Monthly Archives: January, 2025

Telefonica achieves more than 90% 5G coverage in Spain

Telefonica said that 1,500 municipalities are currently benefitting from its 3.5 GHz coverage Spanish telco Telefonica said it currently delivers 5G coverage to more than...

Four reasons telcos should care about battery storage

Changing energy markets means both challenges and opportunities for telcos to leverage battery storage Industrial batteries are an often-overlooked part of telecom network infrastructure, and...

Vodafone Idea to launch 5G services in March: Report

Vodafone Idea has recently initiated trials for its 5G services in India Indian telco Vodafone Idea is preparing to launch its 5G mobile broadband services...

Bio-sourced and battery-less – are smart IoT labels coming of age, finally?

Here’s an early bet, straight out of the gate: 2025 will see the rise (at last!) of so-called ‘smart labels’ – potentially printable battery-less...

Malaysia ends DNB’s role as 5G single wholesale network

As of today, all operators in Malaysia are offering 5G service via state-run 5G network DNB The government of Malaysia has revoked a previous ministerial...

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...
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