BROWSING: 4G

Orange, Masmovil complete merger process in Spain

Orange and Masmovil said that the combined entity would generate annual synergies of $530 million by the fourth year of the deal's completion Spanish operators Orange and Masmovil have completed a joint venture combining their their operations. In a joint statement, both telcos noted they...

IoT provider Soracom lists on Tokyo Stock Exchange to fund faster growth

Japan-based KDDI-owned IoT connectivity provider Soracom has listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, in the third-tier Growth Market section for emerging high-growth companies. Soracom claims to have more than 20,000 startups and enterprises on its books, connecting around six million IoT devices globally.   Its IoT...

“Ecosystem linkage” is the big telco opportunity with private 5G, says Spirent

Want to know what’s happening, and also what’s about to happen, in telecoms? You could do much worse, and also not much better, than to ask a well-placed test and measurement firm, running the rule over all the latest telecoms technologies from all the...

India’s 5G users consume 3.6 times more data than 4G users: Nokia

Nokia revealed 5G users in India consumed 17.4 exabytes per month in 2023 5G users in India are using approximately 3.6 times as much mobile data traffic compared to 4G users since October 2022, according to a recent Nokia report. Nokia’s Mobile Broadband Index (MBiT) revealed...

Vodafone Idea aims 5G to account for 40% of revenue in two years

Vodafone Idea has recently completed its minimum rollout obligation towards 5G deployments in four telecom circles in India Indian carrier Vodafone Idea expects 5G technology to account for nearly 40% of its overall revenues in 24-to-30 months, according to local press reports. This goal implies...

BSNL already activated 3,500 4G sites in India: Report

BSNL plans to launch commercial 4G services nationwide during 2024 State-owned operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has already activated 3,500 4G base transceiver stations (BTS) across the country, local press reported, citing the company’s chairman and CEO Pravin Kumar Purwar. These 4G sites were deployed...

Globe Telecom activated almost 900 5G sites last year

During the first half of 2024, Globe had activated 356 new 5G sites across the Philippines Globe Telecom, which is the largest mobile network operator in the Philippines, said it deployed 894 new 5G sites nationwide during the course of 2023. During the first half of...

Regulator may require Indian telcos to display 4G, 5G coverage maps

Local carriers Airtel and Jio said they currently provide 5G services nationwide The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is considering whether to require local carriers to display the coverage map on their websites so that their customers know where they will get 5G or...

Rakuten Mobile, Nokia to deploy radios for ‘platinum band’ in Japan

The Japanese government granted this spectrum band to Rakuten Mobile in October 2023 Japanese telco Rakuten Mobile announced that it will deploy base stations using mobile network radios developed by Nokia operating in the 700 MHz band, also known as the "platinum band”, the telco...

BSNL’s workers propose to use Vodafone Idea’s infra to offer 4G

Tata Consultancy Systems (TCS) is currently deploying BSNL's 4G network Indian state-run operator BSNL's workers union has urged the government to use rival operator Vodafone Idea’s network to initially offer 4G service in the country, according to local press reports. In a recent letter to telecom...

HFCL secures deal with Indian telco BSNL to provide 4G, 5G gear

Under this order, HFCL will provide products and services to BSNL to support 4G and 5G network requirements Indian telecom gear company HFCL has secured an order worth INR 1.79 billion ($21.55 million) from state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to supply 4G and 5G...

Vodafone, e& team on VoLTE technology

This announcement builds on a previous agreement that Vodafone and e& unveiled in October last year U.K. telecom group Vodafone and UAE-based operator e& have joined forces to provide other operators with fully managed voice solutions to support their international voice traffic requirements, the former...

Deutsche Telekom operates 10,700 3.6 GHz antennas

Deutsche Telekom expects to launch its 5G Standalone offering in Germany this year German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom said that a total of 10,700 of its 5G antennas in 840 cities are currently transmitting on the 3.6 GHz spectrum band. In a release, Deutsche Telekom...

Virgin Media O2, Tesco renew Tesco Mobile JV

Tesco Mobile is a joint venture owned equally by the Tesco Group and Virgin Media O2 U.K. carrier Virgin Media O2 and Tesco, owners of Tesco Mobile, have signed a 10-year renewal of their existing joint venture, the former said in a release. Tesco Mobile is...

India set to export locally-developed 4G, 5G stacks in 2024: Report

India has received inquiries from at least 15 global telecom operators, as well as bilateral inquiries from nine nations The government of India is looking to start exporting a full range of indigenously-designed 4G and 5G stacks in 2024, according to local press reports. The reports...

Vodafone inks deal to boost mobile coverage in German highways

Vodafone aims to make the 5G network available on all motorways across Germany by 2028 at the latest German carrier Vodafone has signed a deal with German highway operator Autobahn with the main goal of improving mobile coverage in highways across the country. Under the terms...

EE completes first stage of shared rural network in the UK

EE said it has expanded its 4G network to over 1,600 additional rural communities across the U.K. U.K. carrier EE, which is part of BT Group, said it completed its 4G coverage upgrades under the first phase of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) project, six...

CelcomDigi inks partnership to develop Industry 4.0 solutions

CelcomDigi said the collaboration with SoftBank and SC-NEX will leverage on the expertise of both firms on AI, robotics and analytic solutions Malaysian carrier CelcomDigi announced a strategic partnership with Japanese telco SoftBank and SC-NEX, a firm owned by Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation, to accelerate the...

BSNL to complete large portion of its 4G network by November

India's telecom minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said that BSNL is being revived in a "very systematic and methodical way" Indian state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has started its 4G deployment and will have completed a significant part of the rollout by November 2024, local...

O-RAN firm Parallel Wireless deploys 1,500 sites across Africa

Parallel Wireless already deployed O-RAN sites in Nigeria, Tanzania, Guinea Conakry, Ghana, South Sudan, Uganda, DRC and Malawi U.S.-based Open RAN (O-RAN) firm Parallel Wireless said it has already deployed a total of 1,500 sites across Africa. Parallel Wireless partnered with regional telecommunications providers and...

BSNL targets market share of 20% in India with its 4G rollout

BSNL will launch 5G technology in 2025 via an upgrade of its 4G infrastructure Indian state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is targeting a 20% market share of the country’s overall mobile market by the end of 2024 by accelerating the rollout of its 4G...

Aviat Networks inks private networks deal with Smartfren

Aviat said the deal targets Indonesian private networks and enterprises including hospitals, agriculture, mining, buildings, oil and gas companies, factories, smart cities and other vertical industries Aviat Networks, has put in place strategic collaboration agreement with Indonesian telco PT Smartfren Telecom to deliver high speed...

HFCL secures order to upgrade optical transport network for BSNL

BSNL previosuly said it expected to launch a 4G network this year Indian telecoms vendor HFCL has signed a deal worth INR 11.2 billion ($135 million) with state operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to upgrade its optical transport network (OTN) across India. The vendor noted...

France starts 2024 with 44,134 5G authorized sites

Mobile carriers in France are currently providing 5G services through spectrum in 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands France had a total of 44,134 authorized 5G sites as of January 1, 2024, of which 35,510 were declared technically operational by local carriers, according...