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Telstra claims largest deployment of LEO backhaul in Australia

Telstra made the launch in partnership with Eutelsat OneWeb Eutelsat Group and Australian carrier Telstra announced the launch of what they claim is the largest rollout of Eutelsat OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) backhaul in Australia. The launch follows the signing of a strategic multi-year agreement...

Vonage and Verizon to collaborate on advanced network APIs

The partners said that they will collaborate on developing new network APIs for developers globally Vonage and U.S. carrier Verizon have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) outlining their intention to introduce Verizon network Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to the Vonage platform that will enable...

UAE telco du moves closer to 5G-Advanced with new trial

du has also deployed extreme-large antenna arrays (ELAA) technology, which has resulted in approximately a 30% enhancement in user experience United Arab Emirates (UAE) telco du announced the deployment of a large-scale three carrier aggregation (CA) in TDD Massive MIMO base station, delivering a peak...

Airtel plans to launch 5G FWA in factories using 5G SA architecture

Bharti Airtel carried out 5G SA trials in a city in the north of India Indian operator Bharti Airtel aims to launch fixed wireless access (FWA) services for factories using 5G Standalone architecture (SA), Indian news site Mint reported, citing the telco’s managing director Gopal...

Anti-robocall efforts are holding the line, but GenAI presents new challenges

FCC, New Hampshire AG issue warning letters on AI-generated political calls In the wake of the 2023 deadline for implementing the anti-robocall STIR/SHAKEN call authentication framework, more U.S. calls than ever are being authenticated as to their legitimacy—that is, whether they are actually coming from...

6G connections to reach 290 million by 2029: Juniper Research

Juniper Research said the initial 6G networks will be deployed around 2029 Global 6G connections are forecast to reach 290 million by 2030, according to a recent study by Juniper Research. Future 6G networks are initially expected to be commercially launched in 2029, according to the...

Deutsche Telekom operates 10,700 3.6 GHz antennas

Deutsche Telekom expects to launch its 5G Standalone offering in Germany this year German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom said that a total of 10,700 of its 5G antennas in 840 cities are currently transmitting on the 3.6 GHz spectrum band. In a release, Deutsche Telekom...

Indian telco Vodafone Idea to launch 5G by July-August: Report

Vodafone Idea is in discussions with several technology partners to finalize its 5G strategy Indian carrier Vodafone Idea expects to launch its 5G service within the next six to seven months, local newspaper The Economic Times reported. Vodafone Idea CEO Akshaya Moondra recently told investors during...

China Unicom, Huawei pilot ‘5.5G’ network in Beijing

Huawei said the 5.5G network aims to provide continuous coverage in three key areas, including Beijing Financial Street, the Beijing Long Distance Call Building and the multipurpose Workers' Stadium Chinese carrier China Unicom Beijing and compatriot vendor Huawei said they have successfully deployed a pilot...

China invested $27 billion in 5G last year: Report

China said its investments in the 5G field increased by 5.7% last year versus the previous year China hiked its investment in 5G networks to CNY190.5 billion ($26.6 billion) last year, local press reported, citing the latest official data from the Ministry of Industry and...

Jio to launch 5G lab in India with OnePlus

Jio said that the new 5G lab will serve as a hub for testing and developing new technologies Reliance Jio Infocomm and Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer OnePlus announced a strategic partnership with the aim of boosting 5G technologies across India. This collaboration aims to bring together...

UK says e& stake in Vodafone poses national security risks

e& had increased its stake in Vodafone to 14.4% last year The U.K. government says that the stake in local carrier Vodafone held by United Arab Emirates-backed telecoms group poses a national security risk to the country. The Cabinet Office recently issued a notice warning that...

T-Mo US picks Nokia to improve its 5G high speed internet service

Nokia said that FWA technology will support residential broadband applications such as high-definition video streaming Finnish vendor Nokia said it is collaborating with T-Mobile US to launch a dedicated gateway solution that supports LTE, 5G NonStandalone and 5G Standalone technologies for the carrier’s fixed-wireless high-speed...

Vodafone inks deal to boost mobile coverage in German highways

Vodafone aims to make the 5G network available on all motorways across Germany by 2028 at the latest German carrier Vodafone has signed a deal with German highway operator Autobahn with the main goal of improving mobile coverage in highways across the country. Under the terms...

5G-A, RedCap key for telcos to capitalize 5G: Juniper Research

5G-A and 5G RedCap will enable telcos to provide services including extended coverage, increased network efficiency and device battery life to enterprise users 5G-Advanced and 5G Reduced Capacity (RedCap) will be key for telecom operators who are seeking to capitalize on the global 5G market,...

NGA highlights role of 6G in distributed sensing, communications

The NGA was launched by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS), as an initiative to advance North American wireless technology leadership over the next decade ATIS' Next G Alliance (NGA) has published a new white paper that looks at the transformative role that...

BSNL to complete large portion of its 4G network by November

India's telecom minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said that BSNL is being revived in a "very systematic and methodical way" Indian state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has started its 4G deployment and will have completed a significant part of the rollout by November 2024, local...

Nokia intros Federal Solutions unit to sell private 5G to U.S. government agencies

Nokia has launched a dedicated business unit in the U.S. to deliver private cellular, edge computing, and other critical connected solutions to the federal government. The new unit, called Nokia Federal Solutions, has been “bolstered”, the company said, by its recent acquisition of the...

Customer priorities, crossover products, cultural profiles – talking HPE + Juniper

Clearly, the focus of the initial response among the analyst community to HPE’s proposed $14 billion takeover of Juniper Networks, announced last week, has been on the latter’s artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in the networking space, acquired and developed since its own purchase of...

Deutsche Telekom to launch ‘ultra-mobile’ deployable solution

Deutsche Telekom said that around a dozen companies are currently testing the mast German carrier Deutsche Telekom said it is relying on ultra-mobile transmission mast to fulfill with short-term requirements due to festivals or large construction sites. A few months ago, Deutsche Telekom developed a prototype...

Samsung Electronics sees 6G as crucial for the company’s future

Samsung noted that the development of future 6G systems will be critical for the commercialization of innovative products in AI, autonomous driving and extended reality Future 6G communications technology will be crucial for the future of Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics, according to Samsung Electronics’...

Dish Wireless awarded $50 million for O-RAN test facility

ORCID will allow participants to test and validate their hardware and software solutions against an O-RAN network deployed by Dish Dish Wireless, which is now a subsidiary of EchoStar, was awarded a $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information...

O-RAN firm Parallel Wireless deploys 1,500 sites across Africa

Parallel Wireless already deployed O-RAN sites in Nigeria, Tanzania, Guinea Conakry, Ghana, South Sudan, Uganda, DRC and Malawi U.S.-based Open RAN (O-RAN) firm Parallel Wireless said it has already deployed a total of 1,500 sites across Africa. Parallel Wireless partnered with regional telecommunications providers and...

BSNL targets market share of 20% in India with its 4G rollout

BSNL will launch 5G technology in 2025 via an upgrade of its 4G infrastructure Indian state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is targeting a 20% market share of the country’s overall mobile market by the end of 2024 by accelerating the rollout of its 4G...