Swisscom completes Vodafone Italia acquisition
Swisscom said that the merger combines Fastweb and Vodafone Italia’s operations under the new corporate brand Fastweb + Vodafone
Swiss carrier Swisscom has successfully completed...
Proximus combines BICS, Telesign, Route Mobile in new Proximus Global business
Belgium-based telecoms group Proximus has created a new global business, Proximus Global, to combine its three international units – BICS, Telesign, and Route Mobile...
Private 5G goes mainstream – Verizon Business on 2025
Enterprises are hungry. Appetites for digital transformation are reaching a new intensity, brought on in part by excitement around paradigm-shifting tools like generative AI....
Small, smart, secure, sustainable tracking tech – G+D on 2025
In 2025, the demand for smart IoT tracking technologies, including smart labels, will reach new heights.
Pre-parcel anxiety is a growing phenomenon among today’s...
Four challenges in tackling value chain emissions and boosting circularity
What is circularity and why does it matter in value chain emissions?
Scope 3 emissions are a broad category of environmental impacts related to...
How do standards help improve telecom system efficiency?
Standards for 5G improved efficiency over 4G; the goal is for 6G to do the same
As new generations of cellular technology are developed, standardization...
Vertical Bridge closes $3.3 billion Verizon tower deal
Vertical Bridge, Verizon agreed to $3.3 billion deal that covers more than 6,300 towers
Vertical Bridge has officially closed on its $3.3 billion tower transaction...
The Sunday Brief: CES preview—AI helps but does not remake the consumer electronics industry
December greetings from Fraser, Colorado (picured), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Kansas City, Missouri. We hope the Holidays have been restful and enjoyable for each...
China claims first 5G base stations for military use
The 5G base station was developed by China Mobile Communications Group and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army
China has introduced what it claims to be...
U Mobile, AWS to improve customer service with generative AI
U Mobile and AWS had started a PoC in July 2024
Malaysian carrier U Mobile has recently joined forces with Amazon Web Services (AWS) with...
Viettel reaches 4 million 5G customers in nearly two months
Viettel already deployed a total of 6,500 base stations across Vietnam
Vietnamese telco Viettel's 5G network reached 4 million subscribers after the company launched the...
Korea’s 5G network shows 9.2% speed increase in 2024
The average 5G download speed in major Korean cities was 1121.54Mbps, up from 1035.46Mbps the previous year
The 5G transmission speeds of South Korea's three...
China to construct over 4.5 million 5G base stations in 2025
China ended 2024 with over 4.19 million 5G base stations
China plans to construct over 4.5 million 5G base stations in 2025 while introducing additional...
Türk Telekom, ZTE advance 5G agriculture initiative
Türk Telekom notd it is driving digital transformation across various industries, prioritizing efficiency and sustainability with its advancements in the 5G field
Turkish telecommunications provider...
Mexico to launch 5G spectrum auction this month
The IFT-12 tender will allocate 2,223 blocks of radio spectrum across several frequency bands for 5G services
Mexico’s telecommunications watchdog Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT)...
Arcep extends 5G trial window for professional applications
In March 2022, Arcep opened a trial platform in the 3.8-4.0 GHz band for manufacturers and market players looking to experiment and test new...
Movistar, Tigo activate unified mobile network in Colombia
Movistar said its 3G network sites will grow from 5,000 to 8,000, while its 4G network sites will increase from 6,000 to over 10,000
Colombian...
China’s 5G subscriptions surpass 1 billion
The 5G subscriptions now represent 56% of all mobile lines in China
China’s 5G mobile phone subscriptions surpassed 1 billion by the end of November,...
Regulators approve Swisscom-Vodafone Italia merger
Swisscom anticipates finalizing the acquisition by the first quarter of 2025
The Italian Competition Authority approved Swiss carrier Swisscom's acquisition of Vodafone Italia, contingent on...
BSNL nears milestone of 100,000 made-in-India 4G towers
BSNL has already installed over 62,000 4G towers across India
Indian state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is nearing its milestone of deploying 100,000...
SOLiD gets NTIA grant for O-RAN development project
SOLiD said that this funding aims to accelerate the development of SOLiD's Open RAN technology for neutral-host, in-building 5G networks
SOLiD, an U.S. provider of...
NTT Docomo announces early milestone in 6G development
NTT Docomo said that the new item was agreed at the recent 3GPP TSG-RAN meeting in Madrid
Japanese carrier NTT Docomo announced the beginnings of...
Nokia, e& UAE trial advanced network slicing for gaming apps
The slicing solution allowed e& UAE to automatically detect when a gaming console connected to the network and instantly create a dedicated slice
Finnish vendor...
Vodafone idea starts 5G trials in select Indian cities
Vodafone Idea expects to begin rolling out commercial 5G services by March 2025 across 17 priority circles across the country
Indian carrier Vodafone Idea has...
How Cellnex is boosting renewable energy use in telecom networks
Cellnex is both generating and purchasing renewable energy to help meet its sustainability goals
As the main tower company in Europe, with a portfolio of...