NTT Docomo initially launched 5G services in Japan in 2020
Japanese carrier NTT Docomo aims to accelerate the pace of its 5G expansion in the country, as rival operators are also quickly rolling out 5G across Japan, local press reported.
According to the report, NTT Docomo...
More than 90% of households in Germany can already access Deutsche Telekom’s 5G network
German carrier Deutsche Telekom said it has built up 5G capacity at 834 sites nationwide over the past six weeks, the telco said in a statement.
The operator said that LTE technology...
Orange selected Ericsson, Nokia and Oracle Communications for the group's 5G SA deployments in Europe
French telecommunications group Orange has selected its suppliers for the deployment of 5G Standalone (5G SA) networks in its European footprint.
The telco has selected Ericsson’s 5G SA core network...
KDDI worked with partners Samsung and Fujitsu to turn on the Open RAN site in Japan
KDDI is claiming to have turned on the world's first commercial 5G Standalone (SA) Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) site in partnership with Samsung and Fujitsu. Powered by...
Research company Dell’Oro Group noted in a new forecast report that growth in the global mobile core network markeT (MCN) was being impacted by slow deployments of 5G Standalone (SA) by mobile carriers.
According to the report, worldwide MCN 5-year growth is forecasted to grow...
German operator O2/Telefónica Deutschland has activated the first mini-radio cells with Open RAN technology (O-RAN) in the city of Munich, the telco said in a statement.
The telco said that these mini-radio cells will provide O2 customers with even more capacity and higher bandwidth at...
No sooner was the first 5G network launched in late 2018 than industry experts started setting the expectation that this “G” was different. While previous generations quickly brought tangible benefits to consumers, along with the much-hyped “killer apps” like Uber and Angry Birds, there...
Philippine mobile services provider Smart Communications has partnered with South Korean vendor Samsung for the deployment of the former’s 5G Standalone (5G SA) technology in the Philippines.
This development follows Smart's recent activation of initial commercial 5G SA sites in Makati. Earlier, Samsung was able...
Vodafone Germany's 5G network is currently available to more than 45 million people across the country, the telco said in a release.
The company had previously said it aimed to service over 30 million people with 5G in Germany by the end of 2021. The...
A total of 200 operators in 78 countries have already launched one or more 3GPP-compliant 5G services as of the end of December, according to the latest update from the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA).
Also, 487 operators in 145 countries were investing in 5G,...
Nokia’s 5G Standalone Core helps CSPs safely use public and hybrid clouds hyperscale infrastructure
Tailoring and deploying the full range of 5G services for the myriad needs of consumer, business, and enterprise requires widespread automation and the use of scalable cloud infrastructure. Some CSPs are...
Japanese tech company NEC said it has provided packet core and base stations for the 5G Standalone (SA) services that compatriot operator NTT Docomo launched commercially earlier this month.
NEC noted that its 5G core for Standalone architecture helps create customized networks on demand according...
TIM used Standalone 5G core architecture and dual connectivity radio functionality
Telecom Italia (TIM) said it reached peak downlink speeds above 5.2 Gbps in a trial of a 5G standalone (SA) system carried out on a live network in Rome in partnership with Ericsson.
In a...
German telco Deutsche Telekom said that over 63,000 antennas across the country are already transmitting with 5G, of which 6,000 were installed during 2021, the telco said in a release.
The company added that 90% of the German population has access to its 5G network,...
Brazilian carrier TIM confirmed that Ericsson and Huawei will be the suppliers of equipment for its 5G network, according to Brazilian press reports.
The operator’s CTIO, Leonardo Capdeville, confirmed that the intention of the company is to launch the 5G service before the deadline defined...
Nokia announced that Japanese carrier KDDI has selected the vendor’s 5G Core and Converged Charging software to support its transition to a cloud-native 5G Core architecture.
In a release, Nokia explained that following the evolution of KDDI’s networks to 5G Standalone core, subscribers will experience...
Japanese operator NTT Docomo and compatriot vendor NEC Corporation have completed an interoperability testing for 5G Standalone (SA) using a 5G base station baseband unit (5G CU/DU) conforming to O-RAN open interface specifications and radio units (RUs) of different vendors.
In a release, the vendor...
Spanish telecommunications operator Telefónica expects to begin the deployment of 5G Standalone (SA) services next year, the telco said in a release.
The three initial use cases developed by Telefónica Tech and to be sold by the telco’s enterprise division Telefónica Empresas from January are:...
Australian operator Optus announced the launch of a 5G Standalone (SA) trial prior to the commercial launch of this technology, expected for 2022, the telco said in a release.
Optus said it will be using multiple bands to conduct limited trials for retail customers using...
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) unveiled plans to more than triple the number of 5G base stations over the next four years, targeting a total of 3.64 million by end-2025, local newspaper China Daily reported.
Under this plan, China aims to have...
Swedish vendor Ericsson announced a partnership with Korean communications firm SK Telecom, with the aim of supporting 5G Standalone networks through the deployment of a cloud-native dual-mode 5G Core.
Ericsson and SK Telecom had initially unveiled next-generation cloud-native 5G Core networks technology, architecture, implementation and...
Finnish vendor Nokia announced it has deployed its 5G Standalone (SA) Core network in Finland for local communication service provide Telia.
In a release, the vendor said that this deployment will allow the telco to deliver new, advanced 5G services like slicing, provide reliable network...
Vodafone Germany said its 5G network is now available to more than 35 million people across the country.
The company had previously said it aimed to service over 30 million people with 5G in Germany by the end of this year. The telco also said...
Nokia announced that it has deployed its 5G Standalone core network for Taiwanese telco Taiwan Mobile.
In a release, the Finnish vendor said that the deployment will enable the operator to provide the most advanced 5G applications for enterprises and businesses, and to strengthen its...
