The private network is expected to improve base defense and battleship and base operation support capabilities The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy has selected Samsung Electronics and KT Corporation (KT) to deploy a private 5G network for its ‘Smart Naval...

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...

e& said it used "cutting-edge" hardware and "sophisticated" algorithms like MU-MIMO to achieve this record speed Emirati-based telco e& UAE aggregated multiple carriers across high-band and low-band over simplified architecture, reaching a new record speed of 62 Gbps. The telco...

Airtel is currently using equipment from Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung to provide 5G services across India Swedish vendor Ericsson has secured a new multi-billion dollar contract for selling 5G equipment from Indian carrier Bharti Airtel, Reuters reported, citing two sources...

As global demand for more efficient, sustainable energy systems grows, the adoption of 5G technology has already begun to show its potential in transforming industries, particularly through its applications in smart energy and smart grid networks. But now, the...

Vocus will gain 24,000 km of fiber, 7,000 km of international submarine cables and 20,000 connected buildings from TPG Australia's TPG Telecom revealed Monday it will sell its fiber and fixed network infrastructure assets Macquarie Asset Management and Aware Super’s telecommunications...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize cellular networks, from right-sizing the network build to enhancing radio link performance and streamlining operations. One of the most significant impacts will be in optimizing network operations. By leveraging AI-powered solutions, operators...

As the Federal Communications Commission considers T-Mobile US' proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of UScellular, the latter company's executives recently sat down with FCC representatives to make the case in favor of the merger. The picture they painted was of...

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...

NTT Docomo noted that this initiative marks the first step in realizing its vision of 6G as a 'network for AI' Japanese telco NTT Docomo has launched a new project, dubbed ‘6G Harmonized Intelligence,’ aimed at advancing the future of...

Recently, the US mobile operators’ trade association CTIA released data from its annual survey of members. Its headline focused on a very large number – 100 trillion megabytes – which CTIA claims was the total amount of mobile data...

Learning from the past to predict the future and optimize the present—AI can match RAN resources with customer demand and, in turn, optimize for energy efficiency At roughly the midpoint of the 5G cycle, communications service providers (CSPs)  are navigating...

Nokia is putting major R&D focus on the mining industry, having won a number of deals for private 4G/5G infrastructure in the sector. Its research arm, Nokia Bell Labs, is working directly with Brazil-based mining company Value to create...

Ushering in a new era of efficiency and innovation This is the third blog in a continuing series on private mobile networks. Read part one for more on what the technology is and how it works, and part two to...

Germany-headquartered IoT MVNO 1NCE has claimed another record year, outrunning its 2023 total with eight million new cellular IoT connections in the first three quarters of 2024. The firm added seven million new “endpoints” (connected devices) in 2023, it...

Dell’Oro pointed to 'increased skepticism' around the need for 'substantial investments in new technology' as one reason behind the decline In a new 6G report, the Dell’Oro Group predicted that Radio Access Network (RAN) revenue will decline until 2029, and that...

Over time, as I have consulted with CEOs, CMOs and senior executives of many communications companies, I have learned as much from them, as I have shared with them. Something different is happening now. Recently, these requests for briefings...

Singtel said that the new offering will enable customers to deploy, manage and scale their AI applications Singaporean operator Singtel announced the launch of RE:AI, its new Artificial Intelligence Cloud Service (AI Cloud) offering, the telco said in a release. The...

Deutsche Telekom plans use more AI, particularly to streamline customer support processes. German telecom firm Deutsche Telekom has announced that artificial intelligence (AI) and global economies of scale will be pivotal to its growth strategy over the next few years,...

Siemens has appointed Germany-based system integrator LS Telecom (stylised ‘LS telecom’) to distribute its private 5G system as part of a full consultancy and management offer for industrial enterprises in global markets. The news is significant, partly, because Siemens...

The big goal of 5G is to deliver advanced services that leverage high throughput, low latency, high reliability and other features to create new revenue streams that make operators money and save enterprises money. While getting to this end...

Proof, perhaps, that the private 5G market is getting busier with equipment vendors both big and small: amid all the enterprise-5G focus at MWC Las Vegas this week, US-based Wilson Electronics, a maker of signal repeaters for residential and...

Advances in automation have impacted every industry, but arguably none more so than the manufacturing sector. Traditional assembly lines are being replaced by intelligent factories where machines not only handle assembly but help optimise resources and drive down costs....

RACSA and Nokia have installed 30 5G SA sites in major Costa Rican cities, and a further 170 are scheduled for this year Costa Rican operator Radiográfica Costarricense SA (RACSA) has deployed the country’s first 5G standalone (SA) network using...

Schiphol previously secured its own dedicated spectrum for its private 5G network from the Dutch regulator Swedish vendor Ericsson has joined forces with Schiphol Airport, in the Netherlands, with the aim of exploring the potential of a private 5G network....