Ericsson said it has extended the collaboration with KAUST for an additional two years
Swedish vendor Ericsson has announced the extension of its research and development partnership with King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia for an additional two years.
Following the...
Huawei noted that more than 60 operators have unveiled their plans to commercialize 5G-A
Chinese vendor Huawei has launched what it claims to be the world's first commercial "5.5G", or 5G-Advanced (5G-A) network platform based on 3GPP Release 18.
The launch of the so-called Apollo version...
SK Telecom and Singtel will explore the use of artificial intelligence (AI), orchestration tools and deepen the domain knowledge of network virtualization
Korean carrier SK Telecom and Singaporean telco Singtel have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of collaborating on building next-generation...
Rogers said this new technology will enable the telco to be in a position to make 5G technological advancements and improve network reliability
Canadian operator Rogers Communications carried out a trial of 5G cloud-radio access network (cloud RAN) technology in partnership with Ericsson.
In a release,...
Nokia stated that its future 6G plans in South Korea involve collaborating with major mobile carriers in the country
Finnish vendor Nokia is seeing South Korea as a likely candidate to commercialize 6G wireless networks and related services by 2029, local news service Korea JoongAng...
Nokia said that the deal provides 5G coverage in six of Colombia’s largest cities
Finnish vendor Nokia and Colombian carrier Claro announced the successful completion of the first stage of what it claims to be Colombia’s largest 5G deployment covering over 1,000 sites nationwide.
The project,...
Du said it expected to offer 5G-A tech across the UAE in 2026
SHANGHAI— Emirati-based telco du aims to launch 5G-Advanced (5G-A) technology in Dubai during 2024, Abdulla Baghoum, head of technology operations at du, said during a 5G-A summit organized by Huawei.
The executive noted...
The first phase of Huawei's plan looks to cover 1,000 site engineers and 10,000 sites within six months
SHANGHAI—Chinese vendor Huawei unveiled a plan to bring artificial intelligence (AI) to networks with the aim of improving network productivity.
Speaking at a keynote of the MWC Shanghai...
Bharat 6G Alliance is an initiative of the Indian industry, academia, national research institutions and standards organizations
India’s Bharat 6G Alliance has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6G-IA) and 6G Flagship-Oulu University to boost research...
Maxis, Telekom Malaysia, U Mobile, YTL and CelcomDigi had signed SSAs in December 2023 to collectively take a 70% stake in DNB
Malaysian 5G wholesale operator Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) announced that four of five local carriers have met the deadline to complete their share...
Vodafone Idea had acquired spectrum in the 3.3 GHz and 26 GHz bands during the 2022 auctions
Indian operator Vodafone Idea has completed its 5G rollout obligation in all the 17 telecom circles across the country, local press reported.
The company had acquired spectrum in the...
HPE confirmed had agreed a deal to acquired Juniper Networks for $14 billion in January 2024
The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority confirmed it has started a preliminary investigation into the potential implications of cloud and edge solutions provider Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)’s $14 billion...
Huawei noted that a 5.5G network trial was conducted onsite during a local festival, which recorded a maximum uplink speed exceeding 500Mbps
Chinese vendor Huawei and China Unicom Guangdong announced that they carried out a trial of "5.5G", or 5G-Advanced.
In a release, the vendor noted...
Vodafone Spain has been recently acquired by Zegona Communications
Vodafone Spain expects its 5G network to reach 82% of the Spanish population by the end of this year, the telco said in a statement.
By the end of 2024, the telco’s 5G network infrastructure will reach...
The new agreement also facilitates the rollout of 5G SA technology by O2 Telefonica
Ericsson and German carrier O2 Telefónica, controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica, have signed an extension to their core network partnership, the Nordic vendor said in a release.
The vendor noted that its...
By 2025, 5G technology will account for 14% of the region’s overall mobile connections, according to the GSMA report
5G is forecast to reach 55% of the total mobile connections in Latin America by 2030, up from a current penetration of around 5%, according to...
Maxis said it aims to play an active role in the upcoming phase of the 5G rollout in Malaysia
Malaysian carrier Maxis confirmed it is ready to complete the share subscription agreement (SSA) with state-run 5G network Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) and to sign the...
China had nearly 3.75 million 5G base stations as of the end of April
The commercialization of 5G in China has generated an overall economic output of approximately CNY 5.6 trillion ($787.53 billion) over the past five years, local press reported, citing a Chinese government...
The investment marks the beginning of a strategic alliance to commercialize HAPS in Japan and across Asia
A consortium of Japanese companies led by local carrier NTT Docomo and Space Compass Corporation, together with Mizuho Bank and the Development Bank of Japan, has committed to...
The government had said last year that Malaysia would shift to a dual 5G network
Malaysian operators involved in the implementation of the dual-network 5G model in the country are set to sign an agreement to take up equities in state-run 5G network Digital...
The new NGA report focuses on the fundamental 6G designs at the air interface level
ATIS’ Next G Alliance (NGA) has published a new report focusing on 6G radio technology, elaborated by the NGA Technology Working Group.
NGA noted that future 6G basic radio technologies will...
The consortium used a small Cessna aircraft simulating the eventual use of high-altitude platform stations (HAPS)
Japanese operator NTT Docomo, together with its partners SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) and Panasonic Holdings Corporation have successfully conducted a...
As part of the first step in their network API collaboration, Nokia and Orange recently co-hosted a "Network as Code Hackathon” at France's tech start-up conference, Viva Tech
Orange and Nokia today announced that they are expanding their partnership to advance 5G network programmability and...
Telecom Argentina said that 16% of its customers have phones suitable to take advantage of 5G SA technology
Telecom Argentina expects to end this year with a total of 260 5G sites across the country, according to local press reports.
The Argentine operator had ended last...
