Virgin Media O2 launched services in June 2021 as a JV between Liberty Global and Telefónica in the U.K
U.K. operator Virgin Media O2 announced that its 5G network infrastructure had reached 400 towns and cities across the country as of the end of the...
The members of 6G Finland will now start creating a 6G R&D roadmap on the most important common priorities
Several Finnish research institutes and companies currently doing 6G research and development have founded a national coalition, dubbed 6G Finland, with the aim of boosting Finland’s...
Rakuten Mobile's Open RAN 5G network leaves something to be desired in terms of both spectral efficiency and performance, according to new testing from Signals Research Group.
SRG conducted the tests over three days in late April, looking at both Rakuten's 5G and LTE networks....
By 2025, Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E are expected to surpass 80% market share
The Wi-Fi Alliance certified the sixth generation of Wi-Fi in 2019, followed by the certification of Wi-Fi 6E in 2021. Since then, said the Alliance, there has been "rapid adoption,"...
Nokia said the center will allow local enterprises, telcos and infrastructure providers to understand the potential of "Local 5G" technology
Nokia announced the re-opening of its newly revamped Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Japan, to test and demonstrate its "Local 5G" equipment, software and services,...
The report recommends a number of actions to mitigate potential risks of Open RAN in Europe
European Union member states, with the support of the European Commission and ENISA, which is the EU Agency for Cybersecurity, have published a report on the cybersecurity of Open...
RootMetrics is only about halfway through the 125 U.S. cities that it tests every six months, but after 60 cities, it's releasing a look at what it's seeing so far in 5G test results. While the number of cities where each of the three...
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Industry appeals FCC's...
Energy generation is scheduled to begin at the end of 2022
As part of its plan to achieve net-zero U.K. operations by 2027, Vodafone has signed a 10-year agreement with power supplier Centrica and MYTILINEOS' Renewables & Storage Development business unit for power generated from...
Ericsson supports more than 20 million vehicles across 150 countries with its automotive portfolio
This week, Ericsson is at the Financial Times’ Future of the Car conference in London, an event the telecom vendor has been attending since 2017. As Åsa Tamsons, the company’s senior...
FOREST HEIGHTS, MARYLAND—Telecom companies want to set out a path for growth in a rapidly evolving technology and connectivity landscape, but they are wary of the lessons learned from recent rounds of expensive network investment where most of the resulting economic gains associated with...
SK Telecom said its 5G customer base accounted for 45.9% of total mobile subscribers at end-March
South Korean operator SK Telecom ended the first quarter of 2022 with a total of 10.88 million subscribers in the 5G segment, after a net addition of 1 million...
Private networks are all about cost, control, security, new use cases and performance, summarizes Jagadeesh Dantuluri, general manager for private and dedicated networks at Keysight Technologies. But as much as telcos, NEMs and other ecosystem players are eyeing private 5G networks and more tailored...
EE initially launched 5G technology in London, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff, Birmingham and Manchester
U.K. carrier EE announced its 5G network has already passed 50% population coverage in the country.
EE, which had launched its 5G network in May 2019, claimed to be the only mobile operator...
Orange previously said it was planning to introduce 5G Standalone (SA) services for the general public in 2023
Ericsson and Orange France have signed a five-year agreement which will make Ericsson Charging the strategic monetization platform for Orange France’s 5G subscribers.
The cloud-native Ericsson Charging solution...
Samsung Electronics had published a white paper introducing its 6G vision in July 2020
Samsung Electronics released a white paper that lays out the company’s vision for securing global frequency bands for future 6G technology.
The paper, titled “6G Spectrum: Expanding the Frontier,” discusses ways to...
Ethio Telecom CEO says to expect 150 cell sites over the next year
Ethiopia’s Ethio Telecom launched a pre-commercial 5G network across six mobile stations in the capital city of Addis Ababa this week. The launch, said the company, is an important milestone in its...
Safaricom began its 5G trials in March 2021 in Nairobi, Kisumu, Kisii and Kakamega
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has reportedly allocated 60 megahertz of spectrum in the 2600 MHz band to Safaricom for its 5G network in Kenya. The decision is notable as...
When it comes to 5G and spectrum, there are a lot of complicating factors at work. While previous generations of cellular technologies typically brought new spectrum into play, 5G is making use of familiar sub-6 GHz frequencies that have been foundational to cellular networks,...
Qualcomm announced its Wi-Fi 7 Pro Series portfolio this week, highlighting the importance of features like 320 MHz channel support, 4K QAM and Multi-Link capabilities.
The chipmaker’s senior vice president and general manager of Wireless Infrastructure and Networking Nick Kucharewski, shared what to expect...
