EXFO and Verizon on how to effectively resolve PIM issues that impact network performance and drive up opex Passive intermodulation (PIM) is a huge headache for mobile network operators. PIM can materially impact network performance while also costing operators time and money as they work to identify the source and work towards a fix. Speaking The post How to identify and troubleshoot PIM appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

‘We are in the midst of a global battle over the future of wireless networks,’ said Commerce Assistant Secretary Alan Davidson WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. global competitiveness, the ongoing lack of spectrum auction authority for the Federal Communications Commission and how telecom carriers will continue to support the increasing mobile data demands of their current customers and The post CTIA 5G Summit: Competitiveness, auction authority and closing the digital divide appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

The funding is part of the $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act, which was passed in 2022 The U.S. Biden-Harris administration is seeking proposals from eligible applicants for the development, validation and use of digital twins for semiconductor manufacturing, advanced packaging, assembly and test processes. In a statement, the administration said successful applicants will participate in The post US government announces $285 million for digital twins funding appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

Vodafone Idea recently secure funds via a $2.16 billion follow-on public offer (FPO) Indian carrier Vodafone Idea has reportedly accelerated negotiations with Nordic vendors Ericsson and Nokia with the main aim of upgrading its 4G network, local newspaper The Economic Times reported. According to the report, purchase orders for the network upgrade are expected to The post Vodafone Idea in talks with Nordic vendors for 4G upgrade: Report appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

Spirent is already taking steps to automate service assurance in carrier networks At the recent Test & Measurement Forum, Spirent Communications Senior Director of Assurance Strategy Ross Cassan laid out key networking trends that are impacting service assurance and how the company is amending its strategy to address them. Expansion and evolution of 5G Massive The post Three network trends impacting service assurance appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

O2 Telefonica, Vodafone Germany and Deutsche Telekom took part in this 4G connectivity project German telco O2 Telefonica and Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), the German public transport company which manages Berlin’s subway system, announced the launch of a new 4G/LTE mobile network from all German mobile phone providers on all underground routes, O2 Telefonica said in The post German carriers deploy 4G/LTE network for Berlin subway appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

With the continued evolution of 5G, close-in priorities for operators are understanding the why and how of 5G-Advanced, working with satellite providers on Non-terrestrial networks (NTN), and setting the stage for the commercialization of 6G in the 2030 timeframe. And before any of this can make much of an impact in the real world, it The post What’s next for test and measurement?—NTN, 5G-Advanced, 6G appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

(Telecompaper) Apple has unveiled new models of its iPad Pro and iPad Air tablets. The Pro model features an Oled screen and the new M4 chip designed by Apple for...

Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio Infocomm and Vodafone Idea submitted bids to participate in the upcoming 5G spectrum auction Indian telecom operators Reliance Jio Infocomm, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea will compete to secure additional spectrum for 5G services in an upcoming auction, according to local press reports. India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) confirmed that it The post Three Indian telcos submit bids to participate in 5G auction appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

Cellular MVNO Transatel has struck a deal with satellite IoT operator OQ Technology to be able to offer a converged terrestrial/non-terrestrial cellular NB-IoT network service. OQ Technology has deployed NB-IoT on a constellation of low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites. It wants a “global constellation” to resell satellite IoT airtime to mobile operators, ‘virtual’ mobile operators (MVNOs), The post Transatel adds satellite NB-IoT via deal with LEO operator OQ Technology appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

(Telecompaper) Disney reported a major milestone in its streaming business in the company's fiscal second quarter to March, turning an operating profit for the first time...

Qualcomm has a white paper, actually from last year, about the benefits of LTE Cat 1bis, which makes it hard to see much of a future in NB-IoT and LTE-M for low-powered IoT applications. Indeed, the comparison exercise suggests Qualcomm wants IoT providers to take advantage of the straighter economies-of-scale afforded by purer LTE-based technologies, The post Eight ways LTE Cat 1bis has usurped NB-IoT/LTE-M as the king tech in cellular IoT appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

(Telecompaper) Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has declared on X that the company will announce a successor to the Nintendo Switch "within this fiscal year"...

(Telecompaper) Apple has been working on its own chip designed to run artificial intelligence software in data centre servers, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal...

(Telecompaper) Australian satellite services operator Pivotel has confirmed that the Thuraya 3 (T3) satellite has suffered a "sustained force majeure event", knocking out both voice and packet data services...

(Telecompaper) Eutelsat Group, which combines Eutelsat and OneWeb, said that it is holding preliminary talks with infrastructure investors on a potential deal concerning its ground station network...

(Telecompaper) The global tablet market showed a recovery in the first quarter of 2024, returning to growth in volume shipments for the first time in over a year, according to data from IDC and Canalys...

(Telecompaper) France-based ICT group Atos said that it has received four bail-out offers, three of which will now be considered for further discussions...

(Telecompaper) Worldwide smartphone shipments increased by 11.6 percent year-on-year to 300.4 million in the first quarter of 2024, according to figures from Omdia...

(Telecompaper) Spark New Zealand announced it is reducing its forecast for annual earnings before finance income and expense, income tax, depreciation, amortisation...

Philip Low, Chairman of Platform Markets Group and Managing Director of Headwinds Consultants, has a lot on his plate at the moment.

To many people, the concepts of global network infrastructure and bandwidth markets are difficult to grasp. But to those who follow this sector, it's one of the most fundamental building blocks of the global economy. If you haven't heard of TeleGeography’s Transport Networks Research Service, it's one of our most popular research subscriptions. In short, this tool assesses the state of the global telecom capacity market—and we just finished updating it with tons of new data and analysis. So now is the perfect time for us to answer the question: what's fueling the changes we see in the global bandwidth market?

