Baidu will integrate the Qualcomm Snapdragon Spaces XR developer platform into its XiRang metaverse platform Chinese internet giant Baidu announced this week on social media that it has partnered with Qualcomm announced on extended reality (XR) and metaverse technologies to create a new metaverse platform and services. According to Chinese […]
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T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced in an 8K filing on Tuesday that it had entered into a License Purchase Agreement to acquire 600 MHz spectrum from Philadelphia-based Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) for total cash consideration of between $1.2 billion and $3.3 billion. The final price will be based on the number of […]
Under the terms of the agreement, AIS will lease 13,500 base stations which the carrier expects to deploy over the next two years Thai carrier Advanced Info System (AIS) has signed an agreement to lease Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment to state-run operator National Telecom (NT), according to local press […]
The FCC is committing nearly $7 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECP) program. The fund pays for digital tools and services to support students in communities across the country. The money will support approximately 110 schools and school districts and nine libraries and library […]
European Sigfox operator Heliot Europe is ramping up its UK channel activity following its acquisition earlier this year of Sigfox networks in the UK and Ireland from Latin American Sigfox specialist WND. The UK arm of the Switzerland-based firm, which also runs Sigfox networks in various countries in mainland Europe, […]
John Stankey, AT&T, Inc. CEO, outlined the carrier’s strategy for competing with the cable companies through convergence in his conversation with Brett Feldman, Equity Research Analyst at Goldman Sachs, at Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference this week in San Francisco. Building out fiber as fast as possible is at […]
Rohde & Schwarz partnered with French start-up Greenerwave on a recent measurement campaign for reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS), which are being explored as part of development for both 5G millimeter wave and future 6G systems. Both companies are part of the one6G alliance and ETSI’s ISG RIS group. The measurement […]
The Senate voted 55-43 on Thursday to confirm Anna Gomez to the fifth and vacant seat on the FCC. The vote means an end to the 2-2 party deadlock at the agency. Gomez will also be the first Latina Commissioner the FCC has had since 2001. Ted Cruz (R-TX) led […]
Four nines, five nines, six nines – everyone wants more nines. Every enterprise wants ultra reliability, with guaranteed uptime of 99.99 percent (or 99.999 percent, or 99.9999 percent). But here’s the thing; a flippant rule of thumb says every extra nine in pursuit of total reliability costs an extra zero. […]
Comtrain USA, a training organization with a rich history in the telecommunications industry, has joined the parent company of SafetyLMS, a training provider in industries including telecom with a particular focus on tower safety. Comtrain offers courses in tower and safety rescue, rigging, operating capstan hoists, ascenders and more. With […]