BROWSING: 5G

Bharti Airtel reaches 3 million 5G subscribers in Mumbai: Report

Bharti Airtel previously said it was on track to cover the entire country with 5G technology by March 2024 Indian carrier Bharti Airtel said it has already reached a total of 3 million 5G customers in Mumbai, according to local press reports. The operator noted it...

Swisscom expands strategic partnership with Ericsson

Ericsson said it will continue to supply the hardware and software for Swisscom’s network under the extended deal Swiss telco Swisscom and Swedish vendor Ericsson announced they have extended their strategic partnership for another three years. In a release, the vendor said it will continue to...

Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier unveils security roaming offering

Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier provides all Magenta Security Roaming services with dedicated support and strict SLAs Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier announced the launch of a new security offering dubbed Magenta Security Roaming, which the company said is aimed at future-proofing roaming security. The German carrier said...

Redefining the best 5G network—energy efficient, high performing and sustainable

Ericsson sustainable smart 5G site brings together solar generation, lithium-ion batteries, hybrid energy management and more for opex reduction Operators are facing two fundamental challenges: first, the global economy is predicated on the idea that durable, long-term growth is imperative and achievable; however, operators are...

Editorial Webinar: Securing the edge -where 5G meets the enterprise

As wireless communication technologies continue to advance at a rapid pace, the emergence of 5G has become a game-changer, especially in enterprise environments where edge-based private networks are on the rise.On April 24th, RCR Wireless News is joined by F5 and KPMG for an insightful webinar diving into the critical...

Editorial Report: Private 5G in Industry 4.0 – hype vs reality and where the market goes from here

Analysys Mason predicts a surge in private 5G networks from just 4,000 in 2022, to 60,000 by 2028, driven by the demand for higher bandwidth in applications like VR, AI and security. However, as with any endeavour aiming for rapid progress, the journey often encounters...

Vodafone Idea to launch $2.16 billion FPO in India

Vodafone Idea said its FPO will be open for public bids between April 18- 22 Indian carrier Vodafone Idea is planning to launch a follow-on public offering (FPO) to raise a total of INR180 billion ($2.16 billion) through a sale of new shares, according to...

Telefonica aims to buy 5G spectrum from MasOrange: Report

MasOrange needs to get rid of 30 MHz as part of the conditions imposed by regulators to approve the merger Spanish telco Telefónica would be interested in acquiring 30 megahertz in the 3.5 GHz band from local operator MasOrange, Spain’s largest mobile operator as a...

Proximus, Airbus partner for secure communications over 5G

Proximus and Airbus will launch "Agnet MCx", a solution for business-critical communications and collaboration Belgian operator Proximus has announced a strategic partnership with European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. Under the terms of the partnership, Proximus and Airbus will launch "Agnet MCx", a solution for business-critical communications and...

6G foundry: Rethinking the control plane

As we gear up for the next generation of wireless connectivity, we’re building on everything we’ve learned Welcome to the first installment of 6G foundry, a new limited series of OnQ blog posts where we explore the next generation of wireless connectivity. We’ll share how we...

Mobile UK report urges government to further support 5G rollouts

The report highlighted a $31.2 billion investment gap, integral to the roll out of 5G Standalone (SA) networks The ambition of the U.K. government to reach widespread adoption of 5G technology at a national level is at risk of being missed if actions outlined in...

Qualcomm, Singapore Polytechnic provide 5G training

Qualcomm said that SP students will receive free 5G training and will also be able to earn certifications for their training in the 5G field Singapore Polytechnic (SP) and Qualcomm Technologies have announced a joint initiative with the aim of bringing Qualcomm Technologies’ 5G training...

America Movil expands 5G network to 125 Mexican cities

America Movil currently has over 10 million 5G subscribers nationwide Mexican operator América Móvil, which operates under the Telcel brand, reached 125 cities with its 5G network, América Móvil's deputy director of communication and government relations, Renato Flores Cartas said via social media. The executive...

Panasonic unveils private 5G network and testing facility in Munich

Panasonic said that the deployment of this private 5G network aims to help customers deliver uninterrupted connectivity, real-time communications and increased security for mission-critical applications Panasonic Connect Europe has announced the deployment of a new private 5G network at its Customer Experience Center (CXC)...

Rogers partners with CableLabs to develop 5G cable network infra

Rogers Communications has more than 11.3 million subscribers in Canada and is the second-biggest telco in the country Canadian carrier Rogers Communications announced it is collaborating with CableLabs to deploy new technologies for its network. This partnership includes a plan for CableLabs to develop and deliver...

Radcom extends collaboration with Rakuten Mobile

The new AI-driven use cases will enable Rakuten Mobile to maintain quality of service and drive efficient network operations and network automation monitoring Radcom has renewed its multi-year collaboration with Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile, the former said in a release. The company noted that the extended...

O2 Telefonica, 5G Synergiewerk activate 5G street lights

O2 Telefonica said that the 5G infrastructure combines street lights and cell phone sites German operator O2 Telefónica, controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica, and compatriot infrastructure provider 5G Synergiewerk have activated what they claim to be the first 5G street light in operation in Würzburg,...

Quectel expands RedCap offering with new 5G module

The new module is compatible with Quectel 4G module EG2x series modules with smaller sizes Global IoT company Quectel Wireless Solutions announced the commercial availability of its new 5G RedCap Sub-6 GHz LGA module, which will deliver 5G and 4G coverage. Based on Qualcomm Technologies's Snapdragon...

China ends February with over 3.5 million 5G base stations

According to MIIT data, 5G technologies have been integrated into 71 major economic categories in China Chinese operators have deployed over 3.5 million 5G base stations across China as of the end of February, local news agency Xinhua reported, citing the latest available data from...

India’s DoT launches experimental license for 5G use cases

The DoT has set up 5G use case labs within 100 institutes across India with the aim of building competencies and engagement in 5G technologies for students and startup communities India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has launched an experimental license module that will pave the...

Trai launches consultation process on new spectrum bands

Trai has sought views on pricing, allocation norms and payment terms for spectrum in the 37-37.5 GHz, 37.5-40 GHz and 42.5-43.5 GHz bands The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has recently launched a consultation process to sought stakeholders' views on the auction of...

Dell, Intel enabling open, vRAN

The latest Dell Technologies PowerEdge XR8000 telco-grade servers feature the Intel 4th Gen Xeon Scalable Processors with optional vRAN Boost With RAN modernization in the U.S. ongoing, and significant investment ramping in Europe and other markets, operators are increasingly focused on virtualization of radio access...

5G core power management for a lower cost, more sustainable solution

Casa Systems, Dell Technologies and Intel collaborate on a scale-up/scale-down approach to 5G core power management that doesn’t impact network performance Whatever the 5G use case is, one of the results for operators is the need to serve more throughput per subscriber. At the same...

AMD-powered Dell telco cloud servers to get NEBS certification

The Dell PowerEdge R7615 features AMD x86 cloud-native CPUs for telco cloud and network in power- and space-constrained environments At the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, a primary theme was the accelerating cloudification of telco networks in the move to 5G Standalone and decentralization...