New Japanese market entrant Rakuten Mobile, a subsidiary of e-commerce giant Rakuten, is having talks with several governments around the world regarding the Rakuten Communications
Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom became the first telco in Taiwan to receive a license for 5G services, the National Communications Commission (NCC) said. The telco expects
The number of 5G subscribers in South Korea reached 6.34 million at the end of April, a year after local carriers had commercially launched this
ZTE scoping out what 6G will look like Chinese vendor ZTE expects 3D-connectivity, intelligent MIMO, on-demand topology and on-demand artificial intelligence will represent the essential enablers
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SmarTone launches 5G in Hong Kong via Ericsson’s DSS technology
Hong Kong’s smallest mobile operator, SmarTone, announced the launch of commercial 5G services in the territory using Ericsson’s Dynamic Spectrum Technology (DSS). The carrier said it
Australian carrier Telstra is already offering commercial 5G services in 47 cities across the country, ahead of its target of reaching 35 urban areas before
China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator in terms of subscribers, has signed a 5G network sharing agreement with China Broadcasting Network (CBN), giving the
KDDI launched commercial 5G in March Finnish vendor Nokia announced that it is working with Japanese mobile operator, KDDI, in a joint initiative aimed at delivering a
Chinese vendor ZTE and compatriot carrier China Unicom have reached an agreement for the development of “6G” technologies, ZTE said in a release. Based on China
Huawei Technologies Rotating Chairman Guo Ping said that “survival” would be the company’s key objective for 2020 as the U.S. government recently moved to further
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US government moves to cut Huawei off from global chip suppliers
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce announced plans to restrict Chinese vendor Huawei’s ability to use U.S. chipmaking
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Rakuten Mobile delays 5G launch due to COVID-19 pandemic
New Japanese mobile network entrant Rakuten Mobile, a subsidiary of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, announced it will delay the launch of commercial 5G services due
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Korea’s KT adds 360,000 5G subscribers in Q1
South Korean operator KT added 360,000 5G subscribers in the first quarter of the year, the telco said in its earnings statement. The carrier, which launched
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Rakuten Mobile is deploying 10,000 radio stations: CEO
New Japanese market entrant Rakuten Mobile, a subsidiary of e-commerce giant Rakuten, has already activated a total of 4,738 radio stations in the country, which
The government of New Zealand has cancelled an auction for short-term, early access rights in the 3.5 GHz band for 5G services and announced instead