Nvidia's new GeForce Now RTX 3080 SuperPods promise console gaming performance in the cloud, for gamers willing to pay a premium. The post Nvidia boosts GeForce Now cloud gaming service with RTX 3080 clusters appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

Telenor has selected NEC and Cisco to deploy 5G xHaul transport networks in Norway and Denmark. Deemed “a flagship initiative,” this project positions Telenor as one of the first carriers to benefit from the Global System Integrator Agreement (GSIA) established between NEC and Cisco in April to expand their partnership for accelerating the deployment of The post Telenor selects NEC, Cisco for 5G xHaul transport networks in Norway, Denmark appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

The O-RAN Alliance, a global community of more than 300 companies operating in the Radio Access Network (RAN) industry, has released another set of technical specifications for Open RAN. In addition to the nine technical specifications outline below, another 39 technical documents have been established to extend and add features to the existing specifications. Initial The post O-RAN Alliance announces new specifications, MWC LA demonstrations appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

The 3.45 GHz spectrum auction began to look like a real competition this week and is now approaching $19 billion in bids, up from around $10 billion earlier in the week. The reserve price of $14.7 billion has been met, and after 50 rounds, the auction’s bids total more than $18.7 billion. Last Thursday, the The post Auction 110 update: $18.7 billion and counting appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

Chinese mobile operators have already deployed a total of 47,000 5G base stations in China’s capital Beijing, local press reported. According to data released by the Beijing Communications Administration, the 5G network infrastructure currently reaches almost the entire city. The Beijing government recently said that there were over 12 million 5G users. The 5G network The post Chinese carriers already deployed 47,000 5G base stations in Beijing appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

Viavi Solutions’ OneAdvisor-800 cell site testing instrument can now be upgraded with an application that emulates Open RAN distributed units (O-DUs) to verify field deployments of O-RAN radios, the test company said. The OneAdvisor-800 is a modular unit that already supports testing of fiber, radio frequencies and the Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI); now Viavi The post Test and Measurement: Viavi debuts Open-RAN field test capability appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

A European consortium created to develop ways of maintaining seamless connectivity even when driving from one country to another has been showing off its work.

Despite being on a US export blacklist, Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has apparently been able to buy billions of dollars of US technology.

Just over a month after launching its second Open RAN location, TIM has added a third to its footprint.

BT's mobile division EE has launched an online course designed to teach children how to safely use the Internet when they get their first phone.

(Telecompaper) Previously Google allowed a reduced rate of 15 percent from the second year of a subscription. Going forward the lower rate will apply from day one...

There’s a big change hitting the telecom industry right now. Hardware and software are being decoupled with cost coming out of the former and strategic investments shifting to the latter. This sea change could serve to threaten the long-standing business models of large, incumbent NEPs; smaller, more nimble innovators are poised to embrace this software- The post Editorial Webinar: Creative destruction: How network disaggregation changes everything appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

Verizon updates guidance for ~4% wireless service growth for the year; ‘Great momentum’ in 5G device adoption Verizon has “great momentum” in 5G device adoption across its customer base, with more than 25% of its consumer wireless customers using a 5G-capable device, CEO Hans Vestberg said during the company’s quarterly call. “This is tracking well The post Verizon: 5G adoption ‘tracking well ahead’ of 4G adoption rate appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

AT&T saw its best postpaid phone gains in a decade during the third quarter, adding 928,000 postpaid phone lines out of a total of 1.2 million postpaid net adds overall. AT&T also added 249,000 prepaid phone net additions, and 293,000 “other” net adds, while recording a loss of 3,000 postpaid tablets and other branded computing The post AT&T sees postpaid phone surge in Q3 appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

The government of Singapore announced a 5G testbed in Sentosa, which will trial promising public sector use cases that could be rolled out in the country in the next five years. The initiative, dubbed ‘5G@Sentosa’, is a public-private sector collaboration led by the Government Technology Agency (GovTech), the Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) and local carrier The post Singapore announces 5G testbed for public sector use cases appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

(Telecompaper) The draft decrees and legislation were first approved by the federal government in January...

The companies, products and services shortlisted for a Global Telecoms Award represent the best of an industry that continues to thrive.

(Telecompaper) AT&T said it was on track to meet its full-year targets after reporting improved profits for the third quarter...

5G connections will reach well over 1 billion next year, despite the threat of component shortages hitting the supply chain this Christmas, according to new analyst forecasts.

As workload migration to the cloud becomes the standard, enterprises are redesigning their WAN backbones to ameliorate internet performance. However, improving your internet performance isn’t so easy-breezy when you're wrestling with unknowns—like the perfect combination of broadband and direct internet access or the right ISPs to modernize your network with. TeleGeography Senior Manager Greg Bryan will join Singtel on November 10 at 10:30 a.m. SGT for a live discussion on this topic.

