Network in a box

Intuitive Machines will launch its second lunar mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in an ambitious project that includes installing a fully functional 4G mobile network.

I RAN away 

Ericsson is exploring virtual radio access network (RAN) ideas to wean itself off Chipzilla products. 

With Red Hat OpenShift

Nokia, the former maker of rubber boots, has announced the successful completion of its first commercial Cloud RAN deployment in partnership with Finnish telecommunications and digital service provider Elisa.

Massive shake-up for the UK market by Kitten Kong

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given a conditional green light to Vodafone and Three's £16.5 billion merger.

Four years after launch

Four years after entering the radio access network (RAN) market, Qualcomm has achieved its first commercial deployment in Vietnam.

Separates the sheep from the goats

Swiss telco Swisscom and Swedish vendor Ericsson announced the launch of a standalone mobile private network (MPN) based on Ericsson’s private 5G network portfolio.

Business could be stuck between floors

France's Elevator Federation (Fédération des Ascenseurs) has asked for a delay in shutting the country's 2G and 3G networks.

Based on TSMC’s 3nm process

MediaTek has lifted the kimono on its new Dimensity 9400 chipset, constructed on TSMC’s 3nm process, and featuring an All Big Core design

The cunning plan involved slashing Kirin production

Huawei stunned the world when it brought out the Mate 60 and Mate 60 Pro last year. Despite US bans that stop the company from getting top chips, including 5G modems, the phone's China-made Kirin 9000s SoC gave 5G and satellite network links.

Modems are hard

Even though Apple acquired Intel's modem business unit, the company failed to materialize its in-house 5G modem that works in the worldwide market. Shortly before the iPhone's announcement, it was announced that Apple still sticks with the Qualcomm modems.