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.
The call -- made in Sydney, in collaboration with Ericsson and using Samsung’s Galaxy S20 5G...
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 to be served by the end of next year.
The company, which was formed through the...
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 with a total of 84.05 million 5G subscribers, compared to 6.7 million 5G customers in January.
China...
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 Chinese vendors told some of its suppliers to slow down shipments of some 5G base station-related...
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 80%, rising to 90% by the end of 2020, the operator said.
TDC began deploying 5G infrastructure...
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 is a silly question. It’s like asking, which should you choose, 4G or Wi-Fi?...
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 reported.
The launch will be carried out though an agreement with rival operator Orange.
Initially, Masmovil will...
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 by mid-2021 in partnership with Nokia. The 5G SA network will run on 3.5 GHz spectrum.
In...
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 the end of the year.
In the first half of the year, the operator added 33.3...
Qualcomm Technologies and China Broadcasting Network (CBN) announced that the two companies successfully achieved what they claim is the world’s first large-bandwidth 2x30-megahertz 5G data call demonstration in the 700 MHz (Band n28) FDD spectrum band.
This demonstration was operated in compliance with the 2x30-megahertz...
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 the 26 GHz auction will be the first time high-band 5G spectrum will be made available...
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 could be an opportunity for 5G deployments in the medium term.
“Regarding the network rollout of...
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 company’s chairman Yang Jie said in a presentation.
This network allowed the carrier to offer 5G...
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 Mbps, beating rival carrier Optus by 61.9 Mbps (36.4%).
“This highlights the impressive jump in speeds that...
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 live 5G networks globally.
The company's 5G milestone was reached with today's announcement of a 5G agreement...
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 statement.
“Currently, China Unicom deployed a total of approximately 210,000 5G base stations in service, of...
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, Chairman and CEO Mickey Mikitani said that the company previously targeted full coverage in Japan by...
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 goal would be achieved due to the launch of new 5G-enabled devices including the Galaxy Note...
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 available in Korea between 2028 and 2030, according to a report from Business Korea.Â
The government’s strategy...
Canadian company Sinclair Technologies, a Land Mobile Radio solutions provider, has launched two new product lines: a new series of economical mobile duplexers, and a complete Distributed Antenna System (DAS) portfolio, designed for mission-critical operations and public safety applications.
Sinclair's new MD-series of compact and...
Canadian telecommunications operator Bell expects to expand its current 5G network to 28 additional markets this year, Mirko Bibic, president and CEO of Bell Canada, said during a conference call with investors.
Bell had announced the launch of its commercial 5G service in the country...
Chinese operators will build 800,000 5G base stations and have more than 200 million 5G subscribers by the end of 2020, Yang Chaobin, president of Huawei's Wireless Network Solutions unit, said during an industry conference on Thursday.
The executive said that 5G subscribers in China...
Taiwan Star launched its commercial 5G services in the country, Taiwanese press reported.
The operator said that the coverage of its 5G networks in Taiwan's major metropolitan areas has reached 50% and will top 80% by the end of this year.
Taiwan Star also said it...
5G networks in South Korea are currently showing poorer results than initially expected, with their download speeds and connection far lower than what telecom operators have initially claimed, Korean press reported, citing an assessment report carried out by the government.
South Korea was the first...
