EXFO and Verizon on how to effectively resolve PIM issues that impact network performance and drive up opex Passive intermodulation (PIM) is a huge headache for mobile network operators. PIM can materially impact network performance while also costing operators time and money as they work to identify the source and work towards a fix. Speaking […] ...

‘We are in the midst of a global battle over the future of wireless networks,’ said Commerce Assistant Secretary Alan Davidson WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. global competitiveness, the ongoing lack of spectrum auction authority for the Federal Communications Commission and how telecom carriers will continue to support the increasing mobile data demands of their...

The funding is part of the $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act, which was passed in 2022 The U.S. Biden-Harris administration is seeking proposals from eligible applicants for the development, validation and use of digital twins for semiconductor manufacturing, advanced packaging, assembly and test processes. In a statement, the administration said successful...

Vodafone Idea recently secure funds via a $2.16 billion follow-on public offer (FPO) Indian carrier Vodafone Idea has reportedly accelerated negotiations with Nordic vendors Ericsson and Nokia with the main aim of upgrading its 4G network, local newspaper The Economic Times reported. According to the report, purchase orders for the network upgrade are...

Spirent is already taking steps to automate service assurance in carrier networks At the recent Test & Measurement Forum, Spirent Communications Senior Director of Assurance Strategy Ross Cassan laid out key networking trends that are impacting service assurance and how the company is amending its strategy to address them. Expansion and evolution...

O2 Telefonica, Vodafone Germany and Deutsche Telekom took part in this 4G connectivity project German telco O2 Telefonica and Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), the German public transport company which manages Berlin’s subway system, announced the launch of a new 4G/LTE mobile network from all German mobile phone providers on all underground routes,...