Nordic operator Telenor Group has partnered with Enea to deploy the latter’s cloud-native data management system in the operator’s multi-vendor Standalone (SA) 5G core initiative. Under the terms of the deal, Enea provided Telenor with its cloud-native 5G data management …
Advanced RF Technologies (ADRF), which specializes in in-building Distributed Antenna System (DAS) and repeaters for public safety and commercial radio frequencies, announced the commercial availability of its PSR-U Series VHF and UHF channelized digital repeaters. In a release, the …
Japanese carrier Rakuten Mobile signed two different agreements with compatriot companies Fujitsu and NEC to carry out joint efforts to develop and promote Open RAN solutions for the global market. Rakuten Mobile and Fujitsu said they will collaborate to jointly …
Infosys, a specialist in next-generation digital services and consulting, has collaborated with RXR Realty to build and deploy a smart building health and wellness solution running on Microsoft Azure. RxWell is a public-health-based platform that provides health and …
UK mobile operator O2, owned by Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica, announced that its 5G network already reaches part of 180 towns and cities across the country. “O2 continued to invest in strengthening the network experience for its customers. The company …
Dish has selected Oracle to enable a Service-Based Architecture (SBA) for its 5G core, the former said in a release. SBA, part of the 3GPP 5G standard, enables network services to be rapidly incorporated into new applications by Dish or …
Japanese mobile operator Rakuten Mobile said its 4G network already reaches 80% of the country’s population, with plans to reach 96% this summer. In a conference call with investors, Rakuten Mobile’s President Yoshihisa Yamada said that the company has already …
DZS, which focuses on packet-based mobile transport, broadband access, network orchestration and cloud-native automation solutions, announced that QuadReal Property Group has leveraged DZS FiberLAN technology for the fiber-based digital transformation of its commercial properties across Canada. Supported by Canadian …
U.K. carrier EE, part of telecom group BT, has doubled its 5G footprint in the recent fiscal year, with its next-generation offering currently available in 160 towns and cities across the country, BT said in its earnings statement. BT also …
North American mobile industry standards group ATIS’ Next G Alliance announced the launch of its technical work program and the formation of the key working groups. The entity explained that the National 6G Roadmap Working Group acts as a coordination …
The Spanish subsidiary of German firm Siemens and Telef?nica Tech, Telef?nica?s holding company for digital businesses with high growth potential, will be offering the Spanish market their services and solutions for smart buildings in one package. This collaboration agreement …
South Korea’s mobile operators added a total of 2.61 million 5G subscribers in the first quarter of the year, according to data from the carrier’s earnings statements. Korean carrier KT added 785,000 5G subscribers in the first quarter. KT had …
Japanese ICT company Fujitsu announced a strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS), to accelerate the digital transformation of the mobility industry. The Japanese firm said that this collaboration will enable Fujitsu to expand its business for …
Millicom has selected Parallel Wireless for the deployment of O-RAN-compliant Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) architecture in Latin America. The O-RAN network will be deployed by Millicom’s subsidiary Tigo Colombia, with the aim of delivering 4G service coverage in …
Ericsson has expanded its indoor 5G portfolio, with additions including Ericsson Indoor Air 1279, an Ericsson Radio Dot 4459 small-cell radio and Ericsson Indoor Connect, a support offering for multi-operator and multi-vendor scenarios. The Swedish vendor said that the …
Chilean mobile operator Movistar, owned by Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica, has selected Nokia to provide its AirScale portfolio to launch the operator’s 5G network in Chile. In addition, Nokia will upgrade Movistar’s 4G and “4G+” networks to strengthen the critical …
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) rejected the appeals by the three main Chinese mobile carriers to a delisting related to a presidential order blocking U.S. investment in companies considered a national security threat. The Chinese operators said their delisting …
U.S. distributed antenna system (DAS) and Wi-Fi provider Boingo Wireless ended the first quarter of the year with a total of 76 DAS venues live comprised of 41,500 DAS nodes and an additional 11,400 nodes in backlog, the firm …
The initial commercial deployments of 6G technology are forecast to take place between 2028 and 2029, according to global tech market advisory firm ABI Research. The research firm also said it expects the first standards for 6G to be ready …
AT&T announced the introduction of AT&T “5G+” at Seattle?s downtown football and soccer venue, Lumen Stadium. 5G+ is AT&T?s name for 5G delivered using millimeter wave spectrum. AT&T said that customers with a compatible device and qualifying plan will …
German operator Telefónica Deutschland/O2, which is controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica, is bundling frequencies using carrier aggregation (CA) technology to raise speeds for customers on its 5G networks. “We are continuously working on the further development of 5G in order …
LafargeHolcim, a global specialist in building solutions, has partnered with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad with the aim of collaborating on the development of innovative and smart building solutions. The research project, which will be funded by …
France had a total of 24,219 5G authorized sites as of May 1, of which 13,332 were declared technically operational by the local mobile operators, according to the latest information provided by France’s spectrum agency ANFR. The agency said that …
Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom expects to end 2021 with over 10,000 5G stations across Taiwan, the company’s president, Harrison Kuo, said during a conference call with investors. Kuo said that the operator is currently operating a total of 6,300 5G …
CommScope posted net sales of $469.6 million in its venue and campus networks business division in the first quarter of 2021, flat compared to the same quarter in 2020, the company said in its earnings statement. The company noted …
