American wireless service provider Verizon plans to expand its full-fiber Fios service to over 3,000 underserved addresses in Rhode Island’s Jamestown and Westerly. The rollout will take place in partnership with the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation and will include USD 3.6 million in funding under the American Rescue Plan Act … Read More
Centranet, a subsidiary of Central Rural Electric Cooperative, has successfully demonstrated a 50 Gbps fiber internet connection for the Sac and Fox Nation in Oklahoma, marking an advancement in broadband access for rural and Indigenous communities. This achievement, announced during the Future of Rural Broadband Showcase, is the first live … Read More
Viavi Solutions has officially opened its Viavi Automated Lab-as-a-Service (VALOR) Open RAN testing facility in Chandler, Arizona, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by senior management, customers, partners, and government officials. The facility, funded by a grant from the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation … Read More
British Test and assurance solutions provider Spirent Communications has introduced new 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) testing services. The solutions provide comprehensive lab-based 5G/Wi-Fi gateway testing and live network benchmarking to help communications service providers (CSPs) and device manufacturers optimise network performance and improve quality of experience (QoE). Also Read: … Read More
SK Telecom (SKT) has launched its AI-based B2B solution, ‘SKT Enterprise AI Cloud Manager,’ which optimises AI infrastructure resources and enables the integrated management of AI development environments. AI Cloud Manager is a commercial product developed from SKT’s expertise in managing and operating large-scale GPU resources. Also Read: SK Telecom … Read More
Japan’s SoftBank and Sweden’s Ericsson have announced a collaboration to explore the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into Radio Access Networks (RAN), aiming to boost network efficiency and performance. The two companies will jointly conduct techno-economic analyses, develop prototypes, and conduct lab demos to explore shared network infrastructure solutions, enabling … Read More
Google and UK’s Vodafone have announced a 10-year extension of their existing partnership, aimed at delivering AI-driven services, devices, and enhanced TV experiences to millions of customers across Europe and Africa. This collaboration will leverage Google Cloud and its Gemini AI models to support Vodafone’s offerings in 15 countries, with … Read More
Philippines operator Globe Telecom has completed an end-to-end satellite SMS customer trial in a remote area with no reception in Zambales, aiming to deliver connectivity to Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDAs). During the trial, Globe Telecom reported transmitting text messages using standard phones with Globe and TM SIMs through … Read More
Oman’s operator Omantel has completed a complex transformation project in collaboration with Optiva, a provider of cloud-native revenue management software. Together, Omantel and Optiva have seamlessly upgraded and migrated over 200 Omantel products and services across all business lines to Optiva’s convergent charging engine, hosted on Omantel’s private cloud. Also … Read More
French telecommunications service provider Bouygues Telecom has launched a new AI-based assistant for customer service. Developed in partnership with Google Cloud using Generative AI (GenAI), the conversational agent can help customers choose a service plan, smartphone, payment plan, and financing method on the operator’s website through conversations. Also Read: AI … Read More
Telefonica Germany (O2 Telefonica) said it has reached a milestone in 5G technology, achieving peak download speeds of over 1.7 Gbps by bundling four frequency bands in 5G standalone (SA) mode. For comparison, this speed is nearly double that of the fastest commercial fiber-optic connections available today, 02 Telefonica said … Read More
MTN Congo announced that it has become the first operator in Central Africa to launch commercial 5G services, following a pilot phase that began in October 2022. The company said on its X account (formerly Twitter) that 5G will transform the daily lives of the Congolese people and represents an … Read More
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