Public cloud vs. private cloud – what’s best for telco cloud workloads?
Telco clouds were always private clouds. But a new generation of hyperscale-adjacent telecom services blur the lines.
Chinese carriers add over 35 million 5G subscribers in November
Chinese operators recorded a net gain of 35.16 million 5G subscribers in November, according to the carriers’ latest available figures.
China Mobile, the world’s largest...
Editorial Report: Creative destruction: How network disaggregation changes everything
There's a big change hitting the telecom industry right now. Hardware and software are being decoupled with cost coming out of the former and...
Europe launches first large-scale 6G R&I program
The European Commission said it has earmarked around EUR 240 million ($271 million) for its first large-scale "6G" research and innovation program, with the...
Miami Dolphins partner with Verizon to launch autonomous express shop powered by 5G
The Miami Dolphins, in partnership with Verizon and AiFi, launched the Hard Rock Stadium Express Shop, an "autonomous retail experience" powered by Verizon's 5G...
Royalty pricing dichotomy in 5G SEP patent pool for Open RAN Radio Units (Analyst...
MPEG LA and Unified Patents have just launched their Alium patent pool program that seeks to license 4G LTE and 5G standard-essential patents (SEPs)...
Flexible MAC Architecture (FMA): Now or later? (Reader Forum)
Flexible MAC Architecture (FMA) is the future of cable. But as operators consider its place in their roadmaps, the biggest question is when to...
A deeper look into enterprise wireless LAN Wi-Fi 6 shortages (Analyst Angle)
Here at Dell’Oro Group, we have been asking ourselves why enterprise Wi-Fi 6 has been hit so hard by component shortages — where sequential...
Software AG takes €344m from US private equity group, plans US acquisition spree
Software AG has entered into a strategic partnership with global tech investment leader Silver Lake, supported by a Silver Lake investment of €344 million....
FCC sends out another $603 million in emergency connectivity funds
The Federal Communications Commission has approved another wave of Emergency Connectivity Fund program funds. The $603 million will help to connect more than 1.4...
ZTE’s Cui Li: Truly vital breakthrough innovation is to make the best product on...
ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile internet, today has announced that...
Key takeaways from SRG’s testing of Dish’s network in Vegas
"Operators who have been rolling out 5G NR networks for some time have the coverage advantage," SRG says
For some time, Dish Network has been...
Telco cloud vs. IT cloud: What’s the difference?
The scalable and agile cloud architecture that governs both telco cloud and IT cloud is the same, even though service requirements are not.
Red Hat brings Ansible hybrid cloud and edge automation to Microsoft Azure
Red Hat's Ansible, its hybrid cloud and edge computing automation platform, is now available as a preview on Microsoft Azure.
‘The real risk is we don’t partner’ – cloud-cos, telcos and the free-for-all in...
Note, this is an excerpt from a new editorial report, The Role of Hyperscalers in 5G and Edge – and how they are Collaborating...
What are HAPS and what role will they play in future networks?
Non-terrestrial networks (NTN) are being integrated into 5G standards and, according to standards body ATIS, "maximize the inherent value of 5G networks by solving...
What’s next for Wi-Fi, and should enterprises wait to upgrade?
IEEE plans to publish the WI-Fi 7 amendment sometime in 2024
According to Wi-Fi Alliance’s VP of Marketing Kevin Robinson, the Alliance is already working...
Siemens to acquire EcoDomus digital twin software to expand its smart building offering
Digital twin tech used for Building Information Modeling
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has recently signed an agreement to acquire digital twin software for buildings from U.S....
Chile kicks off 5G era with initial deployments
Entel, Movistar and Wow activating 5G networks
Chilean mobile operators Entel, Movistar and Wow have started to activate 5G networks in the country, the government...
How softwarization will be key to future 6G networks: National Instruments
The difference between 5G and 6G
One key aspect where future 6G technology will differ from 5G is softwarization, as several features will become pure...
MachineQ kicks off CoreKinnect venture with 325,000 LoRa units for car retailer ADESA
Comcast-owned LoRaWAN operator MachineQ has developed an outdoor asset tracking solution for inventory management with US-based IoT hardware developer CoreKinnect. The pair have deployed...
The Sunday Brief: Five events that shaped telecom’s 2021
Holiday greetings from Louisiana, Texas, Nebraska, Missouri (state capitol building in Jefferson City pictured), Kansas, Iowa and Colorado. Seven states and 2,300+ miles in...
Basingstoke Council in UK hands Cellnex 10-year deal to build private 5G city network
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in the UK has handed a 10-year contract to Spain-based Cellnex, owner of Finnish private networking specialist Edzcom, to...
5G build-out, private network eSIMs, vertical market spread (Druid Software on 2022)
Private FWA networks
The continued investment from the US government – with the Biden infrastructure bill being the most recent example – will continue to...
BICS smashes NB-IoT targets, promises ‘largest NB-IoT footprint in the world’
International cellular provider BICS has promised to offer the largest NB-IoT footprint in the world, to match its existing roaming coverage on 2G, 3G,...