Category: Local area networks and wide area networks

May 31, 2023

Three expansion projects of US local and regional interest and one new subsea landing item from the southeast: Mobilitie, which will soon be called Boldyn Networks, will be deploying a 5G event network down in Tennessee. The DAS buildout will […]

May 24, 2023

There was a bit of consolidation in the last mile yesterday in the northeast. Archtop Fiber says it has entered into a stock purchase agreement with Momentum Telecom to acquire Warwick Valley Telephone (WVT), continuing their regional expansion in upstate […]

May 4, 2023

The global network operator Arelion continues to invest in its North American footprint, adding diversity and depth to the company’s offerings. Yesterday they revealed plans to launch of a new fiber route between Denver and the San Francisco Bay Area. […]

May 2, 2023

Combining the ultrafast, nationwide T-Mobile network with Mobi’s groundbreaking work with WG2, AWS, TNS, and Federated Wireless, Mobi is able to deliver “big wireless provider” innovation across Hawaiʻi and now, even beyond — even as a “small[er] wireless provider.” Mobi […]

May 1, 2023

The European bandwidth infrastructure company euNetworks officially got a bit bigger at the end of last week. Their previously announced purchase of the “Business Branch” of a Belgian utility company has closed, and the integration has begun. The deal gives […]

May 1, 2023

It has now been more than a year since Arelion began its new life, leaving behind the Telia Carrier brand and facing the market as an independent entity. Over that year we have seen the company start to make more […]

April 19, 2023

Aviat Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNW), the leading expert in wireless transport solutions, announced today that it will release its third quarter fiscal 2023 financial results for the period ended March 31, 2023, on May 3, 2023, after the market closes. The […]

April 11, 2023

Might we have a pan-Arctic submarine cable system in just a few years? Far North Fiber has taken the next step toward making its proposed project reality by kicking off the cable route study, which would be followed by a […]

April 6, 2023

Keysight announced it is launching its first complete Open RAN (O-RAN) testing laboratory for Europe at the company’s Milan office in Italy. The company noted that the main aim of the new facility is to assist European-based mobile operators and […]

April 5, 2023

Jacksonville, Florida is the latest U.S. city to receive “major” network upgrades from Verizon. The carrier said that the upgrades, which are being systematically rolled out in cities across the country, are part of a larger network architecture redesign effort […]

April 5, 2023

France had a total of 39,895 authorized 5G sites as of April 1, of which 30,460 were declared technically operational by local operators, according to the latest monthly report published by France’s spectrum agency ANFR. The spectrum agency highlighted that […]

April 4, 2023

The number of 5G subscribers at a global level is expected to reach 5.9 billion by the end of 2027, up from 1.5 billion at the end of last year, 5G Americas reported, citing data from Omdia. Chris Pearson, president […]

March 31, 2023

Swedish vehicle manufacturer Scania is working with German tech security group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) and its UK-based IoT MVNO subsidiary Pod Group to develop a new connectivity platform for management of eSIMs and IoT activities in commercial vehicles. Scania already uses […]

March 31, 2023

Spain ended the first half of 2022 with a 5G coverage of 58.12%, according to a report by the country’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation. This figure compares with a coverage of 33.51% at the end of the […]

March 30, 2023

Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten Symphony and Rakuten Symphony UK officially opened the Rakuten Open RAN (O-RAN) customer experience center in the United Kingdom. The new facility is the result of international cooperation, with Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) […]

March 28, 2023

The US division of Italian porcelain and tile manufacturer Del Conca Group has deployed a CBRS-based private LTE/5G system at a large production facility in Loudon, in Tennessee. It has selected US private wireless specialist Celona for the new deployment, […]

March 21, 2023

Purdue University Airport, in collaboration with Ericsson and Saab, announced the deployment of a private 5G network which will serve as a “lab to life” proving ground for academics, researchers and business to develop commercial solutions to improve operations and […]

March 21, 2023

Anterix is around the halfway point of clearing its nationwide 900 MHz spectrum, and its focus on utilities is paying off with four customers in hand and a pipeline of another 60 investor-owned utilities worth around $3 billion. Company CFO […]

March 20, 2023

With interest in integration of satellite and terrestrial networks on the rise in order to provide ubiquitous coverage, the Federal Communications Commission has proposed a new regulatory framework meant to support collaborations between satellite and wireless terrestrial network operators. “We […]

March 17, 2023

U.K. operator Three announced that its 5G network currently covers 60% of the population. In a release, the carrier said its 5G offering is now available in more than 588 locations across more than 4,250 sites nationwide. Currently, Three covers […]