GSMA calls on Africa to define 5G spectrum strategy
Governments and regulators across Africa were urged to focus on spectrum policy to ensure a successful 5G rollout across the region by GSMA, as the industry association set out a…
Telefonica turns to IBM for 5G core platform
IBM notched another win in the mobile operator space, with Telefonica tapping its automation software alongside technology from Red Hat and Juniper Networks to create its first cloud-native 5G core…
Vodafone Idea latest to trial 5G
Vodafone Idea claimed it delivered a peak data rate of 3.7Gb/s using 26GHz spectrum during a non-standalone 5G trial in Pune city, the last of the three major operators in…
Telefonica taps NEC for open RAN push
Telefonica struck a deal with NEC to conduct open RAN trials in the operator’s four core global markets, a step towards achieving a goal for half of its 5G deployments…
Vodafone presses UK to incentivise 5G, IoT development
Vodafone UK urged the government to prioritise a speedy adoption of digital technology, with a specific focus on 5G and IoT to meet an ambitious target of achieving net zero…
IBM taps Exium for 5G edge security
IBM selected security start-up Exium to help customers run AI or IoT applications across hybrid cloud environments, laying the groundwork for 5G-enabled IoT and private networking. The company will sell…
Operators look to new vendors for 5G core
BIG 5G EVENT, DENVER, US: A panel of technical experts outlined reasons non-traditional vendors are expected to gain a foothold in 5G core networks, naming security, adaptability and pricing models…
AT&T lines up routing unit sale to Ciena
AT&T agreed to sell its Vyatta routing and switching unit to US equipment vendor Ciena for an undisclosed sum, preparing to exit the business barely four years after acquiring it…
Ericsson, Vodafone halve energy use in 5G trial
Vodafone UK plans to deploy 1,500 low-power 5G units by April 2022 after a trial of new radio equipment with Ericsson resulted in a near 50 per cent reduction in…
AT&T foresees tight labour market
LIVE FROM BIG 5G EVENT, DENVER, US: Mo Katibeh, AT&T SVP network infrastructure and build, asserted the operator is deploying more fibre than any company in the US, but warned…