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.
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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,...
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...
