UK government offers more cash for Open RAN R&D
The UK government is dangling £25 million of funding in front of telcos and universities for 5G and 6G network equipment R&D, which essentially means Open RAN.
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German 6G project chooses Nokia as lead coordinator
Finnish kit vendor Nokia will spearhead 6G-ANNA, a German national-funded lighthouse project designed to drive 6G research and standardisation.
Huawei extends IP olive branch to the West
Chinese tech giant Huawei held a conference with the underlying theme that it is open to working with the rest of the world on IP, as the US makes fresh accusations of Chinese state-sponsored hacks.
NTT, Fujitsu, NEC and Nokia put their heads together for 6G trials
An Avengers-style mash up of telecoms firms are collaborating on experimental trials of new communications technologies expected to be underpinned by 6G.
Indian PM makes highly ambitious 6G pledge
India is working towards the launch of 6G services by the end of the decade, we were somewhat surprised to hear the country’s prime minister announce on Tuesday.
Samsung says 6G will need all the mmWave spectrum it can get
Samsung wants tens of Gigahertz of contiguous millimetre wave spectrum so we can all enjoy the myriad benefits of 6G holograms.
6G should be defined by our customers, not the operators
It is critically important we begin to conceptualise what the next generation of mobile networks means for the technology industry, our customers and society as a whole.
Huawei announces counter-intuitive recruitment drive
At its latest annual analyst summit, Chinese vendor Huawei once more struck a defiant note with the announcement of a new recruitment programme.
2G, 3G, 4G, 5G…6G? What’s awaiting us in 2022 and beyond
Is 2022 the year that 5G will really fly, and what does this mean for the evolution of Web3? Dare we talk of 6G plans?
UK and Japan promise more telecoms collaboration
The UK and Japan have announced their intention to work together more closely on solving telecoms supply chain issues and developing new technologies such as 6G and OpenRAN.
US telcos set to shell out for more spectrum, starting with 2.5 GHz in July
The US’s next spectrum auction will come as soon as July, Federal Communications Commission chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel revealed at Mobile World Congress this week.
Vodafone recruits Oracle cloud platform to bolster 5G core
UK operator Vodafone has signed to deal with enterprise tech giant Oracle to implement its cloud native network policy management platform into its 5G core.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: Consolidation, 6G and online safety
The lads start this week’s pod by looking forward to the full return of Mobile World Congress, while lamenting the amount of Covid-related aggro they will have to endure to attend. The main item for discussion is consolidation in the telecoms industry, its probability and desirability. They move on to ask whether 6G is even necessary and conclude with a look at the UK government’s desire to police online speech.
Rakuten Symphony wants to play to a larger audience in Europe
Japan-based Rakuten Symphony doesn’t want to play second fiddle in the European OpenRAN market.
European telcos say big tech should help fund network infrastructure (again)
Telefonica, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone and Orange have reiterated claims that big tech should help fund network infrastructure development, which they are apparently struggling to get ROI on.
Bharti Airtel plots $16 billion subsidiary spending spree
India’s Bharti Airtel has divulged plans to spend more than a trillion rupees doing business with its group companies over the next five years.
US telcos ask for $5.6 billion to replace Huawei, ZTE kit
Telecoms operators in the US have submitted applications for funding to replace network equipment from Chinese vendors to the tune of US$5.6 billion.
ETNO says Europe’s telco investment climate needs ‘dramatic’ improvement
European telcos are spending heavily on fibre and 5G but the financial health of the sector is suffering.
Vodafone reportedly joins forces with Intel to develop its own OpenRAN chips
UK telco Vodafone has reportedly recruited Intel and other silicon manufacturers to help it design its own OpenRAN chip architecture at a new R&D centre in Spain.
Nokia details what it reckons the point of 6G will be
Finnish kit vendor Nokia has decided to have a go at describing what the next generation of mobile communication technology will be all about.
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