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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...

Airtel launches 5G services in Kenya

Airtel said it has launched its 5G offering in over 370 sites across the country Kenyan operator Airtel announced the launch of commercial 5G services in the African nation. With this launch, Airtel has become the second operator to launch 5G in Kenya, after Safaricom. Airtel said...

Movistar launches 5G SA technology in Spain

Movistar initially launched 5G SA in 11 cities across the country Spanish operator Movistar, which is part of telecom group Telefonica, has launched 5G Standalone (SA) coverage in Spain. Movistar currently covers a total of 11 cities with 5G SA technology: Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Seville, Palma...

Capgemini, Telefonica run 5G SA network slicing trial

Capgemini said that other partners including Juniper, Intel, Casa Systems, Microsoft and Blue Planet participated in the trial French IT services company Capgemini and Spanish telecom group Telefónica designed and implemented a proof-of-concept for an end-to-end 5G Standalone (SA) network slicing solution entirely provisioned and...

US Cellular launches 5G mid-band network

With the new launch, US Cellular now offers its customers low-band, mid-band and high-band mmWave 5G speeds and services US Cellular announced the launch of its 5G mid-band network, which will benefits users in parts of 10 states across the country, the carrier said in...

Australian Competition Tribunal blocks Telstra-TPG deal

Telstra and TPG Telecom had announced a ten-year regional Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN) commercial agreement in 2022 The Australian Competition Tribunal has declined to allow local operators TPG Telecom and Telstra to share regional spectrum and mobile network assets. In a release, the Australian Competition and...

Indian telecom gear makers seek opportunities in the U.S.: Report

The Indian firms are the consortium of TCS-Tejas-CDoT, Shyam Vihaan Network, Niral Networks, Lekha Wireless, Signaltron, Resonous, Amantya Technologies, WiSig Wireless, and Galore Networks Indian telecom equipment manufacturers are expecting to have the possibility of teaming up with U.S. firms for the deployment of 4G...

FWA connections to reach 300m by end-2028: Ericsson

Around 70% of FWA service providers in both North America and Europe are offering services over 5G, according to Ericsson Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) connections worldwide are forecasted to reach 300 million by the end of 2028, up from 100 million connections at the end...

Airtel launches 5G services in Nigeria

In December 2022, Airtel secured 100 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band Airtel Nigeria launched its 5G services in the African nation, according to local press reports. The 5G offering will be available in Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt in an initial phase, with...

Broadband and cloud: Ciena’s CTO on architectures, strategies and what’s top of mind for network operators

It's crunch-time for network operators: They're juggling the deployment of 5G, the exploration of open and disaggregated networks, and an intense, global focus on the deployment of broadband services, with 6G already on the horizon. What is top of mind as they're thinking about...

Colombian carriers Movistar and Tigo explore network sharing deal

Tigo and Movistar highlighted that the potential agreement will increase current national mobile coverage by 10% Colombian operators Movistar and Tigo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the possibility of sharing their mobile access networks under a new, jointly owned infrastructure firm. In a...

Indian government mulls shutdown of state telco MTNL

The government is studying to transfer all the assets and staff of MTNL to state carrier BSNL The Indian government is studying the possibility of shutting down state-run telco Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) and transfer its assets and staff to Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL), local...

Movistar Spain completes IPv6 deployment across its network

Movistar said it currently has a total of 4 million accesses over IPv6 Spanish mobile operator Movistar, owned by telecom group Telefonica, has completed the deployment of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) in its entire mobile network, claiming to be the first Spanish telco to...

Ciena sees supply chain constraints easing

Networking specialist Ciena has reported second-quarter revenues of $1.13 billion, up from $949.2 million in the year-ago period. Gary Smith, Ciena's president and CEO, called the results "outstanding" and noted that the company's revenues outperformed expectations not only for the second quarter, but for...

Malaysia to allow Chinese vendors to take part in new 5G network

Malaysia recently confirmed plans for the deployment of a second 5G network from 2024 The government of Malaysia said it will not impede local operators from selecting Chinese vendors for the provision of telecom equipment for the country’s second 5G network, according to a Bloomberg...

Dish: We’ll meet our June build-out deadline

Dish's Dave Mayo spoke at CTIA's 5G Summit this week WASHINGTON, D.C.—Dish Wireless has until June 30th to build out its 5G network to cover 70% of the U.S. population, with the deadline coming a year after the company had to meet a 20% coverage...

Sony, Mitsui test DSA tech for local 5G networks in Japan

Sony and Mitsui have jointly started system feasibility testing of the DSA technology for wide-area deployment of local 5G network on urban expressways Japanese companies Sony Group Corporation and Mitsui announced the launch of a joint research project to analyze the use of Dynamic Spectrum...

Cisco announces plans to start manufacturing in India

Cisco said the move will drive over $1 billion in combined domestic production and exports in the coming years Cisco announced that it will start manufacturing in India, as part of its plans to expand its footprint in the Asian nation. In a statement, the...

Telefonica Germany to boost 5G coverage nationwide

Telefonica activated nearly 1,000 new 5G sites nationwide during the first quarter of the year German carrier Telefonica Deutschland is on track to reach 90% of the population with its 5G service by the end of this year, the telco said in its earnings statement. The...

Airtel reaches 2 million 5G customers in Mumbai

Bharti Airtel said it has already reached full 5G coverage in Mumbai Indian operator Bharti Airtel has reached 2 million 5G customers in the city of Mumbai, the telco said in a release. The carrier also said it has reached full coverage in Mumbai with...