Starlink now joins Airtel-backed Eutelsat OneWeb and Reliance Jio Satellite Communications as the third company to be granted a GMPCS license in India
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Starlink enters India – Elon Musk’s satellite venture has secured a GMPCS license, clearing the...
Rakuten Symphony will provide O-RAN equipment and collaborate with ecosystem partners for deployment and technical support
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Vietnam joins Open RAN pioneers – Rakuten Symphony and MobiFone sign MoU to pilot 4G/5G Open RAN in Vietnam, placing the country...
Ericsson had originally acquired a 0.9% stake in Vodafone Idea in June 2024
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Ericsson quits Vodafone Idea – Ericsson India sold its remaining 0.6% stake in Vodafone Idea, raising INR4.28 billion ($49.9 million) via share sales on the...
It has been seven years since the first 5G millimeter-wave customer premise equipment (CPE) emerged, to support home broadband service to residential customers. So how is the technology faring today?
Over those intervening years, mmWave-based FWA has matured from its early iterations and overcome initial...
Rogers is rolling out Ericsson’s 5G Advanced RedCap software to power IoT devices, such as sensors, cameras and monitoring equipment
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Canada’s first 5G-A launch — Rogers begins rolling out Ericsson’s 5G Advanced (5G-A) technology, claiming the first...
A session at Small Cells World Summit spotlighted the UK’s leadership in shared 5G infrastructure, with real-world progress in Oxford and Worthing offering a model for outdoor neutral host deployments that balance technical ambition, public-private cooperation, and commercial pragmatism.
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Ericsson plans to fully localize the manufacturing of passive antennas in India by June 2025
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Ericsson bets big on India — The company is scaling local manufacturing and R&D to position India as a global telecom hub and...
The partnership between Vodafone Qatar and Nokia will support a broad transformation of the operator’s infrastructure
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Nationwide 5G modernization – Vodafone Qatar will upgrade its entire network with Nokia’s technology to deliver faster, more agile and secure 5G...
U Mobile aims to achieve 80% 5G coverage across populated areas in Malaysia by July 2026
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U Mobile secures major 5G funding – CIMB Bank will lead a RM4B financing facility, committing RM1.5B directly, to support U Mobile’s...
Jio recently asked India's DoT to use this frequency for Wi-Fi services
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Jio seeks 26 GHz Wi-Fi use – Reliance Jio has asked DoT for approval to use 26 GHz spectrum for Wi-Fi services.
Hybrid connectivity in focus –...
Spark noted that the 5G private network, supported by Ericsson, enables real-time communication in a complex warehouse environment
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Spark, Air NZ deploy 5G for logistics – New Zealand’s first private 5G network powers a trial at Auckland Airport,...
M1 noted that the new RedCap offering complements the carrier's existing services such as network slicing, speed priority and 5G carrier aggregation
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M1 launches RedCap in SEA first – M1 becomes the first telco in Southeast Asia to...
With TM’s extensive nationwide fiber footprint — spanning over 740,000 kilometers — U Mobile seeks to expedite the rollout of its next-gen 5G network
$568 million deal – Telekom Malaysia will provide nationwide fiber, data center access, and interconnect services to support U Mobile’s 5G...
EE expects to reach countrywide coverage with its 5G network by 2028, Greg McCall, chief networks officer at BT Group previously told RCR Wireless News
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EE and Ontix deploy 80 small cells in Westminster – The partnership enhances...
Globe said that its 5G expansion in Q1 was supported by the addition of 235 new 5G sites
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5G Expansion – Globe Telecom extended its 5G coverage, reaching 98.71% of Metro Manila and 97.97% of key Visayas and...
Reliance Jio Infocomm had reached nationwide coverage with its 5G offering in September 2024
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In-house shift – Reliance Jio has started deploying its own 5G small cells and radio units, moving away from foreign suppliers like Ericsson and...
Zain Kuwait will utilize Rakuten Symphony’s O-RAN and cloud portfolio to deliver 5G Standalone sites
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Open RAN debut – Zain Kuwait and Rakuten Symphony signed an MoU to pilot the country’s first cloud-native O-RAN deployment, using Rakuten’s virtualized...
Viettel said that the newly acquired spectrum will support its goal of reaching 99% population coverage across Vietnam by 2030
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Viettel secures key 700-MHz band – The Vietnamese telco acquired the B2-B2' spectrum block for $75.2 million after...
Three UK selected Glasgow city center to assess how O-RAN technology performs in busy, high-traffic areas
O-RAN milestone in Glasgow – Three UK has completed the first phase of the U.K.’s first Open RAN deployment in a dense urban environment, installing 18 small cell sites in...
With this new move, Telefonica advances its plan to reduce its exposure in Latin America
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Telefonica exits Uruguay – The Spanish telco has agreed to sell 100% of its shares in Movistar Uruguay to Millicom for $440 million,...
Vodafone said that this recent test was conducted at the telco’s testing facility near Madrid using its 5G SA network
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5G uplink milestone – Vodafone and MediaTek achieved uplink speeds of 277 Mbps in Madrid using Vodafone’s 5G...
In January 2025, MasOrange and Vodafone Spain reached a deal to establish FiberCo—set to become Spain’s largest independent nationwide fiber optic company
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FiberCo financing secured – MasOrange has raised 11 billion euros to fund the launch of FiberCo...
Nokia deployed its 5G AirScale radio products alongside a 5G Standalone Core tailored for defense needs
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5G for defense – Nokia demonstrated its 5G platform during Joint Viking 2025, enabling real-time battlefield intelligence and improved coordination among 10,000...
UAE telco e& launches 5G slicing for enterprises, backed by Qualcomm deal to drive edge AI innovation, plus Ericsson’s dual-band radios to boost performance and capacity in mission-critical network services.
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Sliced For industry – e& UAE launches commercial...
The global mobile core network market surged 32% in Q1 2025, driven by 5G SA rollouts, CNF upgrades, and strong growth in China – pushing Dell’Oro to raise its 2025 forecast.
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Core network growth – global mobile core network (MCN)...
