The combined new entity will be owned 54% by PIF and 43.1% by stc Group The Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, and Saudi telecom group stc announced the signing of definitive agreements whereby PIF will acquire a 51% stake in Telecommunication Towers Company Limited (Tawal) from stc Group. Tawal […] The post stc, PIF sign deal to create Saudi tower giant appeared first on RCR Wireless News ..read more

Jio also said its 5G FWA offering is already available in nearly 5,900 towns and cities in India Indian carrier Reliance Jio Infocomm has rolled out its 5G network across India, with over 108 million subscribers in the country, the telco said in its earnings report. The telco noted that Jio’s True 5G network now […] The post Jio reaches 108 million 5G subscribers in India appeared first on RCR Wireless News ..read more

After the Huawei Annual Analyst Summit, there are still so many questions. This was their 21st such gathering, and once again, it was very impressive. The theme was “Thrive with Intelligence.” They did a great job of explaining how new technology would change our world. That being said, after the last several years in crisis […] The post Kagan: Mixed thoughts on Huawei Annual Analyst Summit 2024 appeared first on RCR Wireless News ..read more

In this episode of Will 5G Change the World? NETSCOUT’s Greg Mayo, senior director of engineering, looks at where 5G is (in terms of successes and areas for improvement) after five years in what is typically a 10-year generational cycle. He discusses what the next half of the 5G cycle has in store with a […] The post Will 5G Change the World? Greg Mayo, NETSCOUT (Ep. 64) appeared first on RCR Wireless News ..read more

French IoT chipmaker Sequans Communications claims its Calliope 2 platform is the first Cat 1bis unit to be approved by AT&T in the US. The product, which combines the firm’s Calliope 2 chip and GC02S1 module, is approved for interoperability and features for use on the FirstNet emergency services network, as well. The GC02S1 module […] The post Sequans gets first Cat 1bis approval on AT&T and FirstNet in US appeared first on RCR Wireless News ..read more

The mood in the 5G Arena at Hannover Messe is muted, same as last year. All the buzz and excitement about private / industrial 5G at MWC, which seemed almost to bubble-over in the  tight-knit halls of the Fira de Barcelona, as the late winter sun broke through, is entirely dissipated in the wide open […] The post Right way, wrong gear – 5G-ACIA sets plan to shift private 5G up a gear appeared first on RCR Wireless News ..read more

Carrier breaks out FWA revenues Verizon shared its Fixed Wireless Access revenues for the first time, reporting that during the first quarter its FWA revenue was $452 million—an increase of $197 million compared to the same time last year. Chairman and CEO Hans Vestberg said that the company’s FWA subscriber base “is continuing to grow […] The post Verizon shares FWA revenues, improves phone losses appeared first on RCR Wireless News ..read more

With the acquisition, Proximus will now own 120 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band Belgian operator Proximus will acquire 5G spectrum from compatriot IT firm NRB to boost its mobile coverage, the former said in a release. NRB is selling its 5G license to refocus on its core business, while maintaining its commitment […] The post Proximus signs deal with NRB to acquire additional 5G spectrum appeared first on RCR Wireless News ..read more

A recent report had also stated that DNB and five local carriers that had signed a share subscription agreement to take up a collective 70% stake in DNB had failed to reach an agreement Malaysian state-run 5G network Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) denied a report which had alleged that the company had not been transparent […] The post Malaysia’s DNB denies lack of transparency in 5G contracts appeared first on RCR Wireless News ..read more

In a cloud-native world, the OSS should serve as an app store filled with tools for automation, orchestration, workflow engines and more Rakuten Group, with its operator Rakuten Mobile and hardware/software/services vendor subsidiary Rakuten Symphony, don’t live in the legacy world. The greenfield network is new, built using cloud-native and Open RAN principles; the processes […] The post Rakuten sees ‘huge potential’ for OSS— ‘This is the home of innovation’ appeared first on RCR Wireless News ..read more