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Maxis, Nokia expand collaboration for next-gen connectivity

Maxis recently engaged Nokia as a key partner to build part of its 5G Core ecosystem to meet future connectivity needs Malaysian telco Maxis and Nokia have inked a partnership with the aim of expand their collaboration and focus on next-generation connectivity. As part of the...

Huawei unveils ‘5.5G’ innovation practices for operators

During MWC 2024, Huawei also unveiled its ‘5.5G’ intelligent core network solution Chinese vendor Huawei recently unveiled eight "5.5G", or 5G-Advanced innovation practices to help operators build such networks. The announcement was made during MWC 2024, which took place last week in Barcelona, Spain. "As all industry...

EE completes first stage of shared rural network in the UK

EE said it has expanded its 4G network to over 1,600 additional rural communities across the U.K. U.K. carrier EE, which is part of BT Group, said it completed its 4G coverage upgrades under the first phase of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) project, six...

DNB, Ericsson launch 5G experience center in Malaysia

Ericsson was in charge of the deployment of DNB's 5G network infrastructure across Malaysia Malaysian state-run 5G network Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) has launched what it claims to be the largest 5G experience center in the country in partnership with Swedish vendor Ericsson. The main aim...

Malaysian telcos to sign share subscription agreements with DNB

DNB was set up by the Malaysian government in 2021 as a special purpose vehicle to develop the country’s 5G network infrastructure Malaysia’s Communications and Digital minister Fahmi Fadzil said that the share subscription agreements (SSAs) between state-owned 5G operator Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) and...

Nokia adds new 5G devices to its FWA portfolio

Operators can save as much as 60% of potentially wasted network capacity by placing the right customer device in the right place, Nokia says Finnish vendor Nokia announced a new 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) outdoor receiver and a new indoor gateway with Wi-Fi 7,...

Nokia introduces carrier-grade Wi-Fi 7 product portfolio

Nokia said its Wi-Fi 7 portfolio is powered by the vendor’s Corteca software Finnish vendor Nokia announced a new carrier-grade portfolio of Wi-Fi 7 devices. In a release, Nokia said that the new portfolio includes dual-band, tri-band and quad-band configurations to address various regulatory constraints and...

Colombia publishes final resolution for its 5G spectrum auction

Colombia aims to award spectrum in the in the 700 MHz, 1.9 GHz, AWS, 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands Colombia’s ICT ministry Mintic issued the final resolution for the upcoming auction of 5G frequencies. The regulator aims to award spectrum in the in the 700...

Rakuten Mobile gets approval for deployment using 700 MHz band

Earlier this month, the Japanese communications ministry said that Rakuten Mobile was the only company to apply for the 700 MHz slots during the application period Japanese mobile operator Rakuten Mobile has received approval from the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications for its special...

SK Telecom deploys 400 Gbps 5G wired network

SK Telecom initially applied this technology to the backbone section of the Seongsu and Boramae neighborhoods in capital Seoul Korean carrier SK Telecom announced the deployment of what it claims to be South Korea’s first 400 Gbps high-capacity wired network, used in its 5G mobile...

e& reaffirms ambition to expand its footprint to Europe

e& will partially own telecom assets in Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia once regulatory approvals are granted DUBAI-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—Emirati-based telco e& is currently undergoing a process through which the telco aims to transform from a regional telco in the Middle East to a global...

Huawei focuses on 5G-A to help telcos maximize 5G investments

Huawei rotaing CEO Ken Hu said mobile operators have deployed about 260 5G networks globally, covering nearly half of the world’s population DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—Chinese vendor Huawei is heavily focusing on 5G-Advanced, or "5.5G" technologies, to help the operators maximize the value of their...

Malaysia says Huawei would participate in new 5G network: Report

The European Union and the U.S. had previously warned Malaysia of risks to national security if it allowed Huawei to take part in local 5G networks Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that the adoption of a dual 5G network scheme by the country from...

CCA Webinar: 5G and the Path Forward for Rural Carriers

Designed for leaders in wireless, this Award Solutions’ educational session delves into key considerations that competitive carriers need to know today to optimize the path towards 5G. You’ll learn what 5G brings to the table, what carriers can do to prepare for 5G, get an...

United Technologies snaps up predictive analytics firm Predikto

United Technologies has bought Atlanta-based predictive analytics software company Predikto for an undisclosed fee. Predikto’s software will be deployed across its business units to drive efficiencies in its manufacturing operations and dynamism in its product design. United Technologies, based in Farmington, in Connecticut, owns jet-engine...

A better way to look at the wireless market (Reality Check)

Since the proposed T-Mobile-Sprint merger was announced in late April, some pundits have expressed concern that a combination of the two firms could stifle business competition because it reduces the number of national U.S. wireless carriers from four to three. The reality, though, is that...

Verizon to hold hack day — for the whole company

Instead of a suggestion box, Verizon will engage its employees in an all-company hack day. Anyone who has worked in a corporate culture for any period of times knows the drill. Every so often, sometimes with predictable regularity, the management calls that type of meeting. It’s...

Kagan: Will T-Mobile US succeed with pay TV?

Just a few short years ago, T-Mobile US was crashing and burning. Then they brought in new CEO John Legere and he breathed life back into the tired lungs. His “Un-carrier” strategy seems to be working. The company has been growing thanks to his...

Editorial Webinar: Gigabit LTE deployments setting the stage for 5G

Operators and their customers can't wait for 5G to be commercialized and scaled--the capacity crunch is here today, particularly in the era of unlimited data. To solve this problem, operators are using multi-channel carrier aggregation for both licensed and unlicensed spectrum, 4x4 MIMO and 256...

Vodafone provides connectivity for medical asset tracking

As much as one-third of medication is unusable by the time it is supposed to be taken as a result of poor storage of temperature-sensitive medicines due to insufficient supply chain management and failure of patients to correctly store prescriptions, according to a case...

Vodafone provides connectivity for medical asset tracking

As much as one-third of medication is unusable by the time it is supposed to be taken as a result of poor storage of temperature-sensitive medicines due to insufficient supply chain management and failure of patients to correctly store prescriptions, according to a case...

IoT in Action | Episode 10 | AT&T talks IoT data plans, dev kits

AT&T announced in October it would be launching mobile-specific IoT rate plans and a scheduled trial of LTE-M in San Francisco next month. The new prepaid plans include three tiers of data and text messages: 1 gigabyte of data valid for up to 1 year...

How Huawei set the tone for NB-IoT, cellular’s LPWA network

In 2015, Huawei published a report titled "NB-IoT: Enabling new business opportunities," arguing that wide area low power networks, which had already been around for a decade, were fragmented – having poor reliability, security and high operational costs. Its response was narrowband-IoT, the cellular...

How Huawei set the tone for NB-IoT, cellular’s LPWA network

In 2015, Huawei published a report titled "NB-IoT: Enabling new business opportunities," arguing that wide area low power networks, which had already been around for a decade, were fragmented – having poor reliability, security and high operational costs. Its response was narrowband-IoT, the cellular...