 2025 finished up this week, one year — almost to the day — after the certification of Wi-Fi 7. Since then, roughly 33 handsets...

Vodafone Idea plans phased 5G deployment in India

Vodafone Idea has recently initiated trials for its 5G services in India Indian telco Vodafone Idea has announced plans to initiate a phased rollout of 5G services in 2025, as part of its broader strategy to enhance network capabilities and improve customer experience. In a New...

Verizon Business to upgrade 4G/5G at 35 Air Force bases in the US

Verizon Business has been appointed by the US Air Force to upgrade 4G/5G infrastructure, including additional C-Band carriers and new “macro builds” and small cells, at 35 Air Force bases throughout the US. The contract is part of the Air Force’s so-called ‘offer-to-lease’ (OTL)...

Vodafone Idea to launch 5G services in March: Report

Vodafone Idea has recently initiated trials for its 5G services in India Indian telco Vodafone Idea is preparing to launch its 5G mobile broadband services in March, with competitively priced plans aimed at regaining market share from rival operators Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, local...

Vertical Bridge closes $3.3 billion Verizon tower deal

Vertical Bridge, Verizon agreed to $3.3 billion deal that covers more than 6,300 towers Vertical Bridge has officially closed on its $3.3 billion tower transaction with Verizon. Vertical Bridge is acquired exclusive rights to lease, operate and manage more than 6,300 Verizon wireless communications towers...

China to construct over 4.5 million 5G base stations in 2025

China ended 2024 with over 4.19 million 5G base stations China plans to construct over 4.5 million 5G base stations in 2025 while introducing additional policy and financial incentives to support industries expected to shape the next decade, the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information...

SOLiD gets NTIA grant for O-RAN development project

SOLiD said that this funding aims to accelerate the development of SOLiD's Open RAN technology for neutral-host, in-building 5G networks SOLiD, an U.S. provider of in-building mobile coverage solutions, has been awarded a $27.68 million grant by the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)...

Nokia, e& UAE trial advanced network slicing for gaming apps

The slicing solution allowed e& UAE to automatically detect when a gaming console connected to the network and instantly create a dedicated slice Finnish vendor Nokia announced that Emirati-based telco e& UAE has become the first operator globally to utilize its network slicing solution to...

Wi-Fi and cellular: A pragmatic perspective to convergence (Analyst Angle)

Wi-Fi technology is a foundational element of global connectivity, linking billions of devices and enabling countless digital services. While its adoption has been robust across residential, enterprise, and public domains, understanding its current state, technological advancements, and associated challenges provides a more measured perspective...

Data-driven site selection: How GIS tools are transforming tower deployment (Reader Forum)

In an era defined by rapid digital transformation, robust and reliable wireless networks are indispensable to modern connectivity. Nearly every aspect of daily life relies on seamless internet access, so the importance of strategic wireless tower placement has grown exponentially. Expanding 5G networks, coupled...

T-Mo to kick off 2025 with direct-to-cellular beta service

The carrier has started accepting sign-ups for its direct-to-cellular service with Starlink T-Mobile US is now taking registrations for a beta direct-to-cellular service that will start early in 2025. T-Mobile Starlink is free to any T-Mobile US postpaid voice subscriber with a compatible device, the carrier...

Italy’s first 5G SA mmWave network to be used for FWA

New 5G SA mmWave deployment uses millimeter-wave spectrum Nokia said that it will deploy Europe's first 5G Standalone millimeter wave network, to support Italian provider EOLO's goal of connecting underserved communities with Fixed Wireless Access services. The four-year deal for a 5G SA mmWave network...

The Sunday Brief: Bandwidth infrastructure hype?

December greetings from Cedar Rapids and Kansas City.  The opening picture is of the Christmas tree perched atop the Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids.  Not only was this a pleasing sight this week, but they were manufacturing a version of Cap’n Crunch that made the...

Boingo deploys converged cellular/Wi-Fi network at two Rhode Island venues

The converged network consists of more than 500 Wi-Fi 6 Access Points and a private cellular network running on CBRS, said Boingo Boingo Wireless announced that is has deployed a converged private network and Wi-Fi 6 solution at the Rhode Island Convention Center (RICC) —...

How mobile technology is changing the geospatial game (Reader Forum)

The geospatial landscape has evolved significantly over the last few years as digitisation has become embedded; however, this also means that advanced mobile requirements can be difficult to achieve with traditional Graphical Information System (GIS) tools. Today, location services are a crucial part of our...

‘Every day there are new networks’ — a Wi-Fi OpenRoaming update

In a new WBA report, 81% of respondents said they are planning to deploy Wi-Fi OpenRoaming According to a new report from the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), 81% of the 170 industry executives survey are planning to deploy OpenRoaming. Of those, 25% were already rolling...

Where does global 6 GHz adoption stand?

Broadcom says the 6 GHz band, which offers a total bandwidth of 1,200 MHz, is the ideal place for Wi-Fi’s expansion It’s been nearly a year since December’s World Radio Conference (WRC-23), where claims of global consensus on mid-band spectrum harmonization were made. At the...

Four ways AI/ML is used in Wi-Fi systems

The Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Standing Committee is tasked with exploring AI/ML use cases that will apply to Wi-Fi systems and devices Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are being applied everywhere and to everything; and according to Purva Rajkotia, who serves as the lead...

What is the global status of 6 GHz Wi-Fi?

IDC predicts that 807.5 million 6 GHz Wi-Fi devices will ship in 2024, up 66% in 2023 In April 2020, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officially opened up the 6 GHz band for unlicensed Wi-Fi use, resulting in the introduction of Wi-Fi 6E, and in...

Vodafone, AST SpaceMobile strike long-term deal

The agreement, which extends through 2034, will enable Vodafone to offer space-based cellular broadband connectivity Direct-to-cellular company AST SpaceMobile has locked down another mobile carrier deal, securing a long-term commercial agreement with European and African telecommunications company Vodafone Group. The pair said the agreement,...

VIAVI Solutions White Paper: The evolution of 5G Non-terrestrial networks

5G Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs), are essentially satellite base stations or ‘cell towers in space’ and are being designed to overcome some of the limitations of terrestrial networks. Download this white paper to learn about the evolution of NTNs, some of the supported use cases, standardization...

BT wins new deal for UK’s emergency network expansion

BT said the Emergency Services Network (ESN) is a critical communications system designed to deliver secure, mission-critical voice, video and data across the 4G network BT Group has announced a new £1.29 billion ($1.63 billion) contract with the UK’s Home Office to provide mobile services...

Vodafone Group sells remaining stake in Indus Towers

In India, Vodafone Group operates via its partially owned telco Vodafone Idea Vodafone Group announced that it has launched a placing of its remaining 79.2 million shares in Indian tower company Indus Towers Limited representing 3.0% of Indus' outstanding share capital through an accelerated book...