Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo agreed to cooperate with 12 companies to move toward a “5G Open RAN Ecosystem,” with the objective to globally accelerate open radio access networks (O-RAN).
The firms that will cooperate with the Japanese telco are Dell Technologies Japan, Fujitsu Limited, Intel...
Korean operator SK Telecom expects to end 2021 with approximately 9 million 5G subscribers, the company’s CFO Poong Young Yoon, said during a conference call with investors.
The executive said that SK Telecom had 5.48 million 5G subscribers at end-2020.
The telco added a total of...
South Korea ended 2020 with 11.85 million 5G subscribers, local news agency Yonhap reported, citing data from the Ministry of Science and ICT.
In December 2020, Korean operators added approximately 900,000 5G subscribers.
The country’s current 5G base accounted for 16.8% of the total 70.5 million...
Singapore carrier StarHub started to deploy a 5G Standalone network in the last quarter of 2020 and it will be commercially available later this year, Chong Siew Loong, CTO at StarHub, told RCR Wireless News.
“With 5G SA technology, StarHub can simultaneously connect a vast...
Chinese telcos expect to deploy 8,000 5G outdoor base stations in Shanghai this year, as part of efforts to boost 5G networks in this city, local news agency Xinhua reported.
Shanghai will focus on advancing digital transformation and accelerate the construction of a digital hub,...
Chinese operators have requested the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) review its decision to delist their securities.
In separate filings, China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom called for the exchange to reverse the delistings and delay a suspension in trading of their American Depositary...
China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, added 17.62 million 5G subscribers in December, according to statistics published on the carrier’s website.
The operator said it ended 2020 with a total of 165 million 5G subscribers, compared to 6.7 million 5G customers...
Nokia and China Mobile announced that they have successfully completed live trials of an AI-powered radio access network (RAN) over China Mobile’s network.
Utilizing the Chinese carrier’s 4G and 5G networks, the companies completed an AI-based real-time user equipment (UE) traffic bandwidth forecast trial in...
Ericsson has been selected by Taiwanese operator Asia-Pacific Telecom (APT) to modernize its network and support with 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) Multi-Operator Core Network readiness, the Swedish vendor said in a release.
This includes integration with rival operator Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) on the 3.5 GHz...
Australian operator Telstra said that its current 5G coverage footprint currently reaches over 50% of the country’s population.
Telstra’s Technology Development & Solutions Executive Channa Seneviratne said that Telstra was on track to hit its target to expand coverage to 75% of the population by...
Singaporean operator M1 and Nokia have signed an agreement to deploy Nokia’s cloud-native core software in order to launch a 5G Standalone network in 2021.
Nokia's 5G Standalone core, developed with open-source and licensed software components, mainly consists of 5G cloud-native Core and Cloud Packet...
Hong Kong’s smallest mobile operator, SmarTone, said that its 5G network already provides coverage throughout Hong Kong, currently covering over 95% of the population.
SmarTone’s 5G network coverage has been extended to 65 rural areas, including country parks, cycle tracks, hiking trails, nature trails and...
The Japanese government will earmark 50 billion yen ($482 million) with the aim of promoting research and development on 6G advanced wireless communications services, Japanese news agency Jiji Press reported.
The Japanese government expects to boost public-private cooperation in 6G research and development to secure...
Singapore carrier Singtel has deployed 5G connectivity at its iconic payphone booths at Tong Building on Orchard Road.
Named "Unboxed Lite", the payphone booths have been transformed into multimedia kiosks, providing full access to a wide range of Singtel services and 5G-powered Wi-Fi connections.
Unboxed Lite...
Middle East telecom group Ooredoo Group and Ericsson have signed a global framework agreement for the supply of 5G radio, core and transport products and solutions, as well as related implementation and integration services.
The agreement includes Ooredoo Group’s operating companies in Qatar, Indonesia, Algeria,...
South Korea reached nearly 11 million 5G subscribers as of end-November, local news agency Yonhap reported.
The Asian nation had 10.9 million 5G users last month, accounting for 15.5% of the total 70.5 million mobile subscriptions in the country, according to data compiled by the...
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced just before the end of 2020 that it had begun proceedings to delist China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom's shares from the stock market.
The move follows an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on November...
China focused on 5G for industrial connectivity
China expects to build over 600,000 5G base stations in 2021, Chinese state news service Xinhua reported, citing Xiao Yaqing, minister of industry and information technology.
In 2021, the ministry said it aims to promote the construction of 5G...
Nokia announced that it has been selected by Thai mobile operator, dtac, part of Telenor Group, as its first 5G RAN partner in a three-year deal covering the North and North Eastern regions of Thailand.
With this deal, Nokia said that it will ensure that...
Mobile operators in Australia have been accelerating 5G deployments in 2020 and are waiting for additional spectrum that local regulator ACMA plans to award next year to further expand 5G networks. The main cities across the country are already covered by 5G. Here...
Taiwanese carrier Taiwan Star Telecom said that its 5G subscribers already represent 5% of the company’s overall mobile base and that it will step up its efforts to push the ratio to 10% in 2021.
Taiwan Star has attracted a total of 100,000 5G users...
Chinese operators have installed around 580,000 5G base stations this year, local press reported, citing statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Wen Ku, spokesperson for the ministry said at a press conference last week that all prefecture-level cities are now covered by...
Korean operator SK Telecom announced the launch of "SKT 5GX Edge," which claims to be the first 5G edge cloud service in Korea, built in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Using AWS Wavelength at the edge of its 5G multi-access edge computing (MEC) networks,...
Australia awarding mmWave spectrum in the 26 GHz and 28 GHz bands
Australian media and communications regulator ACMA announced that a total of 15 applicant companies have all been offered a license in the 26 GHz and 28 GHz bands.
The watchdog said that the successful...
