Deloitte on the transition to 5G Standalone: Not if it will happen, more when and how
The circa 2018 hype around 5G as a world-changing silver bullet for businesses hasn’t really panned out just yet. 5G Non-standalone (4G core with upgraded radios and new spectrum)...
Reliance Jio is offering its 5G service through a mix of wireless spectrum across 700 MHz, 3.5 GHz, and 26 GHz bands
Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm announced the launch of 5G services across 34 cities in 10 states, taking the total of towns and...
Through these pilot projects, the government of Belgium aims to encourage the creation of new initiatives in the 5G field, Orange said.
Orange Belgium said it has been selected by the government of Belgium to carry out a total of 11 pilot projects supported by...
Orange had initially launched its 5G SA network in Spain last month
Spanish operator Orange Spain expects to reach 11 cities with 5G Standalone (SA) by the end of the year, news service DPL News reported, citing the carrier’s Director of Network Strategy Miguel Angel...
As the 5G Standalone transition stalls, “Carriers, because of lack of foresight, may cause themselves to miss badly”
5G Standalone is the “real” 5G, and the “real” 5G is coming. That was a refrain at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona where, for the first time...
The shift to 5G Standalone—and enterprise service delivery—requires cross-domain network resource management and an OSS/BSS re-alignment
The latest generation of cellular that’s available out in the world today largely follows a 5G Non-Standalone architecture meaning new radios and spectrum were added to existing core infrastructure....
Optus said that this technology update will increase its 5G coverage by 20% on a per-site basis
Australian operator Optus has activated its spectrum in the 900 MHz band with the aim of increasing its 5G footprint and improving rural and in-building coverage.
The telco said...
Orange said that 5G SA technology will be initially offered in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Seville
Spanish telecom operator Orange announced the activation of its 5G Standalone (SA) network in the country.
In a release, the telco said that the new technology will be initially offered...
Charging systems are critical network components when it comes to monetizing new services and capabilities. But as Nokia’s Head of the Charging Business Line Jonah Pransky told RCR Wireless News, the introduction of 5G and cloud-native networks is widening the ecosystem of potential value...
Counterpoint Research: 'In some markets, operators have adopted a wait-and-see approach to 5G SA'
According to a new report issued by Counterpoint Research, the majority of 2023 network rollouts will be in emerging and secondary markets, driving the global transition from 5G Non-standalone (NSA) to...
Reliance Jio said its 5G service is being offered through spectrum in the 700 MHz, 3.5 GHz, and 26 GHz bands
Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm announced the launch of 5G services across 34 cities in 13 states, taking the total of towns and cities...
In August 2022, Spark had completed what it claimed to be the first end-to-end 5G SA network trial in the country
New Zealand telco Spark, together with Ericsson and Red Hat, announced the successful completion of a 5G Standalone (5G SA) trial in New Zealand.
Spark...
Vodafone said that 5G SA trial will be initially for customers in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol, Bath, Glasgow and Birmingham
U.K. carrier Vodafone claimed to be the first mobile operator in the U.K. to switch on its 5G Standalone (5G SA) network.
The telco said that...
Reliance Jio Infocomm had initially announced the launch of the beta trial of its 5G services in October 2022
Indian telecommunications operator Reliance Jio Infocomm has already launched 5G in 78 cities across India, according to local press reports.
Some of the cities where the...
Reliance Jio is currently offering 5G services in over 50 cities across India
Indian telecommunications operator Reliance Jio Infocomm has launched 5G services in Odisha state, the telco said in a release.
The telco said that the two cities where Jio will be initially offering 5G...
Globe also highlighted it has already tested and deployed use cases for 5G Standalone (SA) technology
Philippine telco Globe Telecom said that it more than doubled its 5G footprint during 2022, reaching 70 cities at the end of the year, the carrier said in a...
Orange already deployed 5G services in 1,529 towns and cities in 52 provinces across Spain
Spanish telcos have accelerated 5G deployments during 2022 and a further expansion of this technology is expected for 2023 with the new spectrum in the 26 GHz band recently awarded...
Deutsche Telekom recently said its 5G network already reaches 94% of the overall population in Germany
During 2022, Germany’s largest operators have been focusing on the expansion of their 5G networks, with some operators already offering coverage to more than 80% of the country’s population.
German...
Deutsche Telekom highlighted that more than 80,000 antennas are currently transmitting 5G
German carrier Deutsche Telekom said its 5G network already reaches 94% of the country’s population.
In a release, the European carrier noted that it expects its 5G technology could reach 99% of the Germany...
Ericsson is already working with TIM competitor WindTre on 5G SA efforts
Ericsson noted Friday that Italian telco TIM has selected Ericsson’s dual-mode 5G core for its forthcoming 4G and 5G core modernization efforts. TIM will use Ericsson’s technology to modernize its current Evolved Packet Core...
T-Mobile US's Ultra Capacity service is offered via spectrum in the 2.5GHz band
T-Mobile U.S. said it has activated its "Ultra Capacity" 5G offering via 5G Standalone architecture nationwide.
The telco’s "Ultra Capacity" offering provides higher speeds compared to its regular 5G service and is offered...
mmWave 5G Standalone tests saw 7.1 Gbps download, 3.6 millisecond latency
Chinese network equipment vendors CICT Mobile, Nokia Shanghai Bell and ZTE have tested the performance of mmWave 5G Standalone using devices equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System. According to a press...
Last year, SK Telecom rearranged its business into five different groups, namely fixed and mobile telecommunications, media, enterprise, AIVERSE (AI+Universe), and connected intelligence
South Korea’s largest telco, SK Telecom, aims to become an artificial intelligence (AI) company, the telco’s CEO Ryu Young-sang said during a...
Bharti Airtel will cover all towns in urban regions as well as key rural areas in India by March 2024
Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel is currently testing 5G Standalone (SA) technology with the aim of using it to cover certain uses cases for enterprises,...
