BROWSING: 4G

India’s BSNL to launch 4G in high-revenue telecom circles: Report

As part of the pilot for 4G, BSNL has deployed 200 sites in three districts of Punjab Indian state-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) plans to initially provide 4G services in high-revenue telecom circles, local press reported. Currently, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Punjab...

Rakuten Mobile’s 4G infra reaches 98.4% of Japanese population

Rakuten Mobile reported that the total number of MNO subscriptions was 4.65 million at end-Q1 Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile said its 4G network reached 98.4% of the country’s population as of the end of the first quarter. The telco added that it expects to reach...

Verizon inks deal with Vertical Bridge to expand 4G, 5G footprint

Vertical Bridge has agreed to construct these towers with Verizon as the anchor tenant U.S. carrier Verizon signed a deal with Vertical Bridge to build cell towers across the country to expand its 4G and 5G services. In a release, Verizon said that Vertical Bridge...

MEA region to reach 380 million 5G subscribers by 2027: Nokia

Nokia said that 5G will account for 17% of the region's overall mobile subscribers in 2027 5G subscribers in the Middle East and Africa region (MEA) are forecast to reach 380 million by 2027, according to Nokia’s MEA mobile broadband index. The report noted that 5G...

How secure are private 4G/5G wireless networks? (Reader Forum)

As enterprises embrace private wireless technology to improve the reliability demanded by new Industry 4.0 use cases, cyber security remains a predominant concern among both technical and non-technical leaders. That concern continues to intensify as organizations are hammered with the challenges of ransomware, insecure IoT...

Hong Kong to reassign 4G, 5G spectrum via auction

Hong Kong aims to award 20 megahertz of spectrum in the 850 MHz to 900 MHz band and 90 megahertz in the 2.3 GHz band Hong Kong’s Communications Authority (CA) announced plans to reassign a total of 110 megahertz of 4G and 5G spectrum across...

Bouygues Telecom, SFR aim to include 5G in network sharing deal

The sharing agreement was signed in 2014 for a period of 20 years French telecom regulator Arcep said it had received three new amendments to the network sharing agreement between local carriers Bouygues Telecom and SFR. Once in effect, the network sharing agreement, initially implemented for...

Crown Castle’s site rental revenues climb 3% year-on-year in Q1

Crown Castle said its capital expenditures during the quarter were $341 million Crown Castle reported revenues its site rental revenues reached $1.62 billion in the first quarter of the year, climbing 3% compared to the year-ago quarter, the company said in its earnings statement. The company’s...

5G to drive Singapore mobile service revenue to more than $2bn in 2027

Mobile data service revenue in Singapore will increase at a CAGR of 7.2% between 2022 and 2027 The growing adoption of 5G services in Singapore is expected to boost the mobile data segment in the country, which in turn is set to drive mobile service...

BSNL already offering 4G in limited areas across India: Report

BSNL expects to cover all telecom circles in India with its 4G services by the end of March 2024 Indian state-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) has already launched 4G services in a few locations across India and expects to expand its 4G footprint...

China to reach 1 billion 5G subscribers by 2025: GSMA

GSMA said that the number of 5G base stations in China exceeded 2.3 million at the end of 2022 China is forecasted to reach 1 billion 5G subscribers by 2025, while the number of 5G users by 2030 is expected to reach 1.6 billion, according...

India to reach 300 million 5G subscribers by March 2025: Report

Crisil Ratings said that a total of 20-25 million subscribers are already using 5G technology in India About a third of wireless data users in India, or 300 million subscribers, are expected to use 5G services by March 2025, according to a recent report by...

BT taps AWS for ‘multi-million’ 5G MEC network for high-end IoT

BT has said it is to make a “multi-million-pound investment” in mobile edge computing (MEC), rooted in its LTE (4G) and 5G network infrastructure. Its mission is to bring enterprise services and applications closer to customers. It is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS)...

Three 5G network reaches 60% of UK population

Three initially launched 5G services in the U.K. in August 2019 U.K. operator Three announced that its 5G network currently covers 60% of the population. In a release, the carrier said its 5G offering is now available in more than 588 locations across more than 4,250...

Ericsson, Virgin Media O2 extend partnership to boost 5G in the UK

Ericsson said the new deal will improve 5G coverage in cities including Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Belfast Ericsson and Virgin Media O2 announced they will boost 4G and 5G coverage and capacity to major cities and towns across the U.K. as...

BSNL to launch 4G in India next month: Report

BSNL will provide 4G through equipment provided by a consortium led by Indian company TCS Indian state-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) is expecting to launch commercial 4G services next month, Indian newspaper Financial Express reported. According to the reports, the telco is already receiving equipment...

Orange gets financing from EIB to expand 4G, 5G infra in France

Orange said the new financing will enable the telco to boost 4G networks in rural parts of France French operator Orange has secured financing for a total of 500 million euro ($530 million) from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to partly finance the deployment of...

‘Every warehouse, farmhouse, outhouse’ – Deutsche Telekom preps global satellite IoT offer

MWC 2023, Barcelona. Cellular will now find your IoT sensor in “every warehouse, farmhouse, outhouse, and doghouse”, to (mis)quote Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard; Deutsche Telekom has said it is working with Intelsat and Skylo to offer a satellite extension to its terrestrial cellular IoT...

Nine countries show interest in Indian 4G-5G stack: Report

The government confirmed that the locally-developed 4G-5G stack will be deployed soon India’s communications minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said that at least nine countries have showed interest in a locally developed 4G and 5G technology stack, making India a potential telecom technology exporter. During The Economic Times...

Rogers, Shaw extend deadline to complete proposed merger

The proposed merger was initially announced on March 15, 2021 Canadian operator Rogers Communications, Shaw Communications and Quebecor reached an agreement to extend the outside date of the proposed merger of Rogers and Shaw and the acquisition of Freedom Mobile by Videotron, a wholly-owned subsidiary...

Vodafone Idea accelerates talks with 5G vendors: CEO

Vodafone Idea had already installed live 5G clusters in Delhi and Pune Indian operator Vodafone Idea is currently in advanced talks with telecom equipment vendors for its 5G rollout strategy and will comply with minimum 5G rollout obligations, the company’s CEO Akshaya Moondra said during...

Rakuten Mobile’s 4G infra reaches 98% of Japanese population

Rakuten Mobile said it aims to have 60,000 base stations in operation by the end of fiscal year 2023 Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile said its 4G network reached 98% of the country’s population as of the end of the most recent quarter. The telco said it...

Liberty Global acquires 4.92% stake in Vodafone Group

Liberty Global confirmed that it is not considering an offer for Vodafone Liberty Global announced that it has acquired 1,335 million shares in Vodafone Group representing 4.92% of the outstanding share capital. In a release, the multinational telecom company noted that the transaction was principally funded...

EE expands 5G footprint in rural areas across the UK

EE recently announced its 5G network has already reached 60% population coverage in the U.K. U.K. operator EE, which is part of BT Group, said it has expanded its 5G network infrastructure to cover hundreds of localities in rural areas of England, Wales and Scotland. In...