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MTN, Huawei claim first 5G-Advanced trial in Africa

MTN said that the 5.5G trial took place at its headquarters in Johannesburg South African telco MTN, in collaboration with Chinese vendor Huawei, said it has successfully completed the first 5G-Advanced, or 5.5G network trial in Africa. The telco said that the 5.5G trial took place...

Turkcell is actively investing in AI: CEO

Turkcell has identified AI as one of its four strategic focus areas Turkish operator Turkcell is actively investing in the artificial intelligence (AI) field in order to keep up with the rapid development of this technology, the operator’s CEO Ali Taha Koç, told RCR Wireless...

Ericsson, FPT ink 5G collaboration deal in Vietman

Ericsson and FPT intend to harness the capabilities of 5G in connectivity and data management to enable the creation of advanced AI-driven solutions Swedish vendor Ericsson and Vietnamese technology giant FPT have inked a partnership with the main aim of accelerating the adoption of 5G...

SK Telecom to introduce AI-powered customer service

SK Telecom collaborated with leading global LLM companies to develop a sophisticated AI system specifically tailored for telecommunications applications Korean telco SK Telecom announced the successful completion of its AI Customer Service Support System beta service. The system, powered by SK Telecom's proprietary telecommunications-specialized large...

e& UAE, Ericsson expand 5G network with dual-band radios

Ericsson noted that its AIR 3229 dual-band radio enables e& UAE to deliver 5G services simultaneously on both the 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz spectrum layers using a single unit Ericsson and Emirati-based operator e& UAE have completed what it claims to be one of...

Turkcell to launch 5G-Advanced in 2026, says CEO

Turkcell CEO Ali Taha Koç told RCR Wireless News that the Turkish government is currently awaiting appropriate market conditions for a 5G launch Turkish operator Turkcell aims to enter the 5G era with the provision of 5G-Advanced (5G-A) services, the telco’s CEO, Ali Taha Koç,...

Swisscom, Ericsson launch private 5G for Swiss companies

Swisscom said that this offering ensures at all times that data-intensive communication is guaranteed independently of mobile robots, digital twins or a connected workforce Swiss telco Swisscom and Swedish vendor Ericsson announced the launch of a fully standalone mobile private network (MPN) offering based on...

Viettel uses Qualcomm 5G platforms to launch O-RAN network

Viettel said it will deploy more than 300 sites across various Vietnamese provinces by the first quarter of 2025 Vietnamese telco Viettel announced the commercial launch of its Open RAN (O-RAN) 5G network using a platform provided by Qualcomm Technologies, the company said in a...

Ericsson says India should make available 6 GHz band

Operators in Indian are asking the government to assign the 6 GHz band (6,425-7,125 MHz) for IMT or commercial mobile services in the domestic market The Indian government needs to make available spectrum in the 6GHz band as soon as possible to support the growing...

Swisscom gets new approval for Vodafone Italia deal

Swisscom reiterated that it expects the transaction to complete in the first quarter of 2025 Italy’s communications authority AGCOM has cleared the acquisition of Vodafone Italia by Swisscom with regard to the effects of the transaction on the Italian market. In a release, Swisscom noted that...

LG Uplus tests energy efficiency tech for 6G networks

LG Uplus said this test was carried out in collaboration with Infinera and Juniper Networks Korean telco LG Uplus said it recently tested the All-Photonic Transport Network, which is a key technology designed to reduce power consumption in the era of future 6G networks. The...

Ericsson, e& UAE sign MoU for 6G collaboration

Ericsson noted that the new agreement will serve as an early engagement for defining the next generation of future mobile network evolution Ericsson and Emirati-based telco e& UAE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the collaborative exploration of 6G technology, its use cases...

Ericsson to invest $453 million to boost R&D in Canada

Over the course of the five-year agreement, Ericsson aims to create almost 200 new high-skilled jobs Swedish vendor Ericsson and the Government of Canada have signed an expanded funding agreement under which Ericsson will invest more than CAD $630 million ($453 million) in its...

Ofcom takes next steps to award mmWave spectrum in the UK

Ofcom will award spectrum in the 25.1-27.5 GHz and 40.5-43.5 GHz bands next year U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom announced the publication of the text of the final regulation for the upcoming spectrum of mmWave frequencies. This text, which may be subject to minor amendments, will...

ZTE, Turkcell claim Europe’s fastest 5G-A speed in new trial

ZTE said a recent 5G-A trial in Istanbul reached a record speed of more than 32 Gbps Turkish carrier Turkcell and Chinese vendor ZTE announced that they have achieved a record for Europe's fastest 5G-Advanced (5G-A) speed, surpassing 32 Gbps during a recent trial in...

BSNL launches tender for 5G infra in New Delhi

BSNL plans to leverage the 900 MHz and 3.3GHz frequency bands to deliver 5G SA connectivity at a number of locations in New Delhi Indian state-run operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is paving the way to introduce 5G services in the country by launching...

UK telco Virgin Media O2 claims first deployment of 5G SA small cells

Virgin Media O2 said that the first 5G SA small cells in the U.K. had been recently deployed in central Birmingham U.K. carrier Virgin Media O2 claimed to be the first operator in the country to switch on 5G Standalone (5G SA) small cells. In a...

T-Mobile US achieves new record in 5G uplink speed using 5G DC

5G DC enables T-Mobile US to aggregate 2.5 GHz and mmWave spectrum, allowing for a huge boost to uplink throughput and capacity T-Mobile US claimed a new world record with its 5G standalone (SA) network, leveraging an emerging feature called New Radio Dual Connectivity (5G...

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,...

SK Telecom’s 5G subscriber base grows 10.5% y-o-y in Q3

During the third quarter of the year, the Korean operator added nearly 400,000 5G subscribers SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest telecom operator, ended the third quarter of the year with a total of 16.57 billion subscribers in the 5G segment, up 10.5% from 15 million...

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...

SK Telecom targets North American market with AI personal assistant

SK Telecom said that its Aster service is scheduled to launch a closed beta in North America later this year, with a full market launch planned for 2025 Korean carrier SK Telecom unveiled ‘Aster(A*)’, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven personal assistant tailored for global users, at...

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...