A new study from Juniper Research has found the total number of RCS (Rich Communication Services) subscribers will grow from 1.2 billion in 2022 to 3.8 billion by 2026; accounting for 40% of global mobile subscribers. This represents growth of over 200%. RCS is protocol for rich media messaging over operator networks that provides advanced business messaging services, such as…

Continual, a leading provider of Connected Car and subscriber Mobility Experience Analytics, today announced that it is extending its collaboration with Google Cloud to make its cloud-native Mobility Experience Analytics available on Google Cloud Marketplace. The new collaboration with Google Cloud progresses a relationship that has been developing since the company was initially certified as a Google Cloud partner in…

Singtel is launching 5G edge compute infrastructure for enterprises, that includes Microsoft Azure Stack as one of the options, to deliver fast and secure 5G applications. Enterprises will be able to use Singtel’s Multi-access Edge Compute (MEC) infrastructure to process applications like autonomous guided vehicles, drones, robots, virtual, augmented or mixed reality closer to their end-users. Combined with high speed…

SolarWinds, a leading provider of simple, powerful, and secure IT management software, today announced its database performance monitoring products—SolarWinds® Database Performance Analyzer (DPA), SolarWinds SQL Sentry®, and SolarWinds Database Insights for SQL Server®—are now available as fully-transactable solutions in the Microsoft® Azure® Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure. Organizations can now fulfill their license…

CommScope today announced a collaboration with Meta Connectivity to join its Evenstar program and accelerate the adoption of Open RAN by developing open reference designs. As the demand for internet connectivity expands at a rapid pace, the infrastructure that supports it needs to grow and improve. To address this requirement, CommScope will work with Meta Connectivity, alongside a network of industry…

Australia should set aside the full 1200 MHz of available 6 GHz spectrum for Wi-Fi applications under the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)’s Low Interference Potential Devices (LIPD) Class Licence. This will ensure that enough spectrum is made available to enable the next generation of Wi-Fi Gigabit technologies, Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7, to thrive alongside 5G and fibre.…

GenCell Energy, a leading manufacturer of innovative hydrogen and ammonia to power solutions, and Aicox Soluciones, today announced the advancement of their partnership. Aicox Soluciones has deployed a live demo site in Madrid to showcase GenCell’s cost-efficient, green, and resilient GenCell BOX™ backup power solution primarily to its MNOs and towerco customers with the aim to grow market share in…

Orange announces today the largest 5G network deployment plan in the 700 MHz band of an operator in Spain. The company will offer this technology progressively throughout 2022 to its customers in more than 1,100 municipalities, 820 of them with populations between 1,000 and 50,000 inhabitants. Likewise, 140 towns with less than 1,000 inhabitants, in 30 provinces, will also benefit from this new mobile network , thus…

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, today announces the acquisition of Spectral, an Israeli startup and key innovator in developer-first security tools designed by developers for developers. With this acquisition, Check Point will extend its cloud solution, Check Point CloudGuard, with developer-first security platform, and provide the widest range of cloud application security…

United States Cellular Corporation successfully executed its strategy to accumulate mid-band spectrum to enable its 5G growth strategy. Combining mid-band purchases of CBRS spectrum in Auction 105 and C-Band in Auction 107 with the spectrum acquired in recently-completed Auction 110, UScellular will have mid-band spectrum in the great majority of its operating footprint and over 80% of subscribers will be…