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IEEE ComSocSV/SCU SoE New Event (free): Inside a Telecom Chip Start-up and its 4G+5G Base Station SoC
Date & Time: May 30th, 2:30pm to 5pm Venue: Santa Clara University – SCDI 1308 Register at: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/421628 Agenda/Timeline: ⦁ 2:30pm-3pm Registration & Networking ⦁ 3pm Opening Remarks ⦁ 3:05pm-4pm Presentation ⦁ 4pm-4:30pm Panel Discussion/Conversation ⦁ 4:30pm-4:50pm Audience Q & A ⦁ 4:50pm-4:55pm Closing Remarks & Acknowledgements Abstract: As 5G evolves for both public and… Read more
U.S. broadband subscriber growth slowed in 1Q-2024 after net adds in 2023
The pace of U.S. broadband subscriber growth slowed considerably in the first quarter of 2024 as fiber, fixed wireless access (FWA) and cable broadband service providers collectively turned in results that were worse than what they posted in the year-ago period. Total industry net additions, including or excluding FWA and geosynchronous (GEO) satellite broadband providers,… Read more
Hubble Network Makes Earth-to-Space Bluetooth Satellite Connection; Life360 Global Location Tracking Network
U.S. startup Hubble Network has claimed Bluetooth-based satellite communications is possible after transmitting data from standard Bluetooth devices to its new satellite constellation, launched in March. The firm, with a $20 million funding round behind it, reckons it will extend Bluetooth transmissions from 10 meters to hundreds of kilometers. It wants to “connect a billion… Read more
AT&T deal with AST SpaceMobile to provide wireless service from space
AT&T and satellite network provider AST SpaceMobile are teaming up to provide wireless service from space — a challenge to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which struck a similar deal two years ago with T-Mobile US. AT&T and AST SpaceMobile formalized the partnership following an earlier testing period. They said on Wednesday that their agreement to build a space-based… Read more
Part-2: Unleashing Network Potentials: Current State and Future Possibilities with AI/ML
By Vinay Tripathi with Ajay Lotan Thakur Introduction In the dynamic realm of networking, AI/ML has emerged as a transformative force to reshape the networking world by making it more secure, reliable, efficient and optimized. In this blog we will dive into characteristics, possibilities, use cases and challenges of AI/ML in the networking. About AI… Read more
Part1: Unleashing Network Potentials: Current State and Future Possibilities with AI/ML
By Vinay Tripathi with Ajay Lotan Thakur Introduction We live in an era of rapid digitization and ubiquitous connectivity where networks touch every aspect of our lives. From the global telecommunication infrastructure enabling seamless voice and data communication to the diverse social media platforms facilitating instant global interactions, the way we collaborate, communicate, and access… Read more
UScellular adds NetCloud from Cradlepoint to its 5G private network offerings; Buyout coming soon?
UScellular has added NetCloud Private Networks from Cradlepoint (part of Ericsson) to expand its portfolio of private cellular solutions. The company now offers Ericsson Private 5G and Ericsson’s Mission Critical Networks to its customers. By building on these capabilities, UScellular is able to support even more customers across varying areas of business. Some existing private cellular network ecosystems are… Read more
Highlights of 3GPP Stage 1 Workshop on IMT 2030 (6G) Use Cases
This 3GPP May 8-10,2024 workshop held in Rotterdam, Nederlands brought the 3GPP community closer to the initiatives of regional and global research organizations, market partners (MRPs), operators’ associations and the ITU. The workshop presented the opportunity for different communities to share their views on 6G/IMT2030 Use Cases. Those communities are Operators; Verticals; Regional Alliances and… Read more
GSA: More 5G SA devices, but commercial 5G SA deployments lag
Findings from the latest GSA report on the 5G standalone (SA) ecosystem include: 1,764 announced devices with claimed support for 5G SA, up 43.7% from 1,227 at the end of 2022. Devices with support for 5G SA account for 68.1% of all 5G devices, as of the end of March 2024, up from 43.3% in… Read more
US cable and telecom network operators feel the pain
According to the financial analysts at TD Cowen, prominent cable companies like Charter and Comcast collectively lost 186,000 customers in the first quarter 2024, ahead of their estimates of 141,000. “The quarter is proving that Cable and Wireless are in the throes of market maturity, both facing a smaller pool with churn at historically low… Read more