BROWSING: 5G

The 5G revolution has sparked a race among communication service providers (CSPs) to maximize return on their significant investments. To date, the focus has largely been on developing new 5G services and adapting their underlying business support systems (BSS) to support these offerings. However, the...

Andrea Caldini is vice president of product engineering and development, global network and technology, at Verizon, and has been instrumental in the company's pursuit of private networks such as its deployments with KPMG in support of healthcare and life sciences, with the Port of Virginia,...

Crown Castle said its customers are accelerating the selection and identification of new small cell locations in high-traffic locations Crown Castle is seeing lower activity in the tower business as operators in the U.S. have already significantly reduced network spending, the company’s CEO, Jay Brown,...

Global revenues from cellular IoT networks increased 24 percent to reach €10.8 billion in 2022, calculates analyst firm Berg Insight. However they account for just two percent of total mobile revenues among the largest operator groups, it said, and are in general decline, with...

Liberty Global has been the controlling shareholder of Telenet since February 2007 U.S. company Liberty Global said it is in a position to bring its ownership in Belgian operator Telenet to over 93% after the conclusion of an initial acceptance period of a voluntary public...

Private Wireless is one of the healthiest and most rapidly growing sectors today. So, how quickly and how large will it ultimately grow? When investors and business customers consider a private wireless service provider, they look for companies and technology on the rising side...

In Sweden, Telia said that 73% of Swedes now have access to Telia’s 5G network Nordic telecom operator Telia Company said it had achieved overall 5G population coverage of 84% across its footprint at the end of June, up from 77% at the end of...

Dell'Oro said the O-RAN segment already comprises a mid-single digit share of the broader RAN market Open RAN (O-RAN) revenues are forecasted to account for more than 15% of the global RAN market by 2027, as the market is experiencing a slower growth than initially...

Ericsson said that 5G will account for 32% of the total subscriptions in the MENA region in 2028 5G subscribers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are forecast to reach 290 million in 2028, up from 22 million in 2022, according to...

Spark also selected U.S. company Red Hat as one of its vendors for the 5G SA rollout New Zealand carrier Spark has selected Ericsson to supply its 5G Core solution to suppor its 5G Standalone (SA) network in the country. Spark also secured Red Hat as...

The Department of Home Affairs has launched a tender process to select an operator for the 5G lab The government of Australia is moving ahead with its plans to set up a lab with the main aim of checking the interoperability and security of 5G...

Quectel, Telit Cinterion, and Fibocom captured more than half of the total cellular IoT module shipments in the first quarter of 2023, according to market analysis from Counterpoint Research. Quectel remained the leading vendor; Telit Cinterion climbed to second. Total shipments were flat compared...

From revolutionizing industries to reshaping our daily routines, there is no denying the profound impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), making it one of the most disruptive technologies on the horizon. Thanks to the recent surge in media attention surrounding ChatGPT, the momentum for cutting-edge AI...

Ericsson's AIR 3218 is expected to be deployed across 50 sites within the Vodafone UK network during 2023 U.K. carrier Vodafone and Swedish vendor Ericsson have begun the deployment of a compact active-passive antenna in the U.K. to bring greater 5G capacity, coverage and performance...

Brussels had effectively blocked the launch of 5G services in the city due to its strict radiation rules Belgian operators are set to launch 5G services in the country’s capital city, Brussels, after local authorities eased strict regulations that prevented telcos from offering 5G in...

BSNL said the deployment of these 4G sites is a part of an extended field trial Indian state-run operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was expected to launch 200 4G network sites in the Punjab region, local newspaper The Economic Times reported. The deployment of these...

Maxis said this agreement with DNB will enable the telco to start providing 5G services nationwide Malaysian telco Maxis has finally decided to execute the 5G access agreement with state-run network operator Digital Nasional (DNB), according to local press reports. Maxis said it will seek its...

GSMA also estimates that 5G networks will cover 86% of Mexico’s population by 2030 5G subscribers in Mexico are expected to reach 87 million by 2030, up compared to 16.9 million in 2025, according to a report by telecom association GSMA. The GSMA report showed that...

Bit late, but important to report: US-headquartered IoT module maker Telit Cinterion announced at the start of the month (July 3) that it has agreed to sell its cellular IoT automotive business to German IoT and IT electronics manufacturer Kontron for €24.5 million. The...

GSMA noted that 5G networks will cover 84% of the country’s population by 2030 5G subscribers in Brazil are forecast to reach 179 million by 2030, up compared to 36.2 million in 2025, according to a recent report by telecom association GSMA. The report showed that...

Orange said that the deployment of this 5G virtual private network will require a total investment of $4.04 million Spanish operator Orange has developed a 5G Standalone (SA) virtual private network for the port of Barcelona, ​​with the aim of offering advanced mobility service to...

Future 6G system will likely realize many of the use cases initially promised to happen in the 5G era, said Stéphane Téral, chief analyst at LightCounting 6G systems are expected to be commercially launched by 2030, while the first phase of standardization will likely start...

While Network sales declined by 13%, Enterprise sales grew by a 20%, and in total, Ericsson reported $6.3 billion) in sales Ericsson reported a loss of $65.2 million in its second quarter and shares slid down 8.7%., but said its overall results are “in line with expectations.” Further,...

Recently, I was asked to give a speech to a group of executives about the changing state of the industry thanks to 5G, AI, Chatbot, IoT and more. You see these new technologies are transforming industry after industry. As always, there will be leaders...