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The agreement, which extends through 2034, will enable Vodafone to offer space-based cellular broadband connectivity Direct-to-cellular company AST SpaceMobile has locked down another mobile carrier deal, securing a long-term commercial …

During the spring of 2020, many telecom stores closed temporarily amid the spread of the coronavirus. Wave7 Research in late March 2020 reported that “an estimated 55% of national carrier …

‘We’re going to touch every cell site that we’ve got’, said COO Jeff McElfresh on AT&T’s network plans AT&T laid out network plans earlier this week for a massive, three-year …

Nokia said the genAI solutions aims to streamline service provision, reduce costs and increase network efficiency Nokia’s Bell Labs Consulting and Saudi Arabian telco stc Group, announced the successful trial …

SK Telecom also merged its AI R&D efforts to strengthen AI and digital transformation (AT/DT) capabilities Korean telco SK Telecom (SKT) unveiled its 2025 organizational restructuring and executive appointments to …

The Vodafone-Three merger is expected to close during the first half of next year The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has decided Vodafone’s merger with Three should be allowed …

Earlier this month, OFCA said it concluded the auction of 2.3 GHz and 850 MHz spectrum in the 6/7 GHz band Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) announced …

BT said the Emergency Services Network (ESN) is a critical communications system designed to deliver secure, mission-critical voice, video and data across the 4G network BT Group has announced a …

As part of the agreement with Airtel, Ericsson will also undertake the software upgrade of its current deployed 4G radios Swedish vendor Ericsson has won a multi-year extension deal from …

How is T-Mobile US positioned as it heads into 2025? Execs discussed momentum and priorities. At this week’s eighth annual Wells Fargo Annual TMT Summit, John Freier, president of the …

Carrier announces new radio deals with Fujitsu, Mavenir as part of its move toward multi-vendor Open RAN AT&T has laid out aggressive plans for fiber and 5G midband expansion over …

BSNL noted that these 4G sites are 5G-upgradable Indian state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has installed a total of 50,708 4G sites across India as of the end of …

The initiative will involve reallocating airwaves in 10 spectrum bands India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is planning to refarm over 1,100 megahertz of spectrum currently allocated to various ministries to …

O2 Telefonica and AWS had also launched a new cloud-based core network this year, which is now available to one million customers German operator O2 Telefonica is integrating quantum technologies …

Stc noted that this solution boosts operational speed by 200% compared to earlier models Saudi telco stc and Huawei have announced the commercial rollout of SuperLink, a digital solution designed …

MTN and ZTE noted that the 5G-A showcase achieved a download speed of 9.2 Gbps ZTE Corporation, in partnership with MTN South Africa, unveiled a 5G-Advanced (5G-A) public demonstration at …

China aims to establish 38 5G base stations per 10,000 residents by end-2027 China is targeting a 5G user penetration rate exceeding 85% by the end of 2027, as it …

Ericsson said that Asia-Pacific will account for 40% of global FWA connections in 2024 Global Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) connections are projected to grow from 160 million by the end …

CelcomDigi said its network integration and modernization initiative is now close to 70% complete Malaysian carrier CelcomDigi strengthened collaborations with its infrastructure partners with the aim of accelerating the modernization …

Rakuten Mobile said that these 5G upgrades have been implemented in the Kanto region, which includes the Greater Tokyo Area Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile has significantly expanded its 5G (Sub6) …

du said that the new facility will concentrate on exploring the commercial potential of 5G-Advanced technology Emirati-based operator du has inaugurated the so-called du Innovation Center, an initiative focused on …

Under the deal, Nokia will supply equipment from its O-RAN-compliant 5G AirScale portfolio Nokia announced that it has been awarded more than 3,000 sites by German carrier Deutsche Telekom (DT) …

The report noted that the U.S., China, South Korea, India and Japan are the top five nations in terms of 5G revenues Global 5G subscribers reached 1.7 billion at the …

BSNL is requiring that only domestically produced equipment be used for the 5G network rollout Nordic vendors Ericsson and Nokia have reportedly expressed dissatisfaction with the terms of Indian state-run …

Ericsson said that 5G subscribers are expected to account for 25% of all mobile subscriptions by the end of 2024 Global 5G subscriptions reached 2.1 billion at the end of …