Reliance Jio Platforms seeks to expand its telecom subscriber base and grow its broader portfolio of digital services before going public, according to the report
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IPO postponed – Reliance Jio Platforms has pushed back its public listing beyond 2025 as it...
Bharti Airtel will see enhancements in its core capability and capacity for FWA technology with the new deal, Ericsson says
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FWA deal – Bharti Airtel and Ericsson signed a new agreement to expand FWA services across India using an upgraded, cost-efficient...
LG Uplus is working with Qualcomm, Ericsson and others to validate RedCap for enterprise IoT usage.
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RedCap tests – LG Uplus is working with RAPA, Qualcomm, Ericsson and others to validate RedCap for 5G IoT use cases for SMEs in industrial...
Hong Kong’s government telecoms authority has launched a tender to auction 50 megahertz of spectrum
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October auction – OFCA will auction 50 megahertz in the 2.5/2.6 GHz band on October 20 to support advanced mobile services, including 6G.
Flexible terms – All...
Local carriers Zain and Mobily took part in the 5G SA trial, which used 5G Sa kit in the 4.0–4.1 GHz band.
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Shared 5G – Nokia and partners completed a pilot using shared indoor 5G spectrum in Saudi Arabia, allowing...
Both SK Telecom and KT still operate 10 megahertz each in legacy 3G frequencies in South Korea
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Spectrum reassigned – South Korea will reallocate all 370 MHz of mobile spectrum, including legacy 3G bands, to existing operators to preserve service...
BSNL is preparing for a big nationwide 5G rollout after expanding and stabilizing its 4G footprint
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Expanded 4G/5G – telco orders 19,000 new 4G sites with 5G software upgrades, building on 90,000 existing deployments led by TCS.
SIM-less 5G FWA –...
For all the attention paid to bandwidth, latency and coverage, it is synchronization that quietly underpins much of what will define 5G
The early promise of 5G is giving way to more mature, real-world deployments, and with that comes a deeper understanding of what it...
As 5G and AI continue to transform the telecommunications landscape, ZTE has rolled out solutions to build an L4 autonomous network powered by AI. With a focus on four key areas and six innovative projects, this collaboration is set to revolutionize broadband operations by...
Virgin Media O2 announced 782 upgraded postcodes in Edinburgh and major improvements in coverage across the Highlands
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13,000+ postcodes – Virgin Media O2 has enhanced 4G and 5G services across 13,000 Scottish postcodes over 12 months.
£700m investment – The upgrades are...
The multi-year investment expands its 5G coverage through new and upgraded cell sites, and will enable better internet speeds for businesses, schools, healthcare providers, first responders, and residential customers.
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Florida expansion – T-Mobile has finalized a multi-year investment in Florida, including...
Converging 5G Open RAN with neutral-host DAS offers a promising path for better indoor coverage, but what does such a deployment look like practically?
As 5G adoption continues to escalate worldwide, communications service providers (CSPs) are trying to strike a balance between expanding their networks...
Samsung said the pilot supports Orange’s strategy to diversify suppliers and adopt flexible, cloud-based networks
Orange France and Samsung have completed the first 4G and 5G calls on a virtualized RAN (vRAN) and Open RAN network in southwestern France, marking a key milestone in their...
The current duopoly in the Indian telecoms market is simply down to deep pockets, at Jio and Airtel, says the government; it wants more competition and has reiterated support for challengers Vodafone Idea and BSNL
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Market diversity – India’s duopoly...
Zain says its 5G-Advanced network will accommodate rising data demand, enable smart city services, and expand IoT capabilities across the country
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Nationwide 5G-Advanced – Zain launched Kuwait’s first 5G-Advanced network, offering high-speed coverage across most of the country to power smart...
Vodafone Idea is currently using AI-powered self-organising networks (SON) to manage its infrastructure, and has partnered with Nokia, Ericsson, and Samsung for its network rollouts
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5G reaches 23 more cities – Vodafone Idea is expanding its 5G footprint to 23 new...
Ericsson noted that the new deal stipulates the deployment of its latest radio technology and introduces 5G-A features
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Three-year 5G upgrade deal – Ericsson and e& UAE signed a multi-year agreement to expand 5G capacity, coverage and efficiency while introducing new...
Deutsche Telekom said that around 98% of households can already access the carrier’s 5G network
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276 new mobile sites added – Deutsche Telekom expanded its network with 276 new sites between March and May, while upgrading over 1,200 existing ones, many...
Virgin Media O2 will invest £343 million to acquire 78.8 megahertz of spectrum from Vodafone UK, pending Ofcom approval
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£343M spectrum deal secured – Virgin Media O2 will invest £343 million to acquire 78.8 megahertz of spectrum from Vodafone UK, pending...
1&1 said that four core data centers and 24 edge data centers are already operational on its O-RAN network
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10M subscribers: 1&1 reaches 10M users on its new Open RAN 5G network just 18 months after initial launch.
Decentralized rollout ongoing: The...
Can the U.S. win back the 5G edge — and protect its AI lead?
Recently, Ajit Pai wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that the United States of America has lost its 5G leadership position to China. Pai is a former FCC chairman and...
O2 Telefonica now reaches more than 98% of the German population with its 5G service
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Over 1,000 sites upgraded to 5G – O2 Telefonica has upgraded more than 1,000 mobile sites with 5G this year as part of a broader infrastructure...
NGA focuses on promoting innovation and leadership in 6G for North America, while XGMF is committed to growing the mobile services sector
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ATIS and XGMF team up – The MoU strengthens U.S.–Japan collaboration on 5G and 6G development, updating an earlier...
The real value of slicing lies in its ability to logically partition network resources within a mobile operator’s existing licensed spectrum
Commentary contributed by Dean Bubley to RCR Wireless News earlier this week contended that 5G network slicing is overhyped, but the fact remains that...
Mobile operators in China are ramping up 5G and 5G-A rollouts, with the former now at 4.5 million cell sites and the latter in 300 cities; a new 2027 roadmap will see 75% of mobile data in the country on 5G networks.
5G on...
