LG Uplus added a total of 1.48 million 5G subscribers during last year
Korean operator LG Uplus ended the fourth quarter of 2022 with 6.11 million 5G subscribers, up 32.11% year-on-year, according to the company’s latest earnings statement.
The telco added a total of 1.48 million...
KDDI has been developing O-RAN compliant 5G Open vRAN sites using Samsung's virtualized solutions
Japanese operator KDDI announced that, in cooperation with Samsung Electronics and Fujitsu, it initiated commercial deployment of O-RAN-compliant 5G Open Virtual Radio Access Network (Open vRAN) sites in Osaka, Japan.
“The expansion...
Nokia claims ownership of more than 20,000 patent families, 4,500 of which are considered 'essential' to 5G
Nokia and Samsung have solidified a new 5G patent deal to replace the previous one that expired at the end of 2022. According to press documents, the deal...
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Samsung seeks a...
Vodafone Idea acquired 5G spectrum in the 3.3GHz and 26GHz 5G bands
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is keeping an eye out for Vodafone Idea’s 5G roll out plans to make sure the company meets its deployment obligations, The Economic Times reported.
The telco is...
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Verizon has committed to virtualizing 20,000 sites by 2025; so far, it has virtualized more than 10,000 with Samsung
Verizon has added its first Ericsson virtualized cell site to further its network virtualization efforts. The cell site, also referred to as Ericsson Cloud RAN, has...
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Toot, toot—5G on...
Global analysis breaks down five fastest devices by country
As consumers eye holiday device deals, Ookla has released new analysis that looks at which smartphone models achieve the fastest 5G speeds around the world -- and it's a mix of models and makers, depending on...
'Perfect fusion between the small size of a flip phone and ... advanced functions'
My wife Ashwini and I have been using and testing Galaxy Z Flip4 for over a month. My wife uses it as a daily driver, and I intermittently steal it from...
Two operators in India have already launched 5G services in the country
The Indian government believes that locally designed and developed 5G gear, including core and radio network components, could be commercially available by March 2023.
"The processes will take an extra three to four months....
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,...
Japanese IT firm Fujitsu is to start testing private 5G for equipment inspection at its major data centre in Yokohama, in the Kanagawa prefecture, as a springboard to drive “operational resilience and process automation” in the broader data centre market. The Fujitsu project, to...
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...
Bharti Airtel will deploy Aviat's all outdoor WTM 4800 E-Band and Multi-Band solutions
Indian carrier Bharti Airtel has inked a commercial contract with Austin-based company Aviat Networks under which the latter will supply its wireless multiband radios.
As part of the contract, Airtel will deploy...
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Vodafone and NTT DoCoMo also aim to remotely connect their O-RAN test capabilities in the U.K. and Japan
U.K. telecom group Vodafone and Japanese telco NTT Docomo reached an agreement with the aim of cooperating to bring the benefits of O-RAN for operators and vendors...
Dell’Oro says Ericsson and Nokia will overtake Samsung, the big 4G RAN winner
Samsung may have taken the lion’s share of the Indian Radio Access Network (RAN) market in the 4G era, but Nokia and Ericsson are anticipated to gain share and lead as the...
The Airtel ‘Always On’ solution complies with the Automotive Research Association of India’s AIS-140 standard implemented by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Indian operator Bharti Airtel announced the launch of its new IoT connectivity solution, dubbed “Always On."
In a release, the telco said...
Cellular networks were built over several decades with features that provided a consistent experience for all users. However, over time, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) realized the need for more options and customized capabilities as enterprises continued to scale.
Enter 5G — which through higher speeds,...
The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) this week confirmed the release of the 1.0 launch-version of the new Matter connectivity specification for interoperability of IoT products, mainly in the smart home environment. This initial release will support various smart home products, including lighting and electrical,...
The Indian government said it expected the first commercial 6G services in the country to be launched around 2030
Keysight Technologies announced it has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) that extends their existing relationship beyond...
The telco initially launched 5G in Delhi, Mumbai, Varanasi and Bangalore
Indian operator Bharti Airtel launched 5G services in major eight cities with plans to progressively cover the entire country by March 2024, local newspaper The Economic Times reported.
The telco claimed to be the first...
Verizon has deployed Open RAN compliant, multi-vendor cell sites
Verizon has deployed virtualized radio access network (vRAN) kit at some 8,000 5G sites, both mmWave and C-Band, and plans to use this architecture at 20,000 total by the end of 2025. The operator has targeted...
