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Chinese telcos expected to deploy 1 million 5G SA stations in 2021

In 2020, Chinese operators accelerated the deployment of 5G SA networks across the country and now operate more than 700,000 5G sites nationwide. New, massive deployments are expected to occur this year, to further expand 5G coverage in urban and rural areas of the...

WindTre’s 5G network reaches 59 Italian provinces: Report

Italian operator WindTre has activated its 5G network in 59 provinces and eight provincial capitals, reaching around 74% of the Italian population, up from 56% last month and 40%in November, according to a report by Italian news site Mondo Mobile Web. WindTre has accelerated the...

Swedish telecom regulator kicks off 5G spectrum auction

The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) confirmed its auction for licenses in the 3.5 GHz and 2.3GHz bands started today. “The licenses are attractive for increasing capacity for mobile broadband services and are expected to be central for 5G development in Sweden,” the regulator...

Magenta Telekom’s 5G network reaches 1,200 sites across Austria

Austrian operator Magenta Telekom, which is owned by German telecom group Deutsche Telekom, said its 5G service reached 1,200 locations across the country as of the end of 2020. Magenta Telekom said it had reached around 40% of households and businesses in Austria with the...

Kagan: Will President Biden continue to block Huawei, ZTE?

Will Chinese companies like Huawei and ZTE, who have been blocked from doing business in the USA by the Trump administration because of security issues, now be cleared under the Biden administration? Many have wondered whether this problem was real or political. Biden won’t...

New white paper shows how SuperDSS can facilitate early introduction of 5G

Super dynamic spectrum sharing (SuperDSS) is a technology that will facilitate the early introduction of 5G networks by enabling spectrum sharing and will futureproof network designs by simplifying the operations and maintenance (O&M) when single band multiple RATs especially 5G is involved in FDD...

Sweden halts 5G auction after court accepts Huawei’s appeal

  The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) decided to put on hold a 5G spectrum auction scheduled to begin on November 10 after a court in Stockholm issued a ruling suspending parts of its decision that had excluded Chinese vendor Huawei from 5G networks. “The...

Empowering telcos with a ubiquitous edge platform – Part 2

  A Recap – the Ubiquitous Edge Platform This is the second of two blog posts that explore the concept of a ubiquitous multi-access edge computing (MEC) platform that universally addresses edge computing needs, from customer premises to regional telco data centers. If you haven’t yet...

Empowering telecom providers through a ubiquitous edge platform

  MEC is critical for both wireless and wireline carriers With 5G rolling out across the globe, there's been substantial attention showered on edge computing as a crucial enabler for specific capabilities such as ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) support. Edge and 5G have become synonymous even...

Indian government to award 5G spectrum in Q1 2021: Report

  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...

Telenor launches 5G in Stockholm, targets nationwide coverage by 2023

  Telenor Sweden has activated its 5G network in central Stockholm, marking the launch of nationwide roll-out using the new technology. The operator said the 5G network will provide internet access at 1 Gbps to customers with a compatible handset and a Telenor 5G-ready 30 GB,...

ZTE’s revenues up in Jan-Sep as vendor secures 55 5G contracts

  ZTE posted operating revenues of CNY 74.13 billion ($11 billion) in the first three quarters of the year, an increase of 15.4% compared to the year-ago period, the Chinese vendor said in a statement. During the period, net profits amounted to CNY 2.71 billion, while...

Swedish regulator announces 5G auction shortlist, bans Chinese vendors

The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) said four mobile operators have been approved to take part in an upcoming 5G spectrum auction, the regulator said in a statement. Hi3G Access, Net4Mobility, Telia Sverige and Teracom have been approved for participation in the 3.5 GHz...

5G SA: Empowering digital transformation across industries

  With the curtain on 5G pulled back in 2019, the pace of 5G deployment is accelerated worldwide. On the one hand, 5G will deliver higher capacity to meet the growing demand for mobile data; on the other hand, the smart internet of everything (IoE)...

ZTE launches PowerPilot, an innovative 5G energy saving solution

  ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, has launched a revolutionary 5G energy saving solution, PowerPilot, in a bid to help operators realize higher energy efficiency, lower carbon footprint and achieve...

ZTE released “AIVO Digital Operation Solution White Paper”, realizing the evolution of intelligent value operation

  Recently, ZTE released “AIVO Digital Operation Solution White Paper”. As one of the ten scenarios of autonomous evolving network, AIVO digital operation solution deeply practices the evolution of autonomous evolving network, systematically elaborates how to meet the customer's growing operation requirements, maximize the operation...

Chinese vendors slow down installation of 5G sites in China: Report

  Chinese vendors Huawei Technologies and ZTE have been slowing down their 5G base station installation in the country, the Nikkei Asian Review reported. According to the report, the two Chinese vendors told some of its suppliers to slow down shipments of some 5G base station-related...

Airtel to submit new requests for 5G trials without Chinese vendors: Report

Airtel to trial 5G tech from Nokia and Ericsson Indian operator Bharti Airtel is preparing to submit new applications for 5G trials with European vendors Nokia and Ericsson for circles or cities where it previously requested permits to partner with Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE, Indian newspaper The Economic Times reported. According to...

Shenzhen becomes first Chinese city with full 5G coverage

More than 46,000 base stations supply 5G in Shenzhen The municipal government of China’s Shenzhen announced that the city’s  5G deployment is fully completed. This makes it the first city in China to to achieve full-scale 5G deployment. The city had deployed 46,480 5G base stations, Mayor...

Huawei to capture 28.5% of global mobile base station market in 2020

  Chinese vendor Huawei is forecast to lead the global mobile base station market this year with a total share of 28.5%, up from 27.5% in 2019, according to a report by Taiwan-based research firm TrendForce. The second position will be occupied by Swedish vendor Ericsson,...

True Move selects ZTE’s RAN portfolio for 5G launch

True buying 5G massive MIMO macro stations for tri-band network ZTE Corporation announced an agreement with True Move to build a commercial 5G network in Thailand, the former said in a release. Under the terms of the deal, the Thai mobile operator will adopt ZTE's 5G...

FCC takes further actions against Huawei, ZTE

U.S. push against Huawei gaining traction in Europe The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has begun the process of drawing up a list of telecommunications equipment deemed to pose a security risk for the country as part of the agency’s efforts to limit the reach...

What’s the status of standalone 5G?

Oracle: Operator standalone motivation is growing enterprise revenue There's a school of thought around 5G that would suggest effective ROI and service monetization hinges on offering up new, differentiated applications to enterprise users. And to do that, operators need the full 5G feature set--enhanced mobile...

ZTE sees accelerated migration to SA 5G networks in China

  Chinese vendor ZTE is seeing a rapid migration to standalone (SA) 5G network in China, because local carriers are already upgrading their 5G networks to 5G SA, Chen Qiong, ZTE’s CTO of Multinational Tier 1 operator business unit, told RCR Wireless News. “The evolution from...