July 11th, 2024 9:46 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telefonica Enhances 5G Network in Over 400 Tourist Destinations in Spain

Telefonica Spain (Movistar) has rolled out its 5G summer plan to bolster network capacity and coverage in 401 out of 445 tourist destinations where its 5G service is already active. The upgrade covers 320 coastal destinations across the country as well as 81 inland localities experiencing a significant influx of visitors during the summer. In an announcement on Thursday, Telefonica said these network upgrades will remain in place even after... Read More

July 10th, 2024 3:58 PM 0 COMMENTS

Odido Activates New 5G Frequencies in Netherlands

Netherlands telecom provider Odido activated its recently acquired 5G frequencies on July 10, 2024. The company said this will allow Odido customers with a 5G device to benefit immediately from increased speeds and a more stable connection. Starting in August, Odido will increase the speeds of several subscriptions free of charge, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. Also Read: KPN, Odido, VodafoneZiggo Acquire 3.5GHz Spectrum in Dutch 5G... Read More

July 8th, 2024 4:37 PM 0 COMMENTS

U Mobile, Edotco Partner to Accelerate Second 5G Network Rollout in Malaysia

Malaysian telco U Mobile and Axiata-owned telecommunications infrastructure company Edotco have formed a partnership to accelerate the rollout of a 5G network under the government's planned dual network model. As part of the MoU signed last Thursday and announced on Friday (July 5), Edotco will provide U Mobile with information and access to its tower infrastructure, resources, and expedited site delivery to facilitate the telco's 5G network rollout. Also Read:... Read More

July 8th, 2024 1:56 PM 2 COMMENTS

BREAKING: Reliance Jio Removes Base Rs 149 and Rs 179 Prepaid Plans Silently

Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, in a sudden and silent move has removed the Rs 149 and Rs 179 options for customers. After the tariff hike, Jio continued offering these two plans but had reduced their validity. This made the plans more expensive than before. However, now Jio has completely removed these plans. This means that keeping a Jio SIM active for outgoing has become a lot more expensive... Read More

July 4th, 2024 11:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telefonica Germany to Expand 5G Network Along Highways

Telefonica Germany (O2 Telefonica) has signed a cooperation agreement with Autobahn, the company managing highways, and the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport to expand the 5G network along highways. Telefonica plans to expand additional mobile locations with 5G technology along the 13,200-kilometer motorway network to further improve the mobile network and cater to the increasing mobile data traffic. Also Read: Telefonica Germany Expands 5G Network Along Motorways and Railways... Read More

July 4th, 2024 5:06 PM 0 COMMENTS

Rogers Trials 5G Cloud RAN Technology During Toronto Blue Jays Game

Canadian telecommunications company Rogers Communications said it successfully tested 5G Cloud-Radio Access Network (Cloud RAN) technology together with network partner Ericsson during the Toronto Blue Jays game on Canada Day, July 1. The operator said the trial marked the first deployment of Cloud RAN over a commercial network at a live event in Canada. Also Read: Rogers Partners With CableLabs to Advance 5G and 10G Network Technology 5G Cloud RAN... Read More

July 3rd, 2024 8:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

KPN, Odido, VodafoneZiggo Acquire 3.5GHz Spectrum in Dutch 5G Auction

KPN, Odido, and VodafoneZiggo have acquired frequencies in the 3.5 GHz band in the latest 5G auction in the Netherlands. The auction, which started on June 25 and concluded on July 1, saw three operators acquiring frequencies for a total of EUR 174.4 million, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate said in a statement. Also Read: KPN to Shutdown 2G Network in Netherlands by December 2025 Frequency Allocation Details... Read More

July 2nd, 2024 3:50 PM 0 COMMENTS

Stc Group Deploys AI-Powered Network Optimisation System

Saudi Arabia's stc Group (stc) has deployed an AI-powered operations system on its network using Nokia's MantaRay Self-Organizing Network (SON), an AI-powered system that automates network optimization. The MantaRay SON solution was utilized for the first time on stc's network infrastructure during the Hajj season, enabling over one million pilgrims to stay seamlessly connected, the telco said in a statement on Tuesday. Also Read: Stc Group Demos Highest 5G Data... Read More

July 1st, 2024 6:28 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Egypt and 4iG Group to Jointly Invest USD 600 Million in Egypt’s Fiber Network

Egypt's Telecom Egypt and the Hungarian telecoms group 4iG have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a joint venture to build, operate, and commercialise Fibre-To-The-Home (FTTH) and Fibre-To-The-Site (FTTS) fiber access infrastructure on a wholesale basis in Egypt. The joint investment aims to build a modern fiber network that provides at minimum around six million households access to a high-speed network, Telecom Egypt said in a joint statement... Read More

June 30th, 2024 6:32 PM 2 COMMENTS

Rakuten Mobile Launches 700 MHz Services, Plans 5G Coverage Expansion

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 has been able to roll out commercial services in the 700 MHz band swiftly. Also Read: Rakuten Mobile Surpasses 7... Read More

June 29th, 2024 10:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

Boost Mobile Rolls Out Simultaneous Aggregation for Enhanced Speeds Across Network

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 will experience supercharged speeds across the Boost Mobile network. Also Read: DISH Wireless Achieves Simultaneous 5G Uplink and Downlink CA... Read More

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