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Telefonica Deutschland building out 5G using 3.6 GHz; plans to deploy in 700 MHz and 1800 MHz German operator Telefónica Deutschland / O2, controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica, is currently …

German operator Deutsche Telekom expects its 5G network to reach 90% of the country’s population by the end of the year, the company said in a release. The telco said …

Qatar’s Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) published a public consultation on its website related to the Wireless Local Area Network (Wi-Fi 6) and CRA’s proposed policy for assigning the full frequency …

  CommScope announced that its all-digital ERA distributed antenna system (DAS) now meets federal Trade Agreements Act (TAA) requirements. More specifically, the ERA platform is manufactured in the United States …

Vodafone Spain has activated its 5G network in a total of 25 cities across the country, the telco said in a release. The telco said that it has recently launched …

The National Association of Tower Erectors is now offering free training to help telecommunications workers become more alert to the telltale signs that someone is being trafficked or exploited, and …

Chinese operators added a total of 16.94 million 5G subscribers during February, according to monthly statistics published on the carriers’ websites. China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of …

French operators Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile, Orange and SFR launched 5G services in Paris last Friday, following the recent approval by the local city council. Orange said in a statement …

Nearly 1,000 5G smartphone users in South Korea have expressed interest in taking legal action against the country’s three major telecom operators — SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus due …

Spanish operator Orange is already offering 5G services in 298 towns and cities in 38 provinces across the country, the telco said in a statement. According to the telco, 5G …

Japanese operator SoftBank has launched its 5G mmWave service, using devices based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 5G mobile platforms and modem-RF Systems, Qualcomm Technologies said in a release. The chipmaker noted …

Chinese vendor ZTE said it expects its first-quarter net profit to more than double year-on-year, to an estimated CNY 1.8-2.4 billion ($276.7-368.9 million), mainly driven by continued revenue growth and …

Canadian telecommunications services provider SaskTel has selected Samsung as the sole vendor to supply the company with its 4G/5G Radio Access Network (RAN) and Core, the South Korean vendor said …

The U.K. has completed its latest 5G spectrum auction, raising a total of GBP 1.35 billion ($1.88 billion), telecommunications regulator Ofcom said in a release. Ofcom said that local carriers …

American Tower and Dish Network Corporation have signed a master lease agreement through which the latter company may lease space on up to 20,000 American Tower communications sites. Through the …

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is expected to ask the country’s telecoms regulator to lower the minimum price for the auction of 5G airwaves, Indian newspaper Mint reported, citing an …

Belgian operator Telenet has selected Ericsson, Nokia and Google Cloud as the main partners for the rollout of its 5G network. The operator said that the process to select its …

The Paris Council approved a new telecom charter which will give the green light for 5G deployments in the French capital. The charter was approved with the support of right-wing …

German operator Deutsche Telekom said it has built up 5G capacities at 892 mobile sites across Germany in the past two months. The European carrier also said that the mobile …

Chinese operator China Unicom revealed its 5G user numbers for the first time since the telco launched the technology in October 2019, closing 2020 with 70.8 million package subscribers. In …

The Danish Energy Authority has started the auction of spectrum in five frequency bands, namely the 1.5 GHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.3 GHz, 3.5 GHz and 26 GHz bands. The agency …

China Telecom expects to increase investments in 5G infrastructure this year with the aim of almost doubling the number of base stations in the country, the company said in its …

The U.K. telecommunications regulator Ofcom officially announced that the its 5G spectrum auction will start on March 12. “The auction will increase the total amount of spectrum available for mobile …

German operator Deutsche Telekom has carried out a video call at its first 5G Standalone site, the company said in a statement. The company installed a 5G Standalone site in …

China Tower’s business last year was positively impacted by the accelerated deployment of 5G sites across China, the company said in its earnings release. During 2020, the company’s net profit …