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Turkcell is actively investing in AI: CEO

Turkcell has identified AI as one of its four strategic focus areas Turkish operator Turkcell is actively investing in the artificial intelligence (AI) field in order to keep up with the rapid development of this technology, the operator’s CEO Ali Taha Koç, told RCR Wireless...

LG Uplus tests energy efficiency tech for 6G networks

LG Uplus said this test was carried out in collaboration with Infinera and Juniper Networks Korean telco LG Uplus said it recently tested the All-Photonic Transport Network, which is a key technology designed to reduce power consumption in the era of future 6G networks. The...

Deutsche Telekom to shut down its 2G network by June 2028

Deutsche Telekom said the frequencies used for 2G will boost the telco's current 4G and 5G networks in the future German carrier Deutsche Telekom announced plans to shut down its 2G network infrastructure by June 30, 2028, with the aim of using current 2G frequencies...

SK Telecom publishes new white paper on 6G tech

SK Telecom defines the key elements for 6G infrastructure evolution as ‘Cloud-Native, Green-Native and AI-Native' Korean operator SK Telecom released its latest white paper, ‘SK Telecom 6G White Paper: View on Future AI Telco Infrastructure,’ laying out the evolution direction of the next-generation telco network...

Hurricane recovery update: Post-Milton work continues, Helene outages persist in NC, TN

Wireless and wireline service providers continue to make progress in repairing and restoring connectivity in the wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton. According to figures reported to the Federal Communications Commission as of Monday, 7.2% of sites continued to be out in affected areas...

KDDI, Samsung to deploy virtualized Open RAN

Samsung said that the O-RAN deployment for Japanese telco KDDI will start next year Korean vendor Samsung Electronics has been selected by Japanese operator KDDI as a main vendor to provide 4G and 5G Open RAN (O-RAN) compliant virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) solutions for...

Singtel talks about current and future use of AI in its operations

In an interview with RCR Wireless News, Tay Yeow Lian, managing director of networks at Singtel Singapore, said that companies must be positioned to capitalize the potential of AI to elevate customer experiences, improve productivity and drive revenue growth Singaporean operator Singel aims to expand the...

BSNL aims to officially launch 4G services in October: Report

BSNL has set up around 25,000 4G towers across the country Indian state-owned operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is set to launch its 4G services in October, as the telco has completed trials in all circles across India, local press reported, citing a company...

Indian entities partner to develop ‘cell-free’ 6G network

Two Indian institutes signed the 6G collaboration agreement with the Center for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) Two Indian technology institutes are partnering with the country's Department of Telecommunications to work on developing "cell-free" access points as a potential part of future 6G systems. The...

Indian government to track BSNL’s 4G deployment progress

BSNL is currently deploying its 4G network in partnership with TCS, Tejas Networks and the C-DOT The Government of India will soon set up a project management unit (PMU) for state-run telco BSNL, through which the carrier will be monitored on a daily basis with...

China claims world’s first ‘6G’ field test network

The network has achieved a significant improvement in key communication metrics such as capacity, coverage and efficiency A group of Chinese telecom engineers have established what they claim is the world's first field test network for 6G communication and intelligent integration, Chinese newspaper China Daily...

Huawei uses AI to accelerate network intelligence

Huawei said it has pioneered in applying network intelligence technologies to the data communication field Chinese vendor Huawei is using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to upgrade network capabilities at all levels with the aim of accelerating network intelligence, Steven Zhao, vice president of Huawei's data...

Amdocs and BMC to automate IT and 5G ops for telecoms and financial services

OSS/BSS company Amdocs has an alliance with enterprise digitalization software provider BMC to sell the latter’s automation, operations, and service management solutions into the telecoms industry, as well as to financial services industries. The pair are focused on automating IT and network operations to...

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...

AI means showtime for enterprise network modernisation
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Networking has had something of a shock to the system over the last few years. For a long time, its essential role in the functioning of enterprise operations went under the radar, underappreciated by most apart from those involved in technical roles. Then 2020...

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...

Aramco Digital, Intel to set up O-RAN center in Saudi Arabia

The new O-RAN center is expected to be operational this year Aramco Digital and Intel announced plans to establish what they claim to be Saudi Arabia’s first Open RAN (O-RAN) development center. The partners explained that the collaboration will accelerate the development and implementation of O-RAN...

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...

Balancing network efficiency, cost and performance

AT&T said it is looking at trying to turn some circuits down as users migrate from legacy technologies such as DSL to fiber Operators are facing the challenge of having to deploy more hardware to meet the appetite of users for more data while at...

Korea announces development program for future 6G networks

The government of South Korea said the 6G plan also involves the development of technologies for the upper-mid band South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT unveiled its KRW440.4 billion ($324.5 million) research and development plan for future 6G networks, local news agency Yonhap reported. The...

Singtel launches new NaaS offerings for enterprises

The Singaporean carrier said the new offering, dubbed Singtel CUBΣ, adopts a Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) approach Singaporean operator Singtel announced the launch of a new suite of network solutions and services aimed at " the digital network infrastructure" of enterprises. The new offering, dubbed Singtel CUBΣ, adopts...

InterDigital signs 6G research agreement in India

InterDigital said the agreement will be critical for enabling 6G networks to scale and meet increased bandwidth and coverage demands The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) has announced a research partnership with U.S. company InterDigital with the aim of developing 6G enabling technologies...

Brazil, Japan sign cooperation agreement on Open RAN

Both countries will also seek to promote Open RAN in other countries across Latin America Brazil’s telecommunications regulator Anatel and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan (MIC) signed a cooperation agreement with the main aim of expanding Open RAN deployments and related...

Managing a new RF environment

Regis Lerbour, VP of Product, Network Testing and RAN Engineering at Infovista, said that traditional RF testing approaches will need to evolve given the current RF environment The RF environment of cellular networks is currently going through a significant evolution. 5G is leveraging many more...