IDC said that most telecom carriers saw manufacturing, smart cities with smart mobility and smart buildings as the most critical use cases for the introduction of 5G APAC
About 12.4% of telecom carrier respondents in Asia-Pacific (APAC) consider the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to...
Uruguay confirmed that a block of 5G spectrum had been reserved for state-run telco Antel
Uruguayan operators Claro, owned by Mexican telecom group America Movil, and Movistar, owned by Spanish telco Telefonica, secured 5G frequencies in the country’s first auction of 5G spectrum.
The operators,...
Qualcomm’s 5G vision is to intelligently connect virtually everything around us, enabling new applications for a wide range of devices, services, and deployments. Sidelink, or device-to-device connectivity, is an important piece of this vision, particularly for public safety and other safety-critical communications.
Bharti Airtel said it has already reached full 5G coverage in Mumbai
Indian operator Bharti Airtel has reached 2 million 5G customers in the city of Mumbai, the telco said in a release. The carrier also said it has reached full coverage in Mumbai with...
China Mobile-Tencent JV had been initially approved by China’s market regulator in November 2022
Chinese internet company Tencent Holdings and China Unicom have officially formed a joint venture with a registered capital of CNY300 million ($43.4 million), Chinese press reported.
The JV was initially approved by...
Vodafone said that the O-RAN trial was carried out in Torquay and Exmouth, in the U.K.
U.K. telecommunications group Vodafone claimed it achieved the first commercial urban deployment of Open RAN (O-RAN) in Europe, trialing the technology in two U.K. towns to provide mobile subscribers...
Nokia said that 5G will account for 17% of the region's overall mobile subscribers in 2027
5G subscribers in the Middle East and Africa region (MEA) are forecast to reach 380 million by 2027, according to Nokia’s MEA mobile broadband index.
The report noted that 5G...
Bell now offers "5G+" coverage to more than 40% of the Canadian population
Canadian carrier Bell is on track to reach 85% of the country’s population with its 5G service by the end of 2023, the company’s President and CEO Mirko Bibic said during a...
Indus Tower currently has over 189,000 towers across India
Indian telecommunications tower company Indus Tower will accelerate investments to expand its infrastructure across the country to take advantage of the rapid rollout of 5G services by local carriers Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm, local...
The small cells form factor is 'a necessary but not sufficient condition' for enterprise 5G adoption, says Celona CEO
From Celona’s perspective, enterprise consumption of 5G is how the cellular technology is going to truly be propagated throughout the market. Further, because of the ways...
Telenor said it is offering 5G network slicing technology capabilities for its customers
Telenor Sweden announced the launch of new 5G-based services for companies and other businesses, in partnership with Nokia.
In a release, Telenor said it is launching customer-specific mobile private networks that enable these...
DNB said its 5G network should reach 80% of the country's population by the end of the year
Malaysia’s state-run 5G network operator Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) will continue to roll out 5G network infrastructure in the country until 80% coverage is achieved by the...
The Korean government previously said that SK Telecom had to install a total of 15,000 sites for its 28 GHz 5G network by the end of May
Korean operator SK Telecom is likely to give up on its efforts to build a 5G network using...
PITTSBURGH, Penn.—The state of Alaska accounts for about one-fifth of the total geographic area of the U.S. but just 0.2% of the U.S. population, or around 724,000 residents.
Alaskan carrier GCI started as a long-distance carrier in the early 1980s, and through acquisitions of...
Canada aims to facilitate the provision of local 5G services for specific industries as well as communities in rural parts of the country
The government of Canada announced a new licensing policy with the aim of providing easy local access to 5G spectrum for Internet...
The government of Malaysia said this decision will foster competition in the 5G field
The government of Malaysia confirmed it will enable the deployment of a second 5G network next year, amid concerns about pricing and competition with the current single state-run network, according to...
Airtel said it is currently offering its 5G service in 3,500 towns and cities at a national level
Indian operator Bharti Airtel expects its 5G service to reach 7,000 cities and nearly 100,000 villages across India by March 2024, local newspaper The Economic Times reported,...
Vodafone has worked with ITN to dedicate a slice of its public 5G SA network for the broadcast of the coronation
U.K. telecom group Vodafone has signed a partnership with broadcaster ITN to broadcast the coronation of King Charles III via a public 5G Standalone...
Hong Kong aims to award 20 megahertz of spectrum in the 850 MHz to 900 MHz band and 90 megahertz in the 2.3 GHz band
Hong Kong’s Communications Authority (CA) announced plans to reassign a total of 110 megahertz of 4G and 5G spectrum across...
Telecommunications, specifically 5G, is widely recognized as a cornerstone of the Intelligent Industry and a driver of digital innovation. And as we continue to push towards a smarter, more advanced society, sustainability efforts are at the top of the telco priority list.
Why is this...
Mavenir noted this new funding adds to the $250 million raised in 2022
Network software provider Mavenir announced the closing of a $100 million capital raise, which will support the company’s efforts to enable the digitization of telco networks with Open RAN (O-RAN), IMS and...
5G technology has been already used in 52 of the 97 major economic categories in China
The Chinese government plans to increase resources to accelerate 5G deployment across the nation, local press reported, citing an official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
The...
India completed its first 5G spectrum auction last year
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in India is planning to carry out a new spectrum auction of 5G frequencies in January-February next year, a process which could include airwaves above 37 GHz, local newspaper The Economic...
Ericsson adding Dell infrastructure to its Cloud RAN product
Dell Technologies, by way of its Telecom Systems Business, continues to develop its telco-facing solutions portfolio—largely by way of partnerships. In a duo of recent announcements, Dell is bringing its infrastructure to Ericsson’s Cloud RAN product,...
