Ericsson’s $14 billion Open RAN deal with AT&T is set to create new opportunities for vendors, and possibly for some of the field workers who were recently let go by the radio equipment maker. As Inside Towers was the first to report, Ericsson laid off 750 employees at the end […]
Year: 2023
What are some realistic ways that operators can increase the sustainability of their mobile networks, while reducing operational expenditures related to energy usage? At the recent Telco Sustainability Forum virtual event (available on-demand here), Turkcell’s Director of Access Network Mustafa Karakoc provided an in-depth view of how the carrier is […]
DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) supports provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24 NDAA) that it says will promote wireless innovation. House and Senate negotiators released the compromise version of the NDAA last week. The House passed the annual Defense authorization bill Thursday, sending the $886 […]
As conversations around global spectrum use for terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks coalesced at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Dubai, the future of wireless was top-of-mind. As work progresses on future 6G systems, a timeline is emerging for standardization and commercialization—and WRC-23 representatives also considered what the potential use cases for […]
The O-RAN Alliance is working on an uplink modification to open fronthaul for Massive MIMO radios to improve uplink performance. At a recent meeting in Osaka, the Alliance approved moving the equalizer from the distributed unit (DU) to inside each radio unit on the tower. Today, there is what is […]
Wi-Fi has transformed connectivity since Wi-Fi 1 in 1999, continually evolving to meet dynamic connectivity needs of the consumer and enterprise market. With the latest generation of Wi-Fi on the horizon, understanding its evolution and potential impact is crucial. In RCR Wireless News latest report, we take a deep dive […]
UPDATE Wednesday’s FCC unanimous vote to speed resolutions to pole attachment disputes and bring more transparency to the process brought mixed reviews from industry. “For INCOMPAS members, gaining quick access to utility poles at reasonable terms remains a consistent barrier to their efforts to build next-generation broadband networks, which is […]
Swedish network vendor Ericsson has deployed a private 5G network at a 40,000 square-meter CJ Logistics warehouse in Icheon City, in South Korea. CJ Logistics is looking to scale the initial deployment, at its Ichiri centre, to 400 warehouse facilities in South Korea, plus 40 more sites globally, a press […]
UPDATE The House of Representatives unanimously passed Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-LA) 5G Spectrum Authority Licensing Enforcement (SALE) Act. The bill now goes to the White House for President Biden’s signature. The measure would give the FCC authority for 90 days to issue T-Mobile and other winning bidders the licenses they […]
The telco said that the trial took place across five different Singtel 5G Standalone (SA) locations Singaporean operator Singtel announced that it has successfully completed what it claims to be the country’s first trial of 5G New Radio Reduced Capability (RedCap) technology. In a release, the Asian telco said that […]