
How real is Open RAN?
Operators are keen to point out new technology, but not everyone is convinced that Open RAN has fully arrived
Operators are keen to point out new technology, but not everyone is convinced that Open RAN has fully arrived
Despite reports of fiber shortages last year, the telecoms industry paints a slightly different picture in early 2023
The flagship telecommunications event once again provided plenty of talking points, but what stood out?
A handful of African countries have switched to 5G services, but how successful are the rollouts?
Network operators are scrambling to make the most out of their 5G networks, but why does this mean switching off 2G and 3G networks?
Will four become three in the UK? Advanced talks between Vodafone and Three have got the industry talking about a potential merger and its chances of success.
As well as giving mobile operators a new revenue stream, Internet of Things applications could reduce our carbon footprint
5G promised great things, but it has hit many hurdles on its way to reality. What are the prospects now?
On-site solar and wind are growing, but can cell sites ever be independent of the grid at scale?
How drones and last-mile delivery interact with the Edge
What happened in 2014, and what happens when RuNet comes to Ukraine
The tides of subsea cable trends are changing rapidly amid new investments and development
Edge applications need new levels of network support. Can our existing content delivery networks provide that, or do we need a new approach?
Our wireless world depends on a few hundred fiber cables laid on the ocean floor
Banning Huawei from mobile infrastructure might cripple the Edge rollout - unless governments can give real support to the open alternatives
A combination of satellites and Lunar base stations will form the digital infrastructure of the Moon
Investors and companies are treating SPAC mergers like VC funding rounds, and the trend is coming to data centers
Thales Alenia Space tells DCD about how a Lunar data center would be "a game-changer"
The Edge will rely on 5G and other radio communications which can be expensive and proprietary. OpenRAN might change that, but it’s still being finished
They’ve become integral to our world, but how robust are the satellites on which we depend?
NASA’s moon-based LunaNet will be one step towards bringing the Internet to the rest of the solar system
Keeping 5G infrastructure running 24x7 will require new approaches to remote management and maintenance
5G is power hungry - but telecoms operators may have some answers to keep it supplied with energy
5G infrastructure is being built from the ground up to support larger numbers of smaller data centers at the network edge
5G was supposed to be a revolution. So far in 2020, it’s not even been a great evolution
The Edge is still in its early stages but faces challenges from deployment during Covid-19
Plus what it's like to join a business in the middle of a pandemic
In the new generation of mobile networks, the global pandemic is accelerating a trend to replace specialized hardware with software