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1&1 aims to launch 5G services in Germany in Q3 2023

1&1 said that a new rollout plan stipulates the provision of approximately 1,200 antenna masts by the end of 2023 German operator 1&1 said it expected to launch its 5G offering for smartphone users by the third quarter of 2023. “At this point, Telefónica will...

Cisco announces plans to start manufacturing in India

Cisco said the move will drive over $1 billion in combined domestic production and exports in the coming years Cisco announced that it will start manufacturing in India, as part of its plans to expand its footprint in the Asian nation. In a statement, the...

Dish loses 81,000 wireless customers, records $30 million in cyber-attack costs

Company says no customer databases breached during cybersecurity incident in February, but employee data was extracted Dish Network continues to lose wireless customers, seeing 81,000 subscribers leave the service during the first quarter of the year as well as a loss of 552,000 pay-TV subscribers....

Alaska’s GCI on turning network investment and 5G into growth

PITTSBURGH, Penn.—The state of Alaska accounts for about one-fifth of the total geographic area of the U.S. but just 0.2% of the U.S. population, or around 724,000 residents. Alaskan carrier GCI started as a long-distance carrier in the early 1980s, and through acquisitions of...

Mavenir raises $100 million to boost investments in growth areas

Mavenir noted this new funding adds to the $250 million raised in 2022 Network software provider Mavenir announced the closing of a $100 million capital raise, which will support the company’s efforts to enable the digitization of telco networks with Open RAN (O-RAN), IMS and...

At CCA’s show this week, teeing up discussions on spectrum, BEAD and rip-and-replace

CCA's Donovan: 'It's a pretty wild time in wireless' The Competitive Carriers Association meets this week in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for its Mobile Carriers Show, amid a policy environment in a fair amount of turmoil, particularly from the spectrum point of view. "We have a full...

Editorial Report: The evolution of test and measurement in the move to disaggregated, cloud-native 5G networks

The shift to cloud-native and disaggregated 5G networks has enormous implications for testing, validating and verification. Operators wanted a software-centric environment for agility—now that they're getting it, what does that mean for service reliability and continuity? What testing is critical in disaggregation and edge...

Vodafone Germany already operates 37,000 antennas with 5G

Vodafone has installed 119 new LTE stations and 26 5G stations across the country since the beginning of the year Vodafone Germany has already equipped 37,000 antennas with 5G technology, the German carrier said in a release. These include 3,400 5G Standalone (SA) stations with around...

European carriers unveil technical priorities for O-RAN

The telcos had previously inked a MoU to boost the adoption of O-RAN across Europe European operators Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, TIM and Vodafone have published further documents on technical priorities for Open RAN (O-RAN). In a release, the carriers said that the Open RAN Technical...

Upholding history while moving forward—AT&T cell tower brings connectivity to Cherokee Nation

Prior to the new cell tower, the Cherokee community had to drive more than 10 miles to get mobile cell service Recently, AT&T tapped into federal funding from the American Rescue Plan to install a new cell tower in Kenwood, Oklahoma, improving connectivity access for...

Malaysia’s 5G network ends Q3 with 55% population coverage

DNB is currently deploying 5G network infrastructure using equipment from Swedish vendor Ericsson Malaysia’s state-backed 5G wholesale provider Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) reached 5G coverage of 55% of the country’s populated areas as of the end of March, local press reported, citing the country’s Digital...

Keysight opens O-RAN testing lab in Europe

Built on the Keysight O-RAN Architect solution, the lab offers a setup to conduct radio unit testing Keysight announced it is launching its first complete Open RAN (O-RAN) testing laboratory for Europe at the company's Milan office in Italy. The company noted that the main aim...

Jacksonville becomes latest target for Verizon nationwide network upgrades

Verizon said 64% of people in the Jacksonville area are covered by its mmWave and C-Band network Jacksonville, Florida is the latest U.S. city to receive “major” network upgrades from Verizon. The carrier said that the upgrades, which are being systematically rolled out in cities...

T-Mo’s Neville Ray gives a network run-down

Ray touts VoNR coverage, 4 CA data call T-Mobile US has already "effectively achieved" its network-related commitments made to the Federal Communications Commission as part of the conditions on its merger with Sprint, says the carrier's President of Technology Neville Ray. In a video posted...

BSNL already offering 4G in limited areas across India: Report

BSNL expects to cover all telecom circles in India with its 4G services by the end of March 2024 Indian state-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) has already launched 4G services in a few locations across India and expects to expand its 4G footprint...

China Mobile to reduce 5G capex in 2023

China Mobile ended February with 639.1 million 5G package subscribers after the telco added a total of 16.6 million 5G subscribers during the month China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator in terms of subscribers, will reduce its 5G capex this year, according to its...

Jio already deployed 50,000 5G base stations in India: report

Reliance Jio had started to deploy its 5G standalone (SA) network in October 2022 Indian operator Reliance Jio has already deployed 50,000 base stations and 300,000 cells to support its 5G service, local paper The Economic Times reported, citing the carrier’s CTO Shyam Mardikar. “We want...

Ericsson, Virgin Media O2 extend partnership to boost 5G in the UK

Ericsson said the new deal will improve 5G coverage in cities including Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Belfast Ericsson and Virgin Media O2 announced they will boost 4G and 5G coverage and capacity to major cities and towns across the U.K. as...

Deutsche Telekom’s LTE infra reaches 99% in all federal states

Deutsche Telekom noted it has put more than 5,000 new LTE sites into operation since the 2019 frequency auction German operator Deutsche Telekom said its LTE coverage now reaches 99% across all federal states in Germany. To achieve this coverage, Deutsche Telekom noted in a release...

Reliance Jio Infocomm expands 5G footprint in India

Jio said its 5G network currently reaches 331 cities across India Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm announced the launch of 5G services across 27 cities in 13 states, taking the total of towns and cities covered by its 5G network infrastructure to 331, the telco...

Germany considers ban on Huawei, ZTE 5G equipment

The ban could include components already built into networks, said German media According to a German interior ministry paper obtained by Reuters, the country is considering a ban on certain 5G components made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE. German media further stated that this...

Orange gets financing from EIB to expand 4G, 5G infra in France

Orange said the new financing will enable the telco to boost 4G networks in rural parts of France French operator Orange has secured financing for a total of 500 million euro ($530 million) from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to partly finance the deployment of...

Executive insights: Shaping digital innovation

We are now experiencing a surging digital wave. Digital transformation is changing the world faster than ever before, driving new growth in various fields, from life to production, from individuals to organizations. Digital economy is gaining vitality despite the uncertainty. Driven by digitalization, networking, and...

South Korea aims to launch first commercial 6G networks in 2028

South Korea announced the K-Network 2030 strategy with the aim of boosting private-public cooperation to develop future 6G technologies South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT plans to commercialize an initial 6G network service in 2028, two years earlier than its initial schedule, Korean newspaper...