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Virgin Media O2 flirts with Samsung as a RAN vendor

Newly-merged UK operator group VMO2 is going to conduct trials with Samsung to test the compatibility of its 4G and 5G kit with legacy networks.

• 2 days ago

Ericsson did OK in Q3 21 despite China crisis

Swedish kit vendor Ericsson saw sales fall by 1% in the third quarter but that was mainly down to its well-publicised market share losses among Chinese operators.

• 2 days ago

KDDI and SoftBank add Nokia to shared 5G RAN ticket

Nokia has secured itself a piece of the action in the shared 5G radio network being rolled out by Japan’s KDDI and SoftBank.

• 7 days ago

BT celebrates the return of live collaboration at BBWF 21

UK operator group BT was prominent on the first day of Broadband World Forum 2021 as the telecoms industry welcomed the opportunity to meet in person once more.

• 8 days ago

Google launches a more flexible iteration of its cloud portfolio

Google Distributed Cloud is a collection of hardware, software and services that aren’t restricted to the public cloud.

• 9 days ago

AT&T signs up Ericsson for rolling out 5G in C-band

Ericsson has bagged itself a five-year deal to help AT&T roll out 5G using its recently acquired C-band spectrum and launch standalone 5G.

• 9 days ago

BT opens digital research centre with University of Suffolk

UK operator group BT has opened up a new £10 million research and engineering facility at its Adastral Park campus.

• 11 Oct 2021

European telcos turn to satellite connectivity

Two major European operators this week detailed plans to use satellite connectivity to cover difficult-to-reach customers.

• 11 Oct 2021

China Mobile didn’t even invite Ericsson and Nokia to its latest 5G tender

China seems to have decided not to even bother inviting foreign companies to bid on telecoms work anymore.

• 05 Oct 2021

Ericsson demos a wireless powered base station

With partner PowerLight, Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has found a way to transfer power via photons.

• 04 Oct 2021

IBM involved in two European 5G deals

IBM this week made two separate announcements regarding its involvement in open 5G networks in Europe.

• 24 Sep 2021

Xilinx and NEC collaborate over new 5G radio units

NEC’s next generation of radio units will feature the Xilinx 7nm Versal AI Core, which will help with things like beamforming and OpenRAN.

• 24 Sep 2021

The Telecoms.com Podcast: 6G, OpenRAN and big tech

No guest this week which just means more stream-of-consciousness dribble from the regulars. They start by discussing Huawei’s decision to publish a book on 6G and what the underlying message may be. They move on to discuss the difficulties faced by the O-RAN Alliance when some of its members aren’t allowed to hang out with each other and conclude with a look at the increasing overlap between big tech and big politics.

• 20 Sep 2021

European incumbents push on with OpenRAN rollout

Two of Europe’s biggest telecoms players have announced new initiatives to scale up their early moves into OpenRAN.

• 15 Sep 2021

O-RAN Alliance finds a way to reassure Nokia

It only took the O-RAN Alliance a couple of weeks to tweak its procedures such that Nokia isn’t so scared of US vindictiveness.

• 14 Sep 2021

5G and the changing face of RAN planning

Network engineers around the world can agree on one thing when it comes to 5G: it brings a great deal of complexity when designing, planning and optimizing networks.

• 13 Sep 2021

UK government looks to digitise 5G cell site acquisition

Mobile operators need access to street furniture to roll out 5G networks and the UK government is parting with a small amount of cash to make life easier for them.

• 10 Sep 2021

NEC and AWS expand partnership to drag 5G even further into the cloud

The two tech heavyweights are expanding their existing collaboration to deliver cloud native 5G, enhanced digital government solutions, as well as hybrid cloud.

• 08 Sep 2021

Ericsson virtualizes TPG Telecom’s core

Australian operator TPG Telecom now has a fully virtualized its network core in partnership with Ericsson and next they’re deploying a new 5G SA one.

• 07 Sep 2021

Deepening O-RAN Alliance crisis stokes fear of global technology split

Ericsson has joined its Nordic competitor to voice concern over the presence of American sanction targets in the OpenRAN industry group, casting further doubt over the future of the lauded technology.

• 01 Sep 2021