5G

The evolution of mobile: from 5G NR new radio access technologies to virtualised network architectures, network slicing, massive MIMO and mmWave

Open RAN

German operator 1&1 to build brownfield Open RAN network with Rakuten

6G R&I

Research powerhouses join forces to maximise global potential of 6G next generation mobile technology

Altiostar Networks CEO Ashraf Dahod

Open RAN

Rakuten acquires Altiostar at $1B+ valuation

Open RAN

Rakuten Group to acquire mobile industry innovator Altiostar

Open RAN

Rakuten launches Rakuten Symphony to accelerate adoption of cloud-native, Open RAN-based mobile networks worldwide

Open RAN

1&1 and Rakuten agree far-reaching partnership to build Europe's first fully virtualized mobile network based on new OpenRAN technology

Hesse's first smart 5G street light in operation in the mobile network of Telefónica Deutschland / O2: Picture credits, Abel Mobilfunk

5G

What’s up with…. Telefónica Deutschland, STL, Orange & SES Networks

Open RAN

STL collaborates with Facebook Connectivity to develop Evenstar radio units for the Open RAN ecosystem

5G

Nokia achieves first 5G carrier aggregation call in standalone architecture with Taiwan Mobile

5G

Huawei and CommScope are the market leaders in ABI Research’s Cellular Base Station Antenna competitive ranking

Access Evolution

Casa Systems to power Bell Canada’s 5G fixed wireless access

5G

What’s up with… Ericsson in China, Eutelsat, Iliad

6G R&I

SoftBank outlines 12 challenges for 6G

Access Evolution

Inmarsat unveils the communications network of the future

Digital Platforms & Services

What’s up with… BT, Virgin Media O2, Fortinet

Iliad founder Xavier Niel: Picture by @Romuald Meigneux

Access Evolution

Iliad founder offers €3.1B to set his baby Free (of other shareholders)

5G

Anritsu in collaboration with Qualcomm verifies industry first Dual Connectivity test for 5G New Radio Standalone mode

Access Evolution

BT trading update results for the three months to 30 June 2021

Security

What’s up with… Telefónica, Orange, Cellnex

via Flickr © Nathan O'Nions (CC BY 2.0)

5G

Sizing the private 4G/5G opportunity is harder than it looks

Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark during the vendor's Q2 2021 earnings conference call

5G

Wham! Bam! Thank you, TAM! – Nokia CEO

5G

Samsung Electronics Announces Second Quarter 2021 Results

Access Evolution

Nokia fixes its sights on further growth after strong Q2

Access Evolution

Telefónica reports record net income of €7,743 million in the second quarter of 2021