Partner content Deutsche Telekom boss is wrong about 5G 15th October 2024 It is hard to find a European telecom executive who gushes about 5G. Most people on the commercial side talk about the mobile technology as if it were a disagreeable relative with a couple of redeeming qualities. “It’s been hugely expensive but at least it’s brought extra capacity” replaces “he’s got appalling manners but at […]
Partner content 5G private networks growing at 20%, says study 10th October 2024 With global network capex in full retreat, private networks have become one of mobile’s few growth hotspots. Research firm SNS Telecom & IT says the sector is on track for annual growth of 20% and likely total spending of $6 billion by end-2027. Nearly 60% of this investment – worth around $3.5 billion over the […]
Partner content Iridium takes a standards-based swing at D2D 9th October 2024 Don’t call it a comeback. Satellite service provider Iridium Communications has been here before. “We want to be the glue for the D2D network around the world,” Brian Aziz, Iridium’s VP of global sales, told Light Reading at MWC Las Vegas. “You can have multiple options, but you’ll always have our reliability component,” added Tim […]
News Anterix announces that Scott Lang soon will be company’s president and CEO 9th October 2024 Anterix today announced that Scott Lang will be the company’s new president and CEO by Nov. 1, replacing Rob Schwartz, who will serve in an advisory role to the Anterix board of directors “to assist in a successful leadership transition,” according to a press release from the company. Prior to today’s announcement, Lang was nominated […]
Partner content Australian government taps postal vans to track remote network coverage 7th October 2024 The Australian government has tapped the nation’s postal vehicle fleet to audit mobile network coverage across the country’s remote interior. Postal vans will carry network measurement devices to track coverage across 180,000 km of regional and rural roads, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has announced. A pilot phase is now underway, with the main audit to start later this […]
Partner content AT&T’s networking chief, Chris Sambar, to leave company 6th October 2024 Chris Sambar, responsible for building and operating AT&T’s massive wireless and wireline networks, is departing the company Oct. 11, AT&T confirmed to Light Reading. It’s not clear who might replace Sambar. Sambar reported to AT&T’s chief operating officer, Jeff McElfresh. “Chris has played a crucial role in delivering on our commitment to be the best […]
Partner content SpaceX blames European hostility on AST’s ‘misinformation campaign’ 4th October 2024 According to SpaceX, its satellite rival AST SpaceMobile is conducting a “misinformation campaign” against SpaceX and the company’s efforts to connect T-Mobile’s customers to SpaceX satellites. In a new filing with the FCC, SpaceX urged American regulators to ignore “foreign investors and partners in AST’s meme-stock” and to approve SpaceX’s out-of-band emissions waiver request. “As […]
Partner content EchoStar sets sights on direct-to-device market 2nd October 2024 Direct-to-device (D2D) is one of the areas EchoStar will pursue with vigor in the wake of a complex series of financial moves and the proposed sale of Dish’s pay-TV business. Those moves aim to extend a lifeline to EchoStar, giving the company years of runway as wireless becomes the cornerstone of the business. EchoStar didn’t spell […]
Partner content Advancements in police technology have fundamentally changed how departments operate 2nd October 2024 Consider the technology that makes effective policing possible. Where would we be without the ability to conduct DNA testing—or even fingerprint suspects? How would police communicate and coordinate without computers? What about radios? This is technology that today’s law enforcement officers can take for granted, but it wasn’t always that way. The truth is the […]
News Verizon back to normal service after hours-long, widespread outage 1st October 2024 Verizon yesterday evening announced that its wireless network was “fully restored” after many customers were without service for several hours, but the carrier has not provided any information about the cause of the disruption or its impact on the Verizon Frontline offering to first responders. Initial reports of the outage began yesterday morning, with more […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 1 22nd April 2024
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