Vodafone Idea needs to obtain fresh financing in order to be in a position to launch its 5G network Indian carrier Vodafone Idea may face financial challenges as lenders are refusing to extend fresh loans to the telecom operator, according …
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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Orange reported its 5G network currently covers 83.2% of the country’s overall population Spanish telco Orange ended 2023 with a total of 2,463 towns and cities covered by its 5G network, according to the telco’s latest available data. Orange reported …
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BT said that all 4G and 5G data sessions and voice calls are now delivered by non-Huawei core equipment’ U.K carrier BT Group missed the deadline previously imposed by the government to move data flows off core network equipment made …
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Rakuten Mobile initially launched mobile services in Japan in April 2020 Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile has reached over 6 million subscribers as of the end of December, the carrier said in a release. “Since the full-scale launch of its mobile …
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During 2023, the largest operators in Germany have been focusing on the expansion of their 5G networks, with some operators already offering coverage to more than 90% of the country’s population. German telco Deutsche Telekom said that its 5G network …
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The collaboration deal between 5G-ACIA and TAICS was facilitated by Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) The 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Taiwan Association of Information and Communication Standards …
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Airtel said its 5G offering was available across all districts in India while rival telco Jio’s 5G networl already reaches over 7,700 towns and cities The two largest operators in India, Reliance Jio Infocomm and Bharti Airtel, are rapidly expanding …
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Jio said that the new AI-based offering will be called ‘Bharat GPT’ Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm is currently working with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay to launch an indigenous artificial intelligence (AI) model, local press reported, citing the …
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Huawei reported its revenues in 2023 would expand by nearly 9% year-on-year Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies expects to report revenue exceeding CNY 700 billion ($98.5 billion) for 2023, according to comments from the company’s rotating CEO Ken Hu in an …
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Qualcomm said 5G FWA will create new opportunities in the consumer and enterprise segments 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) will be a crucial technology for enabling last-mile connectivity in India, local newspaper Economic Times reported, citing Savi Soin, president of …
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Vodafone said its 5G SA network currently serves nearly 45% of the German population Vodafone Germany’s 5G network reached 91% of the country’s population as of the end of 2023, the European carrier said in a release. Meanwhile, the operator’s …
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HFCL said its 5G FWA products are already under trial with domestic and international customers Indian telecom gear maker HFCL announced the launch of its locally developed 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) consumer premises equipment (CPE) for telecom operators, local …
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China Mobile said that a total of 360,000 5G base stations were deployed in 2023 The penetration of 5G technology in China is expected to reach 90% as of the end of 2023, local newspaper Global Times reported, citing an …
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Telia said the new local dedicated 5G networks will be deployed in five strategically important locations for Sweden Swedish telco Telia said it has obtained funding from the European Union (EU) to build dedicated 5G networks in five locations across …
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Under the terms of the deal, Ericsson and AgriBusiness Connect aim to create new industry value by utilizing the vendor’s 5G solutions in public and private networks Swedish vendor Ericsson has signed a partnership with Australian non-profit organization AgriBusiness Connect …
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Bharti Airtel said its IoT offering includes its proprietary platform dubbed “Airtel IoT Hub” Indian telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with smart metering and digital solutions provider IntelliSmart with the aim of powering …
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Cellnex will install small cells on the famous Ramblas in Barcelona European telecommunications infrastructure provider Cellnex has signed an agreement with Urban Service Point (USP) to install small cells in newspaper stands especially in areas with greater population density and …
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Chinese operator ended November with 771 million 5G users Chinese operators have installed a total of 3.28 million 5G base stations nationwide as of the end of November, local press reported citing official data. The figure accounted for 28.5% of …
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Orange said the private networks offers benefits including real-time automation, improved productivity and enhanced worker safety Spanish operator Orange and Ericsson have signed an agreement to offer B2B customers in Spain the opportunity to deploy their own private 5G networks. …
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O2 Telefónica has added 5G technology to around 3,000 locations since the beginning of the year German telecom operator O2 Telefonica, controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica, said its 5G network currently reaches 95% of Germany’s population. O2 Telefónica implemented a …
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Deutsche Telekom highlighted that its 5G network currently covers 96% of the German population German telco Deutsche Telekom said it has achieved its targets in terms of fiber optic deployment. The carrier said it made more than 2.5 million new …
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Three Ireland has partnered with Technological University Shannon (TUS) to trial 5G SA technology Irish telco Three claimed to be the first operator in Ireland to launch a 5G Standalone (5G SA) with the aim of improving services for businesses …
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The Spanish government will acquire the stake in Telefonica via state holding SEPI The Spanish government approved the acquisition of up to 10% of the capital of Spanish operator Telefónica, which would make it the majority shareholder of the operator. …
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With the new launch in Canada, AWS now has 105 availability zones across 33 geographic regions Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched its second infrastructure region in Canada, the company said in a release. With the AWS Canada West (Calgary) Region, …
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The country’s communications ministry said the 5G spectrum auction had raised more than 1.5 billion pesos ($380 million) Colombian operators Claro, WOM, Tigo and Movistar have all secured 5G licenses in a spectrum auction carried out by Colombia’s ICT Ministry …