Deutsche Telekom highlighted that its 5G network currently covers 96% of the German population
German telco Deutsche Telekom said it has achieved its targets in terms of fiber optic deployment. The carrier said it made more than 2.5 million new fiber optic connections possible in...
Iliad said its 5G coverage rate in France currently reaches over 94.4% of the population
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted French operator Iliad a new €300 million ($329 million) loan to finance its 5G network rollouts, the company said in a release.
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Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica Deutschland and Vodafone each covered an area of between 59% and 77% with 5G
5G networks covered 90% of Germany’s territory as of October, up from 5G coverage of 79% in October 2023, according to data from the country’s Federal Network Agency...
T-Mo, Verizon are gaining cable, DSL customers
Fixed Wireless Access services offered by telecom carriers are succeeding in winning customers away from cable and DSL service providers, according to new analysis from Ookla, but competition in the space is expected to ramp up in the...
Total mobile shipments in the January-October period surged 4.2% year-on-year to 230 million units
China's mobile phone shipments surged 19.7% year-on-year to over 29.16 million in October, local press reported, citing data from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT).
According to the report,...
Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) technology has drawn increasing attention in academia and industry due to the potential technical advantages it may provide to future wireless communications systems like the upcoming 6th generation of mobile communications. This technology shows promise as a way to control...
Saving energy, in a network context, ultimately means that somewhere along the line, user experience could be impacted. Perhaps coverage or throughput ticks downward, or users are shifted from one cell to another.
In a session at the recent Telco Sustainability Forum virtual event...
The deal is part of the MoU signed by Nokia and Deutsche Telekom at MWC 2023 in Barcelona
Nokia and Deutsche Telekom (DT) announced that they have begun to deploy a multi-vendor Open RAN (O-RAN) network with Fujitsu in Germany.
The partners explained that the technology...
The Huawei facility will be located near Strasbourg, according to the report
Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies is planning to start building its mobile network equipment factory in France in 2024, Chinese press reported, citing a source with knowledge of the matter.
The French factory would be...
Nokia says it has been planning for a new market reality
Nokia laid out its long-term strategy in a business update today that came in the wake of AT&T choosing Ericsson as the foundational vendor in its shift toward open networks. Investors responded by...
IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur and SAMEER have been working to develop a 5G RAN sub-system at a local 5G testbed
A 5G radio access network (RAN) technology developed by an Indian multi-institutional team has been licensed to local firm Tejas Networks, part of the Tata...
du highlighted that 5G SA will allow local enterprises to leverage network-slicing technology
United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier du confirmed the launch of its 5G Standalone (5G SA) network in the contry.
The Arab telco said that the adoption of 5G SA technology brings many benefits...
Ericsson on how operators can work towards net-zero goals and deliver 5G sustainability without compromising performance
“Our target as an industry, as a society, is very clear,” Ericsson Head of Product Line 5G Sibel Tombaz said during a talk on 5G sustainability at the recent...
Finnish vendor Nokia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) telco du announced the conclusion of what it claimed to be UAE's first 5G-Advanced 5G Reduced Capability (RedCap) trial over a commercial network.
The partners said that this recent trial showcased the readiness of du’s 5G network for...
Not really, and in fact, when it comes to the question of if Wi-Fi 7 will deliver new applications at all, it depends who you ask
The latest update of the Wi-Fi standard, Wi-Fi 7, is designed to use huge swaths of unlicensed spectrum to...
Reality or just a dream: how will AI, automation, and cloud technologies help communication service providers (CSPs) lower network energy costs 25% by 2025?
How can cloud-native operations and CI/CD simplify and accelerate sustainability efforts for CSPs, especially in optimizing energy usage in the RAN?
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With brownfield operators poised to scale Open RAN, Intel highlights the TCO benefits of Ethernet transport—availability, familiarity, flexibility
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A number of converging technological trends are reshaping how operators design, deploy and manage mobile networks. The push to cloud-native 5G Standalone will be key to unlocking...
Wi-Fi 7 might be stealing the spotlight, but that's certainly not the only thing unfolding in wireless
With the certification of the Wi-Fi 7 just around the corner, the wireless industry is abuzz with excitement around what the new standard will enable. However, Wi-Fi 7’s...
Chunghwa Telecom will use Singtel's cloud platform Paragon
Taiwanese telco Chunghwa Telecom reached an agreement to use Singapore operator Singtel’s cloud platform, Paragon, to deliver integrated services combining 5G network slicing with cloud applications.
In a release, Singtel said that the two companies are joining together...
Ooredoo said the new tower entity is expected to achieve revenues close to $500 million annually
Middle East operators Ooredoo and Zain have signed an agreement with TASC Towers Holding (TASC) with the aim of creating the largest tower company in the Middle East and Africa...
Communications and digital minister Fahmi Fadzil said that the Malaysian government will retain a golden share in DNB
Malaysia’s five major mobile operators signed share subscription agreements to acquire a collective 70% equity stake in Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), the country’s 5G wholesale network supplier.
Under...
Nokia noticeably absent from AT&T's five-year effort to deploy commercial-scale open radio access networks
AT&T is planning to spend roughly $14 billion over the next five years to shift 70% of its network traffic onto open and interoperable platforms, with the foundation provided by Ericsson.
The...
Globe said that it has logged 5.2 million 5G devices on its network as of September 2023
Globe Telecom, the largest mobile network operator in the Philippines, said it has deployed a total of 716 new 5G sites nationwide in the first nine months of...
The entire Grand Central Madison network encompasses three million square feet, said Boingo
Boingo Wireless has deployed 5G and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Grand Central Madison, a new, multi-billion dollar terminal serving Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) passengers. Featuring 5G,...
