BROWSING: 5G network

The government confirmed that Huawei technology must be removed from the U.K.’s 5G public networks by the end of 2027 The U.K. government extended the deadline for local carriers to remove Huawei’s equipment and services in core network functions to December 31, 2023, from the...

5G coverage in Malaysia has already reached over 30% of populated areas and is on track to achieve the 80% target set by the government by 2024 Malaysia’s six major telecom operators have signed access agreements with state-run wholesale 5G network operator Digital Nasional Berhad...

KT noted that this specific 5G network will be used in the first phase of the K-UAM Grand Challenge initiative   South Korean carrier KT said it has completed the construction and performance verification of a 5G network exclusively for urban air mobility (UAM). The Korean government...

China Broadnet had officially launched 5G services in June China Broadnet, China's fourth-largest telecom operator, has reached nationwide coverage with its 5G network, according to a report by state-run newspaper Global Times. The report stated that China Broadnet officially launched commercial 5G network services in Xizang...

Ericsson noted that MTN has initially launched its 5G offering in capital Lagos Mobile operator MTN and Ericsson have launched 5G services in Nigeria, the vendor said in a release. Ericsson noted that the deployment includes 5G radio access network and NonStandalone packet core, with the...

1&1 had contracted the deployment of its 5G network infrastructure to three companies German operator 1&1 is experiencing delays in the deployment of its 5G network, and it won't be able to meet its deployment goals for this year, according to local press reports and...

Bharti Airtel spent a total of $5.4 billion to secure 19,800 megahertz of spectrum in several bands to launch 5G Indian carrier Bharti Airtel has signed 5G network agreements with Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung to start 5G deployments in the country. In a release announcing the...

Three said its 5G offering is available in over 400 locations across more than 3,000 sites in the United Kingdom U.K. operator Three announced that its 5G network currently covers more than 54% of the population. The operator said its 5G offering is now available in...

The executive said that Airtel will not aquire equipment from Chinese vendors for its 5G network deployment Indian operator Bharti Airtel expects to deploy its 5G network using equipment from European vendors as well as Open RAN equipment, local press reported, citing the company’s CTO...

Belgian operator Telenet said it will start the gradual deployment of its 5G network in the country on December 6, the carrier said in a release. Telenet, which is controlled by U.S. company Liberty Global, said that the first 5G zones will be located around...

Vodafone Germany said its 5G network is now available to more than 35 million people across the country. The company had previously said it aimed to service over 30 million people with 5G in Germany by the end of this year. The telco also said...

T-Mobile first turned on 5G in Puerto Rico at the end of 2019 on the 600 MHz band, the first U.S. operator to do so According to reports by Weekly Journal, roughly 75% of T-Mobile Puerto Rico’s subscribers use its 5G service. The operator’s Vice...

Weeks after the U.S. Air Force’s Space Command issued a Request for Information (RFI) detailing its interest in using 5G for data transportation for ground- and space-based communications, Lockheed Martin, a U.S. defense contractor, announced a strategic interest agreement with satellite startup Omnispace “to explore jointly developing...

Dish will acquire Republic's 200,000 wireless customers Earlier this week, Dish Network revealed plans to acquire Wi-Fi-first mobile virtual network operator Republic Wireless, a move that will transfer about 200,000 wireless customers over to Dish’s care. While the financial terms of the deal have not yet...

Blair Crawford, vice president of National Accounts & Marketing at Vertical Bridge, discusses the company's recent deal with Dish and shares her perspective on what's in store for 2021 as we wait to see the impact from the highly popular C Band auction.

Indian mobile service provider Bharti Airtel demonstrated its Non-Standalone live 5G service the city of Hyderabad over its existing spectrum in the 1.8 GHz band. Airtel used spectrum sharing, allowing the carrier to operate 5G and 4G connections from within the same spectrum block. Ericsson...

5G is the fastest-growing mobile technology in history and is being adopted four times as quickly as LTE was when it was introduced, as 5G Americas observed in a new report. For impatient customers, 5G and the new applications it will power cannot come...

The challenges of building a virtualized, software-driven network from scratch are real. On today’s podcast, Carrie Charles is joined by Dave Mayo, the Executive Vice President of Network Deployment at DISH Network. Dave talks about some of the challenges they’re facing and how they...

Hitachi has installed a dedicated 5G network at its Silicon Valley Research Center, part of the Hitachi America's research and development division. The installation, done in partnership with Ericsson, will leverage Hitachi’s platform technology to accelerate the development and demonstrate the value of digital...

Ericsson said it has supported Russian operator Tele2 in upgrading its infrastructure with 25,000 5G-ready base stations across Russia in a 18-month period. The update, which covers all 27 regions of Russia, has increased capacity and enhanced network performance , the vendor said. The installation and...

Vodafone U.K. switched-on what it claimed was the first live standalone (SA) 5G deployment in the country, with a new network built for Coventry University, the operator said in a release. Vodafone noted it would be used to show the “true benefits of 5G” covering...

The 5G launch will start in downtown Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal Using Ericsson equipment, Canadian wireless operator Rogers Communications has begun rolling out 5G network in select cities around the country, laying claim to being the first cellphone provider in Canada to offer the...

The acquisition will help U.S. network operators accelerate and simplify rollouts of 5G networks Samsung has acquired network services provider TeleWorld Solutions (TWS) to address the need for end-to-end support in delivering network solutions that address the network upgrade cycle in the U.S. As part of the...

VIENNA, Austria- Chinese vendor ZTE is not concerned about the impact of the decision of state-run telecommunications operators China Telecom and China Unicom to share resources in the deployment of 5G infrastructure, ZTE’s President of Global Sales, Xiao Ming, told RCR Wireless News. "With this decision...