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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

The industry is largely happy with how 5G has come about

Eight out of ten telecoms professionals participating in a recent Telecoms.com survey said 5G has either met or exceeded their expectations.

• 13 Aug 2021

Rakuten Mobile loss almost doubled in Q2

Operating loss incurred at Japan’s challenger operator increased by 85% in Q2 to reach $900 million, which the company attributed to aggressive investment in network rollout and rising roaming cost.

• 11 Aug 2021

Rakuten to build mobile network for 1&1

Rakuten announced partnership with 1&1 to build “Europe’s first fully virtualised mobile network” for the German greenfield operator. The company also set up a separate unit to drive global expansion.

• 05 Aug 2021

Rakuten acquires OpenRAN partner Altiostar

Rakuten announced that it has completed the acquisition of the software company Altiostar, which it had already partly owned and has collaborated closely on OpenRAN.

• 04 Aug 2021

How and when will O-RAN be mature?

The question for many operators is when will O-RAN become fully mature – and how do we get there?

• 29 Jul 2021

Bharti does 5G OpenRAN deal with Intel

Bharti Airtel has inked a mobile networks deal with Intel that will see it tap into the flexibility of OpenRAN technology as it rolls out 5G.

• 21 Jul 2021

OpenRAN is unlocking innovation but also raises several challenges

According to telecoms market research firm Omdia, Open RAN currently makes up less than 1% of the market – although the analysts expect it to account for around 9% by 2024.

• 21 Jul 2021

The Telecoms.com Podcast: BT/EE, Ericsson and net neutrality

The guys sacrifice an afternoon in the sun to sit in a dark studio and pod just for you, dear listener. They start by reflecting on a virtual press event held by BT/EE and try to work out what the point of it was. They move on to review Ericsson’s latest quarterly earnings, which took a hit from a downturn in China, and conclude with another go at the eternal debate around net neutrality.

• 19 Jul 2021

US extends anti-China bribe program to more operators

Mid-sized US operators can now apply for money to swap out Huawei and ZTE kit from their networks.

• 15 Jul 2021

OpenRAN not a priority as BT and EE talk up their ‘converged network’

BTEE had one of those strategic, news-light briefing sessions today, in which it was stressed that OpenRAN is far down its priority list.

• 14 Jul 2021

Middle East’s big players ink OpenRAN partnership

Some of the biggest telecoms operators in the Middle East have come together to form the industry’s latest OpenRAN alliance.

• 13 Jul 2021

Vodafone UK and Mavenir collaborate over OpenRAN small cells

UK operator group Vodafone has enlisted the help of US software vendor Mavenir to see if they can add some OpenRAN secret sauce to small cells for businesses.

• 08 Jul 2021

The Telecoms.com Podcast: MWC, public cloud and OpenRAN

The guys reflect on what it was like to not attend the recent attenuated Mobile World Congress, which took place last week despite having all the odds stacked against it. One of the apparent highlights was a special zone dedicated to the public cloud, so they move onto discuss the latest development in that scene, before concluding with recent OpenRAN news.

• 05 Jul 2021

FRANC-ly my dear, the UK government does give an OpenRAN

The UK government has launched an initiative designed to speed up the adoption of OpenRAN as part of its quest to erase Huawei from the country’s mobile networks.

• 02 Jul 2021

Mavenir and NEC help DT create ‘O-RAN Town’

German operator group Deutsche Telekom has laid claim to Europe’s first OpenRAN deployment in Neubrandenburg.

• 28 Jun 2021

Nokia unveils a major 5G radio refresh

Finnish kit vendor Nokia has taken the latest step towards getting its act together on 5G with the launch of a bunch of new AirScale products.

• 24 Jun 2021

Ericsson needs Intel inside to support mid-band 5G in its Cloud RAN

Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has continued its shuffle towards a commoditized, open Radio Access Network by using Intel chips to do its mid-band 5G computing.

• 22 Jun 2021