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Spanish operator Telefonica has already activated its 5G network in 640 towns and cities across the country, local newspaper El Espanol reported, citing the telco’s CTO, Enrique Blanco. According to the report, Telefonica already provides its 5G service to approximately 42% of the Spanish population....

German operator Vodafone Germany announced that its 5G network currently covers 10 million people across the country. In a release, the carrier said that its 5G technology has been recently activated in 300 new cities and municipalities across Germany. "We launched the first 5G network in...

French electronics manufacturer Lacroix Group has appointed Orange to deploy an indoor 5G network from Ericsson at a factory in France to run the rule over its value as a springboard for Industry 4.0, and as a foundation stone for its ‘flagship’ new ‘factory-of-the-future’. Lacroix...

  Brazilian mobile operator Claro, owned by Mexican telecommunications group America Movil, announced plans to expand its 5G service in 12 additional cities before the end of the year. Claro’s 5G service will reach Brasília, Porto Alegre, Goiânia, São Luís, Manaus, Belém, Guarulhos, Santos, Santo André,...

Ericsson has officially brought enterprise network endpoint company Cradlepoint into its fold, closing the $1.1 billion acquisition that Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm said recently will be a “key building block” for the network equipment vendor's strategy to capture new business and revenue from the...

  Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom has built over 3,000 5G base stations nationwide as of the end of last quarter, the company’s president, Shui Kuo, said during a conference call with investors. “In the third quarter of 2020, the number of 5G sign-ups grew as we...

  India’s Department of Telecommunications is expected to carry out a 5G spectrum auction in the first quarter of 2021, Indian press reported, citing a top executive of telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel. The executive said that the telco will refrain from taking part in the spectrum...

“The opening up of new markets, foreign or domestic, and the organizational development from the craft shop and factory to such concerns ... illustrate the same process of industrial mutation--if I may use that biological term--that incessantly revolutionizes the economic structure from within, incessantly...

  BT has selected Ericsson as its 5G RAN provider in London, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff and other major cities across the UK. Earlier this year, BT had selected the Swedish vendor to provide the company’s next-generation cloud-native dual-mode 5G Core. Once the deployment is completed, Ericsson...

  Ericsson and POST Luxembourg have expanded an existing partnership with a multi-year deal to deploy a 5G core and 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) in Luxembourg. Ericsson said that POST’s 5G network went live in this European country on October 16. The Swedish vendor noted that...

The Cloud RAN solution supports Ericsson Spectrum Sharing and 5G SA and NSA Ericsson has announced Cloud RAN (Radio Access Network), a new solution to be released in 2021, that the company said will add greater flexibility and versatility to operator’s network buildouts, as well...

The use of millimeter-wave spectrum has evolved in the 5G era, and these high-band airwaves are playing significantly different roles in current networks than they have in previous generations of cellular technology. High-band frequencies used to primarily appear in mobile networks as point-to-point backhaul links,...

Ericsson reported a strong third quarter for 2020, beating analysts' expectations with adjusted sales up 7% year-over-year and driven mainly by 5G sales in mainland China. The company's CEO said that the $1.1 billion acquisition of Cradlepoint, which is expected to close in the...

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The timing is uncanny, and probably rigged, but Nokia has followed old rival Ericsson to announce a deal with AT&T for cloud-based private LTE, and trumped it – in terms of one-upmanship – with a global arrangement with Verizon for distribution of the 5G...

  Dutch communications service provider KPN has selected Ericsson as its mobile core network vendor, the latter said in a release. Under the five-year agreement, Ericsson will deploy dual-mode 5G Core software with full support services, including an accompanying systems integration program with third-line support services. Ericsson...

  Canadian operator Rogers Communications has expanded its 5G network to reach 130 towns and cities across the country, the carrier said in a release. In January 2020, Rogers Communications had initially launched 5G in Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. Other large cities covered with 5G technology...

AT&T is offering localised private LTE and 5G in CBRS spectrum using Ericsson’s pre-packed radio access and cloud-based core networking products, along with its own multi-access edge computing portfolio. The pair are targeting enterprises looking to take advantage of the newly-available CBRS band in...

  Ericsson and China Telecom said they have successfully completed what they claim is China’s first 5G Standalone (SA 5G) data call on a commercial network using Ericsson's spectrum sharing technology. In a release, the Swedish vendor said that the milestone was achieved recently on China...

  Spanish operator Telefonica has switched on its 5G network in all of Spain's 50 provincial capitals, as well as in 400 other localities across the country, just sox weeks after announcing the launch of non-standalone (NSA) 5G commercial services local newspaper Cinco Dias reported. According...

The 5G corridor will cover the Ibrahim Rugova highway, which runs from Kosovo to Albania The Kosovo Ministry of Economy and Environment told Radio Free Europe that Kosovo and Albania have agreed to jointly create a Pristina-Tirana "digital 5G corridor" that will cover the Ibrahim...

  Australian carrier Telstra said it has already deployed over 2,000 5G base stations in the country, providing 5G coverage to 41% of Australia’s population. The telco said in a statement that it aims to cover 75% of the country’s population with its 5G service by...

  Nokia has won 5G contracts with Belgian mobile carriers Orange and Proximus, while Ericsson secured a 5G core deal with Proximus. Orange Belgium has selected Nokia to gradually renew its existing 2G/3G/4G mobile radio network and for the rollout of 5G, the carrier said in...

A new $600 million round of funding by the US Department of Defense (DOD) is being made available for testing military-grade and industrial-grade 5G. The investment will go into smart logistics and industrial AR and VR systems, alongside combat-orientated aircraft and missile communications and...