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Bharti Airtel reaches 10 million 5G subscribers in India

According to Bharti Airtel, its 5G offering is currently active in 140 cities in India Indian operator Bharti Airtel has reached 10 million 5G subscribers across the country, the telco said in a release, with 1 million 5G subscribers in Mumbai alone. The Asian operator,...

Nokia rebrands, seeking to raise its enterprise profile

Nokia refreshes its branding, emphasizing collaboration BARCELONA—One of the most venerable telecom brands is remaking itself. Nokia unveiled a new logo that its executives say is part of its strategy to grow its enterprise customer base. "A significant part of the world sees us as a...

Chinese carriers add 16.5 million new 5G subscribers in January

China Mobile’s overall mobile subscriber base at the end of January amounted to 975.5 million, after a net addition of 503,000 subscribers during the month Chinese operators recorded a net gain of 16.53 million 5G subscribers in January, according to the operators’ latest available statistics. China...

Huawei, Tianjin Port Group to develop digital twin of the port

Huawei explained that the automation and intelligent upgrade of ports seek to achieve the optimal efficiency of the entire port system that includes machines, yards, vehicles, ships and goods Huawei and the Tianjin Port Group (TPG) have recently announced a cooperative project with the aim...

University of Sheffield to host the U.K.’s first 6G research center

The new center already received support from more than 40 companies and academic institutions with strong interests in the 6G field The University of Sheffield said it is set to open what it claims to be the first national 6G research facility in the U.K. In...

EE expands 5G footprint in rural areas across the UK

EE recently announced its 5G network has already reached 60% population coverage in the U.K. U.K. operator EE, which is part of BT Group, said it has expanded its 5G network infrastructure to cover hundreds of localities in rural areas of England, Wales and Scotland. In...

SK Telecom ends 2022 with 13.4 million 5G subscribers

SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest telecom operator, ended the fourth quarter of the year with a total of 13.4 million subscribers in the 5G segment, up from 12.5 million in the previous quarter, the carrier said in its earnings statement. During last year, SK Telecom...

Rakuten Symphony launches new solution for 5G network planning

Rakuten Symphony said that Symworld RAN Commander is a one-stop solution for all aspects of network planning and optimization Rakuten Symphony recently announced the general availability of its Symworld RAN Commander solution for automated 5G mobile network planning and optimization. The Japanese company, which is the...

Ericsson gets involved in new 6G initiative

Ericsson noted that one of the main aspects of the 6G project is the concept of deterministic communication Ericsson has joined forces with Sweden's KTH Royal Institute of Technology and eight other partners to solve what it says is one of the key challenges of...

Korean carrier LG Uplus ends 2022 with 6.1 million 5G subscribers

LG Uplus added a total of 1.48 million 5G subscribers during last year Korean operator LG Uplus ended the fourth quarter of 2022 with 6.11 million 5G subscribers, up 32.11% year-on-year, according to the company’s latest earnings statement. The telco added a total of 1.48 million...

Masmovil’s 5G network reaches 1,660 towns and cities in Spain

Masmovil said that 74% of the overall population in Spain was already covered by its 5G network Spanish telecom operator Masmovil is currently offering 5G service in 1,660 towns and cities in 51 provinces across Spain for the customers of its Yoigo brand, the carrier...

China Unicom adds 3.3 million 5G subscribers in December

China Unicom added over 42 million subscribers in the 5G segment during 2022 China Unicom added a total of 3.27 million 5G subscribers during December, the telco said on its website. The carrier also said it ended last year with 212.7 million 5G subscribers. China Unicom...

Maxis postpones agreement with Malaysian 5G provider DNB

DNB recently said that its 5G network has achieved almost 50% coverage of populated areas with some 3,900 sites at the end of 2022 Malaysian operator Maxis said it will postpone seeking its shareholders’ approval on its entry into a 5G access agreement with state-backed...

IoT tracking in the supply chain (pt2) – how cellular IoT solved the global edge

Note, this article follows directly from a previous post (January 24) – about why logistics is the hardest industry of all for the IoT market to crack; both are taken from a new editorial report on the state of IoT in the supply chain...

Reliance Jio launches 5G in 50 additional cities in India

Jio is currently offering 5G services in 184 cities across India Indian operator Reliance Jio continued to expand its 5G footprint in the country, with the launch of 5G coverage in 50 new cities. With this new launch, the telco said that users across 184 cities...

AT&T, Fujitsu, Northrop demo 5G-enabled surveillance capabilities

The demo integrated radios with Northrop Grumman’s tactical data links, AT&T’s private 5G network and Fujitsu’s O-RAN Network AT&T, Fujitsu and Northrop Grumman Corporation said they recently demonstrated 5G-enabled intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities in Northrop Grumman’s new 5G lab. The partners noted that the...

Nokia, Telefonica claim first test of 25G PON technology in Spain

Nokia said that the test showed that 25G PON can co-exist with Telefonica’s existing GPON solution Nokia announced that Spanish operator Telefonica has successfully trialed 25G PON technology. The Finnish vendor said in a release that the trial, the first in Spain to demonstrate symmetric speeds...

StarHub starts multi-cloud network transformation

Singapore operator StarHub has embarked upon a new multi-cloud network transformation project to boost the delivery, scalability, and performance of its mobile, broadband, and entertainment services. AWS, Google Cloud, NAVER Cloud, and Nokia have been appointed for support. The project goes under the name...

Canada 5G consortium to focus on securing slices

The consortium will develop are artificial intelligence systems to detect a range of cyberattacks on 5G network slices as they happen The University of Waterloo announced a "5G and beyond" mobile network technology consortium with the aim of developing secure 5G network slices and improving...

Indian government monitors Vodafone Idea’s 5G plans: Report

Vodafone Idea acquired 5G spectrum in the 3.3GHz and 26GHz 5G bands India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is keeping an eye out for Vodafone Idea’s 5G roll out plans to make sure the company meets its deployment obligations, The Economic Times reported. The telco is...

Bharti Airtel’s 5G service reaches 17 cities across India

In October, Bharti Airtel initially launched 5G services in seven Indian cities Indian telco Bharti Airtel is already providing 5G services in 17 cities across the country, according to local press reports. In October, Bharti Airtel launched 5G services in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri,...

Movistar activates 5G services in Mexico

Movistar is using AT&T’s network infrastructure for the provision of 5G in Mexico Mexican operator Movistar, owned by Spanish telecom group Telefonica, announced the launch of 5G services in the country. In a release, Movistar Mexico said that its 5G service was activated in Ciudad de...

How important is low latency for 5G services?

5G has far broader ambitions than being another generation of mobile technology that primarily services consumers with voice and data services. As Spirent Communications' Stephen Douglas, head of market strategy, put it at the Mobile Edge Forum virtual event, 5G "has these ambitions to...

PCTEL unveils new platform for in-building critical communications testing

    PCTEL, a global provider of wireless technology, announced the launch of SeeHawk Central, a cloud-based reporting and automation platform for in-building critical communications network testing. To ensure reliable indoor communications for first responders, local jurisdictions increasingly require building owners to verify compliance with strict radio...