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Vodafone has put more than 500 new construction sites into operation and installed additional antennas for LTE, 5G and 5G SA at almost 900 other locations German telco Vodafone said it has completed over 1,400 construction projects in the LTE …

The telcos which completed the SSAs with DNB include CelcomDigi, Maxis, U Mobile and YTL Malaysia’s state-run 5G network Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) has announced that four operators have completed the share subscription agreement (SSA), with each obtaining a 16.3% …

Optus said that an average increase in user throughput of 22% was achieved during pilot testing of this technology Australian carrier Optus, together with Swedish vendor Ericsson, has completed a pilot in a live network using Ericsson’s 5G-Advanced (5G-A) Interference …

ZTE said that the new facility is now formally recognized as part of the GTI 5G-A x AI Open Labs network Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation, along with Qualcomm, Siemens and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, has announced the inauguration of the …

O2 Telefonica said highway operator Autobahn GmbH will search for and provide suitable federal land German telecom operator O2 Telefonica, controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica and local highway operator Autobahn GmbH have signed a cooperation agreement to expand additional mobile …

Telcos are under increasing pressure to scale their network operations and to see the return on their 5G investments As telecommunications providers continue the shift towards multi-vendor, multi-cloud and cloud-native architectures, their operations are only become more and more complex. …

Xavier Niel’s investment firm already has a 29% stake in Millicom French businessman Xavier Niel’s Atlas Investissement is looking to buyout Latin America-focused operator group Millicom, offering to purchase the shares it doesn’t already own in a deal valuing the …

Artificial intelligence isn’t entirely new — although its manifestation as generative AI certainly is — and the telecom industry has been pursuing it in one way or another for some time. So why is it difficult to fully realize AI …

The update is the result of the work carried out by the European carriers under the a previously signed Open RAN MoU European carriers Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, TIM and Vodafone Group have released an update on the technical priorities …

Following positive trial results and performance, Vodafone Idea said it has decided to expand Samsung deployments Indian operator Vodafone Idea said it is actively discussing new technologies with Korean vendor Samsung, including virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) solutions, for its …

What’s in the way of telco AI adoption? The telecom industry is anxious to figure out artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI, and how it can be applied to their businesses and either create new revenues or reduce costs. The will …

The report said 5G subscriber numbers continue to grow in Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand 5G subscriptions in South East Asia and Oceania 5G are forecast to reach around 560 million by the end of 2029, according to the latest …

5G-A technology is seen as a key upgrade to the 5G network in terms of both functionality and coverage China will boost efforts to commercially launch 5G-Advanced (5G-A) technologies, which will enable a wide range of applications of artificial intelligence …

O2 Telefonica now reaches more than 95% of the German population with its 5G service German carrier O2 Telefónica said it has deployed a total of 1,200 transmitters across Germany during the first half of the year, the telco said …

‘The mobile AI era is here,’ said Huawei SVP and president of ICT sales and services at MWC Shanghai 2024 SHANGHAI — Business model innovation and capability integration are key elements for carriers in order to maximize return on investment …

According to Rakuten, the 700 MHz band offers better indoor building penetration and underground connectivity Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile announced the launch of commercial services using the so-called “platinum band” previously allocated by the Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and …

Nokia said the purchase of Infinera, along with the sale of the Alcatel Submarine Networks business, will ‘reshape’ its Network Infrastructure unit Nokia said it is buying optical networking vendor Infinera for $6.65 per share, equating to a value of …

An expanded artificial intelligence ecosystem is rapidly emerging and shifting, with the goal of making it easier for telecommunications companies to consume and leverage generative AI.  In a discussion during the Telco AI Forum virtual event, Lilac Ilan, Nvidia’s global …

Verizon and Monarch will connect autonomous tractors using the carrier’s network, even in remote agricultural landscapes Verizon Business this week announced that it’s working with Monarch Tractor, the creator of the MK-V, the world’s first fully electric, autonomous tractor to …

Local carrier Bharti Airtel was the top bidder in this spectrum auction The delayed 5G spectrum auction in India concluded, raising a total of INR113.4 billion ($1.3 billion), as the country’s three main carriers spent a fraction of the sums …

Nokia said that the deal provides 5G coverage in six of Colombia’s largest cities Finnish vendor Nokia and Colombian carrier Claro announced the successful completion of the first stage of what it claims to be Colombia’s largest 5G deployment covering …

The GSMA boss noted that Chinese carriers are heavily supporting the association’s Open Gateway initiative SHANGHAI — China is expected to end this year with more than 1 billion connections in the 5G segment, the Head of the GSMA Mats …

PCS, paging and more telecom tidbits circa 1996 Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted …

In a new report, ATIS’ NextG Alliance looks at anticipated 6G spectrum needs based on expected KPIs With the telecom industry, and governments around the world, already looking ahead to future 6G systems and the spectrum that they might utilize, …

The Ericsson report also states that there are more than 1.7 billion 5G subscriptions globally According to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report, there will be nearly 5.6 billion 5G subscriptions by the end of 2029. Further, the report indicates that, …