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UK telco EE aims to reach nationwide 5G coverage by 2028

In an interview with RCR Wireless News, Greg McCall, chief networks officer at BT said that EE's 5G network currently reaches nearly 80% of the U.K. population U.K. carrier EE, owned by BT Group, expects to reach countrywide coverage with its 5G network by 2028,...

Nokia secures contract to upgrade Taiwan Mobile’s 5G network

Nokia has most recently supported Taiwan Mobile in the deployment of its nationwide 5G infrastructure including over 3,000 new cell sites Finnish vendor Nokia has signed a one-year 5G contract extension with Taiwan Mobile with the aim of boosting the performance and capacity of Taiwan...

CMA shows path for Vodafone-Three UK merger

The regulator said it will announce its final decision on the Vodafone-Three merger on December 7 The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that a multi-billion-pound commitment to upgrade the network of the new entity resulting from the merger of local carriers...

Huawei launches set of 5G-A solutions for the mobile AI

Huawei noted that the new solutions aim to boost the requirements of the so-called mobile artificial intelligence (AI) era Chinese vendor Huawei launched a new set of 5G-Advanced (5G-A) solutions during the company’s Global Mobile Broadband Forum 2024 (MBBF 2024), which took place last week...

U Mobile selected to deploy Malaysia’s second 5G network

U Mobile and other operators have stakes in DNB, the company in charge of the deployment of the first 5G network in Malaysia The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) gave the approval to deploy the second 5G network to U Mobile, the third-largest operator...

du has already deployed ‘hundreds’ of 5G-A base stations in UAE

du is initially deploying 5G-A infrastructure in Dubai and plans to extend the network at a national level in a second phase ISTANBUL, TURKEY- Emirati-based telco du is currently in the process of deploying 5G-Advanced (5G-A) technology in Dubai as part of its national rollout...

Nokia to lead European lighthouse project on 6G sustainability

Nokia noted that SUSTAIN-6G’s core mission is to harness the capabilities of 6G to tackle pressing sustainability challenges Finnish vendor Nokia announced that it has been selected by the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU), a public-private initiative funded by the European Commission,...

Ericsson and MasOrange partner on open, programmable network integration

Ericsson noted that the project will run in parallel with the deployment of Ericsson-powered 5G Standalone in rural areas of Spain Ericsson and MasOrange, Spain’s largest mobile operator as a result of the merger between local carriers Orange Spain and Masmovil, have announced a major...

Nokia secures new 5G deal with Chunghwa Telecom

Nokia noted that the deal will modernize the telco's 5G network across the central and southern regions of Taiwan Nokia announced that it has been selected by Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) in a one-year extension deal that will modernize its 5G network across the...

MasOrange on track to achieve expected JV synergies

MasOrange was expecting synergies of 500 million euros four years after the closing of the transaction MasOrange, Spain’s largest mobile operator as a result of the merger between local carriers Orange Spain and Masmovil, said it had achieved savings of 85 million euros ($92 million)...

Vodafone and partners complete 5G mmWave trials in the UK

Qualcomm and Ericsson provided equipment for the 5G mmWave trials Vodafone, Qualcomm Technologies and Ericsson have successfully demonstrated the benefits of millimeter wave (mmWave) through two trials in the U.K., the former said in a release. The trials made use of Ericsson’s antenna-integrated radio (AIR)...

du announces expanded 5G deal with Nokia

The new deal with Nokia will support du as it expands its 5G-Advanced network Emirati telco du announced the extension of its strategic partnership with Finnish vendor Nokia to expand its 5G network in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the former said in a release. The...

Singtel, Ericsson boost Network-as-a-Service for telcos and enterprises

Singtel said that the new offering will be provided via its Paragon platform and Ericsson’s Service Orchestration and Assurance Singaporean telco Singtel and Swedish vendor Ericsson have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the main aim of providing a self-service, API-enabled and real-time solution...

ZTE reports revenues of $12.6 billion in Jan-Sep

ZTE said its R&D expenses accounted for for 20.7% of operating revenue during the period Chinese vendor ZTE announced revenues of CNY 90.04 billion ($12.64 billion) for the first three quarters of 2024, representing an increase of 0.7% year-on-year. In a release, the vendor noted...

Nokia secures second 5G deal in Vietnam

Nokia highlighted that it is currently manufacturing 5G gear locally in Vietnam Nokia and Vietnamese operator Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), announced a new partnership to deploy 5G technology across the Asian nation. As part of this agreement, Nokia will deploy equipment from its 5G...

Vodafone Idea to launch 5G in 17 regions by March 2025: Report

Vodafone Idea said it will initially offer 5G services in Delhi and Mumbai Indian carrier Vodafone Idea expects to begin rolling out commercial 5G services by March 2025 across 17 priority circles across the country, starting with Delhi and Mumbai, according to local press reports. Vodafone...

Vodafone Germany expands 5G, fiber optic infra in Q3

Vodafone Germany launched its 5G SA network in 2022 in partnership with Ericsson, Nokia, Qualcomm and Oppo German telco Vodafone said it has completed more than 1,500 construction projects in the LTE and 5G networks during the third quarter of the year. In a release, Vodafone...

Viettel claims Vietnam’s first commercial 5G service

Viettel said it has installed more than 6,500 base stations to provide 5G services to all 63 localities in Vietnam Vietnamese telco Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) launched what it claims to be Vietnam’s first commercial 5G service. Viettel said it has installed over...

Ericsson to modernize Chunghwa Telecom’s 5G network

The vendor noted that the contract covers a full range of Ericsson 5G RAN portfolio, including ultralight remote radios Swedish vendor Ericsson has been awarded a 5G contract with Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom with the aim of modernizing its network, the former said in a...

SK Telecom publishes new white paper on 6G tech

SK Telecom defines the key elements for 6G infrastructure evolution as ‘Cloud-Native, Green-Native and AI-Native' Korean operator SK Telecom released its latest white paper, ‘SK Telecom 6G White Paper: View on Future AI Telco Infrastructure,’ laying out the evolution direction of the next-generation telco network...

Hurricane recovery update: Post-Milton work continues, Helene outages persist in NC, TN

Wireless and wireline service providers continue to make progress in repairing and restoring connectivity in the wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton. According to figures reported to the Federal Communications Commission as of Monday, 7.2% of sites continued to be out in affected areas...

e& UAE claims world’s fastest aggregated 5G-A speed of 62 Gbps

e& said it used "cutting-edge" hardware and "sophisticated" algorithms like MU-MIMO to achieve this record speed Emirati-based telco e& UAE aggregated multiple carriers across high-band and low-band over simplified architecture, reaching a new record speed of 62 Gbps. The telco said it used "cutting-edge" hardware...

KDDI, Samsung to deploy virtualized Open RAN

Samsung said that the O-RAN deployment for Japanese telco KDDI will start next year Korean vendor Samsung Electronics has been selected by Japanese operator KDDI as a main vendor to provide 4G and 5G Open RAN (O-RAN) compliant virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) solutions for...

Airtel, Nokia ink ‘Green 5G’ initiative in India

The new collaboration seeks to boost the energy efficiency of Airtel's 4G/5G radio access network Indian operator Bharti Airtel and Finnish vendor Nokia announced a partnership under the "Green 5G" initiative, aimed at implementing energy-efficient technologies and practices across Airtel's mobile network. In a release,...