Spanish operators have been accelerating 5G deployment plans over the last months and all carriers already offer 5G in the country's main urban areas as well as in medium-sized cities. In this article, we briefly describe the current state of 5G deployments by Telefonica,...
Spanish operator Telefonica has already reached its 5G coverage goals for the year and now provides this technology in over 1,200 towns and cities across the country, the carrier said in a release.
Telefonica said that its 5G network infrastructure currently covers 76% of the...
Nokia announced that it is leading the Hexa-X project, the European Commission’s 6G flagship initiative for research that will drive the overall vision for not-yet-standardized 6G.
The project goals include creating unique 6G use cases and scenarios, developing fundamental 6G technologies and defining a...
Spanish operator Orange has expanded its 5G coverage to three new cities after launching the new network technology in September.
The new cities covered by Orange’s 5G network are Zaragoza, Logroño and Pamplona, which adds to Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville and Malaga.
Orange also said it...
Spanish operator Telefonica has already activated its 5G network in 640 towns and cities across the country, local newspaper El Espanol reported, citing the telco’s CTO, Enrique Blanco.
According to the report, Telefonica already provides its 5G service to approximately 42% of the Spanish population....
Spanish carrier Telefónica and Gestamp, which is a multinational company that designs and manufactures automotive components, have implemented a 5G-connected factory use case in one of Gestamp's plants in Barcelona.
The project, which claims to be the first digitised factory with 5G in Spain for...
After kicking off 5G services in large public venues, U.K. operator O2, owned by Spanish telco Telefonica, announced that its 5G network now serves a total of 108 towns and cities across the country.
O2 launched its 5G network in the UK in October 2019....
Spanish operator Telefonica has switched on its 5G network in all of Spain's 50 provincial capitals, as well as in 400 other localities across the country, just sox weeks after announcing the launch of non-standalone (NSA) 5G commercial services local newspaper Cinco Dias reported.
According...
Telefonica and Liberty Global announced the aim to offer 5G services in 100 towns and cities across the U.K. by the end of 2021, following the proposed merger of Telefonica’s O2 and Virgin Media, U.K. newspaper The Times reported.
According to the report, Telefonica’s CEO...
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Telefonica Germany, which operates under the O2 brand, will activate its 5G network in five German cities on October 3, the company said in a release.
The telco, owned by Spanish telecommunications group Telefonica, will initially offer commercial 5G services in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt...
Xilinx previously tapped by Telefónica in its push for massive Open RAN deployments
This week San Jose-based Xilinx announced it's shipping a T1 Telco Accelerator Card designed for 5G Open RAN networks with a specific focus on simplifying Open RAN fronthaul termination at an open...
Partnership includes Open RAN and a drive toward advanced network automation
As it continues to pursue integration of Open RAN technologies into its multi-national network footprint, Telefónica Global CTIO Enrique Blanco and Rakuten Mobile CTO and CAO Tareq Amin discussed a newly announced partnership that...
Spanish carrier Telefonica announced that it will deploy 5G at the Abanca-Riazor stadium in A Coru?a, Spain.
The venue, home of the Real Club Deportivo football team, will become the stadium ?with the "most complete" deployment of 5G coverage and use cases in Europe, Telefonica...
Spanish telecom operator Masmovil is now offering 5G service in 15 cities across Spain for the customers of its Yoigo brand, the company said in a release.
The carrier said that the 5G service is being offered via a combination of own infrastructure and an...
Spanish operator Orange has launched commercial 5G services in Spain using equipment provided by Ericsson, the latter said in a release.
The carrier initially launched 5G technology in Madrid and Barcelona with the deployment of Ericsson’s 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) and core products and...
Telefónica has commercially launched 5G services in Spain, the telco said in a release.
The European operator said that 75% of the Spanish population will have access to 5G by the end of the year.
“The launch of our 5G network constitutes a leap forward towards...
Masmovil uses Orange's network infrastructure; planning it's own SA 5G network
Spanish telecom operator Masmovil expects to launch its 5G network in parts of Spain next month, Spanish newspaper Expansion reported.
The launch will be carried out though an agreement with rival operator Orange.
Initially, Masmovil will...
A closer look at some more recent advances in blockchain adoption made by CSPs
Blockchain, a technology that establishes a shared, immutable record of transactions within a network, has been on the radar of communication service providers (CSPs) for some time now, and according to...
Nokia expects “full suite” of O-RAN interfaces available in 2021
Adding on to a recent refresh of its virtualized, cloud-based RAN solutions, Nokia today, after weeks of building up to it, made clear its position on open RAN and its role as a global, incumbent...
Liberty Global and Telefonica have reached an agreement to merge their U.K. operations in a 50-50 joint venture.
This move brings together the country's largest mobile operator, O2, with cable operator Virgin Media and its MVNO Virgin Mobile.
The combined subscriber base of the two companies,...
HAPS Alliance includes Ericsson, Nokia, SoftBank, DT, Telefonica, China Telecom, Bharti Airtel and Loon, among others
A coalition of companies are aiming for the stratosphere as a "multi-billion dollar market opportunity" in telecommunications, planetary observation and weather prediction and modeling—including five traditionally terrestrial cellular network...
Altiostar, Intel, Xilinx among Telefónica Open RAN providers
Ahead of planned Open RAN trials later this year in Brazil, Germany, Spain and the U.K., telecoms giant Telefónica is collaborating with several ecosystem vendors to develop disaggregated radio access network solutions. The group is working off...
Oi "sounding out the market" for potential sale of mobile business
Brazilian telecommunications operators Telefonica Brasil and TIM Participações have expressed interest in negotiating a joint offer to buy the mobile business of bankrupt Brazilian telco Oi the two companies said in securities filings.
Telefonica Brazil...
