Mobile Network Optimization

[White Paper] Advanced Network Management and Optimization with Digital Twins

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Fri, 30 May 2025 00:49:00 +0000

New and complex telecommunications technologies such as autonomous networks require innovative solutions to deliver efficiency, sustainability, security and quality. Digital twins address exactly this, by replicating entire networks virtually and…

Talking to Your Network: How GenAI Reduces Mean Time to Identify, Detect and Repair

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000

John Capobianco, Product Marketing Evangelist at Selector discusses: How telcos can leverage AI to reduce Mean Time to Identify (MTTI), Mean Time to Detect (MTTD), and Mean Time to Repair…

Enhancing Wireless Network Performance with RF Environmental Awareness

armandomontalvo@thefastmode.com (Armando Montalvo) — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 03:26:25 +0000

In today's hyper-connected world, wireless networks are the backbone of modern communication and commerce. From streaming services to telemedicine, the demand for high-speed, reliable wireless connectivity has never been greater.…

Generative AI and Agentic AI: Powering CSPs’ Transition to Cognitive Networks

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 09:09:00 +0000

Omar Al-Anni, CEO and Founder of TelcoBrain discusses: How TelcoBrain leverages digital twins and techno-economics to drive smarter, more efficient network evolution Why TelcoBrain is focusing on cognitive networks How…

Open RAN Automation: Bridging Gaps in Interoperability, Standards and Data Availability

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 03:56:00 +0000

Cristina Delgado at AWTG discusses: The challenges she encounters while developing automation solutions for Open RAN, and how these are addressed The impact of data availability on the effectiveness of…

Spectral Efficiency Simplified: How Open RAN Democratizes RAN Innovation

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 09:32:00 +0000

Douglas Kirkpatrick, CEO of Eridan discusses: The state of Open RAN adoption and the challenges faced by operators in achieving complete interoperability Eridan’s MIRACLE Module and how it enhances both…

SKT to Deploy 10K+ Personnel Over Lunar New Year Holidays

andrea@thefastmode.com (Andrea Yukta L. ) — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 01:58:00 +0000

SK Telecom is working on quality management of mobile communications to provide stable services ahead of this year’s Lunar New Year holidays. SKT will operate a special communication situation room from…

DGS at MWC Las Vegas 2024: AI for Dynamic Spectrum Sharing

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:39:41 +0000

Fernando Murias, Chairman and CEO of Digital Global Systems discusses: The key highlights and takeaways from MWC Las Vegas 2024 How the use of AI-enabled RF awareness and machine learning…

AT&T Raises the Bar with Guaranteed Network Connectivity

tara.neal@policychargingcontrol.com (Tara Neal) — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 03:32:24 +0000

AT&T is leveling up with a bold guarantee to customers, promising an elevated experience focused on connectivity they can depend on, deals they want, and the prompt, friendly service they…

O2 Upgrades Mobile Network Across 1500+ Postcodes in Nottingham

andrea@thefastmode.com (Andrea Yukta L. ) — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 01:50:35 +0000

O2 is announcing a significant upgrade to its mobile network in Nottingham, after completing work to boost signal and services in over 1500 postcodes since the beginning of the year. The…

Intelligent Spectrum Optimization in Open RAN: How DGS’ RF Awareness Empowers the RIC

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 04:31:00 +0000

Armando Montalvo, CTO of Digital Global Systems (DGS) and Alan Pritchard, SVP of Business Development at DGS explore: The importance of spectrum optimization in Open RAN How DGS’ solutions improve…

Optimizing Networks: Causal AI’s Current and Future Role in Global Telecoms

mridularahmsdorf@thefastmode.com (Mridula Rahmsdorf) — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 02:09:32 +0000

It would be an understatement to suggest that there’s an abundance of new AI solutions entering the marketplace every year. New forms of AI are flooding in, and vying for…

