As of March 2023, there are 92 countries with active 5G, the 5th generation mobile network. Here’s a breakdown per country. The 5G network is accessible to about: 25.2% of the population in India 40% of the population in the U.S. 55% of the 40% of the population in the UK 60% of the population in…
Renesas completes acquisition of Celeno
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced the successful completion of acquisition of Celeno Communications, a provider of smart, innovative Wi-Fi solutions — as of December 20, 2021. Renesas completed the transaction using about U.S. $315 million (approximately 35.9 billion yen at an exchange rate of 114 yen to the dollar), with…
LoRaWAN formally recognized as ITU International Standard for LPWAN
The LoRa Alliance — the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN standard for the internet-of-things (IoT), low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs) — recently announced that LoRaWAN was officially approved as a standard by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs). The standard is titled, Recommendation ITU-T…
Qualcomm and Capgemini team up to boost 5G private networks
Qualcomm Technologies, a global provider in 5G, wireless communications, and compute and Capgemini, have announced plans to collaborate to unlock the benefits of 5G private networks to support their clients’ digital transformation toward Intelligent Industry. This collaboration is intended to give clients access to an off-the-shelf private network system which is fully tested and validated.…