Indonesia currently has a 5G penetration of 2.5% according to XL Axiata
BANGKOK, THAILAND- Indonesian telco XL Axiata expects a big boost in 5G adoption in Indonesia from 2025, once the government starts to allocate key spectrum bands for 5G services, XL Axiata...
The operator hopes to equip 30% of all its European sites with Open RAN by 2030
Following successful field tests earlier this year in Plauen, Germany, Vodafone has announced a 5G Open Radio Access Network (RAN) pilot at mobile sites across the German states of...
Huawei noted that all spectrum bands can be used for the future provision of '5.5G' services
BANGKOK, THAILAND- Operators currently lack enough spectrum resources in order to be in a position to launch future ‘5.5G’ networks, Yang Chaobin, Huawei’s president of ICT products and solutions...
Last week, when AT&T and Verizon announced their earnings, I was asked to be a guest on the TD Ameritrade Network to discuss their future and that of the wireless industry. We discussed the changes, the challenges, and the growth opportunities, and what the...
Swedish vendor Ericsson has completed the rollout of a private LTE network for regional US electric utility Evergy, covering 20 cell sites in Kansas and Missouri. Locally-headquartered engineering consultancy Burns & McDonnell has been engaged, also, on the new network’s design and build, and...
C-Band deployment delays over interference concerns. Shared CBRS spectrum. Significant coordination zones for 3.45-3.55 GHz. Spectrum is a finite resource, and while regulators continue to make additional airwaves available, it's often not free and clear. What does this mean for the cost and utility...
Last month, Reliance Jio Infocomm had selected Ericsson and Nokia to deploy 5G in India
Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm has launched its 5G service in two new cities in the country, according to local press reports.
The telco said that 5G has been already activated...
Cisco noted that this collaboration showcased the interoperability between technology providers using O-RAN base stations to deploy local 5G
Cisco and partners JTower, Mitsui Knowledge Company (MKI) and Airspan Networks have deployed a local 5G Open RAN (O-RAN) environment for in-building infrastructure sharing, with the...
Huawei said that a total of 230 carriers around the world have already launched commercial 5G services
BANGKOK, THAILAND- Huawei rotating chairman Ken Hu called for a cross-industry effort with the aim of pushing so-called "5.5G" technology, which will enable advanced services and applications for...
Thai operators will provide 5G to nearly 10 million subscribers by the end of the year
BANGKOK, THAILAND- Thailand is expected to end this year with a 5G coverage of over 85% of the country’s population, local carrier True’s Co-Chief Commercial Officer, Tanaphon Manavutiveth, said.
During...
The new center in Atlanta is just the first of several planned for North America, Cognizant said
Qualcomm and technology services and consulting company Cognizant have announced plans to establish a 5G experience center in Atlanta, Georgia called the 5G Experience Center for Digital Transformation. Designed...
Rakuten Mobile has 400 MHz of mmWave spectrum, which it plans to use for fixed wireless access
Movandi is providing Japan’s Rakuten Mobile with 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) smart repeaters and BeamXR Open-RAN technology to help the operator expand its outdoor and indoor coverage...
So far, mobile network operators like AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile have invested hundreds of billions of dollars in 5G airwave spectrum and equipment. The number of worldwide 5G connections soared past 540 million last year, according to industry research group Omdia. Yet we’re lacking...
Germany-based Becker Mining Systems, a supplier of systems and equipment for the mining industry, has agreed with Ericsson to resell the Swedish telecoms vendor’s private LTE and 5G bundle to its mining customers. The deal is a multi-country reselling agreement, said Ericsson. Becker Mining...
A smart cities story, which is really only about extending mobile broadband coverage; UK-based shared infrastructure provider Freshwave Group is working with operator Virgin Media O2 and media company Clear Channel to connect London bus stops, to provide LTE network densification for mobile operators...
Vodafone Idea, which has nearly 260 million mobile phone subscribers in India, is urgently looking for fresh funds in order to launch 5G services
Indian telecom operator Vodafone Idea’s board of directors recently approved a plan to sell INR16 billion ($194 million) worth of convertible...
Nokia has already secured 5G contracts with Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm in India
Finnish vendor Nokia believes that the low margins it is seeing in the Indian telecom infrastructure market will be offset by a larger scale compared to other markets, the company’s...
Accenture and CTIA identified three blocks of lower midband spectrum that they believe to have 'the greatest potential for 5G expansion'
Often called the goldilocks of spectrum, 5G midband spectrum delivers better coverage than high-band and higher speeds than low-band. It is widely accepted that...
JMA and RIVA are outfitting the lab with sub-6 GHz and 5G millimeter wave radios
JMA Wireless and telecommunications equipment supplier RIVA Networks are adding private 5G capabilities to the legacy cellular networks at the U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Rome Research Site (RRS) —...
An addendum of sorts, to the piece Enterprise IoT Insights compiled at the end of last week (October 21), on private networks in numbers; Analysys Mason has just issued a report that says private LTE/5G network deployments are “growing rapidly”, to the point spending...
We need to talk about private networks (some more). Because earlier this month, Enterprise IoT Insights opened the European edition of Private Networks Forum with a salutary address about the market, going so far as to suggest business is “flying” in most major industrial...
China Mobile has added a total of 170 million subscribers in the 5G segment since the beginning of the year
Chinese operators recorded a net gain of 31.4 million 5G subscribers in September, according to the operators’ latest available statistics.
China Mobile, the world’s largest operator...
Access to current short-term 3.5 GHz rights expires at the end of October 2022
The government of New Zealand has reached an agreement with the country’s major telecommunications network operators to accelerate the deployment of 5G services across New Zealand and improve rural connectivity, the...
Rogers will establish the Rogers Technology Center of Excellence at the Norcat Underground Center to develop new solutions for the global mining industry
Canadian operator Rogers Communications and skilled labor training company Norcat have announced a five-year strategic relationship to accelerate technology adoption in the...
Carrier's service revenues were up 5.6% year-over-year, AT&T confirms that it already has live 5G SA
AT&T reported strong third-quarter results and said that its midband 5G spectrum roll-out is happening faster than expected. The carrier started off expecting to cover 70 million potential customers...
