The O-RAN Alliance, a global community advancing the open radio access network (O-RAN) ecosystem, has published a technical report evaluating several spectrum aggregation approaches. Led and initiated by Mavenir, the report examines the technical challenges and solutions for interconnecting Open Distributed Units (O-DUs) to enable carrier aggregation across multi-vendor deployments. A primary conclusion is the … Read more

(c)iStock.com/alphaspirit 5G will transform communications not only by offering greater capacity but also by enabling new services that providers can deploy across their networks quickly and simply. This faster time-to-market will intensify competition among leading service and application providers. This shift stems from a fundamental change in how networks will be designed for the 5G … Read more

Voice communication is often dismissed as outdated, but that view overlooks how much the medium has evolved. Recent moves in the industry—such as major acquisitions and the widespread adoption of internet-based calling—have dramatically reshaped how people and businesses use voice. Over the last decade, VoIP growth and the proliferation of free voice apps have forced … Read more

French telecommunications leader Orange has entered a strategic partnership with Google to research and deploy advanced technologies, including edge computing. Both companies bring complementary strengths: Orange contributes deep telecommunications expertise and network reach, while Google brings its experience in cloud platforms, data analytics, and artificial intelligence. Orange says the collaboration supports its Engage 2025 strategy, … Read more

(c)iStock.com/LPETTET More than half (53%) of Wi‑Fi connected households in the United States accessed at least one over‑the‑top (OTT) service in December 2016, according to comScore. While Netflix remained the dominant service, other platforms have been narrowing the gap. comScore reports that these OTT households were actively watching streaming content: on average they accessed OTT … Read more

Telecommunications providers in New Zealand are shifting their focus from pure connectivity to delivering a broader suite of digital services, according to a new research note from IDC. The findings, published in IDC’s report “Telco Wars: A New Hope,” indicate that consumers should expect an expanding range of digital products and services from telcos as … Read more

In the evolving landscape of mobile networks, new vulnerabilities are emerging across 3G and 4G infrastructures, and 5G is likely to follow. Protecting only the Gi interface is no longer sufficient for service provider security. Until recently, the Gi-LAN connecting the Evolved Packet Core (EPC) to the internet was seen as the most exposed part … Read more

Gartner forecasts that global 5G wireless network infrastructure revenue will nearly double from 2019 to 2020. The market research firm projects 5G network infrastructure revenue will reach £3.43 billion in 2020, up from approximately £1.8 billion in 2019—an increase of roughly 89%. Gartner notes that investments in 5G New Radio (NR) network infrastructure accounted for … Read more

To accelerate cloud-based machine-to-machine (M2M) development, Deutsche Telekom is offering developer kits designed to help engineers and creators get started quickly. At Mobile World Congress in February, TelecomsTech spoke with Deutsche Telekom’s Ruslan Ismailov about the company’s M2M strategy, and now tangible progress is appearing in the form of these starter kits. The basic kit … Read more

The UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, has vowed that the United Kingdom will not miss the 5G opportunity. Speaking at the CeBIT technology show in Hannover, he outlined plans to make Britain the “most digital nation in the G8.” The UK’s 4G rollout was widely criticised for being slow. A significant factor was the way … Read more