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  Building Controls & Solutions (BCS) announced the acquisition of Control Products, which is a provider of building automation systems and components based in Houston, Texas. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. BCS said that Control Products will …

Singapore carrier Singtel has deployed 5G connectivity at its iconic payphone booths at Tong Building on Orchard Road. Named “Unboxed Lite”, the payphone booths have been transformed into multimedia kiosks, providing full access to a wide range of Singtel services …

Middle East telecom group Ooredoo Group and Ericsson have signed a global framework agreement for the supply of 5G radio, core and transport products and solutions, as well as related implementation and integration services. The agreement includes Ooredoo Group’s operating …

South Korea reached nearly 11 million 5G subscribers as of end-November, local news agency Yonhap reported. The Asian nation had 10.9 million 5G users last month, accounting for 15.5% of the total 70.5 million mobile subscriptions in the country, according …

  BrainBox AI, a Canadian provider of autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) technology for corporate and commercial real estate, has announced Houston-based Fortune Energy Partners as its first master systems integrator. BrainBox AI says that it offers building owners a technology …

  Nokia recently announced that it has achieved a record 5G speed of 1.9 Gbps during a trial of its next-generation AirScale Indoor Radio System (ASiR) at the headquarters of mobile operator, Zain KSA in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Nokia noted …

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced just before the end of 2020 that it had begun proceedings to delist China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom’s shares from the stock market. The move follows an executive order signed by …

Austrian operator Magenta Telekom, which is owned by German telecom group Deutsche Telekom, said its 5G service reached 1,200 locations across the country as of the end of 2020. Magenta Telekom said it had reached around 40% of households and …

5G network launches follow spectrum allocation in October France was one of the latest countries in Western Europe to launch 5G. Mobile operators in the country announced their initial 5G deployments in November and December after telecommunications regulator Arcep made …

Spectrum auction covers low- and mid-band frequencies for 5G The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) announced that six companies have applied to participate in the upcoming multi-band spectrum auction. The carriers that have submitted applications are all existing …

China focused on 5G for industrial connectivity China expects to build over 600,000 5G base stations in 2021, Chinese state news service Xinhua reported, citing Xiao Yaqing, minister of industry and information technology. In 2021, the ministry said it aims …

LTE-M added to 18,000 Vodafone Germany mobile sites Germany carrier Vodafone Germany announced the activation of its LTE-M network to cover over 90% of the country, the telco said in a release. The operator said it has upgraded 18,000 mobile …

Brazilian operator TIM Brasil has announced that its 5G network, which uses Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS), will be available in twelve Brazilian cities by March 2021. The technology, which is activated on current 4G frequencies, has been launched in Sao …

Schneider Electric upped investment in smart building startup Clockworks Analytics announced that it has raised an $8-million funding round, bringing the company?s total funding to date to approximately $13 million, the company said in a release. The firm said that …

LEDVANCE lighting project focused on simplified installation A new lighting solution from German company LEDVANCE has been installed at Siemens Campus Erlangen providing flexible and intelligent lighting in office spaces used for a variety of purposes. The company said that …

Nokia announced that it has been selected by Thai mobile operator, dtac, part of Telenor Group, as its first 5G RAN partner in a three-year deal covering the North and North Eastern regions of Thailand. With this deal, Nokia said …

German operator Deutsche Telekom said its technical teams have already upgraded a total of 45,000 antennas for 5G services during 2020, the telco said in a release. Deutsche Telekom also noted that 5G can now already be used by 55 …

Mobile operators in Australia have been accelerating 5G deployments in 2020 and are waiting for additional spectrum that local regulator ACMA plans to award next year to further expand 5G networks. The main cities across the country are already covered …

Taiwanese carrier Taiwan Star Telecom said that its 5G subscribers already represent 5% of the company’s overall mobile base and that it will step up its efforts to push the ratio to 10% in 2021. Taiwan Star has attracted a …

Chinese operators have installed around 580,000 5G base stations this year, local press reported, citing statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Wen Ku, spokesperson for the ministry said at a press conference last week that all prefecture-level …

U.K. Internet of Things (IoT) and smart city operator Connexin announced that it will expand its IoT network nationwide, providing carrier-grade roaming long range wide area networks (LoRaWAN) connectivity and infrastructure to customers all over the U.K. “With a low …

German operator Telefónica Deutschland expects to carry out a test of O-RAN technology with the aim of deploying the new technology on a larger scale in its network next year, the telco said in a release. In a pilot phase, …

Korean operator SK Telecom announced the launch of “SKT 5GX Edge,” which claims to be the first 5G edge cloud service in Korea, built in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Using AWS Wavelength at the edge of its 5G …

Verizon, Deloitte partnerships targets manufacturing and retail verticals Verizon Business is teaming with Deloitte to carry out joint innovation activities in the 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC) fields. The two companies aims to design solutions to target both manufacturing …