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LIST to coordinate Horizon Europe project on 6G mobile networks

The 6G-TWIN consortium includes partners such as Ericsson, Proximus and Viavi The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) confirmed it will coordinate a project, dubbed 6G-TWIN, on future 6G mobile networks which will be funded by the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS...

Mavenir, Deutsche Telekom show progress in 5G network slicing

Mavenir said that one of the projects is 5G Live Video Production Service, which is aimed at providing stable broadcasting of live events using 5G SA and network slicing technologies Network software provider Mavenir, together with Deutsche Telekom, announced advancements across two projects both focused...

Parallel Wireless wins open network competition in the UK

Parallel Wireless confirmed it would expand its U.K.-based team U.S. Open RAN (O-RAN) company Parallel Wireless said it has won the U.K.’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)’s Open Network Competition (ONE) with its project AURA (Agile Universal Radio Architecture). Parallel Wireless said this...

Vodafone Germany’s 5G network reaches 90% of population

Vodafone said its 5G Standalone network (SA) currently serves 45% of the German population Vodafone Germany's 5G network currently reaches 90% of the country’s population, the telco said in a release. Meanwhile, the operator’s 5G Standalone network (SA) serves 45% of the German population, the carrier...

US, UK, Canada, Japan and Australia form global telecom coalition

New global organization will focus on "shared priorities" including open networks and diversifying the telecom supply chain The United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Japan have joined together to form the new Global Coalition on Telecommunications (GCOT). The partners say that they will...

China Broadnet selects Huawei, ZTE for 5G core project

In June, China Broadnet said it had reached 9 million 5G package subscribers twelve months after launching the service Chinese operator China Broadnet shortlisted local vendors Huawei and ZTE for the second phase of a 5G core project, Chinese press reported. According to the report, the...

InterDigital signs 6G research agreement in India

InterDigital said the agreement will be critical for enabling 6G networks to scale and meet increased bandwidth and coverage demands The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) has announced a research partnership with U.S. company InterDigital with the aim of developing 6G enabling technologies...

Global NTN mobile connections to reach 175m by 2030: ABI Research

ABI Research revealed that the total annual satellite services revenues at a global level will reach $124.6 billion by the end of the decade Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) mobile connections worldwide are forecasted to reach 175 million by 2030, according to new research from analyst firm...

Orange Spain’s 5G SA network reaches 32 cities

Orange said its overall 5G network reached a coverage of 82% of the Spanish population Spanish telecom operator Orange's 5G Standalone (SA) network currently reaches 32 cities across the country, the telco said in a release. Orange’s 5G SA network was initially launched in Madrid, Barcelona,...

UK carrier EE to fully shut down its 3G network by March 2024

EE said the process to switch-off its 3G network is expected to start in January 2024 BT Group said it expects to fully complete the switch-off of U.K. carrier EE’s 3G network by March 2024, BT’s chief networks officer Greg Mccall said in a blog...

Eutelsat, Enensys to showcase live DVB-NIP over 5G

Eutelsat and Enensys will be hosting a live demo of satellite contribution to 5G networks at IBC 2023 in Amsterdam using the DVB-NIP standard Enensys Technologies, which is a media delivery solution provider, has signed a partnership with satellite operator Eutelsat aiming to enable streaming...

Telekom Malaysia, SK Telecom to boost MEC adoption in Malaysia

Telekom Malaysia aims to offer its customers in Malaysia and the region with multi-access edge computing from all its data centers in the country Telekom Malaysia (TM) and Korean carrier SK Telecom inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop the Multi-Access Edge Computing...

Next G Alliance, India’s Bharat 6G Alliance ink cooperation deal

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) officially launched the Bharat 6G Alliance in July 2023 ATIS’ Next G Alliance (NGA) and India’s Bharat 6G Alliance have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration opportunities on 6G wireless technologies, the former said in a release. The...

Comcast set to turn up cellular offload in Philadelphia

60% of Comcast's network traffic comes from 3% of its geography, CEO says Comcast is getting ready to activate Philadelphia as a trial market for cellular offload, as it explores what combination of its existing MVNO relationship with Verizon and its own cellular CBRS network...

Arrcus boosts presence in Japan via partnerships

Last month, Arrcus announced a new investment from Hitachi Ventures for an additional closing of its Series D Networking software company Arrcus has signed a partnership with Itochu Techno-Solutions Corporation, NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation (NESIC) and APRESIA in a move to expand its...

Reliance Jio Infocomm to launch its FWA offering soon: Report

Jio is expected to launch the Jio AirFiber FWA device at its upcoming annual general meeting Indian telco Reliance Jio Infocomm is expected to launch its fixed wireless access (FWA) offering in the coming days after rival telco Airtel launched the Xtream AirFiber FWA device...

ZTE reports slight revenue growth in H1 2023

ZTE said its net profits in H1 climbed 19.9% year-on-year Chinese vendor ZTE announced total revenues of CNY 60.70 billion ($8.32 billion) for the first half of 2023, representing an increase of 1.5% compared to the year-ago period. In its earnings statement, ZTE said its net...

Ericsson, MediaTek showcase RedCap interoperability for 5G SA

The interoperability development testing (IoDT) took place at an Ericsson lab in Sweden Ericsson has teamed up with chipset maker MediaTek to perform 5G Reduced Capability (RedCap) data and 5G voice calls on both frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD) spectrum bands,...

Korean telco SK Telecom looks ahead to 6G

SK Telecom said that it is working to lead the early 6G standardization and technology ecosystem through collaboration with diverse overseas partners Korean telco SK Telecom has released a 6G white paper that focuses on the key requirements for 6G standardization and the telco's views...

German telco 1&1 signs national 5G roaming deal with Vodafone

The national roaming cooperation with Vodafone will include the provision of national roaming services in areas that are not yet covered by the new 1&1 mobile network German carrier 1&1, owned by United Internet AG, said it has signed a long-term roaming deal with compatriot operator...

Freedom Mobile launches 5G services in Canada

As of now, the carrier’s 5G is available in Greater Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, the GTA, Hamilton, London and Windsor Canadian mobile operator Freedom Mobile has officially launched its 5G network in the country, according to local press reports. The operator, owned by Quebecor, said that...

Arrcus secures new investment from Hitachi Ventures

Arrcus said the investment will enable the firm to accelerate growth and expand market reach Networking software company Arrcus announced a new investment from Hitachi Ventures for an additional closing of its Series D. Arrcus said this new investment will enable the company to accelerate its...

NEC, Fujitsu test interoperability of “post-5G” O-RAN base stations

NEC said that the tests were conducted from August 2021 to June 2023 Japanese companies NEC and Fujitsu are currently conducting research and development of a technology for testing the interoperability of "post-5G" base stations compliant with O-RAN specifications. In a release, the partners said that...

Automating the lifecycle of the 5G core

In the 5G era, operators are thinking of providing differentiated services to drive new monetization opportunities, according to Spirent Communications The key objective of 5G is to enable new monetization avenues beyond the traditional connectivity business model. Service providers should think of their networks as...