Australian telco Optus has deployed Ericsson’s Interference Sensing technology on its live 5G network. With this, the telco claims to have completed a world-first pilot in a live network using technology designed to improve network performance and deliver a better data experience for customers by dynamically sensing and mitigating inter-cell … Read More
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is expected to raise a demand note asking telcos to pay for the spectrum they acquired in the recent auctions. The telecom department concluded a successful spectrum auction last month. The auction started on June 25 and concluded the next day on June 26, 2024. … Read More
Austrian telco Magenta Telekom has achieved a download speed of 10 gigabits per second on its mobile network at the Vienna T-Center. The record was set for the first time during a test conducted at the company’s headquarters in Vienna. This breakthrough allows for the rapid download of high-resolution content, … Read More
Japan’s Rakuten Mobile has launched commercial services using the “platinum band” 700 MHz spectrum allocated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Leveraging the expertise gained from building its nationwide fully virtualised, cloud-native mobile network based on Open RAN standards in the 1.7 GHz band, Rakuten Mobile said it … Read More
American wireless service provider Boost Mobile, a brand of Dish Wireless, announced the commercial launch of simultaneous 5G four-carrier (4CC) downlink and two-carrier (2CC) uplink aggregation on its network, with peak speeds reaching up to 1 Gbps. The company said this week that customers across the country with compatible handsets … Read More
Mauritius Telecom (MT) announced that its 5G network is now available island-wide. The company made this announcement during an event on June 18, in the presence of the Minister of Information Technology, Communication, and Innovation. This nationwide 5G rollout follows the initial deployment of the 5G network in 2021. Also … Read More
Venezuelan mobile operator Digitel has announced the initiation of 5G technology testing in the 3.5 GHz band in the states of Nueva Esparta and Barinas, focusing on 5G Fixed Wireless Internet (FWA) services. This move aims to enhance connectivity and browsing experiences for participating users, the telco said. The trials … Read More
Claro Colombia (America Movil) has announced the completion of the first stage of a nationwide 5G deployment in collaboration with Nokia, just four months after obtaining the corresponding 5G spectrum licenses from Colombian authorities. This deployment includes the provision of radio, core, and transport technologies aimed at delivering extensive coverage … Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) today announced that it has acquired 50 MHz of spectrum across low-band (900 MHz) and mid-band (1800 MHz and 2500 MHz) in 11 circles, amounting to Rs 3,510 crore in the Spectrum auction that concluded today. In total, the government has auctioned 10,522.35 MHz across eight bands, … Read More
Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, has been strategically deploying 5G NSA (non-standalone) since October 2022. The telco’s strategy is different from its rival Reliance Jio, which is deploying 5G SA (standalone). As per Opensignal, a network intelligence firm, Airtel witnessed its average 5G download speeds going up in almost … Read More
5G is several times faster than 4G, but how fast is it when we are trying to load internet pages or popular apps? The thing is, this data will be different for different countries. As per Ookla, a network intelligence and insights company, in India, 5G page load times were … Read More
Reliance Jio’s AirFiber or 5G FWA (fixed-wireless access) service is now available for customers in many parts of the country. Jio says it is now available in close to 7000 towns and cities. The only issue that many people have felt with the AirFiber connection is the FUP (fair usage … Read More
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