By James Blackman US private networks and small cells provider Boingo Wireless is working with Qualcomm to “streamline” IoT deployments for enterprise customers, it has said. The Los Angeles firm has joined Qualcomm’s ‘smart cities accelerator’ programme, and is offering integrated Qualcomm-based IoT solutions with its own CBRS-based private networks...

By Cyber Era Special Correspondent, Barcelona Safaricom Telecommunication Ethiopia Plc, as part of an international consortium named the Global Partnership for Ethiopia, was granted the second Unified Telecommunication Service License in July 2021. Currently, Safaricom Ethiopia is building a telecom network for commercial launch and to contribute to Ethiopia’s digital...

By Jonathan Easton Spanish telco Telefónica has announced an expanded global strategic relationship with Microsoft. The partnership will see the pair focus on accelerating the creation of joint initiatives in the consumer market. Such initiatives will be oriented around the development and commercialization of new proposals and solutions for the...

By Angeline Mgbele, Senior Correspondent Abuja In order to check quackery and the rising cases of fake news in the practice of journalism as well as provide eligible journalists with the latest technological tools with which they will carry out their jobs professionally and be at par with international best...

By Oystein Bergmann, Senior Correspondent Scandinavia Part of the Ericsson Group, Cradlepoint, together with Ericsson, have extended SIM Management to Cradlepoint's portfolio of cellular-enabled routers and adapters for fixed site, mobile, and IoT use cases. A combination that will provide value to enterprises and service providers alike. Communications Service Providers...

By Oystein Bergmann, Senior Correspondent Scandinavia Ericsson is partnering with TDC NET, Relatel, and TDC Erhverv and combining 5G capabilities to serve four Danish businesses: TV2, Connect 44, Lorenz Technology, and Openhouse. Leveraging the Ericsson Drone Mobility solution, this is a joint pilot to test service packages for their daily...

By James Blackman Core network provider Druid Software has partnered with IoT positioning firm Polte to bring the Texas firm’s ‘cloud location over cellular’ (C-LoC) tech to private LTE and 5G networks, and also to enterprises tracking business assets from private onto public LTE and 5G infrastructure. Druid Software is...

By Sean Kinney, Editor in Chief Qualcomm and Rakuten Symphony are confident that they’ll crack the code for Open RAN compatible 64T/64R massive MIMO radios that can rival integrated solutions from a performance standpoint, and beat integrated solutions on price. In a partnership announced recently, the duo will work on...

By Kelly Hill AT&T and Intel say that they have co-developed an approach that “ 5G radios” from dedicated base stations. This “RAN pooling” brings the concept of elastic scaling from cloud computing into the Radio Access Network. As of 2020, AT&T noted in a release, it has virtualized more...

By Angeline Mgbele, Senior Correspondent Abuja Telecommunications sector regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has assured the Kaduna Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KADCCIMA) of its continuous support and partnership, because the Chamber’s initiatives, programmes and activities are purposively targeted at enhancing Nigeria’s growth and socio-economic development. According...