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Research: 5G boost for fixed and mobile business broadband

Providers of business broadband services continue to grow and upgrade their footprints in markets all over the world according to latest insights from analyst firm Omdia. From small businesses to large enterprise buyers, broadband adoption has flourished worldwide for many reasons, and will continue to grow subscriptions and revenues. Enabling factors include improvements in quality […]

March 9, 2023

Globalstar delivers 5G private networks and services powered by Qualcomm

Globalstar, a telecom infrastructure provider, has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Qualcomm Technologies, involving a portfolio of 5G Private Network technologies, including Qualcomm FSM 5G RAN Platforms for small cells, as well as select Qualcomm Snapdragon Modem-RF Systems, supporting Rel 15/16, that will utilize Globalstar Band n53 terrestrial spectrum around the world. As part […]

March 8, 2023

Forecast: 5G roaming connections up 900% by 2027

A study by Juniper Research forecasts that the total number of 5G roaming connections will increase from 53 million in 2023 to 526 million by 2027. This substantial growth will require the development of new roaming tools that are able to autonomously identify roaming connections as 5G connectivity proliferates. The research identified AI-based real-time analytics […]

March 6, 2023

Nokia, Singtel 5G IP transfer network slicing success

Nokia and Singtel have announced the successful implementation of IP transport slicing across an end-to-end 5G network. The Proof of Concept took place in Singtel’s 5G Garage, a live test facility, training centre and ideation lab, involving 5G radio, 5G core, and Nokia’s IP transport network slicing solution. It focused on evaluating the solution’s capabilities […]

March 6, 2023

Axiata Digital Labs collaborates with AWS

Axiata Digital Labs (ADL) has announced a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide its Digital Telco services to AWS customers. The collaboration will benefit the telco industry by providing a seamless and enhanced experience with ADL’s innovative Axonect Product Suite running on AWS. ADL will provide customers with its suite of systems and […]

March 2, 2023

Report: BT ‘adds £24bn to UK economy’

The activities of BT Group added £24 billion (€22.6bn) to the wider UK economy last year and supported nearly 300,000 jobs, according to a report from consultancy firm Hatch. The report looked at the spend of employees and suppliers of BT Group – which includes EE, BT, Plusnet and Openreach – and the estimated knock-on […]

February 28, 2023

GSMA: 30 countries to launch 5G services in 2023

Figures from GSMA Intelligence show 5G connections are expected to double over the next two years, expedited by technological innovations and new 5G network deployments in more than 30 countries in 2023 alone. Of the new networks to be deployed in 2023, it is expected that 15 will be 5G Standalone networks. The forecasts from […]

February 28, 2023

Ateme’s 5G solution integrates with AWS

Ateme, a player in video compression, delivery, and streaming solutions, has announced that its 5G media streaming solution is now integrated into Amazon Web Services’ AWS Wavelength 5G Mobile-Access Edge Computing (MEC) infrastructure. The integration was successfully tested in a Wavelength zone within a tier-one operator’s network. The integration enables service providers to reduce costs […]

February 28, 2023

Vantiva unveils Falcon 5G

Vantiva, formerly known as Technicolor, has launched its Falcon 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) customer premises equipment (CPE) at Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona. The integrated solution delivers uncompromised wireless speeds to all corners of the subscriber’s homes. “With Falcon 5G, Vantiva addresses two distinct market opportunities. It is an ideal solution for mobile […]

February 27, 2023

Report: 5G subs top 1bn

Some 136 million 5G subscriptions were added globally between October and December 2022, bringing the total to just above one billion, according to the Q4 2022 update of the full edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report, published in November 2022. At the close of 2022, 235 communications service providers (CSPs) had launched commercial 5G services. […]

February 24, 2023