Operator group Vodafone is aiming to improve its in-house IT competence by adding thousands of new software engineers to its European workforce.

China Mobile is adding 5G customers at a rate of around 11 million per month according to its latest financial report, which shows a strong performance from the telco across the board.

What tools should your business use for marketing?  Marketing is more than just advertising. It’s everything that helps you get the word out about your product or service and convert … Read more "Marketing Tools You Need for a Successful Business in 2022" The post Marketing Tools You Need for a Successful Business in 2022 appeared first on RingCentral UK Blog.

(Telecompaper) Telia Company said it is making no change to its outlook for the full year after third quarter net sales fell by 1.2 percent but rose 3.8 percent on a like-for-like basis...

(Telecompaper) PayPal has offered to buy Pinterest for USD 45 billion, people familiar with the matter told Reuters...

The most valuable real estate in tech? The most prestigious address? Kensington? Knightsbridge? To us, it’s a small, exclusive patch at the upper right corner of Gartner’s “Magic Quadrant.” A … Read more "RingCentral Named a 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader" The post RingCentral Named a 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader appeared first on RingCentral UK Blog.

Wireless Networks are at the core of modern communication and enable ubiquitous, high-bandwidth connectivity independent of the user’s location. While the term “wireless” may imply that all the communication happens in a wireless fashion, it is actually only the last-mile from the radio tower to the end user device which is traversed over the air.

A new Tesco store trial called ‘GetGo’ uses similar technology to Amazon Fresh shops to automatically charge you for any stuff you walk out with.

(Telecompaper) Verizon has improved its outlook for full-year results again, after reporting solid figures for Q3...

The vast majority of UK consumers received suspicious phone calls or text messages this summer, according to Ofcom, which is now pushing reporting services to help mitigate telecoms scams.

US internet giant Google has joined the DIY chip gang with its latest smartphone launch in the shape of the Tensor SoC.

The latest subsea cable designed to ease capacity constraints in East Africa has landed in Marseille, according to Orange, which will operate the landing station in the French city.

We’re all familiar with the concept of a sales funnel. For most marketing teams, it’s a term that is an essential part of any strategy—knowing a person’s “next step” helps … Read more "How Communication Guides Customers Through The Sales Funnel" The post How Communication Guides Customers Through The Sales Funnel appeared first on RingCentral UK Blog.

(Telecompaper) Facebook has been fined GBP 50 million by the UK Competition and Markets Authority for failure to cooperate with the regulator's investigation into Facebook's proposed takeover of Giphy...

(Telecompaper) Elisa said it now expects full-year EBITDA to be "slightly higher" than in 2020 as it published its third quarter results, having previously...

(Telecompaper) America Movil reported a small drop in third-quarter revenues, down by 2.6 percent to MXN 253.4 billion due mainly to a stronger peso...

(Telecompaper) Google has unveiled its new Pixel 6 smartphone. Running Android 12 and Google's own Tensor processor, the phone starts at USD 599 for the standard model and USD 899 for the Pro version...

Newly-merged UK operator group VMO2 is going to conduct trials with Samsung to test the compatibility of its 4G and 5G kit with legacy networks.

Vodafone is making a lot of noise about its plans to replace its SIM cards with ones made from recycled plastic.

Specifically, which applications and network operators have latency on their minds? Well, content providers, gaming companies, financial enterprises, and cloud service providers, to name a few. TeleGeography Senior Analyst Paul Brodsky recently joined experts from Ciena and Angola Cables for an hour-long discussion centered around Connecting to Africa with Low-Latency Services.

Swedish kit vendor Ericsson saw sales fall by 1% in the third quarter but that was mainly down to its well-publicised market share losses among Chinese operators.

Spain's telecom regulator has lifted fibre access regulations in a large swathe of the country and is looking ahead to the possibility of an entirely rule-free set-up in just a few years.

The agile sprint and project management, otherwise known as the scrum methodology, is a set of practices that give structure to development teams. The main objective of these practices is … Read more "How To Run an Agile Sprint With Your Team" The post How To Run an Agile Sprint With Your Team appeared first on RingCentral UK Blog.

Highlights: Companies must provide more agile digital options that can meet customers where they are. The right contact centre solutions can boost agent productivity and agility in operations while also … Read more "RingCentral Joins Google’s Chrome Enterprise Recommended Contact Centre Solutions" The post RingCentral Joins Google’s Chrome Enterprise Recommended Contact Centre Solutions appeared first on RingCentral UK Blog.

