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AI & Cloud BT Europe Operators November 8, 2021

BT steps up robotics play with new lab

BT opened a robotics test lab in its R&D campus Adastral Park in the UK county of Suffolk, designed to trial technology created by universities and start-ups to address challenging…

By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva

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Dish Network North America Operators February 16, 2021

Dish adds more tower partners in 5G push

Dish Network bolstered its tower access through deals with seven major companies, as it presses ahead with plans to deploy standalone (SA) 5G in a handful of markets in the…

By Diana Goovaerts

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5G+ February 8, 2021

Former Google CEO urges US action on 5G infrastructure

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warned the US could lose out on the economic benefits of 5G leadership if politicians do not take urgent action to boost network infrastructure deployments…

By Diana Goovaerts

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Network Tech February 3, 2021

SBA Communications secures utility tower deal

US mobile infrastructure company SBA Communications struck a $973 million tower licensing deal with California-based Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), opening a path to install cell sites on utility…

By Diana Goovaerts

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Regulation December 17, 2020

Mast attacks cost UK operators 170,000 hours

UK regulator Ofcom revealed 159 operator masts were attacked so far in 2020 as a result of Covid-19 (coronavirus)-related and general anti-5G conspiracy theories, causing base station downtime adding-up to…

By Chris Donkin

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November 5, 2020

American Tower pushes into Canada with InSite deal

Communications infrastructure operator American Tower inked a $3.5 billion deal to acquire InSite Wireless Group, bolstering its US presence and expanding into Canada as 5G deployments in both countries take…

By Diana Goovaerts

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Network Tech October 6, 2020

Operators plant open RAN seeds in rural pastures

Operator executives tipped rural markets to be a proving ground for open infrastructure, arguing such areas offer a prime opportunity to smooth out any issues before launching in larger markets.

By Diana Goovaerts

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