Wireless

Finnish operator Elisa said its 5G network already reached over 100 locations across the country, covering half of Finland’s population. During the first months of the year, Elisa’s 5G network …

South Korea ended March with a total of 14.48 million 5G subscribers, up from 7 million 5G users in May 2020, local news agency Yonhap reported, citing data from the …

American Tower Corporation (ATC) has been investing in more efficient and scalable power solutions at many of the company’s sites to be ready for the requirements of U.S. carriers extending …

Mexican telecom giant América Móvil’s expected launch of 5G in certain markets will not represent a boost in its planned capex for this year, CEO Daniel Hajj said during the …

Ericsson said it is launching a three-sector dual-band radio to help communications service providers (CSPs) increase their Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) 5G frequency capacity. In a release, the Swedish vendor …

Taiwan Mobile announced that its 5G coverage has reached 50% of the country’s population. In a release, Taiwan Mobile also said it had already built over 6,000 5G 3.5GHz cell …

Japanese companies NTT and Fujitsu Limited formed a strategic business alliance to conduct research in the mobile communications and optical transport fields, with the aim of expanding into the global …

Chinese vendor Huawei’s business felt the impact of the ongoing U.S. sanctions in the first quarter of the year, with a 16.5% year-on-year decline in revenues. In a release, Huawei …

Singaporean operator Singtel said it is paving the way for the launch of a 5G standalone (SA) network across the country. The telco said it has already deployed 5G SA …

U.K. operators O2 and Vodafone have announced a new deal to trade airwaves to create more efficient blocks of 5G spectrum. The two operators already share mast infrastructure in parts …

Crown Castle finished the first quarter of 2021 with 40,000 towers and approximately 80,000 small cells on-air or committed in backlog as well as 80,000 route miles of fiber concentrated …

China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, added 15.6 million 5G subscribers in March. The operator said it ended March with a total of 188.76 million 5G …

Five operators have won spectrum in the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s latest spectrum auction in the 26 GHz band. Of the 360 lots available in the auction, 358 were …

U.K. telco Vodafone has announced the launch of an Open RAN (O-RAN) test and validation laboratory on its Newbury campus, the operator said in a statement. The operator said that …

    Cellular signal booster company Wilson Electronics announced a collaboration with 5G mmWave technology firm ED2 Corporation. ED2?s expertise will round out Wilson Electronics? 5G technology offerings, supporting the …

The Danish Energy Authority has announced the conclusion of the auction of 5G frequencies that began on March 11. In a release, the agency said that total revenue from the …

Spanish operator Telefónica has extended the coverage of its 5G network to over 80% of the country’s population as of the end of the first quarter of 2021, having installed …

Chinese operators had deployed a total of 792,000 5G base stations as of the end of February, Chinese press reported, citing a government official. Liu Liehong, vice minister of industry …

Nokia has announced that it has been selected by Taiwanese carrier Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to expand the operator’s 5G network in Taiwan. The Finnish vendor said that this new deal …

Are we at the beginning of a more integrated connectivity market? Over the past year, 5G rollout has been a major priority for communications service providers worldwide. However, something else …

Irit Touitou, executive VP of packet optical networking R&D at Ribbon Communications, comes on the podcast to discuss the essential role of traffic engineering and how network slicing creates a dynamic network in the 5G era.

Canadian operator Rogers Communications has expanded its 5G network to reach 173 towns and cities across the country, the carrier said in a release. The telco said that its 5G …

  U.S. wireless infrastructure provider Mobilitie said it has installed an updated wireless network at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport. The airport is located in the Lubbock County, in Texas. …

Nokia signed an agreement with Korean operator LG Uplus to expand 5G coverage by installing small cell solutions from Nokia’s AirScale portfolio across the country, Nokia said in a release. …

Spanish telecom operator Masmovil is now offering 5G service in over 200 towns and cities in 35 provinces across Spain for the customers of its Yoigo brand, the company said …