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Ericsson and Taiwanese operator Far EasTone (FET) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand their 5G partnership, Ericsson said in a release.     As part of the agreement, Ericsson …

Spanish telecom operator Masmovil is already offering its 5G service in over 340 towns and cities in 39 provinces across Spain for the customers of its Yoigo brand, the company …

The 5G mmWave trial utilized Nokia’s baseband and radios and Qualcomm’s FWA platform Just weeks after pushing the limits of 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) by demonstrating sustained average downlink speeds …

France had a total of 25,105 5G authorized sites as of June 1, of which 14,284 were declared technically operational by the local mobile operators, according to the latest information …

Verizon recently hit 4.3 Gbps in C Band, millimeter wave aggregation lab trial As the carrier preps to deploy its massive haul of C Band spectrum, Verizon Consumer Group CEO …

Brazil’s communications Minister Fabio Faria has expressed that the government expects the spectrum auction for the award of 5G frequencies to take place next month, according to a recent report …

Vodafone Group has partnered with Telecom Infra Project (TIP), Cohere Technologies, VMware, Capgemini Engineering and Intel to demonstrate how Open Radio Access Network (RAN) technology can be used to boost …

Cigarette and tobacco company Philip Morris has hired Italian duo TIM Group and Olivetti to deploy an IoT system for yard management to improve planning and tracking of logistics vehicles …

Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), responsible for transport services in the West Midlands region in England, is working with Vodafone and Nokia to offer a new cloud platform that uses …

Digital Colony has completed its acquisition of DAS and Wi-Fi provider Boingo Wireless for a total of $854 million. The transaction also includes the assumption of $199 million of the …

German carrier Deutsche Telekom said it has completed the first 5G Voice over New Radio (VoNR) call in partnership with Ericsson, Nokia, Qualcomm, Samsung and Xiaomi. The call was made …

American Tower Corporation (ATC) has closed the Latin American tranche of its Telxius Towers acquisition, comprised of over 7,000 communications sites in Brazil, Peru, Chile and Argentina, the company said …

American Tower Corporation announced that it has closed the first tranche of the acquisition of Telxius Towers, comprised of nearly 20,000 communications sites in Germany and Spain, for total consideration …

The merger between UK operators Virgin Media and O2 has officially been completed, following recent regulatory approvals in the country. The new Virgin Media O2 is one of the U.K.’s …

Over the past year, telcos have been up against an acceleration of digital adoption that’s been shaking up our industry over the past decade. The pace of change we’ve seen …

Sigfox operator UnaBiz has opened an office in Tokyo, Japan, to strengthen its position in the Asia region and to “develop IoT solutions for the Japan market and the rest …

Vodafone Germany announced the establishment of a 5G R&D facility in the city of Dresden, in the state of Saxony. Vodafone said that the new center will focus on research …

Verizon is launching a blitz of advertising and deals aimed at getting consumers and small businesses to upgrade to 5G devices and plans. Touting 5G mmWave coverage in parts of …

Swedish vendor Ericsson has introduced a new plug-and-play style private 4G and 5G product for manufacturing, mining, and energy companies, alongside the ports, airports, and other industrial sectors. The solution …

  China Telecom claimed to be the world’s largest carrier for NB-IoT, after the operator announced it has reached the 100 million connections milestone. “After five years of extensive development, …

South Korea ended April with a total of 15.15 million 5G subscribers, local news agency Yonhap reported, citing data from the Ministry of Science and ICT. 5G subscribers at the …

Accedian’s Chief Strategy Officer: ‘There is immense opportunity in 5G, the cloud and edge, for both customers and service providers’ RCR Wireless News spoke with Accedian’s Chief Strategy Officer Richard …

Verizon has turned on 5G mmWave coverage in Niagara Falls, the Jersey Shore and Ocean City Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, Verizon announced that its 5G Ultra Wideband …

AT&T has won contracts to help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security modernize its networks, and the agency will gain access to FirstNet services as well. AT&T snagged four task …

Finnish pair Edzcom and Signal Partners have signed a deal to combine private LTE and 5G networks and industrial LTE and 5G devices for customers in Europe. Their plan is …