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Nokia secures new 5G deal with Chunghwa Telecom

Nokia noted that the deal will modernize the telco's 5G network across the central and southern regions of Taiwan Nokia announced that it has been selected by Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) in a one-year extension deal that will modernize its 5G network across the...

MasOrange on track to achieve expected JV synergies

MasOrange was expecting synergies of 500 million euros four years after the closing of the transaction MasOrange, Spain’s largest mobile operator as a result of the merger between local carriers Orange Spain and Masmovil, said it had achieved savings of 85 million euros ($92 million)...

Vodafone and partners complete 5G mmWave trials in the UK

Qualcomm and Ericsson provided equipment for the 5G mmWave trials Vodafone, Qualcomm Technologies and Ericsson have successfully demonstrated the benefits of millimeter wave (mmWave) through two trials in the U.K., the former said in a release. The trials made use of Ericsson’s antenna-integrated radio (AIR)...

du announces expanded 5G deal with Nokia

The new deal with Nokia will support du as it expands its 5G-Advanced network Emirati telco du announced the extension of its strategic partnership with Finnish vendor Nokia to expand its 5G network in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the former said in a release. The...

Singtel, Ericsson boost Network-as-a-Service for telcos and enterprises

Singtel said that the new offering will be provided via its Paragon platform and Ericsson’s Service Orchestration and Assurance Singaporean telco Singtel and Swedish vendor Ericsson have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the main aim of providing a self-service, API-enabled and real-time solution...

ZTE reports revenues of $12.6 billion in Jan-Sep

ZTE said its R&D expenses accounted for for 20.7% of operating revenue during the period Chinese vendor ZTE announced revenues of CNY 90.04 billion ($12.64 billion) for the first three quarters of 2024, representing an increase of 0.7% year-on-year. In a release, the vendor noted...

Nokia secures second 5G deal in Vietnam

Nokia highlighted that it is currently manufacturing 5G gear locally in Vietnam Nokia and Vietnamese operator Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), announced a new partnership to deploy 5G technology across the Asian nation. As part of this agreement, Nokia will deploy equipment from its 5G...

Vodafone Idea to launch 5G in 17 regions by March 2025: Report

Vodafone Idea said it will initially offer 5G services in Delhi and Mumbai Indian carrier Vodafone Idea expects to begin rolling out commercial 5G services by March 2025 across 17 priority circles across the country, starting with Delhi and Mumbai, according to local press reports. Vodafone...

Vodafone Germany expands 5G, fiber optic infra in Q3

Vodafone Germany launched its 5G SA network in 2022 in partnership with Ericsson, Nokia, Qualcomm and Oppo German telco Vodafone said it has completed more than 1,500 construction projects in the LTE and 5G networks during the third quarter of the year. In a release, Vodafone...

Viettel claims Vietnam’s first commercial 5G service

Viettel said it has installed more than 6,500 base stations to provide 5G services to all 63 localities in Vietnam Vietnamese telco Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) launched what it claims to be Vietnam’s first commercial 5G service. Viettel said it has installed over...

Ericsson to modernize Chunghwa Telecom’s 5G network

The vendor noted that the contract covers a full range of Ericsson 5G RAN portfolio, including ultralight remote radios Swedish vendor Ericsson has been awarded a 5G contract with Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom with the aim of modernizing its network, the former said in a...

SK Telecom publishes new white paper on 6G tech

SK Telecom defines the key elements for 6G infrastructure evolution as ‘Cloud-Native, Green-Native and AI-Native' Korean operator SK Telecom released its latest white paper, ‘SK Telecom 6G White Paper: View on Future AI Telco Infrastructure,’ laying out the evolution direction of the next-generation telco network...

Hurricane recovery update: Post-Milton work continues, Helene outages persist in NC, TN

Wireless and wireline service providers continue to make progress in repairing and restoring connectivity in the wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton. According to figures reported to the Federal Communications Commission as of Monday, 7.2% of sites continued to be out in affected areas...

e& UAE claims world’s fastest aggregated 5G-A speed of 62 Gbps

e& said it used "cutting-edge" hardware and "sophisticated" algorithms like MU-MIMO to achieve this record speed Emirati-based telco e& UAE aggregated multiple carriers across high-band and low-band over simplified architecture, reaching a new record speed of 62 Gbps. The telco said it used "cutting-edge" hardware...

KDDI, Samsung to deploy virtualized Open RAN

Samsung said that the O-RAN deployment for Japanese telco KDDI will start next year Korean vendor Samsung Electronics has been selected by Japanese operator KDDI as a main vendor to provide 4G and 5G Open RAN (O-RAN) compliant virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) solutions for...

Airtel, Nokia ink ‘Green 5G’ initiative in India

The new collaboration seeks to boost the energy efficiency of Airtel's 4G/5G radio access network Indian operator Bharti Airtel and Finnish vendor Nokia announced a partnership under the "Green 5G" initiative, aimed at implementing energy-efficient technologies and practices across Airtel's mobile network. In a release,...

Elisa to continue expanding 5G, explores O-RAN tech

Elisa currently covers 95% of Finland’s population with 5G Finnish telecom operator Elisa now covers 95% of Finland’s population with 5G and has plans to expand the coverage even further in the coming years, the telco's Head of Mobile Access Tiina Höckert told RCR Wireless...

Reliance Jio slows 5G expansion, prioritizes 4G user upgrades

A Jio spokesperson confirmed that the company’s future investments in the 5G field will be determined by demand Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm is taking a more measured approach to its 5G network expansion due to low capacity utilization and the delayed monetization of the...

KT, KT SAT claim world’s first with NTN technology

The test was conducted at KT SAT’s Geumsan Satellite Center in collaboration with Rohde & Schwarz Korea and Viavi Solutions Korea South Korea's KT and its satellite subsidiary KT SAT announced the successful integration of KOREASAT 6 with a terrestrial 5G network, utilizing the 5G non-terrestrial...

Deutsche Telekom operates 12,800 5G antennas via 3.6 GHz band

Deutsche Telekom previously said its 5G technology will reach 99% of the German population by the end of 2025 German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom said that a total of 12,800 of its 5G antennas in 950 cities and municipalities are currently transmitting on the 3.6...

China reaches over 4 million 5G base stations

5G mobile subscribers in China reached 966 million China had surpassed 4.04 million 5G base stations as of the end of August, according to data released by the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. This figure represents 32.1% of all mobile base stations across China. Additionally,...

BSNL targets 100,000 4G sites across India by mid-2025

BSNL has already deployed a total of 35,000 4G sites across India Indian state-run operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) aims to have a total of 100,000 4G sites across India by mid-2025, local press reported, citing Jyotiraditya Scindia, India's Union Telecom Minister. Thirty-five thousand...

ZTE embraces digital solutions to connect rural, isolated regions

ZTE and China Mobile previously connected world’s highest UNESCO natural heritage site with 5G technology Chinese vendor ZTE claimed that its digital solutions are helping to bring connectivity to some of the world’s most remote and underserved regions. At the United Nations Summit of the...

Nokia secures 5G deal with Viettel in Vietnam

Nokia said that the 5G project with Viettel will cover 22 provinces across the country Finnish vendor Nokia announced that it has signed a new commercial deal with Vietnamese state-run telco Viettel Group to deploy 5G equipment for the first time nationwide in Vietnam. In a...