Ericsson Launches Industry's First Dedicated rApp Directory

andrea@thefastmode.com (Andrea Yukta L. ) — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 02:13:16 +0000

Ericsson is introducing the rApp Directory for commercially available rApps created by Ericsson and third parties for use on the Ericsson Intelligent Automation Platform (EIAP), Ericsson’s Service Management and Orchestration…

Bwtech Launches NetChart AIOps to Simplify Mobile Network Optimization

andrea@thefastmode.com (Andrea Yukta L. ) — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 02:10:55 +0000

Bwtech has announced the release of NetChart AIOps, an innovative feature pack designed to improve the efficiency and management of telecom networks. This new solution aims to tackle the increasing…

NTT DOCOMO, D-Wave Conduct Successful Network Optimization Pilot with Quantum Computing

andrea@thefastmode.com (Andrea Yukta L. ) — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 02:14:07 +0000

D-Wave Quantum and NTT DOCOMO yesterday announced a quantum optimization pilot that resulted in substantial mobile network performance improvements. Using D-Wave’s annealing quantum computing solutions, the project found that the…

Three Areas Where Every Telco Should Implement AI Today

faisalishaq@thefastmode.com (Faisal Ishaq) — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 07:14:55 +0000

The average person in the developed world probably could not conceive of going their whole day without connectivity. Whether doing work-related tasks or enjoying leisure time, connectivity has become essential…

ZTE Pioneers Zero-Variation Mobile Experience with Launch of D^3-ELAA Solution

andrea@thefastmode.com (Andrea Yukta L. ) — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 03:04:05 +0000

ZTE has unveiled its new D3-ELAA (Dynamic, Distributed and Deterministic Extremely Large Antenna Array) solution, specifically designed for the upgrading of 5G-A networks and the long-term evolution of future mobile…

[eBook] Simplify and Evolve Your Mobile Network: A Guide for Optimizing Your RF Path

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 01:50:06 +0000

Your guide for building a future-ready network. With demand for 5G rising—and 6G on the way—you need more bandwidth, frequency support, capacity, and reach. That means adding more equipment, ports,…

Cole Brodman Steps into CEO Role at Opanga Networks

cutekangagirl@gmail.com (Ariana Lynn) — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 02:40:57 +0000

Opanga Networks, an AI/ML-powered network performance and efficiency technology provider, announced yesterday that Cole Brodman has been appointed CEO, following the retirement of founder and CEO Dave Gibbons, who remains…

Key Actions to Optimize 5G Rollout in an Efficient and Smart Way

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 01:40:00 +0000

In this on-demand webinar by CommScope, you will learn the best practices and solutions for making your 5G networks more simple, flexible, and efficient, including: The key actions that can…

How to Drive Network Efficiency and Sustainability

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 01:40:00 +0000

In this on-demand webinar by CommScope, you will learn about: The challenges and opportunities of mobile network optimization The best practices and solutions for improving network performance and reliability The…

[eBrief] Get More from Your 4G

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 01:04:59 +0000

Introducing the industry’s first mobile optimization solution that dynamically boosts 4G and 5G subscriber Quality of Experience for each individual user session. Session Congestion Manager from Enea protects and boosts subscriber Quality…

VIAVI Unveils All-In-One LMR, PMR and LTE Radio Test Set

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 00:59:37 +0000

Viavi Solutions recently introduced the CX300 ComXpert, a comprehensive communications test and alignment solution in an easy-to-use, ruggedized form factor. The CX300 is the first LTE-ready radio test set equipped to…

Ookla Acquires Mobile Network Testing Firm Solutelia

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 01:50:11 +0000

Ookla, the global leader in network intelligence, testing platforms and related technologies, on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Solutelia and its flagship WINd software suite. Ookla’s enterprise products give mobile…

Spirent Snaps Up RF and Wireless Product-development Firm octoScope for $55M

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 04:02:36 +0000

Spirent Communications has acquired RF and wireless product-development firm octoScope for $55 million. Founded in 2006, octoScope is a US-based technology company that provides market-leading accurate, repeatable and automated wireless…

