LAS VEGAS—Here at Dell Technologies World, there’s crystal clear acknowledgement that AI will be a very material force multiplier as essentially all companies endeavor to become technology companies. There’s also clear acknowledgement that doing AI isn’t as simple as...

The funding will support a NanoIC pilot line hosted at imec’s facility in Leuven, Belgium Research labs in Europe will receive 2.5 billion euros ($2.72 billion) in funding under the European Chips Act, announced in 2023. The funding, according to Belgium's...

Japanese IT company Fujitsu is to deploy an AI model on a set of cameras around Hachijo Island in the Philippine Sea, one of 11 so-called “Tokyo Treasure Islands” about 300 kilometres south of the Japanese mainland, in order...

F5 highlighted that adopting a zero-trust architecture is important in a private 5G environment Security is one of the main motivators for enterprises to adopt 5G private networks, according to Richard Lopez, senior strategic architect at F5. “The main motivators for...

Request for comment focuses on non-spectrum aspects of 6G development and timing The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has kicked off a formal public comment period in which it is seeking information on the current state of development of...

SEPI said it spent nearly $2.5 billlion to acquire more than 567 million shares in Telefonica The Spanish government said it has acquired a 10% stake in domestic telecom operator Telefonica through a state holding company. Spanish state-run company Sociedad Estatal...

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon are using FWA against Xfinity, Spectrum and Optimum All things always change. Consider wireless, telecom and cable TV. Everything in the process of reinventing itself with new competition and new technology. Wireless has been a growth...

The country’s telecom regulator IFT initiated a public consultation on this 5G spectrum auction on May 7, 2024 Mexico’s 5G auction faces hurdles as high spectrum fees deter operator interest, according to a recent report by GlobalData. The country’s telecom regulator...

Revenue from its enterprise unit dropped 2.3% in the second half of 2023, said Telstra Australian telco Telstra will axe as many as 2,800 workers as part of the "reset" of its enterprise fixed business, the company's second-largest division that...

“Demand will rise… but it will take years,” comments Daniel Mai, director of industrial wireless at Siemens, in conversation last month at Hannover Messe – picking up from where we left off here (see previous post: Private 5G...

With the conclusion of the 2023 World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-23) in December came proclamations that a global consensus on mid-band spectrum harmonization, specifically the 6 GHz band, was achieved. The GSMA, for instance, declared that “6 GHz spectrum is...

Editor’s note: Michael Dell wrote a book, Play Nice but Win, published in 2021, that covers the early days of Dell which were marked by rapid growth and portfolio expansions, its transition from public to private and back to...

While mobile network operators clamor for additional spectrum in order to meet demand, tower companies are in a win-win situation. They benefit whether that demand is met by additional spectrum deployments or via network densification. During a panel at...

There’s a moment, late in conversation with Siemens at Hannover Messe last month, where RCR Wireless replays a friendly admonishment from a rival telecoms vendor for making too much of the German firm’s heavyweight influence in its coverage of...

5G penetration in Malaysia currently reaches 35.4% A total of 7,065 5G sites have been already deployed across Malaysia as of April this year, local press reported, citing the country’s communications minister Fahmi Fadzil. According to the report, 5G technology currently...

Beijing had a density of 52 5G base stations per 10,000 people Chinese operators have already deployed 114,500 5G base stations in China’s capital, Beijing, as of the end of April, Chinese press reported. According to the report, Beijing had a...

Vodafone Idea aims to expand 4G coverage in 17 priority circles and launch 5G in key geographies across India Indian carrier Vodafone Idea confirmed plans to invest a total of INR500-550 billion ($6-6.6 billion) within the next three years, the...

The roar of the crowd echoed through the packed stadium as the stage went dark. A pop megastar's latest spectacular sold-out show was finally over, and throughout the entire four-hour extravaganza, tens of thousands of adoring fans continuously posted...

Greetings from Iowa and Missouri.  Pictured is our neighbor’s elaborate balloon arc for their daughter’s graduation bash (it’s even more impressive than the photo). This has been another full news week, including an announcement by Comcast at last week’s...

Telefónica Tech has announced a global deal with Microsoft to offer an expanded roster of cybersecurity services to enterprise customers. The deal includes artificial intelligence (AI) solutions related to enterprise cybersecurity, the Spain-based telecoms operator said. It is a...

Northeastern University's Open6G OTIC, which is among a cohort of Open Testing and Integration Centers (OTICs) certified by O-RAN Alliance last year, announced this week that its testing and integration capabilities are open for business, touting the facility as...

EchoStar said that the estimated value of the program with all yearly options is up to $2.7 billion over 10 years EchoStar announced it has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract as part of the U.S. Naval Supply...

Nokia noted that private 5G is well equipped with comprehensive in-built security features mandated by 3GPP The deployment of the edge on-premise is essential to ensure that industrial use cases benefit from private wireless networks performance, according to Stephane Daeuble,...

BSNL has been conducting trials in Punjab to test the capability of the Indian-developed 4G technology Indian state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched an indigenous 4G site in Kolkata, according to local press reports. The report stated that...

Generative AI (GenAI) is a breathtaking technology feat that could substantially impact society and the economy. The business adoption rate will determine the extent of that impact and how quickly people adapt to working in new ways. The role of...