Verizon, a major telecom service provider in the United States (US) and Ericsson, a Swedish telecom and tech maker, partnered recently to enable enhanced 5G experience for consumers. 5G, at its first stage, was about the mass-scale adoption and the development of an ecosystem. However, now, it will be about the experience and the use cases it can enable for consumers and enterprises. For this, Ericsson and Verizon collaborated to... Read More
Bharti Airtel CEO Gopal Mittal has given clarity on their spending for FY25 on 5G. Gopal Vittal said that from FY25 onwards they are going to reduce spending money on 5G infrastructure. The telecom operator has completed its 5G rollout goals for FY24 and also gained a lot of market coverage in rural areas as well. Thus, in FY25, Airtel will reduce capex towards rolling out 5G by about half... Read More
Du, an operating brand under Emirates Integrated Telecommunication Company (EITC), has announced the deployment of a large-scale Three Carrier Aggregation (CA) in TDD Massive MIMO base station, delivering a peak data rate of over 5 Gbps as part of its move towards 5G-Advanced Technology in the UAE. According to Du, this technology deployment will empower users with an unmatched network experience and higher data rates. Also Read: Du Deploys Three-Carrier... Read More
Italian network operator Wind Tre has acquired the assets of wholesale fixed wireless access (FWA) provider OpNet, formerly known as Linkem. In a statement announcing the deal, Opnet said Wind Tre has acquired 100 percent of the company, excluding Tessellis, of which Opnet is a 59.26 percent shareholder. Also Read: WindTre TDD 5G Network Reaches 70 Percent Population Coverage in Italy Acquisition Details Opnet stated that the transaction is subject... Read More
5G was launched in India back in Oct 2022. But now, about 14 months since, 5G has reached almost every city or town in the country. Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are the telcos leading the 5G rollout in the country, with the third-private telecom player Vodafone Idea (Vi) still trying to raise funds to start rolling out 5G. With more than 100 million 5G consumers in India, and more... Read More
Meghalaya, a state in Northeast India, will soon have 5G everywhere for its consumers. The state recently cleared the amendment to the policy around telecom infrastructure that will enable telcos to roll out 5G faster. According to a report by Northeast Live, the state has approved the amendment to the Meghalaya Telecom Infrastructure Policy 2018. The report said that Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong informed about the state's decision to... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, has again talked about launching 5G. However, there's still no funding in sight for the operator. At the recent investors call for Q3 FY24, the CEO of Vi, Akshaya Moondra, said that they are "looking" to launch 5G in about 6 to 7 months. However, the telco still hasn't made any progress in raising funds. 5G deployment is extremely capital intensive,... Read More
Rogers Communications announced today the successful testing of 5G network slicing technology, marking the first nationwide live test of this technology in Canada. Rogers tested 5G network slicing technology in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver on its National Standalone 5G (5G SA) Core Network, launched in 2022, in partnership with Ericsson. Also Read: Rogers Activates 5G Coverage on Highway 16 in British Columbia Network Slicing Technology Network slicing is a 5G... Read More
Liberty, the brand of Liberty Latin America operating in Costa Rica, has officially launched its 5G Network in the testing phase, with 5G sites enabled initially at three key locations: the center of San Jose, the campus of the Latin University of Costa Rica, and the Ultrapark Dos free zone in the city of Heredia. Additionally, 17 more sites are ready for activation pending administrative approval to enable the switch... Read More
Ethiopian telecommunications company Ethio Telecom has officially launched 5G services in the Central East Region, specifically in Harar city and Haromaya town, and in the East Region, Dire Dawa city, following its earlier official launch in Addis Ababa, Adama, and Jigjiga cities, as reported by TelecomTalk. Also Read: Ethio Telecom Launches Commercial 5G Services 5G Reach in Central and East Regions Specifically, Ethio Telecom has launched the 5G service in... Read More
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) Secretary Neeraj Mittal launched the "Bharat 5G Portal - an integrated portal" on the sidelines of 'Bharat Telecom 2024', an International Business Expo organised by the Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC) in collaboration with DoT from January 29-30, 2024, the Ministry of Communications (MoC) said. Also Read: India Launches Bharat 6G Alliance to Lead Next-Generation Technology Development Initiatives and Collaborations As part of its... Read More
Belgium's Proximus NXT, previously known as Proximus Enterprise, and AZ Groeninge Hospital have joined forces to launch a 5G pilot project aimed at revolutionising healthcare delivery. This collaboration involves establishing a private 5G network within the hospital campus, making it the first hospital in the Benelux region (Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg) to have a private 5G Network. Also Read: Proximus NXT and RTBF Pilot Live Broadcast With Private 5G Network... Read More
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