Orange has expanded its 5G/5G+ network to the city of Botosani, making it the 40th city in Romania where the high-speed network is available. Starting August 6, residents, public authorities, and companies in Botosani will have access to ultra-fast speeds of up to 1.5 Gbps with the 5G+ network, as well as the best services and technologies provided by Orange, the telco said. Also Read: Orange Romania Expands 5G, 5G... Read More
The Indian government has taken important steps to streamline the Right of Way (RoW) permissions for the infrastructure providers (IPs) and the telecom operators. These measures will help accelerate 5G rollout in the country. The latest data from the Smart Cities Mission by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs reveals impressive progress, with 7,218 projects worth Rs 1,45,083 crore already completed out of 8,016 projects valued at Rs 1,64,223... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released revised regulations titled The Standards of Quality of Service of Access (Wirelines and Wireless) and Broadband (Wireline and Wireless) Service Regulations, 2024. These regulations are applicable to Access (Fixed and Mobile) and Broadband services, TRAI said. Also Read: TRAI Clarifies: No Charges for Multiple SIMs in Proposed Numbering Plan Key Changes and Implementation Details Effective October 1, 2024, the new regulations consolidate and... Read More
Indian telecommunications company Bharti Airtel has announced revised prepaid and postpaid tariffs starting in July, following industry-wide tariff revisions by private operators. With this revision, customers will now need to spend more in both the prepaid and postpaid segments if they wish to avail themselves of services, even at the entry-level. Let's now look at the entry-level plans offered by Airtel in both prepaid and postpaid segments as of August... Read More
Bharti Airtel announced on Monday that its network will be the first in India to operate on both 5G Standalone (SA) and 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) modes. This means Airtel will offer both 5G SA and NSA modes to customers. Back in 2022, during the Q2 FY23 earnings call, Gopal Vittal, CEO of Bharti Airtel, highlighted that the company had started testing the Standalone (SA) mode for 5G. The company primarily... Read More
UAE operator Du, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), announced a major milestone in the integration and enhancement of 5G technologies in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) in collaboration with Nokia and MediaTek. This trial, a first in the region, has successfully boosted uplink performance by 70 percent on Du's 5G Advanced network while simultaneously offering expanded indoor coverage to customers, the operator said on Monday. Also Read: Du Partners... Read More
NTT Docomo announced it will commercialise the deployment of New Radio-Dual Connectivity (NR-DC) technology, which the company claims offers Japan's fastest download speeds of up to 6.6 Gbps on its 5G SA Network. Docomo will commence offering the technology on August 1, 2024, in select zones within Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, with plans for gradual expansion, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. Also Read: NTT Docomo to Launch... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Andhra Pradesh (AP) has reported a milestone of 1 lakh SIM activations in 23 days. The announcement was made by BSNL Andhra Pradesh on X (formerly known as Twitter) this Saturday. However, no information was shared regarding whether these activations are direct or via MNP. In May, BSNL announced the launch of its indigenous 4G technology in the Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh, which will... Read More
Turkcell and Ericsson announced a collaboration to explore new spectrum solutions that will enhance mobile backhaul capacity for technologies such as 5G and 6G. A key part of this collaboration includes a successful trial of a W-Band solution, which increases the available spectrum by 1.5 times in addition to the existing E-band. This will more than double the high-performance backhaul spectrum, the partners said in a joint statement this week.... Read More
Saudi Arabia's Stc Group (Stc) and Ericsson have announced the world's first implementation of Automated Radio Resource Partitioning (RRP) on a 5G standalone network slice. Automated RRP is a software feature based on intent-based automation, involving the dynamic and intelligent allocation of radio resources to different configured slices to optimise network performance. Also Read: Stc Group Deploys AI-Powered Network Optimisation System Live Network Demonstration According to a joint statement released... Read More
Malaysian operator CelcomDigi has reached a new milestone in its post-merger network integration and modernisation project. This week, the operator announced that it had completed upgrades in Penang and surpassed the halfway point countrywide. Within a year, CelcomDigi has achieved more than 50 percent of its targeted nationwide upgrades, in what was expected to be a three-year exercise. At the current run rate, CelcomDigi is set to complete 75 percent... Read More
New Zealand operator 2degrees has announced a five-year extension to its existing joint radio access network (RAN) technology partnership with Ericsson. The new deal follows the 2021 agreement, where Ericsson and 2degrees first partnered to modernise the service provider's RAN network with products and solutions from the Ericsson Radio System portfolio. Also Read: 2degrees to Upgrade Microwave Network in Modernisation Program Advanced RAN Solutions Deployment The products and services being... Read More
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