Redefining the Future of Network Optimization with Coordinated Intelligence

samiagaoglu@thefastmode.com (Sami Ağaoğlu) — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:01:41 +0000

Times are a-changing in the mobile network industry. While the last decade saw the evolution of networks focused largely on the twin KPIs of capacity and speed for soaring data…

Nine Predictions about Spectrum Sharing and Spectrum Utilization

andrewdrozd@thefastmode.com (Andrew Drozd) — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 01:31:15 +0000

Carriers and providers continue to focus on network utilization and optimization to better monetize services, but remain limited in their ability to optimize spectrum utilization for the same purpose. Creatively…

VIAVI Intros Protocol Exerciser for PCIe 5.0 Traffic Validation

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 01:15:54 +0000

Viavi Solutions has introduced the Xgig Protocol Exerciser for the 5P16 Platform for protocol traffic validation and performance evaluation. Together with the recently introduced Xgig 5P16 Analyzer — the first…

VIAVI Adds 5G NR and 4G LTE Signal Analyzer Functionality to its All-in-One Tool OneAdvisor-800

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 01:53:30 +0000

VIAVI Solutions on Tuesday announced enhancements to the VIAVI OneAdvisor-800 all-in-one tool to streamline cell site maintenance of 5G and 4G technologies. With the addition of 5G NR and 4G…

Enea Openwave Claims its ML-based RAN Congestion Manager Increases RAN Capacity by 15%

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 02:26:48 +0000

Enea Openwave announced that its RAN Congestion Manager (RCM) incorporating Machine Learning capabilities is increasing mobile operators’ 4G RAN capacity by 15% in congested locations. This has enabled Enea Openwave…

Nokia to Support 3 Indonesia Optimize 4G Network with New Zero Drive Test Solution

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 00:43:53 +0000

Nokia on Wednesday announced that it is working with 3 Indonesia, to optimize and expand its LTE network coverage and capacity to meet customer demand via a new Zero Drive…

SK Telecom Selects Keysight Technologies' 5G Test Solutions to Validate 5G Devices for eMBB

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 00:55:41 +0000

SK Telecom has selected Keysight Technologies' 5G test solutions to validate that 5G devices used for enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) applications perform as intended on the mobile operator’s network prior…

Mavenir Selects Keysight’s 5G Test Platforms

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 01:17:16 +0000

Keysight Technologies this week announced that Mavenir has selected Keysight’s 5G user equipment emulation (UEE) solutions to accelerate the development of software for 5G radio access network (RAN) and 5G…

Viavi Solutions Unveils Significant Enhancements to RF Field Test Portfolio

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 00:17:02 +0000

Viavi Solutions this week unveiled significant enhancements to its RF field test portfolio to enable service providers, network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) and contractors to accelerate the deployment and management of…

Migrating From Microwave to mmWave - Massive Increase in Capacity for MNO Backhaul Connectivity

davidsumi@thefastmode.com (David Sumi) — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:33:58 +0000

When commercial cellular telephone services started almost 40 years ago, the mobile network operators (MNO) had to plan beforehand how to transport all of the outgoing and incoming calls from…

Umlaut Selects Infovista TEMS Paragon as its Primary Benchmarking Solution

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 00:22:06 +0000

umlaut, the leading international consulting, engineering and testing services company, is leveraging Infovista TEMS Paragon solution as its primary source of data collection to provide network benchmarking and optimization services.…

I Joined the 4 Comma Club in April. What About You?

russfordyce@thefastmode.com (Russ Fordyce) — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 13:03:22 +0000

COVID-19 Pushed Me Beyond 1 TB of Bandwidth Usage. Last month, I finally did it. I joined the ranks of the “4 Comma Club.” Don’t worry, you can join too…

