Nokia confirmed to provide Dish/AWS 5G standalone core
It turns out there are some telecoms things even the mighty AWS can’t do, so Nokia has been drafted in to deploy Dish’s 5G SA core.
It turns out there are some telecoms things even the mighty AWS can’t do, so Nokia has been drafted in to deploy Dish’s 5G SA core.
Having sold much of its soul to AWS, nascent US MNO Dish once more opted for local help when in building its OpenRAN 5G edge network.
MTN this week became the latest major telco to commit to deploying OpenRAN technology, which it claims will be a “game-changer” in emerging markets.
Finnish kit vendor Nokia made sure to get a piece of US OpenRAN mania by opening a facility dedicated to it in Dallas.
Rakuten’s CTO Tareq Amin told analysts and media that the company will soon disclose all prices it pays its suppliers, in a new drive for commoditisation of telecoms hardware and software.
The guys battle through a self-imposed beer shortage to bring you this week’s pod. They start with Iain’s deep dive into the OpenRAN vendor environment, which is looking less open by the day. They move on to the decision by Altice to buy a big chunk of BT before concluding by contemplating what a global internet outage says about our reliance on the public cloud.
Days after lighting up its latest OpenRAN site, Vodafone on Monday announced the vendors that will support its European deployment of this supposedly game-changing technology.
Vodafone has launched two new live Open RAN sites in the UK, one of which will serve Newquay’s Fistral Beach, a spot beloved by surfers.
Rakuten Group, a Japanese internet services company, has been dubbed “the Amazon of Japan.” It offers a huge range of services from banking and credit cards to ecommerce, travel and video entertainment. In this report, TM Forum analysts assess Rakuten as a whole, its businesses, culture and partner ecosystem, and focus on how they are […]
With the rollout of 5G, digital service providers have an opportunity to create new revenue streams. By virtualizing your radio access network (RAN), you can quickly scale software-based network functions, increase network capacity, improve performance, and reduce operational complexity. In this infographic, learn 5 tips for creating a flexible and scalable RAN that is ready […]
TIM is pushing further into the OpenRAN arena, this time with the launch of a new R&D centre in Turin.
Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 Time: 2:00 p.m. BST Will open RAN create an expanded ecosystem of interchangeable RAN vendors, lowering costs and speeding innovation, or will it bring more complexity and cost, and lead to vendor-specific siloed implementations? Join Appledore principal analyst, Francis Haysom, and Spirent 5G strategic lead, Stephen Douglas, as they discuss […]
The lads lament the late spring weather but resolve to go out after recording the pod regardless. They start by looking at automation, specifically as it affects headcount among major operators. They move on to the launch of Huawei’s HarmonyOS Android alternative and discuss how likely it is to succeed, before concluding with a critique of America’s increasingly heavy handed approach to trade.
In a lab test led by Vodafone some AI special sauce was used to significantly boost the capacity of a multi-vendor OpenRAN set up.
The guys are reduced to drinking water this week as adulthood finally catches up with them. They start by discussing a leaked Huawei internal memo that seemed to indicate a more belligerent stance. They move on to Scott’s pet topic of censorship, with social media companies competing with governments to see who can restrict speech more, before concluding with Iain’s critique of regulators poking their nose into OpenRAN.
OpenRAN mania is officially underway, it seems, with spending on OpenRAN compatible kit and software going through the roof in the first quarter of his year.
Japanese greenfield operator Rakuten Mobile has signed agreements with NEC and Fujitsu to collaborate over global OpenRAN promotion.
The cost of building out a new mobile operation from scratch was all too evident in Rakuten Mobile’s first quarter results, but the company is unconcerned.
Open RAN is not a technology. It is an architecture characterized by open and interoperable interfaces between all the elements of the network.
Mobile chip giant Qualcomm is enlisting the help of OpenRAN cheerleader Vodafone to help it bring its smartphone methodology to the new radio paradigm.
RT @Light_Reading: The Light Recap this week is on @ViaviSolutions, @Rakuten and @nokia ! https://t.co/ineidBEOgw
21 June 2021 @ 15:29:33 UTC
How mobile ad and carrier billing fraud flourished during COVID-19 pandemic https://t.co/Nl8qK4qk1V #Security #COVID19
21 June 2021 @ 14:43:02 UTC
The @telecoms podcast returns this week with @VodafoneUK, Euro #5G and #G7 vs China. Watch or listen to the full ep hhttps://t.co/hBlJn7RZ2G
21 June 2021 @ 14:41:33 UTC
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