Tag: Telcos

November 15, 2023

A total of 121 operators in 55 countries and territories have invested in public 5G standalone (5G SA) networks as of the end of October, Jordan Cox, research manager at the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), said during a recent […]

October 10, 2023

In my last blog I said that optical networks, and the optical-routing bridge to a greater commitment to optical networks, is something enterprises I simply don’t believe telcos are willing to consider. That raises the obvious questions: Are enterprises right? […]

March 15, 2023

Indian operators Reliance Jio Infocomm and Bharti Airtel have already deployed 102,215 5G base stations across the country, local press reported, citing data from India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT). According to the report, the state with the highest number of […]

February 28, 2023

European telcos face intense pressure on two fronts, said Christel Heydemann, chief executive of French group Orange at MWC – to support high volumes of traffic, mostly from large digital players, and to also support consumer expectations to keep prices […]

January 20, 2023

China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, added a total of 18.6 million 5G subscribers during December, the telco said on its website. The carrier also said it ended last year with 614 million 5G subscribers. China […]

October 12, 2022

Amazon Web Services (AWS) doesn’t use the term “telco cloud” because, as the company’s Head of Worldwide Business Development for Communication Service Providers Sameer Vuyyuru told RCR Wireless News in an MWC Las Vegas meeting room, that “isn’t really the […]

July 29, 2022

China ended June with a total of 927.44 million subscribers in the 5G segment, according to the carriers’ latest available figures. Chinese operators recorded a net gain of 28.2 million 5G subscribers in June. China Mobile, the world’s largest operator […]

December 14, 2020

Because, in part, of their millions of last mile connections and central offices, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud are directing a laser-like focus on telcos. Google Cloud made some noise last week in the telecommunications space by […]

July 8, 2020

A pile of fiber quietly changed hands last week up in Minnesota. Cooperative Network Services, LLC has purchased the assets of West Central Transport Group, LLC, perhaps kicking off a round of consolidation in a region that hasn’t seen as […]

November 7, 2019

What are the major trends that will shape the next decade of mobile technology? GSMA Intelligence lays out five in a new report. According to the report, those trends include: – Operators will intensify their pursuit of revenues that come […]

March 10, 2016

After developings its niche in the hyperscale community, the Open Compute Project is now being embraced by telecom service providers looking to bring new services to market quickly and at scale. The Open Compute Project Summit, held this week in […]