BROWSING: 5G

Boldyn Networks expands in the Spanish market

Boldyn Networks noted that it has deployed a private network at the BASF facilities in Tarragona Network infrastructure company Boldyn Networks said it has deployed what it claims to be the first private 5G network in the chemical industry in Spain, amid a heightened focus...

Editorial Webinar: 5G Monetization takes OSS/BSS evolution

The big goal of 5G is to deliver advanced services that leverage high throughput, low latency, high reliability and other features to create new revenue streams that make operators money and save enterprises money. While getting to this end state requires numerous technological and...

China Tower ends H1 with 2.07mn towers

China Tower added a total of 9,000 sites during the first half of 2024 China Tower ended the first half of the 2024 with a total of 2.07 million towers under management, after a new addition of 9,000 sites during the period. In a release, the...

MasOrange to transfer 5G spectrum to Telefonica

Following the merger of Orange and MasMovil, MasOrange had a total of 190 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band, which exceeded the spectrum cap of 140 megahertz for that band MasOrange, Spain’s largest mobile operator as a result of the merger between local...

Closing the gap: How Samsung is enabling a connected future for all

The internet has transformed how we live, work, and learn, offering endless opportunities for growth and development. However, a stark digital divide persists between urban and rural regions, with many sparsely populated communities struggling to access the same level of connectivity as their urban...

BSNL to deploy 80,000 base stations by end-October

BSNL will also deploy an additional 21,000 towers by end March 2025 India’s state-run operator BSNL is expected to install a total of 80,000 telecom towers across the country by the end of October for the provision of nationwide 4G services, local press reported. The country’s...

Huawei, China Unicom deploy 5G-A 3CC network in Beijing

Huawei noted that there are now more than 20 commercial 5G-A devices on the market Chinese carrier China Unicom Beijing and Huawei have deployed a large-scale commercial 5G-Advanced, or ‘5.5G’ 3CC network in Beijing, the latter said in a release. Huawei noted that the 5.5G network...

US Cellular expands rural 5G network with Ericsson router technology

US Cellular is the first customer in the world to deploy the Ericsson Router 6671, which was showcased at MWC Barcelona 2024 US Cellular announced this week that it will use products from the Ericsson 5G Router 6000 portfolio, including the vendor's most recently announced...

SK Telecom’s 5G subscriber base surges 10.6% y-o-y in Q2

SK Telecom reported its operating profit rose 16% to KRW537.5 billion ($390.5 million) in the second quarter SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest telecom operator, ended the second quarter of the year with a total of 16.22 billion subscribers in the 5G segment, up 10.6% from...

Anritsu White Paper: 5G NR Beam Management

This whitepaper describes Beam Management requirement in 5G NR and introduces an effort to validate its functionality using Anritsu Test Solution. The evolving communication systems mandates a technique which can provide benefits of reduction of intra-cell interference, better Signal to interference and noise ratio...

The Importance of O-DU Testing in Open RAN Deployments: Aligning Technical and Business Needs

As the telecommunications industry rapidly evolves towards 5G, Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) architecture is emerging as a transformative approach to enhance network flexibility, reduce costs, and foster a multivendor ecosystem. A critical component in this architecture is the Distributed Unit (O-DU), responsible for...

The bright future of 5G FWA in North America’s broadband market

FWA has emerged as a strategic tool to increase competition in residential broadband markets While it’s true that U.S. telco providers built 5G for mobility, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) has become a standout use case for mid-band and millimeter wave (mmWave) 5G spectrum. In fact,...

Deutsche Telekom boosts automation in port logistics

For this project, Deutsche Telekom deployed a 5G network with a special connection and an edge data center German carrier Deutsche Telekom has deployed its technology at the publicly funded "AutoLog" project in the port of Emden to introduce automation into the facility' workflows at...

India studies to reallocate some broadcasting spectrum for 5G

The government of India is currently evaluating a proposal to take 100 megahertz in the 3.7-3.8GHz range and allocate it for the provision of 5G The government of India has started to assess a scheme in which a total of 100 megahertz of mid-band...

CMA extends deadline for Vodafone-Three merger decision

Vodafone and Three UK initially announced their intention to merger operations last year The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially extended the deadline for its investigation into the proposed merger of Vodafone and Three UK to December 7. In April, the regulator had set...

O-RAN Alliance specifications to be added to ATIS standards

ATIS explained that the MoU establishes a joint process to identify O-RAN specifications for adoption by ATIS The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) and the O-RAN Alliance have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that enables the transposition of O-RAN Alliance specifications to ATIS...

Millicom announces potential acquisitions in Colombia

Millicom noted that the discussions include the potential acquisition by Millicom of Telefonica’s stake in Coltel for approximately $400 million in cash Millicom and Telefonica announced that they have entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the potential combination of local carriers Telefonica...

DNB, Cybersecurity Malaysia to boost 5G cybersecurity

DNB and Cybersecurity Malaysia will establish a National 5G Cybersecurity Testing Center Malaysia’s state-run 5G network Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) has signed a collaboration deal with national cybersecurity specialist center Cybersecurity Malaysia (CSM), with the main aim of to boosting cybersecurity for 5G networks across...

Less is more: The need for change in mobile radio front end design (Reader Forum)

Global data usage has skyrocketed since the launch of the first smartphones. In 2010 the figure stood at just 2 ZB. Fast forward to now and it has reached 120 ZB and this figure is predicted to increase by a further 150% by the...

Nine big BSS/OSS modernization considerations for 5G monetization

BSS/OSS modernization is essential to effectively monetize open APIs and network slicing, and sets the stage for the continued evolution of 5G Operators are constantly in the process of modernizing something--transitioning to 5G Standalone and cloud core, the radio access network (RAN), transport networks, cloudifying...

Vodafone UK highlights savings for public buildings with 5G SA

Vodafone noted that 5G SA technology can integrate many connected devices and sensors with IoT across heating, cooling and lighting systems to monitor energy use 5G-powered technologies can generate significant cost and energy savings across public buildings like schools, hospitals and leisure centers across...

CelcomDigi submits plan to deploy Malaysia’s second 5G network

CelcomDigi noted it currently operates the widest 4G network in the country, which is now ready for 5G activation Malaysian carrier CelcomDigi has submitted its proposal for the deployment of Malaysia’s second 5G network to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), the company said...

MasOrange to reduce Chinese gear in its 5G network

Ericsson may become the sole 5G supplier of MasOrange from the 2028-2029 period, according to a local press report MasOrange, Spain’s largest mobile operator as a result of the merger between local carriers Orange Spain and Masmovil, has decided to significantly reduce the presence of...

Dell Technologies, SK Telecom bring gen AI to telecom BSS

Using a gen AI overlay for legacy BSS allows operators to unlock value from data without a holistic upgrade Last month at the TM Forum’s DTW—Ignite event in Copenhagen, Denmark, Dell Technologies, SK Telecom, Matrixx and Compax showcased a “Moonshot Catalyst” project that lets operators...

South Korea officially cancels Stage X’s mobile license

The government said Stage X had failed to raise the fully required paid-in capital to launch operations The government of South Korea confirmed that it has revoked the license of Korean company Stage X as the country's fourth mobile operator, due to the company's failure...