The Department of Home Affairs has launched a tender process to select an operator for the 5G lab The government of Australia is moving ahead with its plans to set up a lab with the main aim of checking the …
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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Ericsson’s AIR 3218 is expected to be deployed across 50 sites within the Vodafone UK network during 2023 U.K. carrier Vodafone and Swedish vendor Ericsson have begun the deployment of a compact active-passive antenna in the U.K. to bring greater …
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Brussels had effectively blocked the launch of 5G services in the city due to its strict radiation rules Belgian operators are set to launch 5G services in the country’s capital city, Brussels, after local authorities eased strict regulations that prevented …
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BSNL said the deployment of these 4G sites is a part of an extended field trial Indian state-run operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was expected to launch 200 4G network sites in the Punjab region, local newspaper The Economic …
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Maxis said this agreement with DNB will enable the telco to start providing 5G services nationwide Malaysian telco Maxis has finally decided to execute the 5G access agreement with state-run network operator Digital Nasional (DNB), according to local press reports. …
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Arrcus said the investment will enable the firm to accelerate growth and expand market reach Networking software company Arrcus announced a new investment from Hitachi Ventures for an additional closing of its Series D. Arrcus said this new investment will …
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GSMA also estimates that 5G networks will cover 86% of Mexico’s population by 2030 5G subscribers in Mexico are expected to reach 87 million by 2030, up compared to 16.9 million in 2025, according to a report by telecom association …
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GSMA noted that 5G networks will cover 84% of the country’s population by 2030 5G subscribers in Brazil are forecast to reach 179 million by 2030, up compared to 36.2 million in 2025, according to a recent report by telecom …
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Orange said that the deployment of this 5G virtual private network will require a total investment of $4.04 million Spanish operator Orange has developed a 5G Standalone (SA) virtual private network for the port of Barcelona, with the aim of …
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Future 6G system will likely realize many of the use cases initially promised to happen in the 5G era, said Stéphane Téral, chief analyst at LightCounting 6G systems are expected to be commercially launched by 2030, while the first phase …
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NEC said that the tests were conducted from August 2021 to June 2023 Japanese companies NEC and Fujitsu are currently conducting research and development of a technology for testing the interoperability of “post-5G” base stations compliant with O-RAN specifications. In …
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Regis Lerbour, VP of Product, Network Testing and RAN Engineering at Infovista, said that traditional RF testing approaches will need to evolve given the current RF environment The RF environment of cellular networks is currently going through a significant evolution. …
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Vodafone currently operates more than 26,700 mobile radio stations in Germany Vodafone Germany has deployed 4,100 5G Standalone (SA) stations with around 12,000 5G SA antennas across the country, Vodafone Germany said in a release. Vodafone currently operates more than …
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The GSMA report stated that the region will see a 5G penetration of 11% by 2025 5G is forecast to reach 57% of the total mobile connections in Latin America in 2030, up from a current penetration of around 2%, …
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In the 5G era, operators are thinking of providing differentiated services to drive new monetization opportunities, according to Spirent Communications The key objective of 5G is to enable new monetization avenues beyond the traditional connectivity business model. Service providers should …
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Airtel said it has launched its 5G offering in over 370 sites across the country Kenyan operator Airtel announced the launch of commercial 5G services in the African nation. With this launch, Airtel has become the second operator to launch …
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Huawei intends to expand its AI-powered cloud services into new areas, including government, finance and manufacturing Chinese vendor Huawei has introduced the latest version of its pre-trained Pangu AI model, as well as AI cloud services focused on industry needs. …
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Nokia highlighted that its 5G SA core will also enable VoNR technology for Ooredoo Qatar Finnish vendor Nokia announced it has successfully demonstrated what it claims to be the first data call in 5G Standalone mode in Qatar, with local …
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The Vodafone-Three merger is subject to approval from the Competition and Markets Authority U.K. operators Vodafone and Three could potentially reduce investments in the 5G field if local regulators block the proposed merger between the two telcos, local newspaper The …
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Rakuten Mobile said that this O-RAN research initiative is expected to last until June 2026 Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile announced the launch of a new research and development project with the aim of developing advanced Open RAN integration infrastructure. The …
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Huawei said it will actively support AIM Global with case studies on industrial AI implementation The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Huawei, and other partners have officially launched their “Global Alliance on Artificial Intelligence for Industry and Manufacturing” (AIM …
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5G smartphone sales in India surpassed the 100 million mark for the first time in May 2023 The mass adoption of 5G services in India is being hindered by patchy network coverage and the lack of affordable 5G smartphones in …
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In February, the Spanish carrier had launched its 5G SA network in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Seville Spanish telecom operator Orange has activated its 5G Standalone (SA) network in new cities across Spain. In February, the Spanish carrier had launched …
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Jio has already deployed its 5G service in 6,083 cities across 36 states in India Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm is set to sign a contract worth around $1.7 billion with Finnish vendor Nokia for the acquisition of 5G …
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The Korean government said that new operators will be given priority to use spectrum in the 28 GHz band for 5G services The South Korean government said it aims to provide more incentives to new operators to offer 5G services …