Swedish Radar Sensor Firm Acconeer Picks R&S FSW to Develop New mmWave Radar

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Tue, 19 May 2020 00:30:38 +0000

Acconeer, a specialist for pulsed coherent radar (PCR) and IoT has selected Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) FSW85 signal and spectrum analyzer. Acconeer will use it to develop A111, its low-power…

TEOCO Unveils Latest Release of RAN Planning Tool for 5G

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 00:50:51 +0000

TEOCO, the leading provider of planning & optimization, assurance and analytics solutions, on Wednesday announced the launch of ASSET 2020, the latest release of its leading radio network planning tool.…

Leveraging Technology to Mitigate and Manage Through This Pandemic

michelerobinsonpontbriand@thefastmode.com (Michele Robinson-Pontbriand) — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 09:17:40 +0000

For better or for worse, technology has been playing a significant role in the current COVID-19 pandemic. First by driving physical connections worldwide, and then by supporting virtual human connections…

Paessler Launches PRTG Enterprise Monitor for Large Businesses

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 00:49:17 +0000

Paessler, the IT monitoring specialist, recently announced the launch of PRTG Enterprise Monitor for businesses that need to monitor large IT infrastructures with thousands of devices. With the new PRTG…

VIAVI Augments Worldwide Support for Operators and Equipment Manufacturers

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 00:22:01 +0000

Viavi Solutions said it has augmented worldwide support for field instruments used by fiber, cable and mobile service providers, as well as for lab and production test systems used by…

Managing Your Network in a Crisis: Lessons From Italy, Spain and India

chrisgoswami@thefastmode.com (Chris Goswami) — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 09:34:35 +0000

As operators and technology providers step forward to help their nations in crisis, we spoke to Dimitris Mavrakis from ABI Research, Sue Rudd from Strategy Analytics and Santiago Bouzas from…

Rakuten Mobile Selects Keysight's 5G network and Channel Emulation Solutions

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 01:35:17 +0000

Keysight Technologies on Monday announced that Rakuten Mobile has selected its 5G network and channel emulation solutions in testing, validation and optimization of infrastructure and devices to speed introduction of…

Anritsu, EMITE Unveil Combined Solution for Testing Wi-Fi 6

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 01:35:49 +0000

Anritsu and EMITE on Thursday announced their latest combined solution for testing the most recent IEEE 802.11 WLAN standard (Wi-Fi 6). The new Anritsu Wireless Connectivity Test Set MT8862A has…

Kazakhstan Kcell Selects TOMIA's Solutions to Maximize Wholesale Revenues

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 00:05:04 +0000

Kcell, the leading cellular operator in Kazakhstan has chosen TOMIA's solutions to optimize their network, data analytics and campaign management systems. The recently procured services, in the area of business…

Rohde & Schwarz Unveils Signaling Test Solutions for 5G NR in FR1 and FR2

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 00:45:59 +0000

Rohde & Schwarz this week announced that it has created an innovative portfolio for 5G NR device test solutions. For developers of 5G devices, Rohde & Schwarz features the R&S…

Keysight Intros New 5G Benchmarking and Troubleshooting Tools for Device Makers and Operators

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 00:15:25 +0000

Keysight Technologies recently introduced new benchmarking and troubleshooting tools that enable device makers and mobile operators to automate testing and reporting across a variety of device builds and models. Keysight's …

NTT DOCOMO to Implement Ericsson's AI-based Optimization Solution for Nationwide RAN

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 00:05:00 +0000

NTT DOCOMO has selected Ericsson as its AI-based optimization solution vendor for its nationwide radio access network (RAN). The companies have been collaborating on introducing new solutions for decades, recently…

Wind Tre Extends Deployment of TEOCO HELIX PM to Fixed and Transport Network Domains

ray.sharma10@gmail.com (Ray Sharma) — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:40:38 +0000

TEOCO announced that Wind Tre, a leading Italian mobile operator and one of the main alternative players in the fixed line market, will extend its current deployment of its HELIX…