Carriers

As of March 2022, Vodafone provides 5G in 380 locations across Europe, of which 141 are in the UK Vodafone has switched on its 5G network in 12 further locations …

The Global Certification Forum (GCF) and the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA) have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly investigate industrial 5G certification needs. The pair said …

Chinese operators have deployed a total of 654,000 base stations nationwide during last year China ended February with nearly 1.5 million 5G base stations after local carriers deployed 81,000 new …

According to Omdia, Vodafone Spain currently offers 5G in 190 municipalities across the country Spain is forecast to end 2022 with a total of 8.6 million subscribers in the 5G …

Three says that usage of its 5G network has surged by an astonishing 385% since 2020 According to a new report released by UK operator Three, more users in the …

Operators in France are currently using 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 3.5 GHz bands for 5G France had a total of 32,930 authorized 5G sites as of April 1, of which …

The U.K. telco expects 5G will account for 35% of data usage by the end of 2022 U.K. operator Three UK currently operates 2,700 5G sites in 370 towns and …

NTIA said that the 5G Challenge Preliminary Event will award a total prize purse of up to $3 million to contestants The National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Institute for …

An update on the Sigfox takeover, taken from largely from a report in La Tribune Toulouse, the local business paper in Toulouse, France, where the seven candidates offering to rescue …

At the end of March 2022, SoftBank’s 5G network covered 90% of the country’s population Japanese operator SoftBank announced it decided to raise up to JPY35 billion ($262.6 million) through …

Vodafone Spain’s CEO said that previous periods of consolidations had been positive for the domestic mobile telephony market The potential merger of Spanish carriers Orange and Masmovil will represent a …

Verizon sees its network future in a private, telco-grade cloud 5G has long been described as the first generation of cellular born in the cloud. While that’s a reductive statement, …

Northrop Grumman and AT&T plan to deliver a 5G-based architecture solution that will help the DoD connect distributed sensors AT&T and Northrop Grumman Corporation entered into a collaboration agreement to …

The O-RAN-based 5G validation used spectrum in the 3500 MHz band Indian operator Bharti Airtel has conducted what is said to be India’s first Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) …

Telefónica said it has already deployed over 5,000 5G antennas in the 3.6 GHz frequency German operator Telefónica Deutschland/O2, controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica, said its 5G network already operates …

Mobile operator Orange has reaffirmed its support for LoRaWAN in France “until at least 2027”, committing to maintain the non-cellular technology as a terrestrial IoT network with nationwide coverage in …

Verizon VP talks experience with vRAN, Open RAN outlook at Telco Cloud Forum 2022 Speaking at Arden Media’s recent Telco Cloud Forum, Verizon Vice President of Technology Planning and Development …

The Japanese government aims to assign additional 5G frequencies to local carriers to boost 5G coverage The government of Japan aims to triple the availability of 5G services in the …

More than 90% of households in Germany can already access Deutsche Telekom’s 5G network German carrier Deutsche Telekom reported that over 5,000 antennas are now compatible with Standalone (SA) 5G …

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and local carrier STC have announced the signing of a joint venture agreement to establish a new company, with focus on the Internet of Things …

Sigfox USA has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in a Delaware bankruptcy court, owing almost $150 million in unsecured debt. The filing, on March 31, is separate from its parent’s …

The unit has been purchased by a consortium of private equity funds for €5.1 billion Deutsche Telekom (DT) and Tele2 Group have finalized the sale of T-Mobile Netherlands, officially closing …

As well as a new private 5G deployment in Hamburg for IT service provider Dataport, covered Wednesday (March 30), O2 Telefónica has confirmed a private 5G setup at the Helios …

Dutch semiconductor manufacturer Nowi, a specialist in energy-harvesting IoT chips, has introduced a new chipset with extended energy harvesting and power management capabilities. The new product, called Diatom (pictured), is …

Telcos in South Korea area currently providing 5G services via NonStandalone networks Korean mobile operators have deployed a total of 202,903 5G base stations as of the end of February, …