SK Telecom CEO Ryu Young-sang presents new business plans
SK Telecom CEO Ryu Young-sang has presented the company’s new vision to shape into an “AI & Digital Infrastructure Service Company” that creates new...
Winners of 5G spectrum auction in Portugal
Portugal telecom regulator ANACOM said Telecom Nowo, owned by Spain’s Masmovil, and Dixarobil, which belongs to Romanian group Digi, bought 5G licences in the...
Brazil 5G spectrum auction may fetch $540 mn
Abraao Balbino, chief of telecoms regulator Anatel, said Brazil could raise up to 3 billion reais or $538.60 million through its 5G auction next...
TPG Telecom deploys 5G femtocell in a live network in Australia
TPG Telecom has deployed the Asia Pacific region’s first 5G femtocell in a live network -- in Australia.
TPG Telecom used Nokia’s 4G / 5G Smart Node to provide superior indoor 5G coverage from...
Taiwan Mobile deploys 5G standalone core network from Nokia
Taiwan Mobile has deployed its 5G standalone core network to strengthen its network services and performance.
The deployment includes Nokia’s voice core, cloud packet core,...
Only 21 operators reach 10% 5G subscriber penetration on their network
Only 14 percent of 5G networks have reached 10 percent subscriber penetration according to the latest Omdia research. While 147 operators had launched 5G...
America Movil ready to launch 5G network in Mexico
America Movil said it was ready to launch a 5G market in Mexico and it expects to close a deal to sell its Tracfone...
Verizon aims to retain Capex despite supply chain issues
Verizon Communications said its capital spending (Capex) will be $17.5-$18.5 billion in 2021, targeting the expansion of 5G mmWave, LTE network and fiber.
Capital expenditures...
Vodafone Idea to conduct 5G pilot project with Larsen & Toubro
Vodafone Idea (VI) has partnered with and Smart World & Communication business of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for a pilot project to test 5G-based Smart City...
Deutsche Telekom demos 5G network slicing with on-demand quality of service control
Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson have demonstrated a world-first implementation of 5G end-to-end (E2E) enterprise network slicing combining network exposure capabilities for slice-specific service.
Ericsson and...
Do T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon fake 5G coverage?
5G smartphone customers receive 5G service 34.7 percent of their time on T-Mobile network, 16.4 percent of the time on AT&T and just 9.7...
SoftBank and KDDI select Nokia to deploy shared RAN for 5G service
SoftBank and KDDI have selected Nokia as one of the vendors to deploy Japan’s shared RAN to deliver 5G services to both SoftBank and...
Report on 5G business and network strategies
Global revenue from 5G services will reach $73 billion by the end of 2021 against $20 billion last year, a report from Juniper Research...
Ericsson signs 5G network deal with AT& 5G focusing on C-band spectrum
Ericsson today announced a five-year 5G network deal to accelerate the expansion of AT&T 5G focusing on the deployment of C-band spectrum and the...
FCC starts spectrum auction in 3.45 GHz band to boost 5G
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has kicked off a mid-band spectrum auction to support next generation wireless services – including 5G – in the...
Airtel trials 5G network in a rural area near Delhi with Ericsson
Bharti Airtel has conducted 5G network demonstration in a rural area in India. The demonstration took place in Bhaipur Bramanan village on the outskirts...