Ceragon Networks to acquire Siklu
Ceragon Networks agreed to acquire Siklu, a provider of multi-Gigabit “wireless fiber” connectivity in urban, suburban and rural areas, for an enterprise value of $13-15 million. As consideration to Siklu’s...
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Elisa tests first Cloud RAN powered by in-line acceleration
Elisa completed a trial of Cloud RAN powered by In-Line acceleration at its headquarters in Finland. The test utilized Nokia’s commercial 5G Standalone RAN and 5G Core. The trial builds...
Orange and Vodafone test Open RAN in Romania
Orange and Vodafone have completed 4G calls over a cluster of shared commercial network sites in a rural area near Bucharest, Romania, based on Open RAN technology. This technological milestone...
Ericsson releases its 2023 Microwave Outlook report
Ericsson released its 2023 Microwave Outlook report, a technology report focusing on microwave backhaul networks, with in-depth articles on current and emerging trends. The 10th edition of the report highlights...
NTT launches OREX services for telecom operators based on Open RAN
As part of its commitment to becoming an Open RAN service provider for international telecom operators, NTT DOCOMO announced a new lineup of OREX RAN, OREX SMO, and OREX Services....
T-Mobile opens network slicing beta for developers
T-Mobile US opened its network slicing beta to Android and iOS developers nationwide. The program has also expanded to Android developers to use 5G standalone (5G SA) to optimize their...
NTT teams with Qualcomm on AI at the edge
NTT announced a strategic engagement with Qualcomm to invest in and accelerate the development of the 5G device ecosystem. The companies will use their combined expertise to meet the need...
NETGEAR’s WiFi 7 Orbi 970 delivers up to 27 Gbps
NETGEAR introduced its Orbi 970 Series Wi-Fi 7 consumer access point capable of performing at up to 27 Gbps. While WiFi 6E opened the 6GHz band as a superhighway for...
Amazon previews Wi-Fi 7 mesh system
Amazon announced its first Wi-Fi 7 mesh system - -the eero Max 7 combines the company’s patented TrueMesh networking technology with Wi-Fi 7 standard to increase speeds, avoid interference from...
Deutsche Telekom demonstrates 12 Gbps with 6 GHz spectrum
Deutsche Telekom has demonstrated a mobile connection operating at 12 Gbps over 100m, made possible by the additional use of the frequency spectrum at 6 gigahertz (6 GHz). For the...
Verizon debuts Mobile Onsite Network-as-a-Service
Verizon unveiled a Mobile Onsite Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) unit designed to deliver a private network, private MEC, SD-Wan, and satellite connectivity to customer locations. The mobile unit, which is packaged aboard...
Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research builds testbed in Iowa
The Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) has established a testbed in Iowa dedicated to research on rural wireless systems and applications. As the fourth and final platform in the PAWR program,...
NETSCOUT debuts RAN Analytics for Carrier Aggregation
NETSCOUT introduced a RAN Analytics for Carrier Aggregation solution to help mobile operators achieve superior performance and a better subscriber experience with high-speed LTE and 5G deployments. RAN Analytics for Carrier...
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