Partnership is continuing with Drei Austria and ZTE commercializing 5G Standalone
Internationally-recognized mobile network performance benchmarking firm Ookla has recognized Hutchinson Drei Austria as having the fastest 5G network in the country for three consecutive quarters. In the latest period, Ookla speedtests found that the...
Vodafone said that its 5G Standalone network is currently available to nearly 20 million people across Germany
Vodafone Germany said its 5G network is already providing coverage to 60 million people across the country.
In a release, the telco said it has already deployed a total...
Over the years evolving from 2G to 3G to 4G technologies, much has changed in telecommunications networks. Through it all though, one constant remained: the communications service provider (CSP) was in full control of their entire end-to-end network. Now, as we move into 5G...
The GSMA report predicts that by 2025, the average adoption of 5G across Europe will reach 44%
A slower rollout of 5G technology in Europe compared to competitor markets is threatening the continent’s goals in terms of digital implementation, according to a new report by...
In July 2021, Three Austria had started trials of a 5G standalone network in Vienna
Austrian telco Three (Drei) launched its 5G Standalone (SA) network in the country, the telco said in a release.
The new 5G SA network was launched under the 5G+ brand and...
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...
M1 noted that its 5G SA network currently covers about 90% of Singapore
Singaporean operator M1 Limited announced that all its mobile handset plans will come with 5G connectivity.
In a release, the Asian carrier said that consumers who sign up for the first time or...
The operator launched 5G via a MVNO agreement with local carrier Singtel
Singaporean firm Zero1 has become the first mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) to offer 5G services in the country.
Zero1 on launched 5G services to its customers on September 9 and says that it...
The partnership 'creates the foundation for 5G SA,' says Mavenir CEO
In response to pressure from the U.S., Deutsche Telekom (DT) has, like many other European operators, been working to replace Huawei equipment within its 5G network, and this week, finally revealed that relatively new...
The marketing mantra of right offer, right customer, right time has been around for years, and in the telecoms industry offers have been relatively straightforward. Every communications service provider (CSP) has a system that sends alerts to customers (e.g. for topping up pre-paid accounts)...
NEC and Mavenir said that the technologies have been deployed at the Orange Gardens campus in Chatillon
NEC and Mavenir have deployed massive MIMO (mMIMO) on Orange's 5G Standalone (SA) experimental network, the companies said in a joint release.
As part of the deal, Mavenir's...
Qualcomm powers Samsung, Sharp and Sony devices featuring 5G Standalone Dual Connectivity compatible with NTT DoCoMo network
Japan's NTT DoCoMo in December activated a 5G Standalone (SA) network using both mmWave and mid-band frequencies. Users with compatible devices can now use 5G NR Dual Connectivity...
Telstra has also deployed the Ericsson Local Packet Gateway in Telstra’s commercial 5G network
Australian telco Telstra and Ericsson have deployed an automated standards-based network slicing service orchestration capability in Telstra’s commercial network using Ericsson Orchestration and Ericsson Inventory solutions.
In a release, the Swedish vendor...
M1 had launched 5G SA services in Singapore in July 2021
Singaporean carrier M1 Limited (M1) said it will carry out a multi-year project that aims to provide ubiquitous 5G Standalone (SA) offshore coverage for the southern coast of Singapore, including the surrounding waters of...
Spark noted that Mavenir, AWS, Nokia and Oppo took part in the 5G SA trial
New Zealand operator Spark said it has completed what it claims to be the first end-to-end 5G Standalone network trial in the country.
In a release, Spark said it has created...
Optus has been testing 5G Standalone tecnology for nearly one year
Australian operator Optus has recently launched its 5G Standalone network after nearly a year of testing, Lambo Kanagaratnam, Optus’s VP of networks, said in a blog post.
The executive noted that the 5G Standalone network...
Drei has been currently working with its partner SPL TELE in the expansion of the LoRaWAN network
Austrian operator Hutchinson Drei has set up a LoRaWAN network in upper Austria, parts of lower Austria, Vienna and the Burgenland region, the telco said in a release.
Drei...
It's the first time 4CCA has been tested outside a lab in Europe, the companies claim
BT announced Monday that it has successfully tested four component-carrier (4CC) carrier aggregation on a 5G Standalone (SA) network in commercial frequencies. Using EE’s live network, BT said it and...
Earlier this month, Bell started to offer its 5G+ offering following the deployment of frequencies in the 3.5 GHz band
Canadian operator Bell announced the commercial availability of its "5G+" service in southern Ontario, the carrier said in a release.
Earlier this month, Bell started to...
Telefónica said it has already deployed nearly 6,000 5G antennas in the 3.6 GHz frequency
German telecom operator Telefónica Deutschland/O2, controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica, said its 5G network is operating around 14,000 antennas in the country.
The telco said that this network infrastructure is enabling...
Singtel had announced the launch of its 5G SA network in the country in May of 2021
Singaporean carrier Singtel's 5G Standalone network currently covers over 95% of the country’s territory, the telco said in a release.
Singtel noted that the milestone comes more than three...
Vodafone recently said that its 5G Standalone network is currently available to nearly 10 million people across Germany
German carrier Vodafone announced the start of the deployment of 5G Standalone (SA) technology in the city of Munich, the company said in a release.
Vodafone will initially...
Ericsson noted that only around 20 carriers globally had already launched SA 5G networks by the end of 2021
5G subscription penetration in North America is forecasted to reach 90% in 2027, according to the latest edition of Ericsson Mobility Report.
The report also predicts that...
Deutsche Telekom said that over 67,000 antennas are already transmitting 5G across the country
German telco Deutsche Telekom said it is using spectrum in the 700 MHz range for the provision of 5G for the first time.
The European operator said that the use of the...
