BROWSING: 5G

The country’s telecom regulator IFT initiated a public consultation on this 5G spectrum auction on May 7, 2024 Mexico’s 5G auction faces hurdles as high spectrum fees deter operator interest, according to a recent report by GlobalData. The country’s telecom regulator IFT initiated a public consultation...

5G penetration in Malaysia currently reaches 35.4% A total of 7,065 5G sites have been already deployed across Malaysia as of April this year, local press reported, citing the country’s communications minister Fahmi Fadzil. According to the report, 5G technology currently reaches 81.5% coverage in residential...

Beijing had a density of 52 5G base stations per 10,000 people Chinese operators have already deployed 114,500 5G base stations in China’s capital, Beijing, as of the end of April, Chinese press reported. According to the report, Beijing had a density of 52 5G base...

Vodafone Idea aims to expand 4G coverage in 17 priority circles and launch 5G in key geographies across India Indian carrier Vodafone Idea confirmed plans to invest a total of INR500-550 billion ($6-6.6 billion) within the next three years, the carrier’s CEO Akshaya Moondra said...

The roar of the crowd echoed through the packed stadium as the stage went dark. A pop megastar's latest spectacular sold-out show was finally over, and throughout the entire four-hour extravaganza, tens of thousands of adoring fans continuously posted videos to social media to...

EchoStar said that the estimated value of the program with all yearly options is up to $2.7 billion over 10 years EchoStar announced it has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract as part of the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command Spiral 4 wireless...

Nokia noted that private 5G is well equipped with comprehensive in-built security features mandated by 3GPP The deployment of the edge on-premise is essential to ensure that industrial use cases benefit from private wireless networks performance, according to Stephane Daeuble, head of Enterprise Campus Edge...

Last year's race saw 53.3 million connections in a 12-hour period, according to Verizon Associate Director of Network Operation Verizon is coming down the back stretch of its year-long preparation for this weekend’s Preakness Stakes, the annual American thoroughbred horse race held at the Pimlico Race...

Wireless executives need to prepare for the next growth wave Over the past fifty-years, wireless has been a leading growth industry. That being said, at any specific point in time, different areas of wireless are hot, as other parts cool down. So, let’s take a...

UK operator Virgin Media O2 Business has signed a deal with the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), the UK government’s procurement and trading fund, to supply discounted technologies to government bodies and public organisations. The pair have a ​memorandum of understanding (MoU) to afford public...

Zain said it will expand its current 5G network coverage to 122 cities across the country Saudi telco Zain KSA announced plans to invest a total of SAR1.6 billion ($427 million) to expand its 5G network and digital services ecosystem in Saudi Arabia, local press...

NTT Docomo said it will launch the new subsidiary in July this year Japanese telco NTT Docomo announced plans to create a new subsidiary, dubbed NTT Docomo Global, with the aim of expanding the telco's global presence. In a release, the Japanese operator said that...

With the arrival of every new generation of networking technology, the comparison of mobile- and Ethernet-based solutions has traditionally been debated including now, prompted by the recent unveiling of the new Wi-Fi 7 standard (IEEE 802.11be). In keeping with this historical tradition, discussions of...

With the rapid evolution of wireless communication technologies, 5G has emerged as a transformative force, particularly in enterprise settings where private networks at the edge are becoming increasingly prevalent.In this report, RCR Wireless News explore the critical considerations surrounding the security of 5G private networks...

Boliden said it has been working to digitize and automate its mining operations in order to increase productivity and safety Boliden, a Swedish multinational metals, mining and smelting company, has joined the NorthStar 5G innovation program launched by Ericsson and Telia last year. Under this program,...

The acquisition of Vodafone Spain is valued at EUR5 billion The Spanish government has approved the acquisition of 100% of the Vodafone Spain Group by U.K.-based investment firm Zegona Bidco, a fully owned subsidiary of Zegona Communications, the Council of Ministers said in a statement. The...

Mobile connectivity pervades every aspect of today’s society. Changing lifestyles, remote work, smart automation and the proliferation of cloud-native applications are all driving fundamental changes in mobile network usage patterns. At the same time, technology advances are continually enabling innovative capabilities, empowering exciting new...

The C-band signal booster is FCC-certified for immediate deployment, says SureCall SureCall today announced the SpeedLink 5G, a new C-band signal booster that the company called a significant industry milestone. In addition to being FCC-certified for immediate deployment, it is also the only C-band booster...

It’s easy to imagine how artificial intelligence could benefit communications service providers (CSPs), not least by automating complex operations in radio access networks (RAN). Often though, that story gets boiled down to how AI will “drive down network costs and complexity,” and that’s a...

Huawei carried out this project in Thailand in partnership with Midea, AIS and China Unicom Chinese vendor Huawei, together with appliance manufacturer Midea, Thai telco AIS and Chinese operator China Unicom have jointly implemented what it claims to be the first 5G fully-connected factory in...

Rakuten Mobile aims to reach 8-10 million mobile subscribers by the end of 2024 Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile, which is part of e-commerce giant Rakuten Group, has reached over 6.8 million subscribers as of the end of March, the carrier said in a release. The operator...

During the demo, e& UAE said it aggregated multiple carriers across high-band and mid-band spectrum Emirati-based operator e& UAE claimed a record speed of 30.5 Gbps on its live 5G network, which, according to the carrier, represents a significant milestone in its evolution towards 5G-Advanced...

Just what would it take to actually get ubiquitous 5G in rural America? UScellular CEO Laurent Therivel walked through that scenario for just one county in rural Iowa at last week's CTIA 5G Summit, illustrating the challenges and the need for coordinated federal funding...

Vodafone and Three should establish a national security committee within the joint entity under the terms approved by the government The U.K. Secretary of State has approved the proposed merger between local carriers Vodafone and Three UK, subject to certain conditions, the U.K. government said...