5G

While cellular has undergone and brought about rapid and continuous change in human communication over the 40 years since the industry’s inception, we can identify a certain few developments that were profound and revolutionary. These include digitization of voice in …

Nepal Telecom plans to conduct the 5G trial using the 2600 MHz frequency band State-owned Nepal Telecom has postponed its 5G trial by several weeks, citing a dearth of compatible mobile devices. Specifically, the carrier will conduct its trial using …

Orange already deployed 5G services in 1,529 towns and cities in 52 provinces across Spain Spanish telcos have accelerated 5G deployments during 2022 and a further expansion of this technology is expected for 2023 with the new spectrum in the …

Deutsche Telekom recently said its 5G network already reaches 94% of the overall population in Germany During 2022, Germany’s largest operators have been focusing on the expansion of their 5G networks, with some operators already offering coverage to more than …

Reliance Jio said that the 5G launch in Andhra Pradesh required an investment or $756 million Indian telecommunications operator Reliance Jio Infocomm has launched its 5G services in Andhra Pradesh state, the telco said in a release. The carrier said …

The government of South Korea noted that the decision was made because carriers failed to deploy the 28 GHz radio stations that were required as part of the licensing The government of South Korea has effectively cancelled the spectrum licenses …

In India, the 6 GHz band is partly used by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) for satellite operations Indian operators Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea  asked the government to identify and release 6 GHz spectrum band for …

1&1 Towers, a subsidiary of German operator 1&1 AG, ​​and Eubanet have signed an agreement to acquire up to 7,500 new 5G antenna sites. “The direct cooperation with a very experienced acquisition partner is a further step with which we …

In October, Bharti Airtel initially launched 5G services in seven Indian cities Indian telco Bharti Airtel is already providing 5G services in 17 cities across the country, according to local press reports. In October, Bharti Airtel launched 5G services in …

Free Mobile had the highest number of operational 5G sites in France as of the end of last month, with 16,346 France had a total of 37,571 authorized 5G sites as of December 1, of which 28,832 were declared technically …

In December alone, the two carriers deployed around 10,000 5G base stations across India Indian operators Reliance Jio Infocomm and Bharti Airtel have deployed nearly 33,000 base stations for 5G services as of the end of the year, local press …

Telefónica, Orange and Vodafone have obtained a total of 1,800 megahertz for 5G Spanish operators Telefónica, Orange and Vodafone have secured additional spectrum to expand 5G services after the government completed a tender to award frequencies in the 26 GHz …

Telefónica said its 5G network provides coverage in 1,719 towns and cities across Spain Spanish telecom operator Telefónica’s 5G network currently covers 83% of the Spanish population, the telco said in a release. The operator said its 5G network provides …

Firms from Japan and the U.K. are expected to begin Open RAN technology sharing this year The U.K. and Japan announced plans to cooperate to promote Open RAN networks amid the increasing presence of Chinese vendors in the telecom sector, …

1&1 noted that the first 5G antennas were put into operation in Frankfurt and Karlsruhe German operator 1&1 has launched 5G services with fixed wireless access (FWA) , the company said in a press release. The first antennas for the …

The ruling dismissed the Commissioner of Competition’s petition to oppose the proposed Rogers-Shaw merger Canada’s competition tribunal approved Rogers Communications’ CAD 20 billion ($14.77 billion) bid for rival operator Shaw Communications. The ruling, which dismissed the Commissioner of Competition’s petition …

Chinese operators recorded a net gain of 34.33 million 5G subscribers in November Chinese operators had deployed a total of 2.29 million 5G base stations nationwide as of the end of November, local state news agency Xinhua reported, citing data …

In October, shipments of 5G mobile phones in China neared 19.52 million Chinese 5G mobile phone shipments reached 173 million in the first 10 months of this year, down 17.7% from the same period last year, state news agency Xinhua …

Taiwanese electronics maker Asus has announced a deal with German media company Media Broadcast to deploy smart-city solutions at various locations across Germany. The agreement is with Asus’s AI and IoT division, called Asus IoT. It will cover the deployment …

In March 2022, Arcep opened a trial platform in the 3.8-4.0 GHz band for manufacturers looking to experiment and test new 5G use cases   French regulator Arcep said it has awarded a total of 25 trial licenses for manufacturers …

Reliance Jio Infocomm had deployed a total of 17,687 5G base stations across India Indian operators have already deployed almost 21,000 5G base stations across the country as of the end of November, local newspaper Business Standard reported, citing data …

Note, this is the foreword from a new report on IoT tracking in the supply chain industry; the report is linked here and (repeatedly) in the article below – and also in the images at the bottom. The title of …

Local carriers America Movil, AT&T and Movistar are already offering 5G in some cities across Mexico Mexican telecommunications regulator IFT confirmed that it will make available up to 7,750 megahertz of millimeter-wave spectrum next year that will be used for …

The government of India has not given any deadline for direct spectrum allocation for 5G private networks   India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has initiated a process to identify 5G spectrum bands to be allocated to companies for the deployment …

Editor’s note: Part 1 of this piece, based on a discussion at the Mobile Edge Forum, is available here. 5G and MEC go ‘hand-in-hand’ but where are they going? In a recent panel discussion at the Mobile Edge Forum—available on …