5G infrastructure
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Emitel, the Polish tower operator owned by Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited, has secured a contract with Orange Polska to support the expansion of its mobile network coverage in the country. -
AT&T’s FirstNet 5G network for US first responders now boasts more than seven million public safety connections after it added 20,000 square miles of terrestrial coverage in the last year.
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Software Radio Systems (SRS) has successfully deployed its RAN Enterprise 5G solution at Altice Labs' innovation hub in Aveiro, Portugal, as part of a European Commission-funded project.
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Vodafone Idea has picked Nokia to upgrade and expand its optical metro and circle networks across India.
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MedUX, a leader in international fixed and mobile network testing and benchmarking, has released its 2025 benchmark report on 5G performance across 15 European cities.
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Verizon has achieved a new 5G speed milestone, reaching 5.5 Gbps download speeds — the equivalent of downloading 266 Taylor Swift albums a minute — during tests with Samsung Electronics and MediaTek.
Forthcoming events
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The introduction of 5G will more than double the energy consumption by mobile technology in the next 10 years.
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Italian tower company INWIT is to work with TIM – the former Telecom Italia – to install 5G small cells to improve coverage in Italian cities.
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Telia and Ericsson have strengthened their regional alliance by announcing a new 5G deal for Lithuania.
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An uncrewed aircraft carrying an advanced antenna can replace 200 conventional mobile base stations, or even up to 700 in some cases.
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Chinese equipment manufacturer ZTE Corporation has posted its latest financial results confirming a 15.4% increase in revenues in the first three quarters, reaching RMB 74.13 billion (US$11 billion).
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NEC Corp could ease the UK’s 5G equipment woes after the government confirmed the Japanese firm would be “supporting 5G in the UK”.
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Saudi Arabia’s communications commission has outlined plans to transition into a digital regulator.
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A commercially available 5G core network has been successfully integrated into a live satellite network a spart of the SaT5G project.
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Open radio access networks (open RAN) will account for 58% of total RAN capex by 2026 and will be deployed at 65% of all sites.
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Verizon is building a global private 5G service for enterprises outside the US, focusing on the Asia-Pacific region and Europe.
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Operators are rolling out 5G networks across the world, so what will they be used for? It’s more than just faster broadband on your mobile handset. Alan Burkitt-Gray talks to someone who knows
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Canada’s Rogers Communications has expanded its 5G service to 130 communities across the country, claiming to be its biggest 5G operator.
