Just what would it take to actually get ubiquitous 5G in rural America? UScellular CEO Laurent Therivel walked through that scenario for just one county in rural Iowa at last week’s CTIA 5G Summit, illustrating the challenges and the need for coordinated federal funding programs in order to achieve the most efficient and practical coverage […] The...

Vodafone and Three should establish a national security committee within the joint entity under the terms approved by the government The U.K. Secretary of State has approved the proposed merger between local carriers Vodafone and Three UK, subject to certain conditions, the U.K. government said in a release. The conditions set by the government stipulate...

Just to add to the mess of forecasts about private 5G; annual spending on private 5G networks will grow at a compound rate (CAGR) of about 42 percent between 2024 and 2027, accounting for nearly $3.5 billion by the end of 2027, according to new research from SNS Telecom & IT, based out of Dubai. […] The post Five key private 5G deployments (and...

Airtel is training more than 300 experts on Google Cloud services at a managed services center in Pune Indian telco Bharti Airtel announced today a long-term partnership with Google Cloud to develop and provide cloud and generative AI products to its existing business customers, which the carrier said includes 2,000 large enterprises and a million […]...

The investment from Microsoft will go towards building infrastructure, workforce training and support for French start-ups Microsoft has pledged to inject $4.3 billion into its French cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) operations by the end of 2027. The plan involves building advanced infrastructure, AI training for 1 million French people and support...

KT and Nokia agreed to collaborate on developing advanced Open RAN technology for 6G mobile communications Korean carrier KT has partnered with Finnish vendor Nokia to carry out research in the 6G field, Korean press reported.   The two companies agreed to collaborate on developing advanced Open RAN technology for 6G mobile communications and ultra-wideband...