Telefonica provides 5G coverage to 38 million people in 1,431 towns and cities across Spain Spanish telecom operator Telefonica’s 5G network currently covers 82% of the Spanish population, the telco said in a release. The operator said its 5G network …
Juan Pedro Tomás
Juan Pedro Tomás
Juan Pedro covers Global Carriers and Global Enterprise IoT. Prior to RCR, Juan Pedro worked for Business News Americas, covering telecoms and IT news in the Latin American markets. He also worked for Telecompaper as their Regional Editor for Latin America and Asia/Pacific. Juan Pedro has also contributed to Latin Trade magazine as the publication's correspondent in Argentina and with political risk consultancy firm Exclusive Analysis, writing reports and providing political and economic information from certain Latin American markets. He has a degree in International Relations and a master in Journalism and is married with two kids.
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In May, EchoStar announced the launch of an early adopter program for pan-European LoRa -Enabled IoT service EchoStar Mobile, which provides mobile satellite services and is a subsidiary of EchoStar, says it has deployed a pan-European LoRa-enabled Internet of …
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The Government of Canada expects to award spectrum in the 3.8 GHz band to boost 5G services during 2023 The government of Canada has set rules for its auction of 3.8 GHz spectrum, which is expected to happen in 2023. …
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China ended May with a total of 899.3 million subscribers in the 5G segment China’s telecommunication industry recorded revenues of CNY 665 billion ($99.46 billion) in the first five months of the year, up 8.5% compared to the same period …
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Ice currently has over 700,000 customers and its 4G and 5G network covers 95% of the population in Norway Nokia announced that it has secured a five-year contract with Norwegian mobile operator Ice to upgrade and expand its 5G radio …
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Actility said that the gateway is fully configurable and manageable from the standard ThingPark Enterprise console French IoT specialist Actility has announced the integration of Motorola Solutions’ MC-EDGE Intelligent Gateway into its ThingPark platform with the aim of simplifying …
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The APAC smart electricity metering market will grow at a CAGR of 6.2% during the 2021-2027 period The smart electricity metering market in Asia-Pacific is expected to reach 1.1 billion units in 2027, up compared to 757.7 million in …
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Nokia Customer Premise Equipment (CPE), RAN and Contela’s core solutions were used to conduct the interoperability trial Finnish vendor Nokia and Korean wireless communication equipment manufacturer Contela announced the completion of what they claim is Korea’s first interoperability trial …
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Virgin Media O2 launched services in June 2021 as a joint venture between Liberty Global and Telefónica in the U.K. U.K. carrier Virgin Media O2 said it installed more than 1,300 small cells across London, claiming the largest deployment of …
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Hong Kong operators have secured 700MHz frequencies in a spectrum auction last year Mobile operators in Hong Kong are set to gradually activate their mobile base stations in the 700 MHz band to provide 5G services, the Hong Kong’s Office …
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NEC said that the acquisition is expected to be fully completed this month Japanese tech giant NEC has increased its capacity to deliver end-to-end Open RAN (O-RAN) ecosystems with the acquisition of Irish firm Aspire Technology, the former said in …
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The ban originally stipulated that telecoms operators in the UK had until January 28, 2023 to remove all Huawei equipment from the most sensitive core networks U.K. carrier BT has requested an extension to the U.K. government’s deadline for removing …
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As part of the collaboration, Tele2 now joins the AWS Partner Network (APN) Nordic operator Tele2 announced a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enhance the cloud services and cloud management portfolio that it offers to its customers, the …
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The O-RAN Alliance also announced the launch of its Certification and Badging program O-RAN Alliance announced it has formed its next Generations Research Group (nGRG), with the aim of carrying out research about O-RAN and future 6G networks, the entity …
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Some 55% of survey respondents said they are seriously considering an O-RAN strategy Research by U.S. manufacturing services company Jabil has found a growing interest by companies to adopt an Open RAN (O-RAN) approach. A survey of 193 companies conducted …
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Cisco said that the partnership will enable the provision of end-to-end tailored solutions for government entities Cisco announced its expanded relationship with General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics, to deliver Cisco private 5G services …
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Ericsson had announced the acquisition of Vonage in November 2021 Ericsson said it expects the completion of its deal to buy U.S. cloud communications company Vonage to occur before the end of July, as the vendor continues to work with …
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China ended May with a total of 899.3 million subscribers in the 5G segment Shipments of 5G mobile phones in China increased by 6% year-on-year to nearly 17.74 million units in May, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported, citing data …
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The government of India recently confirmed that some 5G frequencies will be reserved to enable enterprises to deploy private mobile networks Indian enterprises view 5G as the key enabler of their digital transformation, according to a recent research conducted by …
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Skoda Auto noted that the 5G research network allows data to be locally transmitted securely in real time Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto has launched a mobile private 5G network in cooperation with mobile operator Vodafone at its Mladá …
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As part of the smart buildings deal, Accenture will assist Johnson Controls by implementing edge technologies on the OpenBlue platform Smart buildings specialist Johnson Controls and Accenture are collaborating to deliver and operate two new OpenBlue Innovation Centers, the …
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China Broadnet, previously known as China Broadcasting Network, had secured a 5G license in 2029 China Broadnet has become the fourth mobile operator in China to offer 5G services in the country, according to Chinese press reports. The new player’s …
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CHT is in process to upgrade mid-band 5G base stations in an estimated 2,000 sites in Taiwan Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), the largest telecoms company in Taiwan, has begun upgrading its installed Ericsson base of mid-band Massive MIMO radios, …
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The 5G autonomous driving test used infrastructure deployed by TIM, Magenta and Deutsche Telekom The 5G-CARMEN project, funded by the European Commission and coordinated by the Bruno Kessler Foundation, demonstrated the outcomes of an autonomous driving pilot that connected …
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Rogers and Shaw last week agreed to sell Freedom Mobile, the cellular business owned by Shaw, to Montreal-based Quebecor Canada’s competition bureau is expected to ask Rogers Communications to sell Shaw Communications’ cellular unit Shaw Mobile to overcome competition concerns …