France had a total of 28,821 5G authorized sites as of September 1, of which 17,559 were declared technically operational by the local mobile operators, according to the latest information provided by France’s spectrum agency ANFR.
ANFR said that the number of authorized 5G sites...
Chinese operators have already deployed 993,000 5G base stations across the country, according to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
5G base stations installed by local carriers have already covered all prefecture-level cities, more than 95% of counties and 35% of towns across...
Vodafone Germany and Porsche have deployed a private 5G network at the latter’s Weissach Development Center.
The new 5G technology will improve the framework conditions for the strategic development of new vehicle systems and functions at the industrial facility, the two companies said.
When installing...
China’s capital Beijing aims to expand 5G network coverage in key areas including hospitals, universities and train stations, The Beijing News reported.
The Chinese city has already deployed a total of 44,000 5G base stations, while 5G terminal users in the city have reached 11.52...
South Korea ended July with a total of 17.08 million subscribers in the 5G segment, local news agency Yonhap reported, citing data from the Ministry of Science and ICT.
During July, the country’s mobile carriers recorded a net addition of 616,000 5G subscribers.
5G subscribers at...
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) urged local mobile operators Far EasTone (FET) and Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) to accelerate the construction of 5G base stations, local news site Digitimes reported.
The Taiwanese government has recently approved FET's NT$5 billion ($179 million) investment in APT that...
In the wake of a major cyber attack on T-Mobile US, CEO Mike Sievert has issued an apology and an update on how the carrier is dealing with the breach.
"The last two weeks have been humbling for all of us at T-Mobile as...
Chinese vendor ZTE reported operating revenue of CNY53.07 billion ($8.19 billion) in the first half of the year, an increase of 12.4% compared to the same period the previous year, the company said in its earnings release.
During the period, net profit attributable to holders...
Singaporean telco Singtel launched a number of 5G Standalone (SA) use cases, the carrier said in a release.
Singtel said it continues to expand its 5G network, which now covers over two-thirds of Singapore, adding sites in densely populated areas like Choa Chu Kang, Punggol,...
Qualcomm Technologies and Chinese vendor ZTE said they have successfully showcased features required in anticipation of 5G mmWave rollouts in China.
The two firms said they carried out trials with the aim of supporting the testing needs of the IMT-2020 (5G) promotion group for 200-megahertz...
Brazil’s Federal Audit Court (TCU) has officially approved the tender process through which the government will auction frequencies for 5G, the minister of communications, Fábio Faria, said on Twitter on Wednesday.
"The public notice goes to Anatel to be published," Faria added in the...
Taiwanese operator Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) said it expects its 5G network to reach 90% of the nation’s population by the end of this year, local paper Taipei Times reported.
According to the report, the telco expects to have a total of 9,500 5G base...
German operator Deutsche Telekom expects to launch its 5G Standalone (SA) network in the country depending on the use cases for the technology as well as the availability of devices, the company’s CTO Walter Goldenits said in a blog post.
“If the first use cases...
Chinese operators recorded a net addition of 43.71 million 5G subscribers in July, according to the carriers’ latest available figures.
China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, added 28.91 million 5G subscribers in July.
The carrier said it ended last month with 279.60...
A total of 176 operators in 72 countries had already launched one or more 3GPP-compliant 5G services, according to the latest update from the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA).
By mid-August 2021, 461 operators in 137 countries were investing in 5G, including trials, acquisition of...
In-building cellular specialist SOLiD said that it has been chosen by neutral-host provider BAI Communications? to use its GENESIS Distributed Antenna System (DAS) as part of the project to deliver high-speed mobile connectivity across the London Underground.
Transport for London (TfL) is a U.K. government...
Korean tech company LG Electronics said it has successfully demonstrated the transmission and reception of wireless "6G" terahertz (THz) data over 100 meters in an outdoor setting.
6G systems do not technically exist because they have not yet been standardized, but terahertz frequencies -- beyond...
China Mobile continues to pave the way for a share sale via the Shanghai Stock Exchange after the company was recently ejected from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
In a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange, where the Chinese carrier has its primary...
South Korea aims to create around 1,800 companies that specialize in new 5G services within the next five years, local news agency Yonhap reported.
According to the report, the government expects the creation of these new firms will boost the adoption of promising and innovative...
AT&T said it is working with the University of Tennessee (UT) to carry out research activities using 5G millimeter wave spectrum and Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) technology.
The AT&T 5G+ network being installed at the UT campus will enable the university to explore uses in...
U.K. telecommunications operator Vodafone currently offers 5G services in 123 towns and cities across the country.
In mid-June, the carrier had said, its 5G coverage had reached 100 markets in the U.K.; it has expanded that by 23 in the time since.
According to the...
A virtual research center, called 6G Futures, has been recently launched in the U.K. by the University of Bristol and King’s College.
The new virtual hub groups over 400 world-renowned experts in telecommunications networks, artificial intelligence, social sciences and the arts from these two universities.
“The...
French mobile operator Free Mobile, a subsidiary of Illiad, said its 5G network continues to be the largest in terms of cell sites, which results from its rollout on 700 MHz frequencies. The carrier also uses those airwaves to provide LTE services.
The operator's...
DAS, Wi-Fi and private network provider Boingo Wireless has announced an expanded collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Under the partnership, AWS edge and cloud services are now integrated within Boingo?s converged network offering and can be implemented with DAS, Wi-Fi and private network deployments.
Boingo...
