5G infrastructure
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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. -
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.
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Vietnamese carrier Viettel has launched an Open RAN 5G Network, leveraging hardware from Qualcomm to provide enhanced connectivity across the country.
Forthcoming events
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Shenzhen has set a number of new records after achieving its target of blanket 5G coverage before the end of August 2020.
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Telstra’s CEO Andrew Penn has outlined the telco’s 5G rollout and coverage plans, in which he revealed that 75% of the Australian population will be able to access its 5G services by June 2021.
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The UK will start its auction for 5G frequencies in the middle of January 2021,with few relaxations because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Worldwide 5G network infrastructure market revenue will almost double in 2020 to reach US$8.1 billion, says a new report. And China will lead the investment rush.
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Saudi Telecom Company (stc) has been appointed to deliver an “advanced 5G and IoT network” to support the development of NEOM, a new mega-city being developed in Saudi Arabia.
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Telecoms software company Amdocs has bought Irish 5G charging, policy and cloud company Openet for US$180 million in cash.
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Deutsche Telekom has avoided a clash with the German government by deciding to award Ericsson its contract for 5G network equipment.
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Nokia has equipped Finnish company Sandvik with a 5G private network to control mining equipment.
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Ericsson has published its second quarter financial results, noting a “solid” result and maintaining its full-year targets for the group.
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The UK’s mobile operators have taken calmly yesterday’s announcement that it will be illegal to buy Huawei for 5G services after the end of the year.
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The US has won its battle to make the UK ban Huawei from new 5G networks, the government announced today.
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Nokia announced today that it can upgrade its 4G LTE base stations to 5G using a software change.
