Wireless

  Chinese mobile operators had deployed a total of 32,681 5G base stations in Sichuan Province by July, state news agency Xinhua reported, citing an official report. According to the …

  The future deployment of 5G technology in Brazil could have a $1.216 trillion economic impact and an increase in productivity of $3.08 trillion, according to a recent study by …

  Qualcomm Technologies and Ericsson said they have completed interoperability tests for 5G standalone (SA) carrier aggregation across both FDD/TDD and TDD/TDD bands. The partners explained that 5G carrier aggregation …

  Indian digital services company Jio Platforms, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, may target West Asia, Eastern Europe and Southeast Asian regions as markets for its self-developed 5G technology kit …

  German carrier Vodafone is in the process of deploying 5G technology to provide coverage along the country’s main waterways, the telco said in a release. Vodafone Germany said it …

  Testing, inspection and certification company Bureau Veritas announced that its Silicon Valley laboratory in Sunnyvale is now fully equipped and ready to offer 5G certification service for Global Certification …

  Australian operator Optus has completed what it claims to be the world’-s first 2.3 GHz + 3.5 GHz 5G non-standalone carrier aggregation call, the company said in a release. …

  Australian operator TPG Telecom announced plans to accelerate its 5G rollout over the next 12 months, with over 85% of the population in the country’s six largest cities expected …

  China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, added 13.85 million 5G subscribers in July, the telco said on its website. The operator said it ended July …

  Chinese vendors Huawei Technologies and ZTE have been slowing down their 5G base station installation in the country, the Nikkei Asian Review reported. According to the report, the two …

  Danish operator TDC NET will launch its commercial 5G network in large parts of Denmark on September 7, the carrier said in a release. Population coverage will start at …

One of many questions I am asked frequently is, which new technology will be faster and better, and which should you choose, 5G or Wi-Fi 6? The truth is, this …

Masmovil uses Orange’s network infrastructure; planning it’s own SA 5G network Spanish telecom operator Masmovil expects to launch its 5G network in parts of Spain next month, Spanish newspaper Expansion …

  Singapore carrier StarHub launched a 5G trial service in the country using the Nonstandalone (NSA) 5G architecture. The operator also announced plans to launch its commercial standalone (SA) network …

  China Telecom ended the first half of the year with a total of 37.8 million 5G subscribers and expects to reach 80 million customers in the 5G segment by …

  Qualcomm Technologies and China Broadcasting Network (CBN) announced that the two companies successfully achieved what they claim is the world’s first large-bandwidth 2×30-megahertz 5G data call demonstration in the …

  The government of Australia announced allocation limits for the country’s next 5G spectrum auction, which is scheduled to occur in March 2021. In a release, the government said that …

  Swiss state-controlled telecoms group Swisscom believes that the debate regarding the installation of 5G infrastructure in some regions of the country is becoming more “rational” and highlighted that it …

  China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, had a total of 188,000 active 5G base stations across the country as of the end of June, the …

  Telstra emerged as the leading operator in Australia in terms of 5G download rates, according to a report by Opensignal. The carrier recorded an average download speed of 231.8 …

  Ericsson announced it has secured the company’s 100th commercial 5G agreement or contract with unique communications service providers. The Swedish vendor said that this figure includes 58 publicly announced contracts and 56 …

  China Unicom, together with rival telco China Telecom, deployed approximately 150,000 5G base stations across China in the first half of the year, the former said in its earnings …

  New Japanese market entrant Rakuten Mobile, a subsidiary of e-commerce giant Rakuten, expects to cover all the country’s population with its mobile service in 2021. During an earnings call, …

  Korean carrier KT expressed confidence in achieving the target of closing 2020 with 3.5 million 5G subscribers. On an earnings call, CFO Yoon Kyung-keun said that the 5G subscribers …

  The government of South Korea aims to launch a pilot project for not-yet-standardized 6G mobile services in 2026, Korean press reported. The government expects 6G services could be commercially …