Category: Local area networks and wide area networks

April 21, 2021

Following the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) recent launch of a ‘5G Fast Plan’ which aims to accelerate nationwide coverage, it is clear that the industry faces a significant challenge if it is to achieve this goal. As part of the […]

April 16, 2021

RDOF, 5G, Infrastructure planning are exciting new avenues to support fast broadband services to business and residential communities around the nation. Over the past few months, we’ve seen a number of initiatives and projects that will enable businesses and homes […]

April 15, 2021

Samsung Electronics Australia is opening its telecommunications networks operations, Samsung Networks Business, in Australia, with initial offerings including the company’s Compact Macro 5G millimeter-wave (mmWave) radio solution, which is functional in both 26GHz and 28GHz spectrums. “The launch of Samsung […]

April 14, 2021

Dejero, an innovator in resilient connectivity for critical communications, has formed a new partnership with leading mobile and fixed satellite solutions provider, IP Access International, in order to provide a hybrid cellular/satellite ‘network of networks’ that first responders can rely […]

April 9, 2021

This week we share announcements around UC and collaboration management portfolios, a telehealth platform, SD-WAN service enhancements, two room devices, and a COVID-19 relief and recovery cloud-based contact center solution. Unify Square, Voss Expand UC/Collaboration Management Offerings UC and collaboration […]

April 2, 2021

Digital Service Providers (DSPs) today are challenged with broadband service qualification as it is cumbersome and time-consuming. The ineffective service qualification process causes 30-40% of the new customers to experience unserviceability, and 20-30% of the existing subscribers face poor customer […]

March 30, 2021

German operator Telefónica Deutschland / O2, controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica, is currently reaching 30 cities with its 5G technology, the operator said in a release. The telco said that its current 5G network coverage is being provided by a […]

March 26, 2021

In what it calls an “unquestionable first,” Signals Research Group has tested the efficiency of LTE and 5G network schedulers of Ericsson and Nokia in the Verizon and T-Mobile US networks — and concluded that, well, 5G has a some […]

March 22, 2021

Last week Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP) tapped Airspan as a 4G and 5G hardware/software vendor, and this week RCP announced it’s working with Abu Dhabi-based Etisalat to develop a “reference design” for cloud-native, Open RAN networks. Etisalat Group provides network […]

March 17, 2021

Windstream Wholesale and Colt Technology Services recently conducted an optical spectrum solution trial in which Colt used the Windstream Flex grid open line system between Chicago and Ashburn, Va., to create a 600G wavelength on its own coherent transmission system. […]