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Du Completes UAE’s First 5G-Advanced RedCap Trial

Du Completes UAE’s First 5G-Advanced RedCap Trial

Du from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC) announced yesterday the successful completion of the UAE’s first 5G-Advanced 5G Reduced Capability (RedCap) trial over a commercial network with Nokia using MediaTek’s test equipment. Specifically, the trial, conducted on du‘s existing 5G Standalone (SA) network on mid-band spectrum, utilised MediaTek’s T300 series … Read More

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Virgin Media Brings Gigabit Broadband to Skipton and Glusburn

Virgin Media Brings Gigabit Broadband to Skipton and Glusburn

Virgin Media O2 this week has announced the availability of gigabit broadband to the residents and businesses in Skipton and Glusburn. This latest network expansion of Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) brings the total number of homes and businesses benefiting from the high-speed broadband service to more than 7,000. Also Read: … Read More

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Du Launches 5G Standalone Technology in UAE

Du Launches 5G Standalone Technology in UAE

Du, the Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has officially announced the launch of its next-generation 5G Standalone (SA) technology, marking an advancement in wireless communication with ultra-low latency and security features offered by the company. Du says the adoption of 5G SA technology brings many benefits to consumers and enterprises, … Read More

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How Many 5G BTS Did India Have at the End of Nov 2023

How Many 5G BTS Did India Have at the End of Nov 2023

India had around 4 lakh 5G BTS (base transceiver stations) at the end of November 2023. This is rapid growth in the number of 5G BTS, largely deployed by Reliance Jio around the country. According to data published by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), the exact total of 5G BTS … Read More

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Ethio Telecom Launches 5G Services in Jigjiga, Ethiopia

Ethio Telecom Launches 5G Services in Jigjiga, Ethiopia

Ethio Telecom has officially launched its 5G services in the East Region, Jigjiga city, expanding its 5G network. This development follows the earlier official launch of 5G services in the capital, Addis Ababa, and Adama, as reported by TelecomTalk in September 2023. Also Read: Ethio Telecom Launches Commercial 5G Services … Read More

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SK Telecom Upgrades Nationwide Bus Wi-Fi to 5G

SK Telecom Upgrades Nationwide Bus Wi-Fi to 5G

South Koreans can now experience a significant boost in the speed of free Wi-Fi services provided within city buses across the country, as SK Telecom has successfully converted the Wi-Fi services from LTE to 5G, achieving a fourfold increase in speed. The initiative, part of the 5G conversion project led … Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur

India Will Soon be a 5G Dominant Nation

India Will Soon be a 5G Dominant Nation

From the perspective of speed, India ran a slow marathon with 4G, while with 5G, it looks like the country is sprinting. The rollout is happening at a rapid pace, all thanks to Jio and Airtel, the two leading Indian telecom operators. However, it is not just Airtel and Jio, … Read More

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Telefonica Germany to Test Fast 5G for Rail Passengers

Telefonica Germany to Test Fast 5G for Rail Passengers

O2 Telefonica (Telefonica Germany), in collaboration with Deutsche Bahn, Ericsson, and Vantage Towers, has commenced the construction of the test track called the “Gigabit Innovation Track” (GINT) project. The initiative, backed by around 6.4 million euros grant from the Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport (BMDV), aims to deliver gigabit … Read More

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Elisa Expands 5G Network to 264 locations in Finland

Elisa Expands 5G Network to 264 locations in Finland

Finnish mobile network operator Elisa has announced its most recent expansion of its 5G network to Myrskylae and Pukkila in the Uusimaa region. With this expansion, its new mobile network brings more network capacity and an even faster mobile connection to the residents of the municipalities. Elisa said its 5G … Read More

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Malaysian Telcos Take 70 Percent Equity Stake in DNB

Malaysian Telcos Take 70 Percent Equity Stake in DNB

Malaysia’s five Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) – CelcomDigi through Infranation, Maxis, U Mobile, Telekom Malaysia (TM), and YTL Power International (YTL) – signed share subscription agreements (SSAs) on Friday to acquire equity in the 5G wholesale operator Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB). Also Read: Malaysia to Allow Second 5G Network Deployment, … Read More

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