Swedish vendor Ericsson has signed a new deal with Spanish operator Masmovil to upgrade the latter’s 5G network with 5G Standalone technology. In a release, the
Singaporean operator Singtel announced the launch of its 5G Standalone (SA) network in the country. The Asian carrier says that 5G SA will enable applications like
China Mobile claims net addition of 16.5 million 5G subscribers in April
China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, added 16.5 million 5G subscribers in April, according to the carrier’s latest available figures. The operator
Spanish operator Orange is already offering 5G services in 442 towns and cities in 48 provinces across the country, the carrier said in a statement. According
Australian operator Optus has switched on its first six 5G mmWave commercial sites in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, as the carrier reached 1 million 5G-capable
Telefónica Deutschland reaches 60 German cities with 5G technology
German operator Telefónica Deutschland/O2, controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica, is currently reaching 60 cities with its 5G technology, the operator said in a release. The telco
UK regulator clears Virgin Media/O2 JV
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has decided to allow the proposed merger between mobile operator O2, owned by Spanish telco Telefonica, and fixed
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Nan Chen, MEF (Ep. 36) In this episode of Will 5G Change the World?, MEF President Nan
China ends Q1 with 819,000 5G base stations: report
China ended the first quarter of the year with a total of 819,000 5G base stations, up from 771,000 5G sites at the end of
Covid-19 pandemic could delay 5G launch in India: Bharti Airtel
The Covid-19 pandemic would potentially delay the launch of 5G technology in India, Gopal Vittal, CEO of Indian telecommunications company Bharti Airtel said during a
Nordic operator Telenor Group has partnered with Enea to deploy the latter’s cloud-native data management system in the operator’s multi-vendor Standalone (SA) 5G core initiative. Under
Rakuten Mobile inks O-RAN agreements with Fujitsu, NEC
Japanese carrier Rakuten Mobile signed two different agreements with compatriot companies Fujitsu and NEC to carry out joint efforts to develop and promote Open RAN
UK mobile operator O2, owned by Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica, announced that its 5G network already reaches part of 180 towns and cities across the
Dish has selected Oracle to enable a Service-Based Architecture (SBA) for its 5G core, the former said in a release. SBA, part of the 3GPP 5G
Rakuten Mobile’s 4G network reaches 80% of Japan’s population
Japanese mobile operator Rakuten Mobile said its 4G network already reaches 80% of the country’s population, with plans to reach 96% this summer. In a conference