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Verizon emphasizes decentralization and local focus

Three major infrastructure efforts are wrapping up, but an 'aggressive' C-Band and mmWave build continues Verizon has decentralized its national organizational structure into 18 regions and is heavily focusing on its network and market position on a local basis, executives said during an investor update...

Verizon: We’ve deployed 130K O-RAN-capable radios

Verizon says it is laying the foundation for O-RAN Verizon says that it has already deployed more than 130,000 Open RAN-capable radios in its network as part of an ongoing modernization project in which the carrier is putting in place a virtualized Radio Access Network...

Nokia sees revenues decline, emphasizes a future beyond CSPs

CEO Pekka Lundmark calls results 'a resilient performance considering the challenging environment' Nokia saw an expected decline in revenues during the fourth quarter and full-year of 2023, but the company's results were better than investors were expecting, due in part to cost-cutting measures. While the...

AT&T’s Stankey breaks down that open networks decision

AT&T announced this week that it wants to have 70% of its traffic on open network platforms within the next few years and will spend up to $14 billion with Ericsson to make that happen. In remarks at the UBS Global Media and Communications...

AT&T’s fiber ROI is better than expected, CEO says

AT&T to spend $21-22 billion in CapEx in 2024 AT&T's returns from its fiber investment have been better than expected—and it's eying an additional 10-15 million incremental locations within its existing footprint that CEO John Stankey said are economically "as attractive as the ones we're...

ZTE highlights role of partnerships to expand presence in server, storage market

Chinese vendor ZTE is taking advantage of the wave of growth in the computing infrastructure and server and storage market due to the rapid development of 5G, artificial intelligence, edge computing, cloud computing, virtual reality and other new technologies, ZTE VP Wang Quan, told...

Most companies are not ‘fully prepared’ for AI: Cisco

A new report from Cisco found that a mere 14% of companies are 'fully prepared' for the arrival of AI In a newly released report which surveyed over 8,000 global companies, Cisco benchmarked readiness for artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and integration, finding that a mere...

The Sunday Brief: Third quarter earnings review (part 1)—the build cycle

Greetings from Missouri, where, as our multi-color weather radar picture clearly shows, we are experiencing the “summer-to-winter” weather change this weekend.  And just on time, the last two weeks have been full of earnings news, some of which was received as frostily as November...

Biden admin asks for full funding for rip-and-replace

Another $3.1 billion would fully fund eligible carrier requests The Biden administration has asked Congress for an additional $3.1 billion to fully fund small-and-medium-sized network operators' efforts to remove and replace network gear and services from banned Chinese vendors. The Secure and Trusted Communications Networks...

Ericsson sees drop in sales and an uncertain market for 2024

Ericsson's North American sales were down 60% YoY and 2% sequentially as 5G investments continue a downward trend Ericsson saw a 10% drop in group organic net sales during the most recent quarter, continuing a streak of softening in the network equipment market. The company...

Ericsson Q&A: Navigating network data challenges and AI/ML

There is a dizzying array of data available to telecom operators on the status, performance and health of their networks; at various speeds and levels of granularity; focused on end-user-experience, peak network capability, or dozens of other potential indicators.  Operators face considerable challenges in making...

German Interior Ministry seeks ban on Huawei, ZTE: Report

Germany's interior ministry has proposed forcing local carriers to restrict their use of equipment made by Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE, Reuters reported, citing a government official. According to the report, the interior ministry is seeking to impose these new restrictions on 5G networks after...

Editorial Webinar: Test, measure, monitor, learn— how operators can make sense of data in a new era of observability

There is a dizzying array of data available to telecom operators on the status, performance and health of their networks; at various speeds and levels of granularity; focused on end-user-experience, or peak network capability. How do you make the best use of that data and...

Huawei files lawsuit against Portugal’s 5G ban: Report

A decision by the Portuguese government is currently effectively banning local telcos from implement 5G gear from Chinese vendor Huawei The Portuguese unit of Chinese vendor Huawei has filed a lawsuit against a previous decision made by the country’s security assessment commission, which effectively bars...

altafiber raises $600m for fiber expansion in Midwest, Hawaii

Altafiber—the brand name under which Cincinnati Bell now does business—says it has raised $600 million in new equity funding to expand fiber networks across its footprint in Ohio, Hawaii, Kentucky and Indiana. The company provides service in Hawaii under the name Hawaiian Telecom, and it...

NTIA proposes ‘limited and targeted’ waiver on US-made products for BEAD

NTIA holds firm that 'close to 90%' of materials involved in BEAD projects should be made in the United States With more than $42 billion poised to pour out in support of broadband deployment projects across the United States, the federal government is sticking closely...

Enea Webinar: Hyperscaling 5G Service

What does it take to hyperscale 5G and telecom services to the next level?A combination of multi-vendor relationships, hyperscale infrastructure, platform and process and smart network data management. For telco-grade transformation, data, performance, agility and security are key to building sustainable architecture and services. AT&T,...

Ericsson, Telkomsel expand 4G/5G partnership in Indonesia

Telkomsel said that upgraded 4G/5G network will support its efforts in realizing the development of services for B2B and B2C segments Indonesian operator Telkomsel and Ericsson will be working together to expand and bolster their existing 4G/5G networks footprint in the Asian country. Ericsson said it...

Huawei returns to growth in H1 2023

Huawei said its net profit margin was 15% during the period, up from 5% in H1 2022 Chinese vendor Huawei recorded revenues of CNY310.9 billion ($43.1 billion) in the first half of the year, an increase of 3.1% compared to the same period the previous...

Deutsche Telekom operates 9,700 3.6 GHz antennas

Around 95% of households across Germany can already access Deutsche Telekom's 5G network German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom said that a total of 9,700 of its 5G antennas in 750 cities are currently transmitting on the 3.6 GHz spectrum band. In a release, Deutsche Telekom said...

Ericsson opens 5G manufacturing facility in Malaysia

Ericsson said that this new facility is the company’s first 5G manufacturing facility in Southeast Asia Swedish vendor Ericsson has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Malaysia in which the company will produce 5G radio equipment. In a release, Ericsson said that this new facility is...

Nokia onshoring fiber electronics for BEAD projects

One of the telecom industry's concerns about the massive amount of federal Infrastructure Act dollars that are poised to pour into the market to close the digital divide over the next few years, has been associated requirements on buying American-made products for use in...

CelcomDigi consolidates network clusters in east Malaysia

CelcomDigi recently started its full-scale program to integrate and modernize its 4G network in Malaysia Malaysian telco CelcomDigi has consolidated two clusters of networks in east Malaysia, the company said in a statement. The Malaysian telco detailed that the network clusters were in Tuaran and Menggatal...

Cellnex’s CFO to depart

European telecom infrastructure company Cellnex's chief financial officer will be departing as of the end of October, the company said over the weekend. The departure of CFO José Manuel Aisa after nine years with the company follows on a change in CEO earlier this...