Australian rural carrier Field Solutions Holdings (FSG) has selected Nokia and Mavenir as its primary technology partners to build Australia’s fourth mobile network. As part of
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Virgin Media O2 reaches 64% of London’s population with 5G
U.K. operator Virgin Media O2 announced that its 5G network infrastructure in the city of London has reached 64% of the population. In a release, the
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Rakuten Symphony announces European expansion
Rakuten Symphony announced the expansion of its operations across the U.K., France and Germany. The Japanese company noted that this expansion will allow the firm to
French operators using 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 3.5 GHz bands for 5G France had a total of 32,107 authorized 5G sites as of February 1, of
Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile announced that the population coverage ratio for its 4G network has reached 96%. Rakuten Mobile noted that the goal had been reached
U.S.-based Open RAN company Parallel Wireless announced the opening of a research and development (R&D) lab and testing facility in Ottawa, Canada to further develop
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French telcos had 31,650 authorized 5G sites at end-2021
France had a total of 31,650 authorized 5G sites as of January 1, of which 22,180 were declared technically operational by the local mobile carriers,
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South Korea ends November with 20.19 million 5G users
SK Telecom has the largest 5G subscriber base in South Korea The total number of 5G subscribers in South Korea reached 20.19 million in November 2021,
What will be the key features of 6G?
The sixth generation of cellular technology has yet to be formally defined, and the official 3GPP release that is designated as “6G” is probably still
5G connections are forecasted to represent 12% of total mobile connections in Latin America by 2025, according to a recent report by industry body GSMA. The
Mobile customer experience comes down to two driving factors: Faster speeds and better coverage. Both national and rural operators face similar customer expectations, but the
Below, Summer Chen, VP and General Manager of ZTE Branding and Communications department weighs in on green ICT infrastructure and the steps they are taking to make
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Samsung to launch 4G/5G trials with Virgin Media O2 in the UK
Samsung Electronics announced that the company will carry out 4G and 5G trials with Virgin Media O2 in the U.K. During the trials, the two companies
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Rakuten acquires JTower stake to reduce network rollout costs
Japanese mobile operator Rakuten Mobile and compatriot firm JTower have entered a capital alliance with the aim of sharing infrastructure in indoors and outdoors environments,
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Categories 4G, 5G, 5G sites, Bouygues Telecom, Business, Carriers, EMEA, Free Mobile, LTE, Network Infrastructure, Orange, SFR, Towers, Wireless
France ends September with 29,327 authorized cell sites for 5G
France had a total of 29,327 5G authorized sites as of October 1, of which 18,689 were declared technically operational by the local mobile operators,