Orange said the new financing will enable the telco to boost 4G networks in rural parts of France
French operator Orange has secured financing for a total of 500 million euro ($530 million) from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to partly finance the deployment of...
MWC 2023, Barcelona. Cellular will now find your IoT sensor in “every warehouse, farmhouse, outhouse, and doghouse”, to (mis)quote Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard; Deutsche Telekom has said it is working with Intelsat and Skylo to offer a satellite extension to its terrestrial cellular IoT...
The government confirmed that the locally-developed 4G-5G stack will be deployed soon
India’s communications minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said that at least nine countries have showed interest in a locally developed 4G and 5G technology stack, making India a potential telecom technology exporter.
During The Economic Times...
The proposed merger was initially announced on March 15, 2021
Canadian operator Rogers Communications, Shaw Communications and Quebecor reached an agreement to extend the outside date of the proposed merger of Rogers and Shaw and the acquisition of Freedom Mobile by Videotron, a wholly-owned subsidiary...
Vodafone Idea had already installed live 5G clusters in Delhi and Pune
Indian operator Vodafone Idea is currently in advanced talks with telecom equipment vendors for its 5G rollout strategy and will comply with minimum 5G rollout obligations, the company’s CEO Akshaya Moondra said during...
Rakuten Mobile said it aims to have 60,000 base stations in operation by the end of fiscal year 2023
Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile said its 4G network reached 98% of the country’s population as of the end of the most recent quarter.
The telco said it...
Liberty Global confirmed that it is not considering an offer for Vodafone
Liberty Global announced that it has acquired 1,335 million shares in Vodafone Group representing 4.92% of the outstanding share capital.
In a release, the multinational telecom company noted that the transaction was principally funded...
EE recently announced its 5G network has already reached 60% population coverage in the U.K.
U.K. operator EE, which is part of BT Group, said it has expanded its 5G network infrastructure to cover hundreds of localities in rural areas of England, Wales and Scotland.
In...
Bharti Airtel holds 47.95% stake in Indus Towers following the transaction
Indian carrier Bharti Airtel has increased its direct stake in compatriot company Indus Towers by acquiring 23.01% of shares held by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nettle Infrastructure.
Folowing this transaction, Bharti Airtel now holds 47.95% stake...
Cohere Technologies has developed Universal Spectrum Multiplier (USM) software for existing networks and Open Radio Access Networks
U.S. network software firm Cohere Technologies announced it has received investment funding from Bell Ventures, which is the corporate venture capital arm of Canadian telco Bell.
Cohere Technologies...
BT Group noted that the new antenna technology aims to deliver 4G and 5G from the air
U.K. operator BT and Stratospheric Platforms (SPL) announced they will test delivering mobile coverage using a new antenna technology, designed to be mounted on a High-Altitude Platform Station...
The telco has also said it plans to make 5G available anywhere in the U.K. by 2028
U.K. carrier EE announced its 5G network has already reached 60% population coverage in the country.
EE, which had launched its 5G network in May 2019, is also offering...
India's telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the 5G platform will be exported to other markets starting in 2024
India expects to start deploying its locally-developed 4G and 5G technology in the country this year, local press reported, citing India’s telecommunications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
Vaishnaw also...
Taiwan Mobile and Far EasTone would have to return spectrum to have the mergers fully approved
Taiwan’s telecom regulator approved the mergers between Taiwan Mobile and Taiwan Star Telecom, and Far EasTone and Asia Pacific Telecom (APT), local newspaper Taipei Times reported.
The National Communications Commission...
Mavenir said its FWA solution can be deployed on public, hybrid and private clouds
Mavenir announced the availability of its new Fixed Wireless Access solution (FWA), which combines its open virtualized RAN, converged packet core and OpenBeam portfolio of radio units.
The firm said that this...
BSNL will start to deploy 4G services in India this year
Indian state-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) could launch 5G services by March 2024, Indian press reported, citing the country’s Minister of Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw.
Vaishnaw also confirmed that the state-owned operator will...
In France, mobile operators are currently providing 5G services through spectrum in the 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands
France had a total of 38,132 authorized 5G sites as of January 1, of which 29,315 were declared technically operational by local operators, according...
In July 2022, Telit and Thales agreed that the latter will take a 25% stake in the expanded Telit business
IoT module maker Telit announced the conclusion of its acquisition of the cellular IoT unit of French aerospace, defense and security company Thales, the former...
The ruling dismissed the Commissioner of Competition's petition to oppose the proposed Rogers-Shaw merger
Canada's competition tribunal approved Rogers Communications’ CAD 20 billion ($14.77 billion) bid for rival operator Shaw Communications.
The ruling, which dismissed the Commissioner of Competition's petition to oppose the proposed merger, also...
Ericsson said that 230 telcos have launched 5G services to date, with more than 700 5G smartphone models announced or launched commercially
Global 5G subscriptions are forecast to reach one billion by the end of this year, and five billion by the end of 2028,...
Mobile operators in Canada already provide 5G coverage to 75% of the population
Four million smartphone users in Canada are expecting to upgrade to 5G services over the next 12-15 months, according to a recent survey carried out by Ericsson.
This figure represents 17% of...
In the third quarter, Airspan Networks recorded revenues of $41.1 million, down 12% compared to the previous quarter but up 6% year-over-year
Airspan Networks secured contracts for the provision of 87 new private 4G/5G networks in third quarter 2022, as the firm says it continues...
Federated Wireless has been conditionally approved as an automated frequency coordination (AFC) system operator by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to go alongside its role as gatekeeper for CBRS spectrum access for private cellular deployments in the US. The firm has already struck commercial...
Virgin Media O2 launched services in June 2021 as a JV between Liberty Global and Telefónica in the U.K
U.K. operator Virgin Media O2’s 5G network reached 800 towns and cities across the country as of the end of the third quarter of the year,...
