BROWSING: 5G

The AA puts Ericsson 4G/5G routers on 2,700 UK breakdown vans

Vehicle breakdown service The AA has a 4G/5G router from network equipment vendor Ericsson onto its entire fleet of vans in the UK. It...

Airtel pushes for telco consolidation, rural expansion

Sunil Mittal, chairman of Indian telco Bharti Airtel, said during MWC 2025 that consolidation in the telecom sector is essential to enable operators to...

ZTE, China Mobile introduce AI-driven 5G-A solutions

During MWC 2025, ZTE and China Mobilethe unveiled ‘Communication-Sensing-Computing-Intelligence' and ‘Ambient IoT’ ZTE Corporation has partnered with China Mobile to present the latest innovations in...

O2 Telefónica Germany selects AWS to expand 5G Core

O2 Telefónica will also use a unified set of AWS services, including Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus and Amazon Managed Grafana, to...

Huawei launches AI-centric 5.5G solutions

Huawei has developed intent-driven AI-centric 5.5G solutions, which include GigaGear, GreenPulse and GainLeap BARCELONA—Chinese vendor Huawei announced the introduction of AI-centric 5.5G, or 5G-Advanced solutions...

Telefónica urges Europe to allow telecom consolidation

The CEO of Telefónica said it is time to allow major European telecom companies to consolidate and grow to build technological capacity BARCELONA—Spanish telco Telefónica...

Rakuten Mobile, Fujitsu partner to boost 5G expansion

Through its energy-efficient RU, Fujitsu will support Rakuten Mobile’s rollout of 5G commercial services across Japan Japanese carrier Rakuten Mobile announced it will begin deploying...

India eyes global leadership in 6G space: Minister

India’s Bharat 6G Alliance had signed several agreement with countries such as U.S., South Korea, Japan, Germany, Finland, Brazil and the U.K. to boost...

The future of telecom Part 2: Proactive 5G and IoT monetization strategies (Reader Forum)

Telecommunication companies (telcos) are at a pivotal crossroads, and apart from getting left behind the competition, the only path is forward, which means embracing...

SIMCom new product release: How to pave the way for AI-driven connectivity

At MWC 2025 in Barcelona, SIMCom is glad to showcase its advanced IoT innovations in AI-powered connectivity with the introduction of high-performance wireless modules...

SK Telecom, IonQ partner to advance AI, quantum computing

SK Telecom noted that the integration of AI with quantum computing is expected to enhance AI-driven solutions by reducing processing time and power consumption Korean...

ZTE reports revenues of $16.65 billion in 2024

ZTE explained that the external environment remained complex and volatile last year, marked by adjustments in industry investment structures Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation reported full-year...

Telecom Argentina acquires Telefónica’s Argentine operation

The Argentine government announced that it will investigate the acquisition of Telefónica by Telecom to determine whether it creates a monopoly Telecom Argentina (Telecom) has...

Bell expands 5G partnership with Nokia for Cloud RAN, O-RAN

Under the deal, Bell Canada will roll out Nokia’s Cloud RAN solution, which is designed to be compatible with both existing and future O-RAN...

Vodafone trials multiple 5G SA network slices in the UK

Vodafone allocated two dedicated network slices at the Principality Stadium during the Wales vs. Ireland Men’s Guinness Six Nations match U.K.-based telco Vodafone said it...

Airtel, Ericsson to boost 5G Core deployment

The 5G core deployment will support Airtel in gradually transitioning to a commercially operational, full-scale 5G SA network Indian carrier Bharti Airtel and Ericsson have...

TRAI pushes for direct 5G spectrum access for enterprises

TRAI’s proposal could accelerate private 5G deployments, an area that has so far seen little traction in India The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)...

Europe showing ‘poorest 5G SA outcomes,’ according to Ookla

5G SA is great, but its progress in Europe? Not so great — says Ookla Ookla this week released a report examining Europe’s 5G Standalone...

Movistar piggybacks on Helium for community 5G densification in Mexico

Network operator Movistar, owned by Telefónica, is working with Nova Labs to integrate the US firm’s decentralised blockchain-based Helium Network into its national cellular...

Airtel expands 5G coverage, stops investing in 4G network

Airtel ended 2024 with a total of 120 million 5G subscribers Indian carrier Bharti Airtel ended last year with a 5G subscriber base of 120...

Chunghwa Telecom, Ericsson advance 5G slicing automation

The integration of Ericsson’s Dynamic Network Slicing and Chunghwa’s Paragon platform provides enterprises with greater control over their connectivity Swedish vendor Ericsson and Taiwanese operator...

5G (etc) to drive $11tn in global GDP in manufacturing (etc) by 2030 – says GSMA

More evidence, if it was needed, that 5G is all about enterprises – whether it is used by operators, themselves, to drive internal efficiencies,...

Globe Telecom tests Nokia API suite for Filipino enterprises

Philippines-based network operator Globe Telecom is working with Nokia to provide enterprises with enhanced security via network application programming interfaces (APIs), the Finnish vendor...

Ericsson, Telstra claim first programmable network in APAC

Ericsson explained that a key component of this transformation is the use of network APIs, which will facilitate collaboration with technology innovators Australian carrier Telstra...

du claims first 5G VoNR launch in the UAE

du noted that users can now experience improved download and upload speeds, ultra-low latency and superior call quality through VoNR Emirati-based operator du claimed to...