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Vodafone Spain to launch 5G FWA this month

Vodafone said its new 5G FWA offering will enable customers to have access speeds of up to 1 Gbps Spanish telco Vodafone announced it will launch 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) services for homes and businesses by the end of November. The European carrier said that...

Korean government to cancel 28 GHz spectrum allocations

The three operators in South Korea had secured frequencies in the 3.5 GHz and 28 GHz bands in 2018 The South Korean government said it will cancel the spectrum licenses in the 28 GHz band that was allocated to local operators for 5G deployments, citing...

Over 20 Indian firms show interest in setting up 5G private networks

Infosys, Capgemini, GMR, Larsen & Toubro, Tata Communications, Tata Power and Tejas Networks are among the interested firms to deploy private 5G networks   Over 20 Indian companies have applied to secure 5G spectrum to set private networks in the country, local newspaper The Economic Times...

Jio expects full 5G coverage in Kolkata by June 2023: Report

Reliance Jio expects to launch 5G in the city of Siliguri in the coming days Indian operators Reliance Jio Infocomm expects to provide full 5G coverge in the city of Kolkata by June 2023, while major parts of the city will be covered with this...

Spain to award additional 5G spectrum next month

The government of Spain aims to award a total of 12 national concessions in the 25.10-27.50 GHz band, and 38 regional concessions in the 24.70-25.10 GHz band The Spanish government announced details of a spectrum auction next month, through which it expects to award local...

Airtel, Jio currently deploying 3,500 5G sites per week: Report

Reliance Jio has announced plans to reach nationwide coverage with 5G by December of next year, while Bharti Airtel aims to offer full 5G coverage across India by March 2024 Indian telecom operators Bharti Aitel and Reliance Jio are adding around 3,500 mobile sites per...

Tata Communications in talks with large firms for private 5G deals

Vishy Ramaswamy, Tata Communications’s VP for 5G and digital solutions incubation, said that the firm is currently in talks with nearly 40 companies   Indian company Tata Communications is currently in talks with at least 40 large businesses from different verticals about providing them with private...

LG Uplus unveils new AI offering as part of its digital strategy

LG Uplus noted that the new offering is part of its long-term strategy to transform into a digital platform service provider   LG Uplus, South Korea's third-largest wireless operator, recently unveiled its new artificial intelligence (AI) services, local news agency Yonhap reported. The new offering is part...

XL Axiata expects 5G momentum in Indonesia to start around 2025

Indonesia currently has a 5G penetration of 2.5% according to XL Axiata BANGKOK, THAILAND- Indonesian telco XL Axiata expects a big boost in 5G adoption in Indonesia from 2025, once the government starts to allocate key spectrum bands for 5G services, XL Axiata...

Thailand to reach 5G coverage of 85% by end-2022: True

Thai operators will provide 5G to nearly 10 million subscribers by the end of the year BANGKOK, THAILAND- Thailand is expected to end this year with a 5G coverage of over 85% of the country’s population, local carrier True’s Co-Chief Commercial Officer, Tanaphon Manavutiveth, said. During...

New Zealand to enable direct allocation of 5G spectrum

Access to current short-term 3.5 GHz rights expires at the end of October 2022 The government of New Zealand has reached an agreement with the country’s major telecommunications network operators to accelerate the deployment of 5G services across New Zealand and improve rural connectivity, the...

TCS applies to take part in study on 5G private network demand

TCS also said it aims to use mmWave spectrum for its own internal operations   Indian company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), part of holding company Tata Group, has applied to participate in the demand study for 5G private networks being conducted by India’s Department of Telecommunications...

Adani Data Networks secures telecom license in India

Adani Data Network entered the Indian telecom space after purchasing frequencies in a recent spectrum auction carried out by the government Indian company Adani Data Network has obtained a license for network access services, which will allow the firm to provide all kinds of telecom...

KT plans to build private 5G network testbed

KT said that its private 5G network testbed runs on the 4.7 GHz spectrum band   Korean telco KT unveiled plans to build a specialized 5G testbed running on the 4.7 GHz band with the aim of enabling multiple customers to access its core network equipment...

Bharti Airtel selects Ceragon’s radio solutions for its 5G rollout

Earlier this month, Bharti Airtel launched 5G services in eight Indian cities Indian telco Bharti Airtel has selected Israeli wireless solutions firm Ceragon Networks for the provision of wireless multiband radio solutions, the latter said in a release. Ceragon said that its IP-50E and multi-band vendor...

Reliance Jio launches beta trial of its 5G service in four cities

Reliance Jio confirmed that its 5G service will be offered through 5G StandAlone architecture Indian telco Reliance Jio Infocomm announced the launch of the beta trial of its 5G services in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Varanasi. “The Beta trial service for other cities will be announced...

Bharti Airtel launches 5G in eight Indian cities

The telco initially launched 5G in Delhi, Mumbai, Varanasi and Bangalore Indian operator Bharti Airtel launched 5G services in major eight cities with plans to progressively cover the entire country by March 2024, local newspaper The Economic Times reported. The telco claimed to be the first...

Orange Belgium deploys 5G Standalone core network

Orange Belgium is deploying its 5G SA network in partnership with Ericsson, Nokia and Oracle Orange Belgium said it is deploying a 5G Standalone core network on a cloud-native architecture together with partners Ericsson, Nokia and Oracle. Orange Belgium said that it is working with Ericsson...

Spain launches consultation to award additional 5G spectrum

The government of Spain said that national 5G concessions will have a starting price of 7.5 million euros each The Spanish government has kicked off the process to auction more spectrum for 5G mobile services in the country. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital...

AT&T expands 5G offering to ten new cities in Mexico

AT&T Mexico had initially launched 5G services in Mexico in December last year using spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band AT&T Mexico announced the launch of its 5G network in ten new cities across the country. In a release, the operator said that its 5G offering...

Bharti Airtel to cover key Indian cities with 5G by the end of this year

Bharti Airtel aims to reach all urban regions in India with 5G coverage by the end of 2023 Indian operator Bharti Airtel expects to cover large Indian cities with its 5G network by the end of the year, the telco’s CEO Gopal Vittal said in...

France ends September with 35,797 authorized 5G sites

In France, mobile carriers are currently providing 5G services through frequencies in the 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands France had a total of 35,797 authorized 5G sites as of September 1, of which 26,455 were declared technically operational by the local mobile...

Vodafone Idea’s 5G launch depends on use cases, demand: Report

Vodafone Idea secured midband 5G spectrum in 17 circles and millimeter-wave spectrum in 16 circles across India Indian telco Vodafone Idea said that the launch of 5G services in the country will depend on several factors such as the evolution of use cases, customer demand...

Bharti Airtel set to launch 5G in October: Report

Airtel will start the deployment of 5G in large cities and will gradually deploy the technology across India Indian operator Bharti Airtel expects to launch 5G services in the domestic market in October, local press reported. “5G has started to take root in western world …...