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‘Tech-co first, telco second’ – private 5G firm Citymesh emerges as MNO for enterprises

On the face of it, the acquisition of local internet service provider EDPnet by Belgium-based Citymesh, which describes itself lately as a telco “challenger” brand in its home market, holds limited interest – to RCR’s enterprise readership, at least. But in ways, the deal...

LIST to coordinate Horizon Europe project on 6G mobile networks

The 6G-TWIN consortium includes partners such as Ericsson, Proximus and Viavi The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) confirmed it will coordinate a project, dubbed 6G-TWIN, on future 6G mobile networks which will be funded by the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS...

BICS, stc Kuwait complete international 5G SA roaming connection

The 5G SA roaming connection runs between networks from Belgian operator Proximus and Middle Eastern operator stc Kuwait BICS announced that it has enabled the “world’s first-ever” intercontinental 5G Standalone (SA) roaming connection. The real-world connection runs between a 5G SA network from BICS’ parent company,...

Proximus tests warehouse management using 5G, drones and AI

Proximus is working with its partners, ID2Move and Phoenix-Tech and its subsidiary Proximus Ada Belgium operator Proximus and several of its partners recently unveiled a 5G project with the aim of testing warehouse management using 5G coupled with drones and artificial intelligence (AI). The carrier noted...

Belgium launches process to determine interest in the 26 GHz band

In Belgium, the 24.5-26.5 GHz band is used intensively for radio links, the regulator said The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT) launched a public consultation aimed at gauging the level of interest in the 26 GHz band. The regulator noted that in an...

Belgian operators get ready to launch 5G in Brussels

Brussels had effectively blocked the launch of 5G services in the city due to its strict radiation rules Belgian operators are set to launch 5G services in the country’s capital city, Brussels, after local authorities eased strict regulations that prevented telcos from offering 5G in...

BASF taps Citymesh for ‘first’ private 5G – as Belgium limbers up for Industry 4.0

German chemical company BASF is to deploy a private 5G network at a facility in the Port of Antwerp in Belgium with the help of local networking specialist Citymesh. The development, which actually follows a number of cellular-linked Industry 4.0 trials in the area,...

Orange Belgium deploys 5G Standalone core network

Orange Belgium is deploying its 5G SA network in partnership with Ericsson, Nokia and Oracle Orange Belgium said it is deploying a 5G Standalone core network on a cloud-native architecture together with partners Ericsson, Nokia and Oracle. Orange Belgium said that it is working with Ericsson...

Belgium completes final phase of spectrum auction

Orange Belgium, Proximus and Telenet Group have secures spectrum in the 1,400MHz band The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT) concluded the final phase of the radio spectrum auction, which raised 216.5 million euros ($221.2 million) bringing the total amount for the two...

Nokia, Proximus test 5G network slicing

Nokia and Belgian telco Proximus have tested out 5G network slicing to see how it operates under congested network conditions.

Belgium’s 5G spectrum auction raises $1.26 billion

New entrants Citymesh Mobile and Network Research Belgium secured 5G frequencies in the process Belgium’s 5G spectrum auction raised a total of 1.2 billion euros ($1.26 billion) from five bidders, according to the Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT). In a release, BIPT stated...

Public LoRaWAN growth at 66% – alliance brushes off Bouygues, brushes past Sigfox

The LoRa Alliance has moved to head off fears about a collapse of LoRaWAN as a public network technology in Europe, following the decision by Bouygues Telecom in France to shut down its Objenious LoRaWAN network from 2024, by declaring a 66 percent jump...

How to cut carbon emissions in telecoms networks (Reader Forum)

Hoesung Lee, Chair of The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said in a forward to the Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability report released in February 2022: “This report is a dire warning about the consequences of inaction, it shows that climate change...

Belgian regulator accepts five carriers for upcoming 5G spectrum auction

The spectrum auction will award frequencies in the the 700 MHz, 900 MHz, 1.4 GHz, 1.8 GHz, 2.1 GHz and the 3.6 GHz bands Belgian regulator BIPT confirmed that five carriers will be able to participate in a mobile spectrum auction planned for June this...

LoRaWAN gets a lift with Helium – with new roaming in Canada, to go with US, Europe

Helium has followed roaming deals with LoRaWAN operator Senet in the US and LoRaWAN platform provider Actility in Europe with a new roaming tie-up with LoRaWAN provider X-TELIA in Canada. San Francisco-based Helium uses a blockchain model to crowd-source LoRaWAN coverage, where LoRaWAN hotspots,...

Belgium kicks off process to award 5G frequencies

Belgian regulator BIPT has opened the call for participation in a mobile spectrum auction planned for June this year. The spectrum auction will provide the first 5G licenses and redistribute key 2G and 3G bands, with a package of spectrum rights also reserved for a...

Telenet to start gradual deployment of 5G in Belgium next week

Belgian operator Telenet said it will start the gradual deployment of its 5G network in the country on December 6, the carrier said in a release. Telenet, which is controlled by U.S. company Liberty Global, said that the first 5G zones will be located around...

Druid Software recruited by Proximus and BICS to enable private-public 5G SA roaming

Ireland-based private core network provider Druid Software has been recruited by Proximus to serve enterprise customers running private 4G and 5G installations. It has been working with the Belgian network operator, along with its international roaming business BICS, to test outbound roaming between public...

Proximus, HCL to transform data center operations to hybrid cloud model

Belgian telco Proximus is partnered with HCL Technologies to transform its private data center business to a hybrid cloud model.

Nokia, Proximus claim world’s fastest live fiber network with 25G PON

Nokia and Belgian operator Proximus turned on what it claims to be the world’s fastest fiber access network in Antwerp, Belgium. Operating over existing fiber and Nokia equipment deployed in the Proximus network, the first 25G PON live network connects the Havenhuis building in the...

Proximus, Nokia double speed and capacity of VSDL infrastructure with new tech

Belgian mobile operator Proximus hopes to cover 70% of the country’s households with fiber by 2028, a plan that involves extending the life of its copper-based VDSL, or very high bit-rate digital subscriber line, broadband infrastructure using a technology it has developed in partnership...

Citymesh strikes MVNO deal with Proximus to take private 5G nationwide in Belgium

Private cellular specialist Citymesh has struck a deal with Proximus to offer mobile and fixed telecom services on the Proximus network in Belgium, running alongside localised cellular services in its own spectrum.  The agreement on mobile services extends to a wholesale-based mobile virtual network operator...

Ericsson secures new 5G contract in Luxembourg

  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...

Nordic vendors secure 5G contracts in Belgium

  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...