SK Telecom noted its 5G subscribers accounted for 77% of the telco's overall handset subscribers in the second quarter of the year
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5G subscribers reached 17M despite breach – SK Telecom saw a 4.9% y-o-y increase in 5G users, even...
Jio Platforms said these dedicated virtual network slices are designed for sectors such as enterprise, IoT, gaming, Jio’s fixed wireless service JioAirFiber, and mission-critical communications
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10 nationwide 5G slices – The operator’s standalone 5G Core now runs 10 live network...
China Tower said that total tower tenants rose to 3.84 million at end-June 2025, pushing the average number per tower to 1.81 from 1.80 at the end of June 2024
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Smart tower shift accelerates – China Tower ended H1 2025...
Globe initiated its tower sale agreements with MIDC and PhilTower back in 2022, aiming to raise funds to reduce maturing debt and strengthen its financial position
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Tower divestment almost complete – Globe has sold 6,945 towers and raised PHP89.3B ($1.5B)...
In Quebec, customers using Rogers 5G Home Internet will now have access to a Wi-Fi 7-capable device, offering enhanced performance and reliability
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WiFi 7 expands beyond Alberta – Rogers launches Wi-Fi 7 in Quebec after a Calgary debut,...
Vodafone Idea had initially launched 5G services in Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bengalaru, Chandigarh, and Patna
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Commercial 5G now in 17 cities – Vodafone Idea has launched commercial 5G in major circles across India, with further rollouts planned in Meerut,...
Dell'Oro largely attributed market acceleration to the rising adoption of 5G SA architecture
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5G SA pushes MCN growth – Dell’Oro forecasts 6% CAGR for mobile core infrastructure as standalone networks expand across new markets.
MEC gains API momentum –...
The milestone was achieved over AST’s Block 1 satellites, using a standard, unmodified cell phone operating on AT&T spectrum
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First native satellite call completed – AT&T and AST SpaceMobile made the first-ever VoLTE call and SMS over satellite...
Vodafone Idea noted that the expansion is part of the telco’s broader 5G rollout strategy targeting key cities in its 17 priority telecom circles
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Focus on priority circles – Vodafone Idea continues its 5G expansion in 17 key...
T-Mobile noted thta L4S takes advantage of a unified network that supports features like network slicing
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Nationwide L4S rollout – T‑Mobile is the first U.S. wireless carrier to deploy L4S at scale across its 5G Advanced network.
Real-world impact – Trials...
Over 45 new locations—including Aberdeen, Canterbury, Ipswich, and Windsor—will gain access to 5G SA, raising coverage to 34 million people across the UK
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5G SA coverage grows – EE reaches 34 million users across over 45 new U.K. locations by August 2025,...
3GPP Releases 18 through 20 focus on AI-native networks, energy efficiency and support for emerging XR and IoT applications
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5G-Advanced is here – The latest 3GPP releases bring AI-native networking, energy efficiency and advanced latency to wireless systems, setting the...
The 5G-A tests were carried out in a controlled environment using standalone architecture and mid-band and millimeter-wave spectrum
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Claro Perú hits 10 Gbps with 5G-A – The telco successfully tested 5G-Advanced, achieving download speeds ten times faster than current 5G,...
Reliance Jio noted that the large scale adoption of its 5G offering has been driven by the company’s own, end-to-end 5G stack
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Jio hits 213M 5G users – India’s Reliance Jio added 43 million 5G subscribers in six months, ending...
Vodafone Germany said that the site, located at Feuerseeplatz, is the first of up to 100 such columns the carrier plans to convert across the city
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Stuttgart’s first 5G ad column goes live – Vodafone’s new site at Feuerseeplatz uses...
No vacation for the FCC — Carr promises spectrum auctions, rule rollbacks and infrastructure buildouts
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr outlined an ambitious summer agenda in a recent blog post, highlighting key reforms and proposals slated for the agency’s July meeting. The agenda touches nearly every...
BT estimates that industrial use of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), enabled by 5G SA, could generate more than £88 billion in economic value alone
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$309B on the table – BT and Assembly Research estimate...
Top telcos have now deployed 11,000 5G base stations, delivering 5G coverage to nearly 26% of the Vietnamese population
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Infra expansion – Vietnamese carriers have deployed 11,000 5G base stations, now reaching 26% of the population, with tens of thousands more...
Bharti Airtel will see enhancements in its core capability and capacity for FWA technology with the new deal, Ericsson says
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FWA deal – Bharti Airtel and Ericsson signed a new agreement to expand FWA services across India using an upgraded, cost-efficient...
Local carriers Zain and Mobily took part in the 5G SA trial, which used 5G Sa kit in the 4.0–4.1 GHz band.
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Shared 5G – Nokia and partners completed a pilot using shared indoor 5G spectrum in Saudi Arabia, allowing...
Even the best mobile networks have coverage gaps that need to be dealt with
Satellite Direct-to-Cellular (D2C) technology is no longer a novelty or emergency fallback —it’s becoming a foundational part of the mobile connectivity landscape. What started as a stopgap for hikers and disaster zones is now...
As 5G and AI continue to transform the telecommunications landscape, ZTE has rolled out solutions to build an L4 autonomous network powered by AI. With a focus on four key areas and six innovative projects, this collaboration is set to revolutionize broadband operations by...
Google Fiber noted the potential for “transactional slices” that would “spin up automatically, just for a few seconds"
Google Fiber (GFiber) and Nokia have completed what Nick Saporito, director of product management at GFiber, described in a blog post as a “foundational test” of network...
Vodafone Idea is currently using AI-powered self-organising networks (SON) to manage its infrastructure, and has partnered with Nokia, Ericsson, and Samsung for its network rollouts
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5G reaches 23 more cities – Vodafone Idea is expanding its 5G footprint to 23 new...
