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Srikapardhi October 14th, 2023 1:35 PM 0 COMMENTS

Dialog Axiata Completes First-Ever Voice Over 5G Trial in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan telecommunications service provider Dialog Axiata has announced the successful completion of the first-ever trial of Voice over New Radio (VoNR) service on a 5G Standalone trial network in Sri Lanka. It's worth noting that Dialog was the first telecom service provider in the South Asian region to demonstrate 5G capabilities in 2018. Also Read: Dialog Brings 5G to Apple iPhone Users in Sri Lanka Voice over 5G Experience... Read More

Srikapardhi October 14th, 2023 10:36 AM 0 COMMENTS

Du Achieves 98.5 Percent 5G Population Coverage in the UAE

UAE telecommunications operator du has announced that it has achieved 98.5 percent 5G population coverage, setting an industry standard, across the UAE. Du said this milestone reaffirms its commitment to providing customers with future-ready network experiences in line with the UAE's national vision. Just recently, TelecomTalk reported that du completed a nationwide 400G Optical Backbone Network build and also achieved 10 Gbps speeds in a 5G Advanced trial on the... Read More

Srikapardhi October 13th, 2023 9:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

Elisa Completes Cloud RAN Trial Powered by In-Line Acceleration

The Finnish telecommunications company Elisa announced today that it has successfully completed the industry's first trial of Cloud RAN powered by In-Line acceleration in partnership with Nokia. The trial took place at Elisa's headquarters in Finland and utilised its commercial 5G Standalone RAN and 5G Core. Cloud RAN is a technology that allows mobile operators to deploy and manage their radio access networks (RANs) in the cloud. This offers a... Read More

Srikapardhi October 12th, 2023 8:25 PM 1 COMMENTS

Du Achieves 10 Gbps in 5G Advanced Trial on 6 GHz Band

UAE operator, du, operating under Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has announced that it has achieved speeds of 10 Gbps over the 6 GHz band during a collaborative 5G Advanced trial with the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA). Also Read: Etisalat by e& Achieves Record 10 Gbps Speeds on 6 GHz Band in 5G-Advanced Trial Significance of the Trial The official release noted that the 5G Advanced trial... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 12th, 2023 11:54 AM 0 COMMENTS

Meaningful 5G Monetisation Still 12 Months Away: Analysts

5G is still rolling out in India. The country has seen the fastest 5G rollout in the world. But for now, to increase adoption, the telcos aren't charging anything extra for 5G. Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom company is now near the completion of its 5G capex cycle. Thus, the telco can finally shift its focus to monetising 5G. Jio and Airtel have already launched 5G FWA (fixed-wireless-access) services in... Read More

Srikapardhi October 10th, 2023 9:33 PM 0 COMMENTS

Ericsson, CTTC Join Forces to Enhance Network Slicing Capabilities in Networks

Ericsson and the Centre Tecnologic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC) have joined forces to drive the evolution of 5G and 6G technologies. Ericsson today said these joint efforts are a part of the UNICO I+D program, supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Digital Transformation and NextGeneration EU, with a focus on establishing a sustainable Spanish 5G/6G innovation ecosystem. Also Read: Telefonica and Ericsson Collaborate to Advance Open Networks... Read More

Srikapardhi October 10th, 2023 3:55 PM 0 COMMENTS

Etisalat by e& Successfully Pilots 5G mmWave Deployment Over 10 Kilometres

Etisalat by e& has announced that it has successfully piloted the deployment of mmWave technology over a distance of 10 kilometers, making it the first telecommunications company globally to achieve this milestone. With this achievement, Etisalat has laid the foundation for the commercialisation of 5G private networks. Also Read: Etisalat by e& Completes World-First Large Capacity Transport Network Trial A Global First in 5G Deployment Etisalat said the implementation of... Read More

Srikapardhi October 10th, 2023 10:18 AM 0 COMMENTS

Deutsche Telekom, Mavenir Announce Advancements in 5G SA Network Slicing Service

Mavenir, the Network Software Provider, along with Deutsche Telekom, has announced advancements in two projects focused on monetization opportunities enabled by 5G Standalone Network Slicing technologies and powered by Mavenir's Cloud Native Converged Packet Core. Both companies have highlighted two use cases that are made possible and built on the 5G Network Slicing feature of the 5G SA Network. Also Read: Deutsche Telekom Highlights 5G Network Slicing With Mobile Live... Read More

Srikapardhi October 9th, 2023 10:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telia is Creating 150 Kilometres of 5G Transport Corridors in Sweden

Telia is creating 150 kilometres of 5G transport corridors in Sweden to accelerate 5G innovation in the industry, especially in the automotive sector. Last week, Telia announced that the corridors will integrate controlled test areas with public roads, enabling full-scale tests of self-driving vehicles between various logistics hubs. Also Read: Telenor Sweden Launches New Private 5G Network Services Project Background The project is being developed within the framework of the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 9th, 2023 9:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone, Nokia Partner to Bring 5G Open RAN in Italy

Vodafone Group and Nokia have announced a partnership to run a 5G Open RAN (Radio Access Network) pilot in Italy. This will be a first for the country to witness this. Vodafone has extensive reach throughout Europe with its mobile networks serving millions of customers. Meanwhile, Nokia is one of the largest telecom gear providers in the world. Both companies coming together and running a 5G Open RAN pilot in... Read More

Yashika Goel October 9th, 2023 10:23 AM 2 COMMENTS

5G BTS Deployment in India Surges by Over 60,000

The deployment of 5G Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) by the operators in India has seen a growth of over 60,000 from July 2nd to August 28th. This means that since the last time we covered 5G BTS, a total of 63,316 BTS have been deployed across all states and Union Territories, according to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). India currently has 4G network coverage reaching 99 percent of the country,... Read More

Srikapardhi October 8th, 2023 4:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

GCI Extends 5G Network Coverage to Nome and Kotzebue in Alaska

Alaska's largest telecommunications provider GCI has extended its 5G coverage to the communities of Nome and Kotzebue. GCI highlighted last week that it invested USD 5.3 million to deploy 5G in the two northwest Alaskan communities while extending 5G services to even more areas of the state. With the recent launch, the telco noted that it now offers 5G in more than a dozen Alaska communities. Also Read: GCI Expands... Read More