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Vodafone Group sought to add further media and technology experience to its board with former Arm chief Simon Segars along with one-time Orange executive and broadcast-industry big-wig Delphine Ernotte Cunci proposed as new non-executive directors. Segars is set to join Vodafone months after his departure from chip design company Arm following the collapse of a […]

Cisco unveiled predictive analytics technology designed to boost enterprise network reliability and performance, as the vendor moves to tap demand for services which can prevent outages and downtime. The vendor stated development of the predictive analytics service had been ongoing for two years. It plans to offer the technology under a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model. Cisco

Bell Canada claimed to have launched the nation’s first multi-access edge computing (MEC) service on Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Wavelength platform, detailing plans to provision low-latency applications for 5G customers. The operator deployed the platform in Toronto, with additional locations to follow. AWS Wavelength is tethered to the US company’s cloud regions, which is where

Operators including Orange, Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone Group agreed to reduce wholesale roaming charges with Ukrainian carriers for three months to help an estimated 4.2 million refugees keep in contact with the nation. The companies are among a total of 27 which committed to deliver connectivity to people escaping a war in Ukraine in a

Operator SoftBank Corp detailed a plan to borrow JPY35 billion ($282.6 million) for the construction of 5G base stations in its home market of Japan, infrastructure it claimed would aid government-set social initiatives. The so-called Social Loan facility being tapped will be provided by a number of investment banks, with the sum to be paid

T-Mobile US CEO Mike Sievert didn’t hold back Friday (1 April) when proclaiming his company’s achievements on the two-year anniversary of its $26 billion deal to buy Sprint. In a blog post, Sievert highlighted the progress the “uncarrier” has made since the merger, including shares that are up by 50 per cent since the deal

Verizon and Cisco conducted a proof-of-concept autonomous driving trial employing 4G and mobile edge compute (MEC) which they claimed could simplify deployment of unmanned services by removing the need for roadside cabinets to extend radio signals. The two-day trial in the US merged the capabilities of edge compute in roadside cabinets and Verizon’s network to

Canadian operator Rogers Communications unveiled what it described as the country’s first commercial standalone (SA) 5G network, highlighting immediate advantages in terms of coverage and scalability alongside the opportunity to introduce new use cases. The company’s SA 5G deployment uses Ericsson kit. Its launch follows several national “firsts” related to the latest architecture including attaining

The French government unveiled a series of measures aimed at accelerating the deployment of industrial 5G use cases, which it stated is lagging because of several key obstacles including access to relevant spectrum frequencies. Following the publication of a report and related recommendations by Philippe Herbert, president of the Mission 5G Industrielle, the government vowed

Verizon set a goal of covering 175 million people with its ultra-wideband 5G network by the end of the year, up from 100 million at end-January. During an investor day today (3 March), executives targeted service and other revenue growth of at least 4 per cent in 2024 and beyond, along with reducing capital intensity