Samsung and Ciena announce 5G love-in
You’ve got the transport, I’ve got the RAN, let’s make lots of money (what Samsung said to Ciena, as imagined by Telecoms.com).
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Intel and Juniper make beautiful music with Rakuten
Two relative RAN outsiders will develop next-gen DU for Rakuten Mobile’s ‘end-to-end’ virtualized mobile proposition abroad.
Verizon chooses Amazon as its LEO satellite buddy
US operator Verizon has announced its collaboration with Amazon’s Project Kuiper to help it with its 5G coverage challenges.
Ericsson raises its low latency game
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has launched some new software that claims to guarantee consistent low latency for things like VR and remote control.
TIM increases Open RAN footprint again
Just over a month after launching its second Open RAN location, TIM has added a third to its footprint.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
European telcos turn to satellite connectivity
Two major European operators this week detailed plans to use satellite connectivity to cover difficult-to-reach customers.
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.
Ericsson demos a wireless powered base station
With partner PowerLight, Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has found a way to transfer power via photons.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: Communications, Vodafone and radios
The pod is delighted to welcome a guest this week – Elena Davidson, CEO of Liberty Communications. Accordingly they start by talking about PR and comms, including the apparent evaporation of entertainment budgets, before analysing a recent attempt by Facebook to communicate with the outside world. They move on to reflect on recent conversations with Vodafone UK’s head of networks before concluding with a look at the radio weight arms race.
IBM involved in two European 5G deals
IBM this week made two separate announcements regarding its involvement in open 5G networks in Europe.
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.
The Ericsson massive MIMO diet yields 12kg radio
Weight is the fashionable differentiator in the kit vendor world these days and Ericsson has raised the stakes with its latest lean-and-mean radio.
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.
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MVNOs World Congress
- 06-07 June 2023
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Future Enterprise Networks: Private 5G and Edge
- 15-15 June 2023
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NGON
- 21-22 June 2023
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Chinese Telco China Telecom is dropping some cash on a new quantum computing division, according to a report. https://t.co/qTHcsQJIwC
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01 June 2023 @ 15:47:30 UTC
Nokia and Sigma Wireless Communications will install a private mobile network for Irish energy company ESB Networks. https://t.co/0FKKddncLT
01 June 2023 @ 11:06:52 UTC