Mobile operators Brisanet, Claro, TIM and Vivo are partners in the O-RAN program
U.S.-based Open RAN company Parallel Wireless said it is partnering with Inatel, Telecom Infra Project (TIP), Brisanet, Claro, TIM, and Vivo to conduct a field trial enabling leading-edge 4G and 5G broadband...
Samsung said that the companies also completed the first 5G data call on Virgin Media O2’s commercial 5G network
Samsung Electronics and Virgin Media O2 announced they have successfully completed the deployment of multiple live 4G and 5G sites in the U.K.
In a release, Samsung...
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Ericsson is working with US real estate developer Hillwood to offer a tool for autonomous and connected vehicle companies to access “secure and constant” 4G and 5G connectivity at the Mobility Innovation Zone (MIZ) within the 27,000-acre AllianceTexas development in Fort Worth, in Texas....
KDDI-owned IoT provider Soracom has announced a deal with Orange to expand its network for IoT connectivity “around the world”. The arrangement allows Japan-based Soracom to take advantage of Orange’s roaming partnerships with 700 network operators in 220 markets, managed by its wholesale division...
BSNL aims to launch its 5G SA network in India in the third quarter of 2023
India’s state-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) expects to launch commercial 4G services as well as its 5G network in Non-Standalone (NSA) mode in August, local newspaper The...
Despite the UK government announcement on the 8th December regarding the phasing out of 2G and 3G networks in the UK, there remains a lack of clarity in the future of these technologies for the IoT market. This is because most providers are still...
EE and Nokia have already installed small cells in Leeds, London and Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Liverpool, among other cities
UK carrier EE, part of telecom group BT, said it has successfully deployed 200 new small cells across its network to boost capacity in high...
Nokia will provide Indosat Ooredoo Hutchinson equipment including base stations and 5G Single RAN for both indoor and outdoor coverage
Indonesian telecom group Indosat Ooredoo Hutchinson has selected Nordic vendors Nokia and Ericsson to expand the telco’s 4G and 5G networks across the country.
In a...
Upgrade or disconnect? This is the stark choice facing 3G connected device users. The once-revolutionary mobile network is currently being rolled back across the world to make way for new and improved iterations. In doing so, however, millions of older devices face permanent disconnection.
This...
A new GSMA report forecasts that the number of 5G subscribers is expected to reach 1 billion this year.
5G is expected to account for around a quarter of total mobile connections by the end of 2025, and more than two in five people worldwide...
Samsung explained that SA Option 4 is a dual connectivity technology that connects both 5G and 4G radios to a 5G Core in advanced 5G SA mode
Korean companies Samsung Electronics and SK Telecom (SKT) announced they have successfully completed what they claimed to be...
The JV said it expects to reach nationwide coverage with its 5G infrastructure by the end of 2024
Swedish network company Net4Mobility, a joint venture created by local carriers Tele2 and Telenor, expects to reach 90% of the country’s population with its 5G network by...
The European Union has filed a case against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) for restricting EU high-tech companies from going to a foreign court to protect and use their patents.
In a release, the European Commission noted that China "severely restricts EU companies...
Australian rural carrier Field Solutions Holdings (FSG) has selected Nokia and Mavenir as its primary technology partners to build Australia’s fourth mobile network.
As part of the deal, the technology partners will supply 4G and 5G radio access networks and mobile core. Mavenir will provide...
U.K. operator Virgin Media O2 announced that its 5G network infrastructure in the city of London has reached 64% of the population.
In a release, the telco said that the expansion in its 5G footprint in London and other cities across the U.K. was chiefly...
Rakuten Symphony announced the expansion of its operations across the U.K., France and Germany.
The Japanese company noted that this expansion will allow the firm to support the business operations and growth in the European market and collaboration with operators and vendors in the region...
The total addressable market for private networks - including the Radio Access Network, Mobile-access Edge Computing (MEC), core, and professional services - is forecast to increase from $3.7 billion in 2021 to more than $109.4 billion in 2030, according to a report by ABI...
France-based container tracking company Traxens has raised €23 million in a further funding round, led by existing investors, and at the same time acquired local rival NEXT4, which produces removable and reusable box trackers. Traxens, which counts Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) among...
French operators using 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 3.5 GHz bands for 5G
France had a total of 32,107 authorized 5G sites as of February 1, of which 23,085 were declared technically operational by the local mobile carriers, according to the latest monthly report published by...
Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile announced that the population coverage ratio for its 4G network has reached 96%.
Rakuten Mobile noted that the goal had been reached four years ahead of the target set when it initially outlined its deployment plan. This plan had been approved...
U.S.-based Open RAN company Parallel Wireless announced the opening of a research and development (R&D) lab and testing facility in Ottawa, Canada to further develop 5G radio access equipment and expand the firm's global presence.
Maxime Dumas, general manager of Parallel Wireless in Canada said,...
Netherlands-based lighting firm Signify is to integrate LTE and 5G into a new range of ‘broadband luminaires’ for the smart cities market. Signify has signed a deal with smart-city broadband provider Siklu to bundle the Israel-based firm’s ‘multi-haul’ ‘multi-gigabit’ hardware (branded ‘MultiHaul’). The new...
Germany-based IoT provider 1NCE is to set up a new home in Miami in the US, from where it will run its operations in the North America region. The company, which took a $50 million investment from SoftBank and Deutsche Telekom in September, appointed...
