EU will enable 5G on airplanes, including voice calls and text
The move aims to promote "innovation and growth", according to the European Commission.
The European Commission has decided that airlines will be able to provide the latest 5G technology on planes. In an announcement this week, Brussels confirmed that airline passengers will be able to use the s... Read more
Activist investor calls on Ericsson to ‘drain the swamp’
The investor is demanding that Ericsson clean up its act and eliminate losses.
Activist investor Cevian Capital called Ericsson's third-quarter results "disappointing” and demanded changes be made, according to Bloomberg News. The call came after the telecom network provider reported profit th... Read more
UK to open a 5G Open RAN lab in the Midlands
The UK government plans to create a cutting-edge telecoms lab in the Midlands, according to a report in ITPro. The aim of the project is to bolster the UK network strategy and create high-skilled jobs in the region.
The UK Telecommunications Lab is to be built in Solihull. Once it's operational,... Read more
UK delays deadline for telcos to remove Huawei from network cores
Britain delayed the deadline for removing Huawei equipment and services from critical network activities from January 2023 to December 2023. The government made the decision after consulting with telecom providers and operators.
The government stated that the goal of removing all Huawei equipmen... Read more
Vodafone UK in merger talks with Hutchinson
A merger of the two companies would give them the largest network in the UK.
Vodafone is in talks with CK Hutchison about merging their businesses in Britain, according to a report in Reuters. The merger would create a market-leading mobile network that could accelerate the deployment of 5G serv... Read more
Proximus achieves breakthrough in network slicing on Oppo smartphones
Proximus, Oppo and Ericsson developed a 5G network slicing method for Oppo smartphones. The partners achieved a breakthrough during a recent test at Proximus' 5G Innovation Lab in Brussels.
Network slicing allows operators to split a mobile network into virtual parts, also known as slices. The ... Read more
Vodafone launches network slicing service in the Netherlands
Vodafone introduced a network slicing service for business customers in the Netherlands. The service allows customers to reserve part of the operator's mobile capacity and use it as they see fit.
The international telecom giant is the first to make network slicing available to business customers... Read more
Ericsson launches triple-band tri-sector 5G radio
The new radio device highlights sustainability with reduced power consumption.
Ericsson has unveiled a new triple-band, tri-sector radio that can take on the function of nine single-band radios at once, according to a report in ITPro.
Named Radio 6646, the device furthers Ericsson’s tri-sec... Read more
EU says telcos must prove that streaming sites should pay for traffic
The bloc is investigating whether content providers like Netflix and YouTube need to pay additional costs for internet access.
The European Commission wants telecom companies to provide evidence that streaming sites such as Netflix and YouTube should pay for the additional traffic sent over thei... Read more
NTT and VMware collaborate on joint private 5G and edge services
NTT and VMware are coming up with a solution that combines edge capabilities and private 5G.
More and more businesses rely on data from distributed environments, which is increasingly processed at the edge of the network rather than in data centers.
NTT and VMware joined forces to develop a ... Read more