10 March 2023

Reliance Jio subsidiary Radisys has acquired fixed wireless access (FWA) specialists Mimosa Networks for US$60 million from Airspan Networks, to move to accelerate Jio’s telecom network product development.

Mimosa’s 56 employees will be kept on by Radisys.

“Over the years, our collaboration with Airspan has resulted in groundbreaking architectures for high-speed connectivity for both the end user and for backhaul applications,” said Reliance Jio president Mathew Oommen. “The acquisition of Mimosa will further accelerate Jio’s innovation and leadership in the production of telecom network products that deliver value to consumers and enterprises across the globe with cost-effective, rapidly deployable fixed and mobile broadband.”

20 December 2022

With a near 50% penetration rate by 2028, 5G is set to become the leading mobile technology in Southeast Asia and Oceania, while fixed wireless access (FWA) is predicted to rise globally, driven by an accelerated push in the region, according to a new report from Ericsson.

Ericsson’s Mobility Report November 2022 states that most major operators in the region are expected to have begun offering commercial 5G services by the end of 2028 and, collectively, have some 620 million 5G subscribers, up from forecasts of almost 30 million for 2022.