MTN received 700 MHz, 2.3 GHz, 2.6 GHz and E-band spectrum for the 5G network
On Friday, MTN Uganda became the first operator to launch a 5G network in East Africa, with coverage in Uganda's Kampala districts of Lugogo and Bugoloobi.
MTN received 700 MHz, 2.3...
European telecom infrastructure company Cellnex's chief financial officer will be departing as of the end of October, the company said over the weekend. The departure of CFO José Manuel Aisa after nine years with the company follows on a change in CEO earlier this...
The company said it aims to deliver Gogo 5G in approximately mid-year 2024
Gogo Business Aviation recently announced another delay in the launch of its Gogo 5G system, due to a design error in a non-5G component of its chip, which it says was designed...
Sateliot noted that this achievement paves the way for massive access to connectivity everywhere in the planet
Satellite-based 5G narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) wholesaler Sateliot, which operates a Low-Earth orbit (LEO) 5G IoT satellite constellation, and Spanish operator Telefónica said they have successfully extended the reach...
Vodafone Idea is currently testing its 5G services across cities such as Delhi and Pune
Indian operators Vodafone Idea and Adani Data Networks have approached the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to request an extension for meeting the minimum obligation to launch 5G services in the...
Rakuten Mobile will share results from its RIC experimentation with the O-RAN Alliance and the Open Test and Integration Centre (OTIC) in Japan
Rakuten Mobile has announced plans to conduct R&D on RAN intelligent controllers (RICs) at Japan’s Yokosuka Telecom Research Park to advance the...
Kirkby, who has been a non-executive director at BT since 2019, will assume the role of CEO at the end of January 2024
Allison Kirkby, the current chief executive of Swedish telecoms company Telia, will leave her post to assume the role of BT’s first female chief...
New NOFO for Tribal funding provides up to $980 million
More broadband funds are poised to flow to Tribal areas, with the Biden administration releasing a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) with a nearly billion-dollar pot to draw from.
The National Telecommunications and Information...
The Open RAN mobile sites will be used to provide coverage to the surrounding rural communities
Vodafone has partnered with mobile coverage services specialist Net CS to provide 4G coverage to rural communities around 11 Church of England parish churches across the U.K. Using Open...
T-Mobile US reported postpaid phone additions of 760,000 in Q2, the most in a quarter over the past eight years
T-Mobile US had a knockout Q2 2023, reporting postpaid phone additions of 760,000, the most in a quarter over the past eight years and much...
Jio aims to reach 100 million connected premises in India with its FWA offering
Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm has created a dedicated 5G network slice for the provision of its 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) solution, dubbed Jio AirFiber, local newspaper The Economic Times...
The carriers will jointly develop the Telco AI Platform by combining their respective technologies and capabilities
SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, e& and Singtel have formed the Global Telco AI Alliance, with the main aim of creating a new customer experience through the use of AI...
High data quality and system interoperability need to be top of mind when employing a digital twins methodology
The use of digital twins — a digital representation of a real-world physical product, system or process — is increasing across several industries, most notably in verticals like...
IMDA said that 3G subscriber base makes up approximately 1% of the total mobile subscriptions in the country
Singaporean mobile operators Singtel, StarHub and M1 plans to shut down their 3G services by the end of July 2024, local telecom regulator IMDA said in a...
O2 Telefonica aims to achieve nationwide coverage with 5G by the end of 2025
German telecom operator O2 Telefonica, controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica, said its 5G network currently reaches 90% of Germany’s population.
In its earnings statement, the telco said that it is on course...
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Canada auctions midband...
Today, the private network is supporting use cases in Las Vegas such as telemedicine and remote learning, as well as some IoT capabilities
In partnership with Japan-based NTT, Las Vegas City has laid claim to “the most extensive private network” in the U.S. The network...
Airtel provides IoT services for enterprises across different industries such as automobile, energy, utilities, logistics, financial services and manufacturing
Indian operator Bharti Airtel announced that its B2B division Airtel Business, has already connected over 20 million devices through its IoT solutions across India.
The company said...
T-Mobile US said it has reached speeds of 3.3 Gbps in recent tests of four-carrier aggregation
T-Mobile US said it has begun rolling out four-carrier aggregation for customers, adding that this technology will boost speeds on its 5G Standalone (SA) network.
The telco said it has...
Test and measurement companies have a unique perspective on the deployment and development of the latest network technologies and features. Andreas Roessler, technology manager with Rohde & Schwarz, provides some insights on terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks — what is happening now, and what is...
AT&T hit its $6 billion cost-cutting goal ahead of schedule, and is now looking to shave off another $2 billion or more
Despite an only 0.9% year-over-year increase in revenue and a decrease in mobile net adds, AT&T grew its net profit in Q2,...
America Movil said this transaction increases its overall shareholding in Telekom Austria from 51% to 56.55%
Mexican telecommunications group America Movil has increased its ownership in Austrian mobile operator Telekom Austria after it acquired shares corresponding to 5.55% of the voting rights in the company.
In...
In Q2 2023, Virgin Media O2 lost 15,300 broadband customers and 1,500 mobile customers
Virgin Media O2 announced plans this week to cut 2,000 jobs, becoming the latest telco to do so in the U.K., following rivals BT and Vodafone, which revealed plans to axe...
Verizon shares rose almost 3% in pre-market trading on Tuesday
Verizon’s Q2 results offered a pleasant surprise, showing a rise in wireless subscriber additions as the carrier’s aggressive 5G build out began to pay off with more users upgrading to the newest network. As a...
