Vodafone, Intel and others showcased new solutions leveraging AWS technology Amazon Web Services (AWS) held its annual re:Invent event in Las Vegas, Nevada this week. The week-long fête spanned the depth and breadth of the myriad services AWS offers, but there were a few interesting tidbits for AWS telecom customers buried there […]
Year: 2022
A U.S. government committee urged the FCC to deny an application to connect Cuba to the United States through a new undersea cable designed to handle internet, voice and data traffic. The Justice Department-led panel known as “Team Telecom,” said the proposal raised national security concerns because the cable-landing system […]
Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research receives additional National Science Foundation funds The Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research program, which operates a number of 5G testbeds across the U.S., has received an additional $2.8 million in funding from the National Science Foundation. US Ignite, the entity which jointly runs the PAWR […]
UPDATE Inside Towers reported earlier this month the FCC stood by a 2021 decision concerning a pole attachment rate dispute between Duke Energy and AT&T. The agency denied Duke’s request for a review of the earlier decision. Now, Duke Energy has asked a federal appeals court to intervene. Specifically, Duke […]
Webinar: Industry 4.0 and Sustainable Engineering The pressure on enterprises to embrace sustainability from business perspective has been catalysed by the public’s desire for a sustainable future. From board rooms, ESG regulatory compliance to product design meetings and shop floors, most of the organization conversations revolve around: […]
Africa is an attractive market for independent tower operators for several reasons. First, there is a big and growing demand for wireless communications. The population of sub-Saharan Africa is big, estimated by the UN at around 1.2 billion people, growing at 2-3 percent a year. Yet, wireless penetration is only […]
BAI and ZenFi plan to connect their diverse assets into a ‘homogenized’ portfolio offering for mobile operators BAI Communications recently announced the close of its acquisition of ZenFi Networks, which means that the former has obtained the latter’s portfolio of assets, including over 1,100 route miles of fiber network throughout […]
T-Mobile urged the FCC to deny a petition from AT&T that asks the Commission not to grant the 2.5 GHz licenses T-Mobile recently won at auction. AT&T told the agency: “T-Mobile already far exceeds the Commission’s spectrum screen in many areas and holds far more spectrum than even T-Mobile thinks […]
Deutsche Telekom said that telecom regulator Bundesnetzagentur provided support for these 6 GHz tests with a special license German carrier Deutsche Telekom said it tested frequencies in the 6 GHz band in the city of Bonn under real-world conditions. The telco noted that these are relatively high frequencies, compared to […]
While we all take time this week to give thanks where it’s due…family, friends, health… the editorial staff at Inside Towers would like to express our appreciation for the privilege of covering this industry. Taking into account its performance over the last few years, with COVID, natural disasters, economic headwinds […]