Reliance Jio Infocomm carried out this 5G network slicing trial in partnership with OnePlus
Indian carrier Reliance Jio Infocomm and Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus have jointly announced the successful validation of their 5G network slicing efforts at a newly established 5G innovation lab in India....
American Tower Corporation had initially announced the transaction in January 2024
American Tower Corporation (ATC) announced that it has closed the previously announced sale of 100% of the equity interests in its operations in India to Data Infrastructure Trust (DIT), an infrastructure investment trust sponsored...
Continuing its network convergence strategy, AT&T sees “a long-term, multi-decade play’
Speaking last week at the Goldman Sachs Communicopia and Technology Conference, AT&T CEO John Stankey blasted domestic policy around the auctioning and allocation of wireless spectrum. Speaking generally about the dynamics of mobile service...
According to Blue Plant’s VP, telcos will lean into AI in the RAN much more 'aggressively' in the 6G era
Even as 5G has yet to deliver on many of its promises, the balance is shifting; more and more conversations are beginning to favor the...
At a recent conference, several leading Tier 1 operators shared compelling business cases demonstrating how edge-generated data can deliver significant benefits to customers. These benefits include improved productivity, quality, safety and real-time decision-making. The scenarios they presented illustrate what lies ahead as we move...
The satellites will provide the basis for initial commercial NTN services for carriers including AT&T and Verizon
Satellite direct-to-cellular company AST SpaceMobile has confirmed the successful — and right-on-schedule — launch of its first five BlueBird satellites. The satellites are destined for low Earth orbit,...
Wireless expands to Private Wireless, FWA, wireless broadband, AI, Wi-Fi 7
The past decade has seemed to be tougher than usual for the wireless industry. During the past decade, wireless has taken some strange paths in the search. Now, finally, it may have found a...
BSNL says it will offer 5G services in 2025
Indian state-run operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is currently conducting trials of its locally developed 5G technology, local press reported.
The testing is being conducted by BSNL and the Center for Development of Telecommunications (C-DoT). C-DoT...
Verizon is expanding its fiber footprint as it also continues to expand its fixed wireless access offering
Last week Verizon announced it would spend $20 billion to acquire Frontier, picking up the latter’s customer base and fiber assets. Speaking this week at the Goldman Sachs...
The concept of the “connected home” has been around for quite some time. Beginning with something as simple as connecting multiple computers to one Wi-Fi router, today’s connected home can now also include multiple TVs streaming videos; gaming devices interacting with other devices in...
Chinese Low Earth Orbit company Geespace deployed 10 additional satellites last week which are now in normal operation, bringing its total to 30.
Geespace calls its Geesatcom constellation "China's private equivalent" to Starlink. The company said that it now covers 90% of the globe...
Citi Global Conference attendees were told that AT&T will provide additional fiber investment updates 'in the coming weeks'
Last week, Jenifer Robertson, AT&T’s executive vice president & general manager of mass markets, offered insight into the operator's convergence strategy at the Citi Global Conference,...
Data centers are a vital component of digital infrastructure, one that is expected to grow at a fast rate and require more land, power and interconnections. The United States doesn't have enough data centers to support the coming demand, particularly the demand driven by...
Barclays sees private cloud plans up 40% since nearly doubling since H2 2020
Enterprise CIOs surveyed by Barclays are apparently rethinking cloud strategies. In the second half of 2020, 43% of leaders surveyed were planning to bring workloads from the public cloud back on-premises to...
StarHub said that other firms including Keysight Technologies and Fujitsu also participated in the trial
Singaporean operator StarHub has recently conducted what it claims to be the country's inaugural Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) call on its 5G network. The achievement comes as part...
Cloud repatriation trends speak to enterprise AI consumption preferences
IT heavy-hitters Broadcom and HPE both announced quarterly financial results this week, and both firms reported growth fueled by enterprise investment into AI infrastructure and attendant systems.
Broadcom, fresh off the heels of the VMware Explore event...
EE said its 5G SA network is supported by the latest in AI technology
U.K. carrier EE, owned by BT Group, announced the launch of its 5G Standalone (5G SA) network across 15 major cities across the U.K. The new 5G SA network is available...
Optus and TPG had entered into three agreements that relate to the provision of mobile services in Australia
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will not oppose the proposed regional mobile network and spectrum sharing agreements between local carriers Optus Mobile Ltd and TPG...
Owner’s economics guide Verizon fiber plans; combining mobility and broadband drive network convergence strategy
At the Bank of American 2024 Media, Communications and Entertainment Conference yesterday, Sept. 4, BoA’s David Barden tried mightily to get Verizon's Sowmyanarayan Sampath, president and CEO of the Consumer Group,...
A Huawei spokesperson highlighted that RedCap technology can reduce 5G NR module costs by 80%
Chinese vendor Huawei has been exploring a broad range of scenarios for the implementation of 5G RedCap, also known as 5G NR Light technology, beyond wireless sensors and smart wearables,...
Across most developed economies, the scale of telecom equipment decommissioning — the process of retiring legacy infrastructure — is continuing at an astonishing pace. These markets were the first to adopt earlier generations of communications technology at scale, but they now need to make...
Satellite direct-to-cellular company AST SpaceMobile has confirmed a target launch date of September 12 for its first five BlueBird satellites, destined for low Earth orbit, which will provide the basis for initial commercial non-terrestrial network (NTN) services for carriers including AT&T and Verizon.
The...
In December, AT&T said it was eying an additional 10-15 million incremental locations within its existing fiber footprint
Per a five-year agreement, Nokia will provide AT&T with its Lightspan MF and Altiplano platforms to support the carrier’s current and future fiber network. The fiber technologies...
SoftBank said that it will offer eight service plans for businesses and government agencies
Japanese telecom operator SoftBank has struck a deal with Eutelsat Group to offer satellite connectivity services. The carrier said that it plans to launch those services this December, leveraging Eutelsat OneWeb's...