The enterprise wide area network (WAN) market is in a state of flux, forcing multinational corporations to rethink how they design and source their networks.

It’s been almost a decade since SD-WAN burst onto the scene, and the service is undeniably a critical component of today’s enterprise WAN.  The core benefits associated with SD-WAN technology are consistent across all provider offerings—reduced cost and network complexity, ease of upgrades and policy changes, increased flexibility and network performance, and increased visibility into application performance. But a dizzying array of SD-WAN service options still remain in the market. Providers continue to add new service and security features to distinguish themselves in a crowded marketplace. And this multitude of different service options are reflected in the range of reported prices in the market. Luckily, there is a light at the end of the tunnel: TeleGeography’s 2024 SD-WAN Vendor Guide.

According to TeleGeography’s GlobalComms Database, the global mobile subscription total stood at 8.74 billion at the end of 2023, up 2.0% from 8.57 billion a year earlier. Population penetration rose from 108% to 109% over the same period, boosted by the popularity of multiple SIM ownership in many markets.

Lots of people play the secret cable trivia game hosted on our interactive submarine cable map every month, but it’s been a while since we’ve shared the winning answers. Time for a pop quiz!

The return on investment of IT projects is more relevant than ever in the current economic context. Modernisation projects, while becoming critical to maintaining a sustained pace of innovation, nonetheless … Read more "Optimise Your IT Investments with Unified Communications" The post Optimise Your IT Investments with Unified Communications appeared first on RingCentral UK Blog.

If traveling to the French Riviera isn’t already on your summer itinerary, we have the perfect excuse to make it so. Datacloud Global Congress 2024 is happening June 5-6, 2024 in Cannes, France.

No business wants to operate in the dark. However, without a complete understanding of the customer experience, poor customer sentiment and agent behaviours can go unnoticed. Supervisors do their best … Read more "Making AI Quality Management a Reality for Any Sized Business With RingCX" The post Making AI Quality Management a Reality for Any Sized Business With RingCX appeared first on RingCentral UK Blog.

AI is changing the way we work, and small businesses might just be poised for the most radical transformations because of this technology. Intelligent automation, when properly used, can free … Read more "9 Ways Small Businesses Use AI To Grow" The post 9 Ways Small Businesses Use AI To Grow appeared first on RingCentral UK Blog.

Last month saw the conclusion of the long-running mega-merger between Orange España and Grupo MASMOVIL in Spain. The EUR19 billion ($20.5 billion) tie-up—first agreed back in July 2022—created a new Spanish market leader that presides over a mobile/fixed broadband subscription base of 37 million. Now known as MasOrange, the 50:50 joint venture looks like a force to be reckoned with. Today, we take a look at the Spanish deals that came into play in the wake of the merger, and see how they could reshape the telecom landscape.

Founder and CEO of RingCentral, Vlad Shmunis, recently said RingCentral is an “AI-first, multi-product company, not just for the sake of innovation, but to create real, tangible value for those … Read more "The Spirit of Innovation and Collaboration in RingCentral’s Channel" The post The Spirit of Innovation and Collaboration in RingCentral’s Channel appeared first on RingCentral UK Blog.

The TeleGeography Submarine Cable Map is our longest-running map project. We started producing submarine cable maps in 1999, and we're still going strong 25 years later. Just for fun, let’s compare the very first edition—called the Global Communications Cable and Satellite Map—to this year’s Submarine Cable Map.

AI Meets Trusted Communications It’s with immense excitement that we announce a significant evolution in our journey. RingCentral MVP is now RingEX, a change that marks more than just a … Read more "RingCentral MVP Evolves to RingEX" The post RingCentral MVP Evolves to RingEX appeared first on RingCentral UK Blog.

Many companies adopted UCaaS during the pandemic and were forced to make quick decisions about providers. Now, several years down the line, some of these companies are finding that the … Read more "5 Things To Consider When Switching Your Cloud Communications Provider" The post 5 Things To Consider When Switching Your Cloud Communications Provider appeared first on RingCentral UK Blog.

To shed some light on how the customer experience will evolve this year, RingCentral’s Ian Nevin, Director of International Consultant Relations, invited Bruno Teyton, Associate Vice President Networks and Telecommunications … Read more "Ask the Expert: What Are the UK’s 2024 Customer Experience Trends?" The post Ask the Expert: What Are the UK’s 2024 Customer Experience Trends? appeared first on RingCentral UK Blog.

There’s a new conference joining the Datacloud event series next month: Datacloud APAC.  Join us May 6-7, 2024 in Singapore for APAC’d agenda featuring numerous thought leaders from the region’s digital infrastructure community.

A new era of AI at work In today’s dynamic work landscape, integrated collaboration and customer experiences are the cornerstones for businesses to provide a seamless user journey: from marketing … Read more "RingCentral Reimagines the Business Phone System with Real-Time AI" The post RingCentral Reimagines the Business Phone System with Real-Time AI appeared first on RingCentral UK Blog.

It’s certainly not the easiest time to be an SME right now (small and medium sized enterprise), what with high operating costs, lack of affordable credit, and skills shortages. Yet … Read more "Vodafone and RingCentral: Empowering SMEs To Grow Competitively" The post Vodafone and RingCentral: Empowering SMEs To Grow Competitively appeared first on RingCentral UK Blog.

Over the last few years, the workplace has undergone considerable change. The move towards hybrid working has accelerated and businesses have had to adapt their communications systems to meet changing … Read more "How To Simplify Your Business Communications: A Video Series To Help You Find Out Everything You Need To Know" The post How To Simplify Your Business Communications: A Video Series To Help You Find Out Everything You Need To Know appeared first on RingCentral UK Blog.