Singapore carrier StarHub launched a 5G trial service in the country using the Nonstandalone (NSA) 5G architecture.
The operator also announced plans to launch its commercial standalone (SA) network by mid-2021 in partnership with Nokia. The 5G SA network will run on 3.5 GHz spectrum.
In...
Singapore is on track to offer nationwide 5G coverage by 2025
Two mobile operators in Singapore, StarHub and M1, which signed an exclusive agreement to cooperate and submit a joint bid for a 5G license in January, have selected Nokia and Ericsson for their network...
Singtel and a joint venture between StarHub Mobile and M1 were awarded licenses to build two nationwide standalone (SA) 5G networks in Singapore, , local telecommunications regulator IMDA said.
The winners were each allocated 100 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band.
IMDA noted that...
Singapore telecom regulator IMDA has confirmed it had received a total of three submissions in the process through which it expect to award two licenses for the provision of 5G services across the country
At the close of the 5G call for proposal on February...
Singapore telecom operators StarHub and M1 have signed an exclusive agreement to cooperate and submit a joint bid for a 5G license.
In a joint statement, the companies said that they are working towards the February 17 closing date for 5G proposals.
Earlier this month, telecommunications...
NTT DoCoMo plans to deploy 10,000 5G base stations by 2021
Japanese telecommunications operator NTT DOCOMO has recently completed trials in Thailand and Singapore aimed at expanding the global adoption of Japanese mobile network equipment for 5GÂ and advanced network services, the telco said in...
StarHub looking beyond eMBB to 5G for URLLC
With 5G on track to launch in Singapore and 2020, the three carriers are waiting for state regulators to finalize spectrum allocation before moving forward with plans to bypass non-standalone 5G networks like those in the U.S....
APAC carriers try to define the "killer" 5G app for the region
SINGAPORE--China covers more than 9.5 million square kilometers and contains massive deposits of natural resources that support the country's industrial base, including the high-value agriculture, mining and manufacturing verticals. Singapore is a city-state...
The trial used Nokia’s AirScale Radio Access technology with 5G New Radio 3GPP-compliant software
Singaporean carrier StarHub and Nokia have completed what they described as the first outdoor pilot of 5G New Radio on 3.5 GHz frequency band in Singapore.
The companies demonstrated industrial and consumer...
New Nokia offering combines IoT, secure analytics, public safety
A combination of IoT sensors feeding data into analytics engines, along with other connected assets, can unlock actionable insight that leads to better municipal operations and improved quality of life for urban residents--that's the vision of...
Connected living, vehicles and buildings target of Nokia, StarHub partnership
Finnish vendor Nokia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Singapore telco StarHub to jointly drive IoT adoption in Singapore. Under the terms of the new alliance, the two partners plan to develop new...
APG submarine cable system links nine countries and regions across APAC.
Singapore telecommunications operator StarHub launched services over the Asia-Pacific Gateway submarine cable network system.
APG is a 10,900 kilometer submarine cable network system that links nine countries and regions in Asia Pacific with...
Australian company TPG Telecom secured 60 megahertz of spectrum for $73 million.
Australian operator TPG Telecom is set to become Singapore’s fourth mobile operator after the country’s Infocommunications Media Development Authority awarded 60 megahertz of spectrum in a recent spectrum auction.
According to...
Philips will work with Xiaomi to develop smart lighting for the device-maker's smart home platform
Philips Lighting aims to expand its presence in the Chinese market through a joint venture agreement with Chinese mobile internet firm Xiaomi.
Under the terms of the smart home lighting JV,...
Working with Nokia, StarHub will commercially launch the service by the end of 2016
Finnish vendor Nokia and Singapore telecom operator StarHub have achieved peak upload speed of 150Â megabits per second over the operator's 4G network during a trial using carrier aggregation technology and the...
The new Huawei, Starhub offering achieves indoor speeds of 1Gbps
Chinese ICT provider Huawei and Singapore telecoms operator StarHub have unveiled a new 4G LTE-Advanced solution which achieved 1 Gbps of indoor coverage.
The new solution combined StarHub’s 55 megahertz of frequency spectrum across the 1800...
With $292M in funding, OMGTel could enter carrier market
Singapore firm OMGTel has secured S$400 million ($292 million) in funding commitments to obtain the country’s fourth mobile telephony license, according to local press reports.
The firm, which is a unit of wireless software solutions provider and...
Chinese telecom equipment provider ZTE has opened a new research and development center in Tokyo to focus on creating next-generation "5G" mobile network technologies.
The new facility will support ZTE’s partnerships with operators and academic institutions in Japan on the deployment of ZTE proprietary Pre5G...
Operator demos LTE-A at 600 Mbps using 4X4 MIMO technology
Singapore's second-largest mobile operator, StarHub, expects its 4G-Advanced network coverage to reach 100% of the country's territory in the third quarter of 2015, the company's CTO Mock Pak Lum told RCR Wireless News.
The executive said that...
Fiber deployments are needed to support small cell networks
LONDON, England – Vendors and operators from around the telecom world gathered at Small Cells World Summit to discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by small cell deployments.
At this point, network infrastructure planning software solutions are...
Singaporean operator Singtel says it will be launching 4G across the island nation later this year, with plans to deploy 200 new base stations. The firm told Reuters its goal was to increase revenues from multimedia and ICT from its current level of 25%...
RCR Wireless News is hitting the road next week for Singapore As with every stop on our global tour, conference series and news desk, our team will engage the mobile community at the local level to better understand the impacts of mobile broadband on...
TM Forum, DUBLIN - Starhub's CEO Neil Montefiore became a bit of a hero at TM Forum's Management World 2011 this week when he declared that roaming charges were outrageous and that the GSMA should do something about it.
DUBLIN – With 144% mobile penetration and 195% household broadband penetration, no one can argue that Singapore isn't one of the main hubs of the ICT world, and, according to Neil Montefiore, CEO of Starhub, the country has ambitious plans to grow the telecoms...
