5G

O2 Telefonica and Samsung will add seven vRAN and O-RAN network sites in the Bavaria region Samsung Electronics and German carrier O2 Telefónica announced that launch of their first virtualized …

Last year, Vodafone UK and Three UK had announced a new joint venture agreement to merge their operations U.K. carrier Vodafone said it aims to roll out its 5G Standalone …

In partnership with Northeastern University, VIAVI is also using AI for city-scale network digital twins Operators, generally, are currently (and have been for some time) going through a number of …

According to Infobip and Nokia, their API partnership will offer a ‘simplified developer experience’ Nokia has announced an Application Programmable Interface (API) partnership with global cloud communications platform Infobip to …

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said that 5G technology currently covers 80.2% of the country’s population The adoption rate of 5G services in Malaysia has reached 36% as of mid-April, up …

BSNL recently said it has reached 800,000 4G subscribers in its initial launch phase Indian company Tejas Networks said it expects to conclude supplying 4G/5G network equipment to compatriot state-run …

Deutsche Telekom said that around 96% of households in Germany can already access the telco’s 5G network German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom said that a total of 11,400 of its …

Vodafone said the O-RAN trial took place in two towns in Northern Italy Vodafone and Nokia announced they have completed a three-month Open RAN (O-RAN) trial across a live 5G …

Through a previous deal, AT&T provided Movistar capacity in its network for the provision of 3G, 4G and 5G services Mexican carriers Movistar México and AT&T México announced the signing …

TPG and Optus will establish a regional multi-operator core network in Australia Australia’s TPG Telecom has entered a long-term network sharing deal with Singtel-owned Optus eight months after it failed …

Rakuten Mobile also confirmed it is paving the way to launch base station using the 700 MHz band Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile said it started radio frequency testing for its …

BSNL has already deployed 3,500 4G sites in a number of regions across India Indian state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has reached 800,000 4G subscribers in its initial …

CelcomDigi said its collaboration with Petronas started with the deployment of a private 4G LTE network for Petronas Malaysian oil company Petronas and compatriot telco CelcomDigi are collaborating to accelerate …

Luxembourg-headquartered satellite telecoms provider SES has agreed a $3.1 billion (€2.8 billion) deal to buy US-based Intelsat. SES said the combination will create a “stronger multi-orbit operator with greater coverage, …

Ooedoo and Nokia will work to develop and deploy 5G private networks for businesses operating across several industries Middle East telco Ooredoo Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) …

The Spanish government aims to acquire a stake of up to 10% in Telefonica The Spanish government said it had already acquired a 6% stake in domestic telecom operator Telefonica …

Hughes facility will serve as testing ground for private 5G solutions for enterprise and the U.S. Department of Defense EchoStar subsidiary Hughes Network Systems announced the opening of a new …

Last year, the government of Malaysia announced plans to implement a second 5G network in the country The government of Malaysia is moving closer to implementing a dual 5G network …

New entrant 5G facilities-based national mobile network operator (MNO) DISH Wireless selected Crown Castle to provide up to 20,000 tower collocation cell sites for a fixed monthly rental fee in …

NTT Data noted that the private 5G connectivity infrastructure includes a network architecture known as neutral host, using the CBRS public radio frequency spectrum Openvia Mobility and NTT Data are …

A group of firms will use SONIC Labs’ outdoor testing site in London to explore the potential of O-RAN in a real-world environment U.K. digital accelerator Digital Catapult has announced …

Local telco KT Corp. took part in the UAM deomonstration in South Korea Korean Air, in collaboration with Korea Telecom (KT), Hyundai Motor Company, Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC) and …

ZTE said its net profits amounted to CNY2.74 billion in Q1, representing an increase of 3.7% year-on-year Chinese vendor ZTE announced revenues of CNY30.58 billion ($4.22 billion) for the first …

The GSA report had identified 77 publicly announced partnerships between operators and satellite vendors Satellites are rapidly gaining prominence in the world of cellular communication, with 50 operators in 37 …

Vodafone Idea recently said it expects to use the equity and debt funding to deploy its 5G service within six to seven months of securing the funds Indian operator Vodafone …