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Category: Local area networks and wide area networks


Local area networks and wide area networks, Modern Media

Vodafone wins 10-year smart meter deal with Aqualia in Spain

March 11, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

One we missed, from late February: Spanish water company Aqualia has appointed Vodafone on a 10-year deal to automate and manage its advanced meter infrastructure, with a view to supply more than one million NB-IoT smart meters over the first […]


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Cellnex gets EU funds for shared 5G network for IoT, V2X on Czech-Poland border

March 11, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

Shared 5G infrastructure is to be deployed for smart vehicle and traffic communications, plus for rural connectivity, in cross-border areas between the Czech Republic and Poland. The project is funded by the European Union (EU) as part of its Connecting […]


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Actility and Kerlink bundle radio and core into single private LoRaWAN IoT system

March 4, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

French LoRaWAN stalwarts Actility and Kerlink are integrating their LoRaWAN network hardware and connectivity software into a simplified private LoRaWAN network solution to enable “easy” deployment and scalability of industrial IoT projects, the pair have said. The combined solution includes […]


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du, Huawei sign strategic cooperation to boost 5G-A in the UAE

February 28, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

MWC Barcelona–Chinese vendor Huawei and Emirati-based telco du signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost 5G-Advanced (5G-A) technology in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The project, dubbed “5G-A Country”, seeks to accelerate the digital transformation of the Arab country, […]


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Vodafone kicks off O-RAN deployments in Romania

February 20, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

Vodafone said it is installing new Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) sites in 20 cities across Romania. In Romania, Vodafone said it is working with several partners, including Samsung for 2G, 4G and 5G radio and baseband units, Dell PowerEdge […]


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Telus, Samsung claim Canada’s first 5G vRAN, O-RAN network

February 16, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

Canadian operator Telus and Samsung Electronics announced that they will build what they say will be Canada’s first commercial virtualized and Open RAN (O-RAN) network. The companies said they are expanding their collaboration from greenfield to brownfield deployments. The partners […]


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Comarch gets 4GHz private 5G licence in Poland to develop enterprise NOC

February 14, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

Polish IT firm Comarch has said it has secured a spectrum licence from the Office of Electronic Communications (UKE), the national telecoms regulator in Poland, to build a private 5G network and network operations centre (NOC) in the local 4-4.1 […]


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Nokia preps generative AI chatbot for Industry 4.0 environments

February 14, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

Nokia is readying a new generative AI tool for Industry 4.0 environments, to go with its private 5G and industrial edge products. The solution, called MX Workmate, is billed by the Finnish vendor as the “first OT-compliant gen AI solution […]


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Telstra claims largest deployment of LEO backhaul in Australia

February 13, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

Eutelsat Group and Australian carrier Telstra announced the launch of what they claim is the largest rollout of Eutelsat OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) backhaul in Australia. The launch follows the signing of a strategic multi-year agreement in 2023 that […]


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Chile modifies calendar for incoming 5G spectrum auction

February 12, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

Chilean telecommunications services regulator Subtel made new changes to the calendar for the spectrum auction through which it will award frequencies in the 3.5 GHz band. Under the new scheme, Subtel will announce the winners of the spectrum on March […]


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Masmovil partners with Singtel for B2B 5G platform

February 6, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

Spanish operator Masmovil has partnered with Singaporean telco Singtel to launch what it claims to be Spain’s first all-in-one platform for the management of 5G networks, edge computing, cloud and service applications, the former said in a statement. Through this […]


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Deutsche Telekom operates 10,700 3.6 GHz antennas

February 2, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom said that a total of 10,700 of its 5G antennas in 840 cities are currently transmitting on the 3.6 GHz spectrum band. In a release, Deutsche Telekom said it has expanded its mobile service offering […]


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Malaysia to decide on the deployment of second 5G network soon

January 31, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

The government of Malaysia confirmed that the special committee overseeing the implementation of the country’s 5G network will prepare a Cabinet memorandum soon to discuss and decide whether it is time to allow a second 5G network, local press reported. […]


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AT&T expands its FWA service

January 31, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

AT&T has substantially expanded the eligible service areas for its A&T Internet Air Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) service, and now serves parts of 59 markets, up from 35 at the end of the year. The company announced an additional 26 […]


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China Unicom, Huawei pilot ‘5.5G’ network in Beijing

January 30, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

Chinese carrier China Unicom Beijing and compatriot vendor Huawei said they have successfully deployed a pilot large-scale “5.5G” network in Beijing to provide continuous coverage in three key areas, including Beijing Financial Street, the Beijing Long Distance Call Building and […]


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China invested $27 billion in 5G last year: Report

January 30, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

China hiked its investment in 5G networks to CNY190.5 billion ($26.6 billion) last year, local press reported, citing the latest official data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. China’s 5G investments increased by 5.7% last year versus the […]


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Orange Spain, NTT Data develop 5G app for intelligent mobility

January 29, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

Spanish state-owned railway infrastructure manager ADIF is using local carrier Orange’s 5G SA network, together with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve the experience of travelers, facilitating intelligent mobility in a railway station. This solution, which has been developed by Orange […]


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AI means showtime for enterprise network modernisation
 (Reader Forum) 

January 26, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

Networking has had something of a shock to the system over the last few years. For a long time, its essential role in the functioning of enterprise operations went under the radar, underappreciated by most apart from those involved in […]


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DoT seeks explanations for 5G rollout delays in India

January 24, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has sent notices to local operators Vodafone Idea and Adani Data Networks, seeking an explanation as to why fines should not levied on them for failing to meet the minimum rollout obligations stipulated on 5G […]


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India set to export locally-developed 4G, 5G stacks in 2024: Report

January 23, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

The government of India is looking to start exporting a full range of indigenously-designed 4G and 5G stacks in 2024, according to local press reports. The reports noted that the move is a key part of the government’s policy to […]