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Orange and Samsung Advance Open RAN with First vRAN Call

VoIP Review

Orange France and Samsung have made noteworthy strides in the telecommunications sector by successfully finalizing the first virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) and Open RAN calls in southwestern France. These include support for various radio bands, featuring three-band O-RAN-compliant radios and 3.5GHz Massive MIMO radios.

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Vodafone Idea Expands 5G Network to Jaipur’s Pink City

VoIP Review

As part of this strategy, the company employs Disaggregated Radio Access Network (RAN) systems that significantly reduce deployment and maintenance costs while bringing new service capabilities. This widespread coverage underscores Vodafone Idea’s commitment to robust network provisioning in its key markets.

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Enhance Private 5G Security for Industrial Deployments

Paloalto Networks

After access is granted, traffic is encrypted from the radio access network to the core. Small Cell planning, device onboarding and provisioning, new security requirements, as well as integration with existing systems are just some of the tasks that must be accomplished. Adequate in the enterprise environment?

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Sen. Blackburn Wants More Spectrum in Reconciliation

Broadband Breakfast

” The reconciliation process will allow Senate Republicans to avoid the filibuster and pass the bill without Democratic support, provided the party is able to agree on the spectrum provision and numerous other points of contention.

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Telecom sessions at Nvidia’s 2025 AI developers GTC: March 17–21 in San Jose, CA

IEEE ComSoc

The AI-RAN brings these trends to fruition, providing an accelerated computing infrastructure that accelerates both radio signal processing and AI workloads. One is leveraging our state-of-the-art 3D electromagnetic ray tracing model and radio access network (RAN) modules for advanced 5G/6G end-to-end simulations.

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TAKE IT DOWN Act Passes House Commerce, But Not Without a Fight

Broadband Breakfast

introduced but ultimately withdrew an amendment that would have incorporated provisions from his own Intimate Privacy Protection Act. 2037 , the OpenRAN Outreach Act , would require the NTIA to provide technical assistance and outreach to small communications providers on the benefits and challenges of open radio access networks (Open RAN). 

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House Commerce Advances $88 Billion Spectrum Auction Plan, Turning Back Amendments

Broadband Breakfast

Wednesday, House Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee passed communications provisions in a broader reconciliation budget package unchanged, defeating a series of Democratic amendments that would have redirected spectrum auction revenue toward broadband affordability, public safety, and cybersecurity initiatives.   Rep.