Vodafone has sold its Spanish operation to Zegona Communications for $5.4 billion Vodafone Group completed the sale of its Spanish operation to Zegona Communications for $5.4 billion. The deal, which was first revealed late last year and approved two weeks ago, marks the end of Vodafone’s presence as a telco in Spain.   However, according […] The post Vodafone exits Spain with sale to Zegona appeared first on RCR Wireless News ..read more

Bell is also using spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band to provide 5G Canadian telco Bell announced the deployment of 3.8 GHz spectrum in select areas of Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo, the telco said in a release. The company noted that the acquisition of spectrum in the 3.8 GHz band in 2023 is allowing it to […] The post Bell Canada starts deploying 3.8 GHz spectrum in Toronto appeared first on RCR Wireless News ..read more

Telecommunication networks are fundamentally about sending and receiving signals accurately. In order for the network to accurately juggle the complex transmission and reception of data from many devices in various locations, accurate timing and synchronization is absolutely crucial. When timing and sync is off, network performance and user experience can collapse.  “Timing alignment is fundamental […] The post Why timing and synchronization has evolved in telecom networks appeared first on RCR Wireless News ..read more

Antel started to deploy 5G technology in Uruguay last year via spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band Uruguayan state-run operator Antel has deployed a total of 300 5G sites across the country, local press reported. The reports stated that the operator aims to reach 500 5G sites across Uruguay by February 2025. In September last […] The post Antel reaches 300 5G sites in Uruguay, targets 500 by 2025 appeared first on RCR Wireless News ..read more

According to a NTT Data executive, a private 5G network ensures real-time insights into control rooms, enabling Industry 4.0 applications such as machine vision and AGVs Private 5G is key to enable enterprises across all industries to embrace technologies like Industry 4.0, AI, and IoT to fuel growth and efficiency, said Shahid Ahmed, EVP of […] The post Private 5G key enabler for enterprises to adopt IoT, AI, Industry 4.0 appeared first on RCR Wireless News ..read more

Viavi Solutions launched new UTC timing services this week, which rely on L-Band and Ku-Band satellite signals but operate “completely independently” of traditional GPS and GNSS. The new altGNNS GEO and SecureTimeSM services are “extremely difficult to jam or spoof and leads the industry with the broadest global coverage,” according to Viavi, and they add […] The post Test and Measurement: Viavi debuts GNSS-independent timing services appeared first on RCR Wireless News ..read more

61% of the world’s population received a scam call in 2023, with a combined loss of $58bn as a direct cause. With the advent of spoofed numbers, AI and deep fakes, it’s a growing problem highlighted by the interest that regulators are taking. Join this panel conversation to explore the varying facets of voice fraud […] The post ENEA Webinar: Rising above the noise – Managing risk in a barrage of voice fraud  appeared first on RCR Wireless News ..read more

Samsung sees BEAD funding as a potential catalyst for more fixed wireless access deployments There are two major and complementary trends playing out in the U.S. mobile network operator market. First, 5G-enabled fixed wireless access (FWA) has emerged as the primary growth driver for the three Tier 1 operators. And, second, leveraging federal subsidies to […] The post Fixed wireless access can help bridge the digital divide appeared first on RCR Wireless News ..read more

French national public television broadcaster France Télévisions is using a private 5G network to transmit coverage of the Olympic torch relay in Paris at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It has been broadcasting over private 5G for 10 hours per day since May 9, covering the Olympic torch’s journey of 1,625 kilometres. The […] The post Paris Olympics torch relay gets private 5G treatment appeared first on RCR Wireless News ..read more

Electricity company EDF has accelerated its private LTE rollout at nuclear power plants in France with Ericsson and Thales. The firm, which originally scheduled two-to-four networks per year when the project was announced in 2021, told Private Networks Global Forum this week that it has so far deployed nine private LTE networks, and has a […] The post EDF boosts private LTE at French nuclear plants with Ericsson, Thales appeared first on RCR Wireless News ..read more