An increasing number of countries are passing laws making fast residential internet access an essential right – similar to rights concerning access to heat, water and electricity.

In this special episode, recorded on-site at Broadband World Forum 2021, the pod welcomes special guest Dario Talmesio, an Analyst at Omdia. They start by reflecting on the key talking points at the show, including an accelerated move towards fibre and digital transformation apparently catalysed by the pandemic, before moving on to Nokia’s claimed millimetre wave breakthrough and Google’s recent cloud announcements.

To keep pace with the changes and, more importantly, to satisfy user expectations of 24/7 availability, mobile operators need to re-evaluate all aspects of their power infrastructure. That means taking stock of where we are from a solution standpoint, where we need to be, and developing a cohesive, future-capable strategy to get us from here

In honor of spooky season, our list of October reading recs begins with a scary story. (Spoiler alert: Facebook died and—like a zombie—rose from the dead hours later.) The best horror stories are the ones that are true, after all. In other Facebook news, the company is shelling out money to support yet another submarine cable. What else? Comcast Business is investing in network updates in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Ethernet is experiencing a real need for speed. And Lynk’s new network may give your ordinary phone satellite connection capabilities. Read on if you dare.

If you’re a small business owner or sole trader, you’ll know that the cost of renting a physical office space can be prohibitive. That goes double for premises in central … Read more "What is a Virtual Office? How to Get Virtual Offices in London" The post What is a Virtual Office? How to Get Virtual Offices in London appeared first on RingCentral UK Blog.

It turns out that birthday celebrations are in order. The latest update of our Global Internet Geography research—which you can read up on here and here and here—marked our twentieth year of internet statistics and commentary.

Image Source  Call centres are typically fast-based work environments, with agents needing a breadth of knowledge and some quick thinking for their daily work. It’s no surprise, therefore, that call … Read more "6 High ROI Ways to Make Your Call Centre Agents More Productive" The post 6 High ROI Ways to Make Your Call Centre Agents More Productive appeared first on RingCentral UK Blog.

Quick public service announcement: after a virtual 2020 event, Capacity Europe is back in action for their 2021 conference. Participants are gathering in London October 18-21. (And for those who can't attend in-person, virtual participation is still available.)  Even better, the TeleGeography team will absolutely be among those in attendance. 

Over the last decade, there has been substantial growth in demand for international bandwidth on major subsea cable routes. In response to this rapid pace of demand growth (our research implies that demand is more than doubling every two years), there are over $2 billion of new cables entering service this year alone. In short, demand is going up and we're seeing new cables. This all makes sense. But who is actually using this capacity? And will international demand continue to grow so expeditiously?

This is the third part of RingCentral’s Make Meetings Matter series. We offer up advice on how to make all meetings purposeful, engaging and effective. Common in everyday businesses, the daily … Read more "What Is a Scrum Meeting and How Can You Run One?" The post What Is a Scrum Meeting and How Can You Run One? appeared first on RingCentral UK Blog.

Inefficiency affects businesses of all sizes, from independent contractors to international corporations. And the reasons for inefficiency don’t vary much based on business size: A lack of processes, poor internal … Read more "10 Best Business Management Tools for 2021 (By Use Case)" The post 10 Best Business Management Tools for 2021 (By Use Case) appeared first on RingCentral UK Blog.

The internet has been buzzing this month. What cut through the noise and captivated us in September? First and foremost, a coder adapted our renowned Submarine Cable Map into a neat 3D visualization, sparking a larger conversation about all things cables with the team over at Vice.

Sales can be competitive, dynamic, and reactive. At a time when hybrid working is on the rise, business leaders and sales managers must ensure their teams have the tools they … Read more "5 Best Collaboration Tools for Sales Teams" The post 5 Best Collaboration Tools for Sales Teams appeared first on RingCentral UK Blog.

The COVID-19 bump is over, at least as far as internet bandwidth demand goes.  This was a recurring theme during the recent discussion "How to Improve Your IP Traffic Performance and Security: Key Trends, Challenges, and Strategies," which was a special Carrier Community webinar sponsored by the team at GTT. 

Uganda’s wireless market has been rocked by the announcement of the imminent closure of number-three player Africell.

As Africa fuels new submarine cable development via the world’s highest international bandwidth growth rate, African network operators are rapidly evolving from network connectivity providers to digital service providers. This metamorphosis requires a high-performance low-latency submarine network, broad geographic coverage, and access to data center assets. Join our own Paul Brodsky and experts from Ciena and Angola Cables on October 6 at 11:00 a.m. ET for a live discussion on this topic.