6G Forum panelists warned against overpromising when it comes to 6G
The notion that 5G is laying the foundation for 6G, with 5G-Advanced acting as a steppingstone, is widely accepted, and RCR Wireless News has covered this topic in depth here and here. At the...
MasOrange was expecting synergies of 500 million euros four years after the closing of the transaction
MasOrange, Spain’s largest mobile operator as a result of the merger between local carriers Orange Spain and Masmovil, said it had achieved savings of 85 million euros ($92 million)...
Qualcomm and Ericsson provided equipment for the 5G mmWave trials
Vodafone, Qualcomm Technologies and Ericsson have successfully demonstrated the benefits of millimeter wave (mmWave) through two trials in the U.K., the former said in a release.
The trials made use of Ericsson’s antenna-integrated radio (AIR)...
The new deal with Nokia will support du as it expands its 5G-Advanced network
Emirati telco du announced the extension of its strategic partnership with Finnish vendor Nokia to expand its 5G network in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the former said in a release.
The...
5G penetration in Argentina is expected to reach 9% by 2025 while it would expand to 48% by 2030, according to the GSMA
The Argentina government confirmed it will make available additional frequencies for the provision of 5G services. The presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni stated...
China Mobile ended September with 539 million 5G network customers
China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, has ended the third quarter of the year with over 1 billion mobile customers, of which more than half are 5G customers. In the 5G...
ZTE said its R&D expenses accounted for for 20.7% of operating revenue during the period
Chinese vendor ZTE announced revenues of CNY 90.04 billion ($12.64 billion) for the first three quarters of 2024, representing an increase of 0.7% year-on-year. In a release, the vendor noted...
Nokia highlighted that it is currently manufacturing 5G gear locally in Vietnam
Nokia and Vietnamese operator Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), announced a new partnership to deploy 5G technology across the Asian nation.
As part of this agreement, Nokia will deploy equipment from its 5G...
What do Qualcomm's 4s Gen 2, footballer Asisat Oshoala and the usage gap have in common?
It’s been a busy few weeks for me, but two particular things stand out that I’d like to (try to) link together. First, at Mobile World Congress Las...
Ericsson has entered API partnerships with both Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm
Ericsson has announced an increased focus on network application programming interfaces (APIs) at its R&D centers in India, the vendor said in a release.
Network APIs enable various industry sectors to tap...
Vodafone Idea said it will initially offer 5G services in Delhi and Mumbai
Indian carrier Vodafone Idea expects to begin rolling out commercial 5G services by March 2025 across 17 priority circles across the country, starting with Delhi and Mumbai, according to local press reports.
Vodafone...
A pragmatic approach to telco AI can drive short-term operational benefits and customer experience enhancements
As it looks to leverage AI across its business, Verizon Vice President of AI and Data Michael Raj emphasized that underlying any successful AI strategy is a sound data strategy....
Vodafone Germany launched its 5G SA network in 2022 in partnership with Ericsson, Nokia, Qualcomm and Oppo
German telco Vodafone said it has completed more than 1,500 construction projects in the LTE and 5G networks during the third quarter of the year.
In a release, Vodafone...
T-Mobile US collaborated with consumer electronics manufacturer TCL on the 5G RedCap USB-C dongle
T-Mobile US has launched TCL LINKPORT IK511, a 5G RedCap USB-C dongle, in collaboration with consumer electronics manufacturer. The new device features the Snapdragon X35 5G Modem-RF System, offers peak data rates of...
Viettel said it has installed more than 6,500 base stations to provide 5G services to all 63 localities in Vietnam
Vietnamese telco Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) launched what it claims to be Vietnam’s first commercial 5G service.
Viettel said it has installed over...
The vendor noted that the contract covers a full range of Ericsson 5G RAN portfolio, including ultralight remote radios
Swedish vendor Ericsson has been awarded a 5G contract with Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom with the aim of modernizing its network, the former said in a...
Jio reached 148 million 5G subscribers as of the end of September
Jio Platforms, the parent company of Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm, has reported revenue of $4.43 billion in the second quarter of its fiscal year 2025, up 17.7% year-on-year, the company said in...
e& said it used "cutting-edge" hardware and "sophisticated" algorithms like MU-MIMO to achieve this record speed
Emirati-based telco e& UAE aggregated multiple carriers across high-band and low-band over simplified architecture, reaching a new record speed of 62 Gbps. The telco said it used "cutting-edge" hardware...
Airtel is currently using equipment from Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung to provide 5G services across India
Swedish vendor Ericsson has secured a new multi-billion dollar contract for selling 5G equipment from Indian carrier Bharti Airtel, Reuters reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter.
Much of...
As global demand for more efficient, sustainable energy systems grows, the adoption of 5G technology has already begun to show its potential in transforming industries, particularly through its applications in smart energy and smart grid networks. But now, the next evolutionary step — 5G-Advanced...
Samsung said that the O-RAN deployment for Japanese telco KDDI will start next year
Korean vendor Samsung Electronics has been selected by Japanese operator KDDI as a main vendor to provide 4G and 5G Open RAN (O-RAN) compliant virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) solutions for...
Recently, the US mobile operators’ trade association CTIA released data from its annual survey of members. Its headline focused on a very large number – 100 trillion megabytes – which CTIA claims was the total amount of mobile data traffic in the US in...
Learning from the past to predict the future and optimize the present—AI can match RAN resources with customer demand and, in turn, optimize for energy efficiency
At roughly the midpoint of the 5G cycle, communications service providers (CSPs) are navigating a macro environment marked by...
Singtel said that the new offering will enable customers to deploy, manage and scale their AI applications
Singaporean operator Singtel announced the launch of RE:AI, its new Artificial Intelligence Cloud Service (AI Cloud) offering, the telco said in a release.
The telco noted that this launch...
Deutsche Telekom plans use more AI, particularly to streamline customer support processes.
German telecom firm Deutsche Telekom has announced that artificial intelligence (AI) and global economies of scale will be pivotal to its growth strategy over the next few years, according to a company statement.
Based...
