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TPG Telecom to sell fiber, fixed network assets to Vocus for $3.5 billion

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....

NTT Docomo launches ‘6G Harmonized Intelligence Project’

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,...

Integrating an AI-powered radio for supercharging device performance

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into radio systems marks a significant turning point in wireless communication technology. This trend, spearheaded by industry leaders across the entire supply chain, including mobile operators, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and chipset suppliers, is reshaping the landscape of...

Vodafone Germany activates nationwide 5G SA network

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 accelerates 5G network expansion in Spain

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...

Where the wild things are—and how to connect them

Nevada System of Higher Education is exploring private cellular to connect remote environmental sensors used in a range of research initiatives LAS VEGAS—Ahead of the kick-off of Mobile World Congress Las Vegas, T-Mobile US sponsored a CIO Summit that brought together a range of enterprise...

As more BEAD plans get approval, Ookla asks: Where do the states stand on broadband speeds?

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...

FCC gives go-ahead to T-Mobile US, Starlink for direct-to-cellular service as part of Helene response

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...

Vodafone targets the UK’s roads and railways with 5G SA

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...

NTT Docomo highlights its O-RAN progress

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...

Dell Technologies is curating a telco AI ecosystem

With the launch of Dell AI for Telecom, the goal is to make it easier for CSPs to consume and benefit from new AI-enabled solutions As 5G continues to evolve and communications service providers (CSPs) work to become digital platform companies more akin to hyperscalers,...

For CSPs, AI success takes technology and people

Dell AI for Telecom solution combines data, infrastructure, software, services and use cases, along with Dell Technologies’ partner ecosystem The technology problems communications service providers (CSPs) are currently navigating are complex and significant; decisions made today around cloud strategy, radio access network (RAN) disaggregation, modernization...

O2 Telefonica, Nokia achieve speeds of 1.7 Gbps in 5G SA test

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...

Ericsson secures deal for 5G RAN deployment in Vietnam

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, NTT Docomo collaborate on AI research

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)...

What will it take to industrialize Open RAN?

Ericsson takes stock of Open RAN standardization, integration and scaled deployment Before examining what it will take to industrialize Open RAN, let’s look at what it means for a technology to be industrialized. At a high-level, it needs to be standardized, cost-efficient, able to integrate...

Verizon network outage impacts customers

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...

AT&T sees Open RAN enabling ‘continuous innovation’

AT&T sees AI, cloud and Open RAN decoupling network enhancements from a “cycle of virtuous Gs” AT&T is in the early days of a massive radio access network (RAN) modernization program. The operator is investing $14 billion over a five-year deal with primary vendor Ericsson...

‘We will continue to work around the clock’:Telcos face monumental task of post-Helene service restoration

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,...

Key considerations for dark fiber agreement negotiations (Reader Forum)

Increasing demand for fast and secure bandwidth has resulted in a surge in transactions for fiber optic networks. Everything from smart devices to cloud services has accelerated the demand for scalable, secure and reliable fiber optic networks. Meanwhile, public funding has poured into the...

Vodafone on Open RAN—’I don’t think we’ll ever go back’

Beyond cost reduction, Vodafone sees Open RAN as a vector for innovation; cites work with Cohere Technologies After six years of collaborative work, Vodafone has moved from a proto-Open RAN demo running on a laptop in the company’s stand at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona...

Verizon strikes $3.3B tower deal with Vertical Bridge

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...

O2 Telefonica deploys 1,900 5G transmitters in Germany

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...

Kagan: Cable TV solution to FWA wireless broadband threat found at TechExpo 24

FWA is a competitive threat to cable TV like Xfinity, Spectrum, Altice Earlier this week, I attended the SCTE TechExpo 24 conference held in Atlanta. While this event was all cable TV, I know the cable television industry is facing a perplexing and new wireless...