Once the towers are transferred, NTT Docomo will lease these towers from JTower
Japanese tower operator JTower and compatriot telecommunications operator NTT Docomo concluded a new master agreement aimed at facilitating the sharing of Docomo's current telecommunication tower infrastructure in Japan.
Under the terms of the...
Rakuten Symphony talks Open RAN benefits and bringing radio disaggregation to brownfield network environments
Beginning in 2018, Rakuten Mobile, a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Rakuten Group, started deploying a greenfield Open RAN network. Since then, Rakuten Group has also spun off hardware/software and consultancy vendor...
Globe also announced that it has logged 5.2 million 5G devices on its network as of June 2023
Globe Telecom, the largest mobile network operator in the Philippines said it has deployed 356 new 5G sites nationwide in the first half of the year.
In a...
5G coverage in Germany as of July showed an increase of 38.1 percentage points compared to July 2022
5G networks covered 89% of Germany’s territory as of July, up 5.1% percentage points compared to the 5G coverage registered at the beginning of the year, local...
As part of the cooperation agreement, ZTE will supply 5G-Advanced products
Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation, together with China Mobile Research Institute and Guangzhou MINO Equipment, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation on 5G Advanced (5G-A) industrial field network technology, the vendor said in...
BT said the telco was 'well on the way' to its target of removing Huawei from its mobile core by the end of 2023
The previous decision by the U.K. government to ban local telecoms firms from using Huawei equipment in the deployment of the...
There is a dizzying array of data available to telecom operators on the status, performance and health of their networks; at various speeds and levels of granularity; focused on end-user-experience, peak network capability, or dozens of other potential indicators.
Operators face considerable challenges in making...
Germany's interior ministry has proposed forcing local carriers to restrict their use of equipment made by Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE, Reuters reported, citing a government official.
According to the report, the interior ministry is seeking to impose these new restrictions on 5G networks after...
'Wi-Fi 7 matters more than any other Wi-Fi generation in the past,' says Qualcomm exec
Qualcomm has announced two new Wi-Fi 7 partnerships: one with Charter Communications in the U.S. and another with EE in the U.K. Both service providers are working with the chip company...
Federal agency says that the change will provide more stability for CBRS use
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has indicated its support for a change to the operations of Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) Spectrum Access Systems (SAS): Longer duration of the period in...
1&1 said it expects to launch 5G services with its own network infrastructure during 2024
German operator 1&1, which is owned by United Internet AG, has been working in recent months to create the conditions to launch mobile services using its own network infrastructure, the...
Ten percent of Americans still lack broadband access, and 39% of those without access reside in rural areas. But connectivity is a necessity for all areas of modern life. And even though the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is working tirelessly to increase access through...
Ericsson Antenna Technology Germany will lead the development of this project at the Rosenheim R&D site in Germany
Swedish vendor Ericsson said is set to receive a five-year funding award from Germany’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action for its European Microelectronics and Communication...
Jio initially launched its 5G FWA service in eight cities across India
Indian telco Reliance Jio Infocomm announced the launch of its 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) service in eight cities across the country.
The new offering, dubbed JioAirFiber, will be initially available in the cities...
Some of the working groups announced by the government of India will seek to promote exports of 4G, 5G and future 6G systems
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has formed eight working groups with the aim of positioning the country as a leading exporter of...
As operators face a pressing need to monetize 5G services, Mavenir is focused on a converged charging system to bridge the gap between 4G, NSA 5G and SA 5G
As operators navigate the numerous technological and business model evolutions needed to deliver the full 5G feature...
The Bui Power Authority (BPA) hydro-solar hybrid power plant in Ghana has significantly boosted its operational management services and improved its critical communications capacities through the implementation of an evolved Long Term Evolution (eLTE) broadband network provided by Huawei Technologies.
Huawei explained that one of...
Tata Consultancy Services noted that Tejas' N78 5G radios are compatible with 3.3 GHz spectrum
India's largest IT services firm, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), is considering plans to start selling its locally-developed and manufactured 5G radio network gear to other markets, particularly to the U.S.,...
Under the terms of the agreement, AIS will lease 13,500 base stations which the carrier expects to deploy over the next two years
Thai carrier Advanced Info System (AIS) has signed an agreement to lease Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment to state-run operator National Telecom...
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) today released a new report called Get Ready for Wi-Fi 7: Applying New Capabilities to the Key Use Cases. The report is led by WBA members Broadcom, CableLabs, Cisco and Intel and looks at Wi-Fi 7’s most impressive features...
As of the end of June, Entel had 1.20 million active customers in the 5G segment
Chilean operator Entel said it has completed the second and final phase of its 5G rollout project.
Entel claimed to be the first carrier in Chile to fully complete the...
American Tower's CFO said the company was in the final stage of negotiations to sell a majority stake in its tower unit in India
American Tower is confident of finalizing the sale of its towers business in India soon, the company’s CFO, Rod Smith, said...
Wireless communications have transformed nearly every application space, from smart home security and personal computing to mobile phones, audio, and video streaming, and factory-floor automation. Benefiting from decades of rapid innovation, almost every electronic product on the market today is a connected device.
The technologies...
There is a dizzying array of data available to telecom operators on the status, performance and health of their networks; at various speeds and levels of granularity; focused on end-user-experience, or peak network capability.
How do you make the best use of that data and...
