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Ericsson and AT&T sign $14bn Open RAN deal

by Georgia Sweeting | Dec 5, 2023

AT&T has announced that it has chosen Ericsson to supply the Open RAN equipment that will carry 70% of its wireless traffic by the end of 2026.

Samsung and Telefónica partner for German Open RAN trial

by Total Telecom Staff | Nov 2, 2023

Samsung Electronics and O2 Telefónica today announced that the companies will test advanced cloud-native vRAN (“virtualized Radio Access Network”) and Open RAN technologies in Germany. The two technologies enable network operators to set up even more flexible network architectures in which hardware and software are separated from each other and individual components are virtualized.

Ex-Rakuten Mobile CEO Tareq Amin finds new home at Aramco Digital

by Harry Baldock | Oct 18, 2023

News The former CEO of Rakuten Mobile and Rakuten Symphony will serve as CEO of the oil giants new...

CBRS network infrastructure a $1.5 billion opportunity

by Total Telecom Staff | Sep 27, 2023

A new report from analyst firm SNS Telecom & IT predicts that annual spending on LTE and 5G NR-based CBRS network infrastructure – which includes RAN (Radio Access Network), mobile core and transport network equipment – will account for more than $1.5 Billion by the end of 2026.

Ericsson and Google Cloud deepen Cloud RAN partnership

by Georgia Sweeting | Sep 25, 2023

News The collaboration is an extension of the 2021 5G and edge cloud solutions partnership...

UK government announces £88 million investment in connectivity R&D

by Georgia Sweeting | Sep 15, 2023

News The investment will aid the UK’s aim to be a global leader in telecoms research and...

Vodafone to begin UK’s largest Open RAN rollout

by Georgia Sweeting | Aug 31, 2023

News The rollout will begin in Devon, replacing the “high risk” infrastructure from the now...

Rakuten Mobile CEO Tareq Amin makes unexpected exit

by Georgia Sweeting | Aug 8, 2023

News Amin cited personal reasons for his departure in a LinkedIn post The new management...

Dell’Oro lowers five-year Open RAN forecasts

by Georgia Sweeting | Jul 24, 2023

News Market research firm Dell’Oro has revised the global market share forecast of Open RAN...

Dish and EchoStar consider merger

by Georgia Sweeting | Jul 11, 2023

News The companies, both owned by Charlie Ergen, have reportedly hired advisors to detail how the...

CampusDynA consortium makes moves to provide private 5G for Industry 4.0 in Germany

by Total Telecom Staff | Jun 27, 2023

The CampusDynA consortium, comprising of German industry leaders such as Gestalt Robotics, T-Systems, OSRAM, Fraunhofer, and Werner-von-Siemens Center for Industry and Science, has chosen IS-Wireless as the provider of the 5G network based on the Open RAN model. It will be deployed in Berlin later this year.