5G / 6G / Wi-Fi

Samsung Electronics and O2 Telefónica today announced that the companies will test advanced cloud-native vRAN and Open RAN technologies in Germany.  This will include several tests in both lab and...

Qualcomm introduced Snapdragon Seamless, a cross-platform technology that enables Android, Windows and Snapdragon devices using other operating systems to discover each other and share information to work as one integrated...

The FCC will allow E-Rate funding to be used for Wi-Fi on school buses beginning in funding year 2024 as the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program is set to sunset....

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...

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 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 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...

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 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 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 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 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 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...