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German operators will have to stop using critical components made by Huawei and ZTE in its 5G networks by end-2026 Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI) has …

O2 Telefonica said that the new site has been deployed in Bavaria German operator O2 Telefónica has put into operation the first mobile site that operates completely independently of the …

Vodafone Germany noted that the first compact antenna is on a parking garage in Düsseldorf German operator Vodafone Germany has started to deploy compact base stations developed by Swedish vendor …

MasOrange said its 5G network will reach almost 3,700 municipalities by the end this year MasOrange, Spain’s largest mobile operator as a result of the merger between local carriers Orange …

When Vodafone tested the use of 1024 QAM tech in Spain, it recorded peak download speeds of just under 1.8Gbit/s Vodafone Group tested the use of 1024 QAM technology on …

Ericsson said it has extended the collaboration with KAUST for an additional two years Swedish vendor Ericsson has announced the extension of its research and development partnership with King Abdullah …

The three Korean telcos will support small and medium-sized enterprises by sharing 5G IoT-related tech specs Korean operators SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus and the Radio Promotion Association of …

Huawei noted that more than 60 operators have unveiled their plans to commercialize 5G-A Chinese vendor Huawei has launched what it claims to be the world’s first commercial “5.5G”, or …

Vodafone partnered with a Glastonbury Festival drink vendor to demonstrate how network slicing can enable faster payment transactions Vodafone partnered with EBC, an onsite drink vendor at the Glastonbury Festival …

The purchase would have led to ‘significant impediments to competition and consumer harm,’ said Portugal’s competition authority Following a draft decision thwarting Vodafone Portugal’s proposed acquisition of Cabonitel, including Nowo …

5G infrastructure also covers over 90% of all Chinese villages 5G networks deployed by Chinese operators have already reached all cities and towns across the country, local news service Xinhua …

SK Telecom and Singtel will explore the use of artificial intelligence (AI), orchestration tools and deepen the domain knowledge of network virtualization Korean carrier SK Telecom and Singaporean telco Singtel …

Nokia will provide MEO with Massive MIMO, baseband and remote radio head solutions from its 5G AirScale portfolio Nokia has signed a multi-year contract with Altice Portugal’s telecoms brand MEO …

5G networks in India already reached more than 700 districts across the country, with 446,000 5G base stations The upcoming union budget may announce initiatives for the development of India’s …

Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 said the new agreement includes plans for the latter to purchase spectrum at market value from the entity resulting as a result of the merger …

Rogers said this new technology will enable the telco to be in a position to make 5G technological advancements and improve network reliability Canadian operator Rogers Communications carried out a …

Claro said the 5G-A trial was carried out in partnership with Chinese vendor Huawei Brazilian operator Claro has completed a test of 5G-Advanced (5G-A) in the country’s capital Brasilia, local …

The tests were conducted in the field on live network spectrum at Adastral Park, BT Group’s headquarters for R&D Nokia and U.K.-based BT Group announced that they have successfully aggregated …

Vodafone has put more than 500 new construction sites into operation and installed additional antennas for LTE, 5G and 5G SA at almost 900 other locations German telco Vodafone said …

The telcos which completed the SSAs with DNB include CelcomDigi, Maxis, U Mobile and YTL Malaysia’s state-run 5G network Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) has announced that four operators have completed …

The Dutch government confirmed it had reserved 5G frequencies for local private 5G networks Dutch operators KPN, Odido and VodafoneZiggo have secured new 5G frequencies in a spectrum auction, the …

Optus said that an average increase in user throughput of 22% was achieved during pilot testing of this technology Australian carrier Optus, together with Swedish vendor Ericsson, has completed a …

I still remember when TM Forum Live! was hosted in Nice down on the French Riviera, and it was very much a business support system (BSS) show. The scope of …

O2 Telefonica said highway operator Autobahn GmbH will search for and provide suitable federal land German telecom operator O2 Telefonica, controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica and local highway operator Autobahn …

Telcos are under increasing pressure to scale their network operations and to see the return on their 5G investments As telecommunications providers continue the shift towards multi-vendor, multi-cloud and cloud-native …