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 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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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 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'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 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 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 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...
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...
China Mobile-Tencent JV had been initially approved by China’s market regulator in November 2022
Chinese internet company Tencent Holdings and China Unicom have officially formed a joint venture with a registered capital of CNY300 million ($43.4 million), Chinese press reported.
The JV was initially approved by...
Vodafone has worked with ITN to dedicate a slice of its public 5G SA network for the broadcast of the coronation
U.K. telecom group Vodafone has signed a partnership with broadcaster ITN to broadcast the coronation of King Charles III via a public 5G Standalone...
Mavenir noted this new funding adds to the $250 million raised in 2022
Network software provider Mavenir announced the closing of a $100 million capital raise, which will support the company’s efforts to enable the digitization of telco networks with Open RAN (O-RAN), IMS and...
KT’s new solution is equipped with AI technology to detect abnormalities in the status of networks and equipment in real-time
Korean carrier KT announced the commercial launch of a new solution, which it calls its "5G Infrastructure Intelligent Control Solution", that is based on artificial...
Huawei and its partners have developed and released over 100 digital transformation standards for the smart city, finance, electric power, highway, aviation and healthcare industries
Chinese vendor Huawei will accelerate investments in the digitalization space, particularly in areas including connectivity, computing storage and cloud, the...
