Rakuten Mobile previously highlighted that it plans to continue to expand 4G and 5G infrastructure across Japan
Rakuten Mobile announced that the number of subscribers for its mobile carrier service has surpassed 7 million as of June 16, 2024.
In a release, the telco noted that...
O2 Telefonica had recently activated similar 5G street lighting masts in Frankfurt am Main and Würzburg
German operator O2 Telefónica, controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica, and compatriot infrastructure provider 5G Synergiewerk have activated what they claim to be the first 5G street lighting mast in...
Vodafone currently owns 21.5% of Indus Towers via various group entities
U.K.-based Vodafone Group is looking to sell its entire $2.3 billion stake in Indian tower company Indus Towers through stock market block deals, local newspaper Business Standard reported, citing sources with knowledge of the...
Last year, the GSMA said that India should identify and support 6 GHz spectrum for the expansion of 5G services across the country
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has urged the Indian government to make available 6 GHz spectrum to enable domestic telecom...
The U.K.'s competition regulator launched the initial phase of an antitrust investigation in January after the entity was notified by the two carriers about the proposed merger
U.K. operator BT believes that the proposed merger between local telcos Vodafone and Three will have a negative...
The South Korean government expected Stage X to become the country's fourth mobile operator
South Korea's Science Ministry said it will revoke the license of newcomer operator Stage X for failing to meet legal requirements to run the business, including paid-in capital of KRW 205...
Huawei noted that a 5.5G network trial was conducted onsite during a local festival, which recorded a maximum uplink speed exceeding 500Mbps
Chinese vendor Huawei and China Unicom Guangdong announced that they carried out a trial of "5.5G", or 5G-Advanced.
In a release, the vendor noted...
The evolution of 5G technology is entering an exciting new phase with 5G Advanced, marking a significant step forward from the initial deployment of 5G networks. This progression not only promises enhanced user experiences and new system efficiencies, but it also lays the groundwork...
Following the issue of the shares, Nokia and Ericsson will have a 1.5% and 0.9% stake in the Vodafone Idea, respectively
Indian carrier Vodafone Idea said it will issue shares worth INR24.58 billion ($294.3 million) to pay existing debts with Nordic vendors Nokia and Ericsson,...
Vodafone Spain has been recently acquired by Zegona Communications
Vodafone Spain expects its 5G network to reach 82% of the Spanish population by the end of this year, the telco said in a statement.
By the end of 2024, the telco’s 5G network infrastructure will reach...
SaskTel said that that new 5G lab will be powered by technology provided by Samsung
Canadian operator SaskTel, Samsung Canada and Innovation Saskatchewan announced the launch of what they say is the first 5G innovation lab in Canada’s Saskatchewan province.
In a release, Samsung said that...
The regulator also noted that a total of 1,200 megahertz of the spectrum will be assigned to Hong Kong carriers in the third quarter of this year
Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) announced the results of the second round assignment of...
Seamless integration of private and public networks gives enterprisesaccess to hybrid mobility for assets and workforce
Vancouver-based enterprise mobile networking platform provider Expeto is working with Dell Technologies to offer customers hybrid mobility. The intention is to provide businesses with the ability to seamlessly move...
Vodafone Idea currently owes Indus Towers nearly $1.2 billion, according to local press reports
Indian carrier Bharti Airte'sl Chairman Sunil Mittal urged rival operator Vodafone Idea to settle its debts with Indus Towers and said that the tower firm would not provide new services to...
The new agreement also facilitates the rollout of 5G SA technology by O2 Telefonica
Ericsson and German carrier O2 Telefónica, controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica, have signed an extension to their core network partnership, the Nordic vendor said in a release.
The vendor noted that its...
By 2025, 5G technology will account for 14% of the region’s overall mobile connections, according to the GSMA report
5G is forecast to reach 55% of the total mobile connections in Latin America by 2030, up from a current penetration of around 5%, according to...
DNB stated that this initiative seeks to increase the subscription of 5G services amongst Shopee’s sellers
Malaysia’s state-run 5G network Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) and compatriot e-commerce firm Shopee signed a partnership to boost 5G adoption amongst micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Malaysia,...
From connected AI PCs to fully private on-prem networks, the combined AT&T and Dell portfolios deliver coverage solutions to meet customers where they are
AT&T and Dell Technologies continue to expand enterprise-facing offerings at a time whenbusinesses of all sizes are reckoning with the complexities...
Nokia said that the call was enabled by the new Immersive Voice and Audio Services (IVAS) codec technology which is part of the upcoming 5G Advanced (5G-A) standard
Finnish vendor Nokia said it has completed what it claims to be the world’s first live immersive...
The transaction solidifies Deutsche Telekom’s majority stake in T-Mobile US
German operator Deutsche Telekom activated an option to buy an additional 6.7 million shares in its subsidiary T-Mobile US from Japanese company SoftBank Group, the former said in a statement.
Through this agreement, the carrier exercised...
Among the main motivations behind deploying private 5G networks at the edge for enterprises are the need for full and sole control of the network, according to an analyst at ABI Research
The implementation of private 5G networks provide large enterprises with the fine-grained level...
Maxis said it aims to play an active role in the upcoming phase of the 5G rollout in Malaysia
Malaysian carrier Maxis confirmed it is ready to complete the share subscription agreement (SSA) with state-run 5G network Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) and to sign the...
China had nearly 3.75 million 5G base stations as of the end of April
The commercialization of 5G in China has generated an overall economic output of approximately CNY 5.6 trillion ($787.53 billion) over the past five years, local press reported, citing a Chinese government...
The private 5G deployment is part of an initiative aimed at fostering the ecosystem for open 5G campus networks in Germany and in other European markets
IS-Wireless, which provides private 5G solutions, will install a private 5G network at the Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut in Germany as...
The much-hyped 5G network rollout has hardly begun in earnest. Even though the technology was first launched in South Korea five years ago, much of the world is still yet to benefit from its lower latency, higher reliability, and blazing data transfer speeds.
Carriers have...
