Airtel had ended the previous fiscal quarter with 72 million customers in the 5G field
Indian telco Bharti Airtel ended its first fiscal quarter of 2025 on June 30, with a total of 90 million 5G subscribers, the telco’s managing director, Gopal Vittal, said during...
Du said it expected to offer 5G-A tech across the UAE in 2026
SHANGHAI— Emirati-based telco du aims to launch 5G-Advanced (5G-A) technology in Dubai during 2024, Abdulla Baghoum, head of technology operations at du, said during a 5G-A summit organized by Huawei.
The executive noted...
ABI Research noted that 5G FWA subscriptions will reach 118 million by 2029
Worldwide Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) subscriptions are expected to grow at a 14% compound annual growth rate to reach almost 265 million by 2029, according to the latest findings from global technology...
Network service providers are growing their home broadband customer base rapidly, as a result of fiber expansion, new technologies including 5G-based Fixed Wireless Access and boosts from government subsidies to close the digital divide.
Whether the last mile to the home is fiber- or wireless-based,...
Bharti Airtel carried out 5G SA trials in a city in the north of India
Indian operator Bharti Airtel aims to launch fixed wireless access (FWA) services for factories using 5G Standalone architecture (SA), Indian news site Mint reported, citing the telco’s managing director Gopal...
Jio had said that its 5G FWA will have pan-India coverage within the first half of 2024
Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm is seeing demand for its 5G fixed wireless service (FWA), JioAirFiber, coming from tier-3 and tier-4 cities as well as from rural markets,...
Jio said that the new 5G lab will serve as a hub for testing and developing new technologies
Reliance Jio Infocomm and Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer OnePlus announced a strategic partnership with the aim of boosting 5G technologies across India.
This collaboration aims to bring together...
HFCL said its 5G FWA products are already under trial with domestic and international customers
Indian telecom gear maker HFCL announced the launch of its locally developed 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) consumer premises equipment (CPE) for telecom operators, local press reported.
HFCL said its 5G...
The two companies are collaborating to optimize Airties’ managed Wi-Fi solutions to integrate more easily on broadband carrier platforms, featuring Qualcomm 5G FWA platform
French company Airties, which provides managed Wi-Fi for broadband service providers, announced a collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies for fixed wireless access...
Jio initially launched its 5G FWA offering in September in eight Indian cities
Indian telco Reliance Jio Infocomm’s 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) offering, dubbed JioAirFiber, is already commercially available in 514 cities in 25 states across India, according to local press reports.
JioAirFiber is available...
Airtel said its 5G-based Airtel Xstream AirFiber offering is already available for its customers in Delhi and Mumbai
Indian operator Bharti Airtel announced the launch of what it claims to be India’s first fixed wireless access (FWA) offering.
In a release, the company said that its...
Spark also selected U.S. company Red Hat as one of its vendors for the 5G SA rollout
New Zealand carrier Spark has selected Ericsson to supply its 5G Core solution to suppor its 5G Standalone (SA) network in the country.
Spark also secured Red Hat as...
GSMA noted that 5G networks will cover 84% of the country’s population by 2030
5G subscribers in Brazil are forecast to reach 179 million by 2030, up compared to 36.2 million in 2025, according to a recent report by telecom association GSMA.
The report showed that...
The GSMA report stated that the region will see a 5G penetration of 11% by 2025
5G is forecast to reach 57% of the total mobile connections in Latin America in 2030, up from a current penetration of around 2%, according to a recent report...
ABI Research noted that the 5G Core market is expanding, with a total of 35 networks currently operating in 5G SA mode
Global 5G subscriptions are forecast to reach 3.1 billion in 2027, up from 934 billion subscriptions in 2022, according to a recent report...
ABI Research also highlighted that North America, Western Europe, and Asia Pacific regions are driving 5G FWA deployments
5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) subscriptions are forecast to reach 72 million by 2027, representing 35% of the total FWA market, according to a recent report by...
Outgoing T-Mobile US President of Technology Neville Ray reflects on the company’s network journey, see “a lot of opportunity ahead for the business”
Recalling his career in the U.S. wireless industry, T-Mobile US President of Technology Neville Ray said he’s been, in some ways, working...
The head of Nokia's unit in India said that Vodafone Idea is in ongoing talks with local banks to obtain funds for 5G deployments
Finnish vendor Nokia is engaged in initial talks with Indian telco Vodafone Idea for the potential supply of 5G gear, Indian...
Ericsson breaks down the current (and future) market for FWA, and outlines how operators can effectively monetize the service
Ericsson conducts ongoing research and monitoring of major developments impacting the global ICT industry, its customers, and itself. With regard to fixed wireless access (FWA), the...
1&1 said its O-RAN network will be soon available in Hamburg, Essen, Düsseldorf, Wiesbaden, Mainz, Munich and Freiburg
German operator 1&1 announced plans to expand its cloud-based Open RAN in new cities across the country in the coming weeks, the telco said in a release.
Some...
Swisscom said that 5G FWA technology can also be used as a 5G mobile backup
Swiss operator Swisscom announced the launch of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) for business customers, the carrier said in a release.
Swisscom noted that the FWA solution works for remote buildings not...
CBRS is key to “helping to close the digital divide” – Samsung
Samsung announced Friday that Mediacom Communications will deploy Samsung’s Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum wireless networking solutions for its 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) service. The deal includes Samsung’s 4G and 5G-ready...
AT&T, T-Mobile US, Verizon all expanding 5G FWA to capture consumer and enterprise businesses
Last week during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Qualcomm announced an update to its 5G Fixed Wireless Access Platforms to include support for Standalone 5G using mmWave frequencies, introduction of its...
