German operator Deutsche Telekom said its technical teams have already upgraded a total of 45,000 antennas for 5G services during 2020, the telco said in a release.
Deutsche Telekom also noted that 5G can now already be used by 55 million people in Germany.
“People in...
Mobile operators in Australia have been accelerating 5G deployments in 2020 and are waiting for additional spectrum that local regulator ACMA plans to award next year to further expand 5G networks. The main cities across the country are already covered by 5G. Here...
Taiwanese carrier Taiwan Star Telecom said that its 5G subscribers already represent 5% of the company’s overall mobile base and that it will step up its efforts to push the ratio to 10% in 2021.
Taiwan Star has attracted a total of 100,000 5G users...
Chinese operators have installed around 580,000 5G base stations this year, local press reported, citing statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Wen Ku, spokesperson for the ministry said at a press conference last week that all prefecture-level cities are now covered by...
German operator Telefónica Deutschland expects to carry out a test of O-RAN technology with the aim of deploying the new technology on a larger scale in its network next year, the telco said in a release.
In a pilot phase, Telefónica Deutschland is testing O-RAN...
China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, added 18.6 million 5G subscribers in November, according to statistics published on the carrier’s website.
The operator said it ended November with a total of 147.38 million 5G subscribers, compared to 6.7 million 5G customers...
Australia, India, Brazil and the U.K. have spectrum auctions planned throughout 2021
As 5G deployments accelerate globally, regulators still need to award key 5G frequencies to allow carriers to provide high-capacity services and, in some cases, provide a broader coverage in certain geographies. Here we...
Vodafone Germany said its 5G network is now available to 16 million people across the country.
In a release, the operator said it has activated the 5G network for another 6 million people since the beginning of November.
Vodafone Germany has turned up more than 5,000...
Spanish operators have been accelerating 5G deployment plans over the last months and all carriers already offer 5G in the country's main urban areas as well as in medium-sized cities. In this article, we briefly describe the current state of 5G deployments by Telefonica,...
Ericsson and Singtel have announced they are deploying 5G New Radio (NR) Standalone and dual-mode 5G core network products and services.
The 5G network will operate on Singtel's 3.5 GHz and 28 GHz spectrum bands, spanning outdoor and indoor 5G coverage.
Ericsson said that mmWave connectivity...
The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) confirmed that its planned 5G spectrum auction will finally take place on January 19.
The regulator won an appeal against an injunction granted by Stockholm Administrative Court to Huawei, after the Chinese vendor had made objections to the...
Canadian operator Rogers Communications announced that it is starting to roll out what it claims to be the country’s first 5G Standalone core network.
The new network, with solutions from Swedish vendor Ericsson, will be initially rolled out in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver.
“Considered the...
Swisscom, in partnership with Ericsson and handset maker OPPO, has successfully carried out 5G voice and data calls over a commercial 5G standalone network, the vendor said in a release.
Ericsson said that all of Europe’s live 5G networks are deployed in 5G non-standalone mode,...
The number of 5G subscribers in Taiwan reached over 1 million after the introduction of the technology in July, Taipei Times reported, citing statistics released by the nation’s telecoms.
In June, the government of Taiwan issued the first 5G license to Chunghwa Telecom, which paved...
Spanish operator Telefonica has already reached its 5G coverage goals for the year and now provides this technology in over 1,200 towns and cities across the country, the carrier said in a release.
Telefonica said that its 5G network infrastructure currently covers 76% of the...
German operator Deutsche Telekom installed 18 new high-speed 5G antennas in the city of Hanover, the telco said in a release.
These are located at six locations in the urban areas of Calenberger Neustadt, Mitte and Vahrenwald-List and transmit on the 3.6 GHz frequency.
“Our 5G...
Iliad subsidiary Free Mobile has become the fourth mobile network in France to announce the commercial launch of 5G.
The telco said that its 5G network already has 5,255 active sites across France, which enables the carrier to cover almost 40% of the country’s overall...
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has opened applications to participate in the April 2021 auction of high-band 5G spectrum.
The regulator will auction 2.4 GHz of spectrum in the 26 GHz band in 27 geographic regions across Australia.
In a statement, ACMA member James...
Taiwanese mobile operator Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) said that it has reached 300,000 5G subscribers after the telco launched the new technology in July of this year, Taipei Times reported.
The carrier also said that it aims to reach 1 million customers in the 5G...
French operator Bouygues Telecom announced the availability of 5G in Marseille and said that its coverage has already reached 67 cities with a population of over 50,000 since the commercial launch of its 5G services on December 1.
In a release, the carrier said that...
Japanese carrier KDDI has selected Ericsson to deploy a cloud-native dual-mode 5G core in its 5G Standalone network in Japan, the latter said in a release.
The solution, consisting of the Ericsson Cloud Packet Core, will support KDDI’s focus on accelerating the digital transformation of...
Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm expects to launch 5G services in the second half of next year, Reliance Industries (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani reportedly said.
Speaking at India Mobile Congress 2020, Ambani said that the solution for the launch of 5G technology will be developed...
U.K. operator O2, owned by Spanish telco Telefonica, said it has successfully piloted the integration and operation of Vilicom’s Open RAN (O-RAN) infrastructure, enhancing indoor mobile connectivity for O2 business customers over Vilicom’s Connectivity-as-a-Service (CaaS) network platform.
O2 said it plans to connect the pilot...
Cellular signal amplifier company Wilson Electronics expects the acquisition of SignalTeQ, the creator of the CellLinQ Meter + App will help Wilson improve its solutions offering and quality of customer experience, the company?s CEO Bruce Lancaster, told In-Building Tech.
?The acquisition also allows Wilson to...
