BROWSING: 5G

France considers assigning midband spectrum for private networks

Arcep noted that the European Commission considers the 3.8-4.2 GHz spectrum band adequate to meet verticals’ frequency needs French telecommunications regulator Arcep officially launched a public consultation process with a view to future spectrum assignments in two frequency bands in France. In a release, the regulator...

China reaches 3.92 million 5G base stations by end-June

5G base stations accounts for 33% of the total number of mobile base stations across China Chinese mobile operators had deployed a total of 3.92 million 5G base stations by the end of June, local news agency Xinhua reported, citing the latest available data from...

e&, Ericsson claim first implementation of 5G SA RedCap in MEA

The testing took place in e& UAE's live 5G SA network, where RedCap was enabled in both frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD) spectrum Ericsson and Emirati-based operator e& UAE have conducted a successful end-to-end verification of Ericsson's Reduced Capability (RedCap) software...

MasOrange says it saved $50 million in H1 from merger synergies

MasOrange said its revenues in the first half of the year amounted to 3.06 billion euros, almost flat year-on-year MasOrange, Spain’s largest mobile operator as a result of the merger between local carriers Orange Spain and Masmovil, says that it has saved nearly 50 million...

Deutsche Telekom operates 12.150 5G antennas via 3.6 GHz band

Deutsche Telekom said its 5G network currently reaches 97% of the German population German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom said that a total of 12,150 of its 5G antennas in 920 cities are currently transmitting on the 3.6 GHz spectrum band. In a release, Deutsche Telekom said...

Malaysian telco U Mobile aims to launch IPO in 2025: Report

U Mobile expects to raise more than RM2.3 billion ($492 million) through the IPO, according to media   Malaysian mobile operator U Mobile is planning to launch a domestic initial public offering (IPO) during the first half of next year, according to a Reuters report. The...

Dell and Amdocs give CSPs the confidence they need to go cloud native

The partnership makes the integration of policy and charging functions into a 5G network easier and faster Dell and Amdocs have certified the Amdocs Policy and Charging Control (PCC) on Dell Telecom Infrastructure Blocks (DTIB) for Red Hat to help communications service providers (CSP) reduce...

Indian carrier Jio ends March with 108 million 5G subscribers

Jio noted that 5G accounted for 28% of all wireless data carried on its network Indian company Jio Platforms ended fiscal Q4, ending March 31, with 108 million subscribers in the 5G segment. Jio noted that 5G accounted for 28% of all wireless data carried...

Early adoption of 3GPP Release 18 to drive 5G-Advanced market dominance (Analyst Angle)

The 5G evolution is now ready to enter its next transformational phase with the introduction of 5G-Advanced and address the initial limitations of 5G Non-Standalone (5G NSA) implementations, while refining foundational aspects and further improving existing systems. This advancement will result in the introduction...

Hong Kong regulator opens process to assign new spectrum for 5G

The Government of Hong Kong aims to assign new spectrum in the 850/900 MHz, 2.3 GHz and 6/7 GHz bands Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) has recently published the information for the auctions of spectrum in the 850/900 MHz, 2.3 GHz and...

Nokia, Airtel complete 5G NSA cloud RAN trial in India

Nokia said that the trial took place in an over-the-air environment utilizing 3.5 GHz spectrum for 5G and 2.1 GHz for 4G Finnish vendor Nokia said it has successfully completed its first 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) cloud RAN trial with Indian telco Bharti Airtel in India. The...

Dell, Nokia partnership is an integration ‘easy button’ for CSPs and enterprises 

The companies are helping their customers take advantage of the latest technologies like cloud RAN, cloud core and private wireless Dell Technologies is working with Nokia to help communication service providers (CSPs) and enterprises seize the opportunities presented by the latest technologies like cloud RAN,...

IS-Wireless to install private 5G network at University of York

The university will use the 5G network to create and test its own xApps, which improve energy efficiency and control of the network and its components IS-Wireless, which provides private 5G solutions, announced the deployment of its private 5G network at the University of York...

Holistic network performance benchmarking is key to sustainable and energy efficient 5G 

Network energy performance benchmarking is critical as operators work to cut energy costs and achieve sustainability targets Several network key performance indicators (KPIs) are relatively easy to understand and relatively simple to measure. Communications service providers (CSPs) themselves, their users and third-party organizations regularly measure...

America Movil ends Q2 with 12.8 million 5G subscribers in Mexico

In April, America Movil had reached 125 cities across Mexico with its 5G network Mexican telecoms group America Movil ended the second quarter of the year with a total of 12.8 million subscribers in Mexico, according to the carrier’s earnings report. In Mexico, America Movil operates...

Global cellular IoT connectivity market reaches $15bn in 2023

According to IoT Analytics, 5G IoT connections are forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 44% from 2024 to 2030 The global cellular IoT connectivity market generated revenues of $15 billion from a total of 3.6 billion cellular IoT connections in 2023, according to a...

DoT asks Indian operators to pay for auctioned spectrum

The new 5G spectrum will be assigned for 20 years, according to the DoT India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued demand notices to India’s three private carriers — Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Reliance Jio — which had acquired 5G spectrum in the recent...

Nokia sees profits slide 32%, eyes second-half sales jump

Nokia saw its (“comparable”) operating profit slide by 32 percent in the second quarter of 2024, finishing at €423 million, versus €619 million a year ago. Sales fell alongside, down 18 percent at €4.466 billion in the quarter, from €5.438 billion. It put the...

Will 5G Change the World? Telco AI strategies with ABI, Orange, Red Hat and VIAVI (Ep. 66)

In this special episode of Will 5G Change the World, presented in partnership with NETSCOUT, we continue our exploration of telco AI. Beyond the technological challenges to adoption, there are a number of key considerations around organizations and operating models. As operators reinvent as...

5G represents 16.9% of mobile data usage in India in Q1: TRAI

According to TRAI, 5G data usage was 8,891 PB in the first quarter of the year 5G data usage accounted for 16.89% of the total mobile data usage in India during the first quarter of 2024, according to the latest data released by the Telecom...

U Mobile inks strategic deal for 5G rollout in Malaysia

Under the agreement, Edotco will provide U Mobile with access to its tower infrastructures Malaysian telco U Mobile and compatriot telecommunications infrastructure company Edotco announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the rollout of a 5G network under the government’s dual-network model. U Mobile noted that the...

T-Mobile US first in 5G mobile; AT&T in home internet: Ookla

Ookla found that T-Mobile US has the fastest 5G median download speed at 265.80 Mbps According to Ookla data from January through June 2024, T-Mobile US emerged as the leader when it comes to key mobile KPIs in the U.S, while AT&T achieved top marks...

Huawei completes construction of its global R&D center

Huawei said its new facility is located in in Jinze, a town in Shanghai’s Qingpu district Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies has completed the construction of its CNY10 billion ($1.4 billion) research and development (R&D) center in Shanghai, Chinese press reported. According to the report, the new...

AI is pivotal to both enterprises’ and communication service providers’ digital transformation

Dell Technologies helps to accelerate your AI journey Dell Technologies World served as the company’s annual stake in the ground, where strategic and product roadmaps are laid out and detailed. This year at the event, the opportunity presented by artificial intelligence (AI) was (obviously) the...

Up, up, and away: Ensuring safe drone flights with Aircraft-to-Everything

Network-independent drone-to-drone communications are key to safe and efficient flights in the national airspace Pitney Bowes estimates that about 59 million packages are delivered every day in the U.S.1 If 50% of those deliveries were done by drones, that would require nearly 30 million drone flights...