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How to scale commercially successful MEC use cases—a Q&A with Vodafone (Part 1)

Whether its considering a private 5G network coupled with a dedicated mobile edge computing (MEC) solution for an enterprise, or a consumer-facing use case that taps into more widely distributed computing infrastructure, Vodafone has recognized that addressing this nascent space requires a strong focus on...

European carriers unveil technical priorities for O-RAN

The telcos had previously inked a MoU to boost the adoption of O-RAN across Europe European operators Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, TIM and Vodafone have published further documents on technical priorities for Open RAN (O-RAN). In a release, the carriers said that the Open RAN Technical...

Yes, vRAN and O-RAN are coming, just more slowly than we thought (Analyst Angle)

Watching the evolution of telco carrier RAN networks feels like viewing a sports replay in slow motion. It’s interesting to see, and there are often angles and perspectives that crop up that aren’t immediately apparent. In the end, however, you still know where things...

On smart labels… SODAQ, Pod Group, LHIND intro ‘first’ printable IoT tracker

On the subject of smart labels, as per a couple of recent pieces about Sony Semiconductor Israel… There is, of course, another pioneer in the field, and one the team missed at CES in January, despite covering the smart-label story from the start, and...

Lenovo ‘empowers IoT’ with embedded Vodafone data SIMs

Vodafone has a “multi-year” deal with Chinese tech firm Lenovo to provide global IoT connectivity to Lenovo devices. The arrangement is between Vodafone Business, Vodafone’s international business division, and Lenovo Connect, Lenovo’s connectivity management business; it will start, from May, with Lenovo devices sold...

Three 5G network reaches 60% of UK population

Three initially launched 5G services in the U.K. in August 2019 U.K. operator Three announced that its 5G network currently covers 60% of the population. In a release, the carrier said its 5G offering is now available in more than 588 locations across more than 4,250...

DB Schenker deploys IoT smart label (from Sony Semicon?) for global tracking

Something is afoot in the brave new IoT world of smart labels; DB Schenker, the logistics division of German rail firm Deutsche Bahn, has announced a smart-label solution to track small freight consignments globally. Israeli startup Sensos, the company behind the solution, is a...

UK regulator announces plans to award mmWave spectrum

Ofcom said it expects to receive responses to the consultation to award mmWave spectrum by May 22 U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom has confirmed that it will make millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum across the 26 GHz and 40 GHz bands available for new mobile technologies, including...

Vodafone and Three might announce UK merger this month: Report

Vodafone had initially announced merger talks with Three UK in October 2022 U.K. operators Vodafone and Three UK are reportedly working on the final details to announce a merger that would create the United Kingdom's largest mobile operator, according to a Bloomberg report. According to the...

Sony Semi on cellular IoT innovation, acceleration (just don’t mention smart labels)

Want to know the latest with Sony’s smart label, the ground-breaking massive IoT use-case the firm’s Israeli IoT chip division prototyped with German pharmaceuticals company Bayer a couple of years back? Because it is still going, and about to get real – if word...

Diversity in telecom—’Gone are the days of this being a man’s world’

While diversity and inclusion efforts are becoming a priority in telecom, glaring gender and racial gaps remain The evolution of 5G into a more open, software-defined and cloud-native network technology brings with it material changes in the types of skills connectivity vendors and providers need...

Is software engineering the biggest telco skills gap of all?

The U.S. Labor Department estimates that the global shortage of software engineers may reach 85.2 million by 2030 A shift towards network virtualization and software-defined networking is one of the telecom trends that Corning's Director of Wireless R&D and Chief Technologist Shirish Nagaraj believes is most...

Vodafone and NTT Docomo to simplify open RAN testing and integration

The O-RAN cooperation will be performed by exchanging the respective expertise and technologies between the parties MWC, Barcelona. Vodafone and NTT Docomo have said they will work together to simplify open RAN testing and integration for network equipment vendors, with a view to harmonize the...

Major telcos move to open network APIs to developers – to drive innovation, revenues

MWC 2023: The GSMA has announced a framework of universal network application programmable interfaces (APIs) to provide universal access to operator networks for developers. At launch, at the annual MWC showcase in Barcelona, the so-called GSMA Open Gateway initiative has the support of 21...

Orange, Vodafone reach O-RAN network sharing deal

The first commercial O-RAN sites to be deployed under this agreement are planned for a rural area of Romania European carriers Orange and Vodafone have reached an agreement to build an Open Radio Access Network (RAN) with RAN sharing in rural parts of Europe where...

RAKwireless intros integrate private 5G box solution for Industry 4.0 developers

RAKwireless, making hardware systems for the LoRaWAN-end of the IoT market, notably for the Helium community networks movement, has launched a ‘5G-in-a-box’ hotspot solution, available to system integrators and enterprises to support private 5G setups and experiments. The package features dual 5G and LTE...

Can sustainable 5G networks lead to 5G monetization? 

There are early signs of sustainability as a 5G value proposition, but can saving money through reducing power consumption be construed as 5G monetization?  If you look at major global corporations, you’ll like notice an increasing emphasis on reducing power consumption, achieving net-zero carbon emissions,...

Box-shifting private 5G for SMEs – Vodafone teases a vision of the future

Private cellular in a box? It is hardly a novel idea, as Athonet and Druid Software will testify, including via commercial air-drop installations at music shows and war zones, or suchlike. But a new card-sized private 5G prototype from UK operator Vodafone looks genuinely...

Bright eyed, bushy tailed, mob handed – AWS is best-in-show at Barcelona IoT bash

How do you judge the best-in-show? By the bright eyes and bushy tails? Probably not if it is a tech fair. So how should one rate the stands at IoT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC) in Barcelona? Is it a size thing? Is it a...

Canadian telco Bell invests in Cohere Technologies

Cohere Technologies has developed Universal Spectrum Multiplier (USM) software for existing networks and Open Radio Access Networks U.S. network software firm Cohere Technologies announced it has received investment funding from Bell Ventures, which is the corporate venture capital arm of Canadian telco Bell. Cohere Technologies...

Vodafone signals massive job cuts

The layoffs are part of a larger $1.1 billion dollar cost-cutting effort Vodafone is planning massive layoffs as part of a $1.1 billion dollar cost-cutting effort, reported the Financial Times. Several hundreds of jobs are on the chopping block, and according to sources, most are...

What are the key applications helping Vodafone monetize MEC?

'We believe in its potential,' Vodafone said of MEC At the Mobile Edge Forum, Vodafone’s Global Edge Computing and 5G Principal Joanna Newman and Senior Global Product Manager Elizabeth Rumsey spoke about “the perfect storm” of tech advancements that's been brewing the past several years....

Another 5G first – ‘first hybrid private 5G in Europe’, claim Vodafone and Porsche

Another private 5G story, and another which claims primacy and (apparently) unmatched scale. Vodafone Business, the enterprise division of UK operator Vodafone, has said it has built “Europe’s first hybrid private 5G network”, on a site covering 700 hectares. The hybrid definition, here, means...

MNOs vs MVNOS – who is top of mind for enterprise IoT connectivity? (Reader Forum)

Earlier this year, Transforma Insights undertook a survey of 1,100+ enterprises in the US and Europe, asking about their buying behaviour and vendor preferences cellular IoT connectivity. As part of that survey, we asked respondents which connectivity providers they were aware of, which they...