Singtel, AIS, Globe, HKT, Optus, Taiwan Mobile, and Telkomsel announced this week that they have formed an alliance to launch a cross-border rewards programme aimed at delivering greater value to eligible customers when they travel to Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Australia, Taiwan, or Indonesia, where the telcos are … Read More
France-based Bouygues Telecom has announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with La Poste Group to acquire 100 percent of its subsidiary, La Poste Telecom, which is behind the virtual operator (MVNO) La Poste Mobile. Currently, La Poste Telecom is co-owned by La Poste group (51 percent) and SFR … Read More
US wireless carrier DISH Wireless, a subsidiary of EchoStar, announced that its Boost Wireless Network with VoNR, or 5G voice, is now available to over 200 million Americans nationwide. DISH said it is committed to providing Americans with more connectivity options, and this milestone marks an expansion of the network … Read More
Telenor’s Finnish subsidiary, DNA, announced that its tower infrastructure division, DNA Tower Finland, responsible for building and maintaining mobile network infrastructure in Finland, has begun utilizing Elisa’s distributed energy storage solution (DES). Elisa and DNA Tower Finland have joined forces to bolster Finland’s transition to green energy, with DNA Tower … Read More
CommScope announced today that it is extending support for Open RAN (Radio Access Network) on its network portfolio to include indoor environments, thereby facilitating open, sustainable, and converged 5G indoor networks. CommScope said it is introducing support for third-party Open RAN Distributed Units (O-DUs) on its ERA DAS (distributed antenna … Read More
Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has today announced that it has switched on its next-generation 5G Standalone (5G SA) network in 14 cities across the UK. VMO2 said its new 5G SA network offers higher bandwidth and lower latency connections, enabling customers to experience wider 5G coverage and more reliable connectivity. … Read More
Orange will roll out a new energy power-saving mode solution as Nokia has announced the launch of a solution called ‘extreme deep sleep’ that utilizes AirScale radio architecture and Reefshark System-on-Chip chipsets. Reportedly, Orange will roll out this new solution in the second half of 2024 to enhance the energy … Read More
Rakuten Mobile announced its plans to provide satellite-to-mobile service in Japan, targeting the commencement of the service in 2026, in collaboration with AST SpaceMobile. The telco aims to provide connectivity across Japan in the future, including mountainous regions, remote islands, and areas struck by natural disasters, stating that this is … Read More
Japan’s NEC Corporation has partnered with Arm, Qualcomm, Red Hat, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to successfully demonstrate the end-to-end operation of NEC’s Open virtual Radio Access Network (vRAN) and 5G Core virtual User Plane Function (vUPF) products. This demonstration utilized HPE ProLiant servers powered by Arm Neoverse-based CPUs and … Read More
Orange and MASMOVIL have today obtained clearance from the European Commission to combine their operations in Spain, forming a 50-50 joint venture (JV) co-controlled by Orange Spain and MASMOVIL (LORCA JVCO). This deal will create a single operator with the scale to invest in 5G and fiber, benefiting consumers and … Read More
Novos Fiber has announced its entry into its second market, McKinney, Texas, under a USD 20 million investment. This announcement comes after the Dallas-headquartered fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) company, backed by InLight Capital, launched services in Arlington, Texas. The company said it will invest a further USD 25 million in Arlington, where … Read More
Japan’s NEC announced today that it will launch a new user plane function (UPF) product for telecom operators, featuring an enhanced built-in Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) function that enables networks to inspect and process large volumes of user data traffic in 5G Core networks. This supports data plane objectives in … Read More
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