Chinese telecom vendor ZTE announced on Monday that it assisted local rival China Mobile in launching the operator’s first NodeEngine powered 5G integrated high-precision positioning commercial case in Guangzhou. This step follows the first collaboration between the Chinese operators. Earlier in February, ZTE and China Telecom implemented the industry’s first NodeEngine pilot, in one of Yanghzhou’s commercial networks. The current commercial case for Grandview Mall in Guangzhou employs ZTE’s NodeEngine powered 5G high-precision positioning […]
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MTN Ghana hinted earlier on Wednesday that the operator could be poised to launch its 5G network in 2022, according to the company’s CEO Selorm Adavehoh. The provider’s chief exec made the announcement during an interview at the MTN Business Executive Breakfast show. “We are always trying to make sure we can be the first […]
A1 Telekom Austria Group granted on Monday to Scandinavian network equipment suppliers Nokia and Ericsson 5G contacts in Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, and Slovenia. This step follows the group’s purchase of a new 5G spectrum worth $16.59 million for its Croatian subsidiary A1 Croatia earlier last week. As for the geographical distribution between the two chosen […]
Chinese tech company ZTE and the Hangzhou branch of China Telecom, announced on Friday the completion of 300MHz 5G QCell verification in Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center, according to a joint statement. This deal aims to prepare for the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 that will be held from 10 to 25 September 2022. China Telecom — which is the official sponsor of the event — is expected to provide high-quality telecommunications networks in […]
Indonesian operator XL Axiata announced on Thursday their receival of a 5G network operating license from the country’s Ministry of Communication and Information, the company said in a statement. The announcement came after the local telco passed the required Operational Appropriate Test (ULO) that was carried out earlier this month to obtain its Operational Appropriate Certificate (SKLO). “Today, we together welcome XL Axiata which has just received Operation Eligibility Certificate (SKLO) for […]
A1 Telekom Austria Group announced the purchase of a new 5G spectrum worth $16.59 million for its Croatian subsidiary A1 Croatia, after winning a public auction on Thursday. Earlier last week, Croatia’s telecommunications regulator approved the bids placed by local mobile operators, Hrvatski Telekom (HT), A1, and Telemach in a public auction for allocation of national frequency licenses for 5G mobile networks. A1, Hrvatski Telekom, and Telemach were awarded national licenses in […]
Saudi Arabia-based telecom stc partnered on Tuesday with Swedish giant Ericsson to deploy 5G standalone (SA) for consumers and enterprises on Ericsson Cloud Native Infrastructure. This move follows a two-year partnership between both telcos signed back in 2019, when the Saudi firm deployed 5G network using Ericsson’s commercial hardware and solutions including radio access network (RAN). The new expansion on stc’s 5G Core (5GC) network, will support both 5G standalone (SA), non-standalone (NSA), in addition to 4G. […]
Worldwide 5G infrastructure revenue is expected to grow by 39 percent reaching $19.1 billion in 2021, up from $13.7 billion last year, according to a report published on Wednesday by U.S.- based research and advisory company, Gartner. The report revealed that communications service providers (CSPs) in mature markets enhanced 5G development in 2020 and 2021, citing the pandemic as a reason for this increase. “The COVID-19 pandemic spiked demand for optimized and ultrafast broadband connectivity to […]
Swedish telecoms vendor Ericsson has been awarded a 3 percent in China Telecom and China Unicom’s joint 5G ran operations, beating out Finnish rival Nokia’s contribution, Reuters reported citing inside sources. Nokia had initially been tapped as the favorite to leverage Ericsson’s market share in mainland China due to complications between the Swedish vendor and Chinese telecom companies; but […]
Mauritius Telecom announced last week the introduction of 5G services to its offering on the island, a step which follows the provider’s receival of 5G license for mobile telephony earlier last month. The telco was among two other companies, Cellplus Ltd and Emtel Ltd, that had applied in February to a public consultation regarding the opening of frequency bands for 5G. By April, the three operators were invited to submit their applications for the spectrum. In […]