Category: Networks

FCC votes on 160MHz Upper C-Band auction for 5G and 6G

The FCC will vote Wednesday to auction 160 megahertz of Upper C-Band spectrum for 5G and 6G networks by 2027. The draft Order covers 3.98-4.14 GHz, a band sitting directly above the Lower C-Band spectrum carriers already use for mid-band 5G service. Co…

FCC votes on 160MHz Upper C-Band auction for 5G and 6G

The FCC will vote Wednesday to auction 160 megahertz of Upper C-Band spectrum for 5G and 6G networks by 2027. The draft Order covers 3.98-4.14 GHz, a band sitting directly above the Lower C-Band spectrum carriers already use for mid-band 5G service. Co…

Deutsche Telekom deploys ChatGPT Enterprise for AI-native ops

Deutsche Telekom deploys ChatGPT Enterprise to build AI-native telco operations across customer care and its core networks. The group serves more than 300 million customers in Europe and the US while employing more than 200,000 people. That volume requ…

Deutsche Telekom deploys ChatGPT Enterprise for AI-native ops

Deutsche Telekom deploys ChatGPT Enterprise to build AI-native telco operations across customer care and its core networks. The group serves more than 300 million customers in Europe and the US while employing more than 200,000 people. That volume requ…

Ookla: AI workloads strain 5G infrastructure

Telecom operators are facing pressing engineering choices as mobile AI applications strain legacy 5G infrastructure. Data published by network benchmarking firm Ookla reveals a mismatch between current cellular deployment patterns and the technical req…

KDDI 5G SA network throughput increases 52% from Samsung AI

KDDI has shown that Samsung AI RAN Speed Optimizer boosts 5G SA (Standalone) network performance by up to 52 percent during peak traffic. Live commercial network tracking in Japan confirms that applying automated intelligence to individual cellular bas…

Rocket Lab buys Iridium to expand global telecom connectivity

Rocket Lab acquiring the Iridium telecom network creates a vertically-integrated satellite connectivity operator. Rocket Lab will purchase Iridium Communications in a transaction valuing the enterprise at $8 billion. The cash and stock deal prices Irid…

Spectrum AI expands commercial CBRS network capacity fivefold

Federated Wireless launched Spectrum AI to increase shared CBRS network capacity by addressing radio frequency physics directly. Operators deploying the platform across hundreds of live commercial Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) networks report…

Mavenir launches telecom AI token billing infrastructure

Mavenir has launched a billing-grade infrastructure platform allowing telecom operators to monetise AI tokens directly through existing BSS (Business Support Systems). Network operators face deep integration challenges when attempting to monetise large…

Verizon deploys Ericsson private 5G edge networks worldwide

Verizon has expanded its private 5G alliance with Ericsson to deliver localised edge computing and cloud orchestration to global enterprises. Hannes Ekström, SVP and Head of Customer Unit, Verizon at Ericsson Americas, said: “Enterprises are rapi…