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BT Group has secured a £1.29 contract from the UK Home Office to provide mobile services for the country’s Emergency Services Network (ESN). -
The mobile industry’s contribution to Sub-Saharan Africa's GDP is projected to reach $170 billion by 2030, provided that challenges such as connectivity gaps and energy costs are resolved, according to a new GSMA report.
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The Abraham Lincoln, a US Navy aircraft carrier, achieved 4G and 5G connections up to 130 nautical miles offshore following connectivity trials conducted by Cape and IT&E.
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Deutsche Telekom will officially shut down its 2G network on June 30, 2028, as it says goodbye to the now outdated technology.
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Nokia will provide equipment to upgrade Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL)’s 4G and 5G networks as part of a new three-year deal.
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Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has completed its share of the first phase of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme, the operator announced yesterday.
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The government of Rwanda is to end the right of a local company, part-owned by Korea Telecom (KT), to provide wholesale 4G services to other operators
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Australian carrier Vocus is to acquire Challenge Networks, which provides 4G and 5G private mobile networks.
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Aerospace company Airbus has relaunched its high-altitude platform station (HAPS) business under a new name.
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Airtel Nigeria has purchased 100MHz of spectrum in the 3500MHz band and 2x5MHz of 2600MHz from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for US$316.7 million.
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EE has teamed with BAI Communications 4G mobile coverage to a new wave of London Underground stations.
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EE has built or upgraded over 500 4G sites across the UK since December 2021, the operator has announced.
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With US operator AT&T shutting off its 3G networks earlier in the year, the process of 2G / 3G sunset has officially started. We are seeing many operators and governments determining that it is time to migrate away from older 2G and 3G networks, with the spectrum re-allocated for the faster and more efficient 4G and 5G technologies.
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Indian state-run operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is reportedly considering partnerships with Jio for its 4G and 5G national network upgrade.
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SES has signed a multiyear capacity renewal agreement with Claro Brasil, through Embratel, its corporate solutions division.
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Colt Technology Services confirms the availability of its 4G/5G Wireless Access service in Japan.
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Three UK has partnered with connectivity infrastructure provider Freshwave on the operator’s first deployments of the 4G in-building mobile specification.
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The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has issued its first standard covering open radio access networks, the open-source technology that many see as likely to reduce the cost of mobile telecoms.
