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How Port Nelson overhauled its operations with private 5G

New Zealand’s busy South Island port deployed a private 5G network that strengthened coverage and created a platform for more productivity and safety improvements.

By Rosalyn Page

Jul 30, 20269 mins

5GPrivate 5GTelecommunications

Why enterprises should care about Nokia’s AI-RAN platform

By Zeus Kerravala

Jul 24, 20269 mins

NetworkingTelecommunications

Satellite backhaul service Globalstar has a new, rich owner amid challenging market conditions

By Paul Barker

Apr 15, 20266 mins

IndustryMergers and AcquisitionsTelecommunications

Articles

AWS no longer offering private 5G, cedes field to established industry players and carriers

The cloud provider announced that its private 5G offering is no longer supported or available, even as analysts say the technology seems poised for growth.

By Taryn Plumb

May 22, 2025 5 mins

Amazon Web ServicesTelecommunications

Pantheon of college football gets a Wi-Fi upgrade

Beyond the stadium, Notre Dame is upgrading its entire network infrastructure, including switches, to meet the demands of Wi-Fi 6E.

By Zeus Kerravala

Apr 30, 2025 5 mins

Network Management SoftwareTelecommunicationsWi-Fi

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise targets IoT, industrial networks with private 5G package

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise teams with Celona to offer turnkey private 5G service.

By Michael Cooney

Mar 25, 2025 3 mins

5GNetworking DevicesTelecommunications

Jio teams with AMD, Cisco and Nokia to build AI-enabled telecom platform

Initiative led by Jio Platforms Limited will combine AMD’s computing solutions, Cisco’s networking and security, and Nokia’s RAN and core technologies.

By Zeus Kerravala

Mar 18, 2025 4 mins

NetworkingTelecommunications

StarlingX bridges IPv4-IPv6 gap with dual-stack networking support

Key features in StarlingX 10.0 include IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack support, a unified software management framework, and a new tool for collecting data about hardware usage in the platform.

By Sean Michael Kerner

Feb 27, 2025 6 mins

Edge ComputingInternet of ThingsOperating Systems

Appeals court blocks return of US net neutrality rules for ISPs

Net neutrality looks to be buried for another five years, with a court halting the current FCC head’s push to reinstate it, and President Trump’s pick as new FCC head hostile to the concept.

By Gyana Swain

Jan 3, 2025 1 min

InternetLaws and RegulationsTelecommunications

Europe takes on Starlink with $11.5 billion IRIS² satellite constellation

The European Space Agency expects to launch the first satellites in 2029, with service beginning early in 2030.

By Gyana Swain

Dec 17, 2024 4 mins

InternetManufacturing IndustryTelecommunications Industry

US moves to tighten restrictions on China Telecom amid security fears

Last week, the government issued a preliminary ruling deeming China Telecom Americas’ US network and cloud operations a national security risk.

By Prasanth Aby Thomas

Dec 17, 2024 4 mins

Cloud ComputingTechnology IndustryTelecommunications

Germany blames 'sabotage' as two undersea fiber cables cut in the Baltic Sea

Cables linking Finland and Germany, and Sweden and Lithuania damaged, with the cause yet to be identified.

By John E. Dunn

Nov 19, 2024 4 mins

InternetTelecommunications

How Trump’s appointment of Brendan Carr as FCC chairman will affect enterprises

Net neutrality has been struggling since 2015: trump’s pick for FCC chairman simply reinforces this reality.

By John E. Dunn

Nov 18, 2024 1 min

GovernmentLaws and RegulationsTelecommunications

Nvidia and SoftBank announce combined AI, 5G telecom network

In an outdoor trial, SoftBank’s AI-RAN infrastructure built on Nvidia AI Enterprise achieved carrier-grade 5G performance while using excess capacity to concurrently run AI inference workloads.

By Taryn Plumb

Nov 14, 2024 7 mins

NetworkingTelecommunications

Why enterprises should care more about net neutrality

Net neutrality policies are the most significant regulatory influence on the Internet and data services, and they're the reason why end-to-end Internet QoS isn’t available.

By Tom Nolle

Oct 23, 2024 7 mins

IndustryNetwork Management SoftwareTelecommunications

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Articles

AWS no longer offering private 5G, cedes field to established industry players and carriers

Pantheon of college football gets a Wi-Fi upgrade

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise targets IoT, industrial networks with private 5G package

Jio teams with AMD, Cisco and Nokia to build AI-enabled telecom platform

StarlingX bridges IPv4-IPv6 gap with dual-stack networking support

Appeals court blocks return of US net neutrality rules for ISPs

Europe takes on Starlink with $11.5 billion IRIS² satellite constellation

US moves to tighten restrictions on China Telecom amid security fears

Germany blames 'sabotage' as two undersea fiber cables cut in the Baltic Sea

How Trump’s appointment of Brendan Carr as FCC chairman will affect enterprises

Nvidia and SoftBank announce combined AI, 5G telecom network

Why enterprises should care more about net neutrality

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