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Test and Measurement: Spirent updates, cites ongoing headwinds

Spirent Communications, which is in the process of being acquired, gave a market update this week that indicated the company is still facing a tough trajectory. "Market conditions remain challenging, with market drivers in line with the previous 12...

Qualcomm reports growth in handset, automotive segments in Q2

Qualcomm reported that its automotive segment increased 35% year-over-year Qualcomm beat market expectations in Q2 2024, with the company expecting between $8.8 billion and $9.6 billion in sales. Net income during the quarter was $2.33 billion, or $2.06 per...

Malaysia’s 5G penetration reaches 36% at mid-April

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said that 5G technology currently covers 80.2% of the country’s population The adoption rate of 5G services in Malaysia has reached 36% as of mid-April, up from an adoption rate of 12-15% in November, according to...

SK Telecom to unveil LLM for telecom carriers in June

The LLMs will be designed to help telcos improve their customer interactions via digital assistants and chatbots Korea’s largest telco SK Telecom said it expects to introduce a large language model (LLM) specializing in telecom-related terms next month, according to...

Tejas Networks to complete contract with BSNL this fiscal year

BSNL recently said it has reached 800,000 4G subscribers in its initial launch phase Indian company Tejas Networks said it expects to conclude supplying 4G/5G network equipment to compatriot state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) this fiscal year, ending March...

AT&T offers a ‘Turbo’ boost for user experience, for $7 per month

AT&T has debuted a new service option that will enable customers to buy better network performance for an extra $7 per month, and indicated that the new capability is a first step that will be expanded upon. The service,...

CoreLogic Webinar: How to Use Location Intelligence Technology to Support Broadband Expansion

CoreLogic's Location Intelligence Growth Solutions use geospatial data and property insights to pinpoint emerging investment opportunities in real estate across the United States. The solutions provide vital information on land development and ownership changes, offering a strategic advantage in...

Telco Cloud & Edge Forum 2024 – Key Findings Report

Telecom carriers are at a crossroads in their transformation journey. They face challenges such as network disaggregation, cloud strategies and legacy system integration. However, amidst these challenges, new innovations including AI and APIs offer new avenues for growth.What does the future hold...

The three big telco AI questions

If you’ve recently attended or watched or read about any tech industry conferences, you’ve noticed the characterization of artificial intelligence (AI), both generative AI (gen AI) and more classical AI, as a sort of panacea for business problems regardless...

‘Create value from the start’—What makes a successful AI strategy?

Extreme Networks’ Chief Product and Technology Officer on AI: 'Start. Learn. Get to a small value' Last week, RCR Wireless News sat down with Extreme Networks’ Chief Product and Technology Officer Nabil Bukhari at the company’s annual summit in Fort...

#TBT: Motorola hedges its Google bets; Skype to launch group video chat; 100 billion devices by 2020? … this week in 2010

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and...

T-Mobile US closes on its Mint Mobile deal

T-Mo makes 'commitmint' to continue $15 per month service option T-Mobile US has officially taken ownership of value-focused mobile virtual network operator brands Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile as well as wholesale provider Plum—all of which it acquired through its...

US newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft—’A critical issue for civil life’

The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI and Microsoft are stealing copyrighted articles without permission and without payment Eight daily newspapers, including The New York Daily News and The Chicago Tribune, have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that the pair are “purloining millions of...

FCC levies fines against carriers for LBS information misuse

FCC fines the three major carriers $200 million The Federal Communications Commission has levied fines of $200 million against the three national operators, saying that AT&T, T-Mobile US and Verizon illegally provided access to customers' location information without end-users' consent...

A leap towards 6G: Spectrum allocation and its global impact

The aftermath of WRC-23 and NTIA’s National Spectrum Strategy As the curtains closed on the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23) in Dubai this past December, the airwaves buzzed with more than radio frequencies. This year’s conference marked a significant step in the...

Deutsche Telekom reaches 11,400 3.6 GHz antennas

Deutsche Telekom said that around 96% of households in Germany can already access the telco's 5G network German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom said that a total of 11,400 of its 5G antennas in 900 cities are currently transmitting on the...

Nokia and Vodafone complete O-RAN 5G SA trial in Italy

Vodafone said the O-RAN trial took place in two towns in Northern Italy Vodafone and Nokia announced they have completed a three-month Open RAN (O-RAN) trial across a live 5G Standalone (5G SA) test network in Italy, Vodafone said in...

‘AI is a means to an end’—from data and analytics to decisions

Tupl taking on engineering operations automation as network complexity spikes Founded in 2014, Tupl—based on the mathematics term “tuple” meaning a type of ordered list—has focused on AI-enabled operations automation for telecommunications network operators. In conversation with RCR Wireless News,...

AT&T Mexico, Movistar extend deal to share infra until 2030

Through a previous deal, AT&T provided Movistar capacity in its network for the provision of 3G, 4G and 5G services Mexican carriers Movistar México and AT&T México announced the signing of an agreement to extend an existing deal for access...

Private 5G gets bigger (and smaller) – why the hype is real

Note, this article is taken from a new editorial report from RCR Wireless about ‘private 5G in Industry 4.0 – hype versus reality’. It follows on from an intro section, trailed here previously. The full report extends the discussion...

Shared-usage tweaks give CBRS users 60% performance boost, says Federated Wireless

Enterprise customers using 3.55-3.7 GHz CBRS spectrum for private and shared LTE/5G networks in coastal areas, where the navy has prioritised incumbent usage of the band, will be protected from service interruptions going forward. US spectrum access specialist Federated...

STC picks Celona for private 5G in the Middle East

Celona has a deal with STC (Saudi Telecommunication Company) Group in the Middle East on private 5G. The operator will use Celona’s 5G system to stand-up its digital-change sales in the mining, manufacturing, and logistics sectors. The pair had...

Key takeaways from T-Mobile US’ Q1 2024

For the first time, T-Mo looks to establish a fiber footprint T-Mobile US reported strong customer numbers and overall results for the first quarter of 2024, and raised its guidance for the full year. Perhaps most interestingly, though, the wireless...

Championing Women in Telecom with Lynn Whitcher, President of WWLF

Explore the world of telecom leadership with Carrie Charles on the latest episode of 5G Talent Talk. Joining her is Lynn Whitcher, the President of Women's Wireless Leadership Forum (WWLF) and General Counsel for MD7. Lynn shares her remarkable...

Itron deploys NB-IoT AMI system for water management in Cairns, Australia

Industrial IoT provider Itron, specialising in advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solutions for utilities, is working with Cairns Regional Council in Queensland, Australia, to deploy an NB-IoT system to manage usage, identify leaks, and lower costs in the district water...