LTE
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Baicells will team with JACS Solutions, a global provider of custom connectivity solutions for industrial and Internet of Things (IoT) applications to offer private 5G to the healthcare industry.
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Shaw Communications is expanding its underground LTE connectivity, boosting service provision for Shaw Mobile and Freedom Mobile customers travelling on the SkyTrain system.
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Ericsson has partnered with Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) to develop private 5G-ready networks in Russia.
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A UK windfarm is to install its own cloud-based private 4G and 5G network using open RAN technology from Mavenir.
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Ethio telecom has partnered with Ericsson to expand its 4G services into the South West region of Ethiopia.
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Telit, a global IoT provider, has expanded its partnership with Hi-Mix Eletrônicos S/A, a Brazilian Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS) provider, for the production of LTE modules.
Forthcoming events
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Nokia has partnered with systems integrator, NetNordic, to enter into a frame agreement with oil, gas and wind power provider Equinor, to deliver a private 4G and 5G-ready solution for Equinor.
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Next year, Nokia Bell Labs and NASA will deploy the first LTE 4G communications system in space. Thierry E. Klein, VP of the enterprise and industrial automation research lab at Nokia Bell Labs, tells Melanie Mingas why it’s one giant leap for telecoms
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In our increasingly connected world, the use of IoT devices and high bandwidth applications has become more prolific across multiple industries, and there is a need for broader, more reliable coverage.
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Nokia has formed an agreement with Cibicom, a Danish operator and internet service provider, to deploy a new 450MHz LTE network.
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Open RAN is on track to see a year on year growth of 250% in 2020, despite the sector comprising a mere 1% of the total market.
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Nokia and A1 Austria have signed a three-year contract that will see the two collaborate to drive the digital transformation of A1’s enterprise customers through private networks.
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Transaction Network Services (TNS) can now support outbound roaming traffic from US carriers to Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama.
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Infovista has shipped the 1000th upgrade for its TEMS Investigation platform to allow operators to test Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) for 5G deployment and take advantage of existing 4G infrastructure when delivering their initial 5G capabilities.
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Networks are the foundations upon which industry 4.0 is to be built.
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Turkcell has transformed its LTE and 5G voice network into 100% virtual infrastructures using Mavenir’s cloud-native, NFV-based IMS solution.
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Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone are to work together to improve LTE coverage in rural Germany.
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Blue Wireless has expanded its AsiaPac 4G/LTE enterprise data plan to now include 18 countries across Asia-Pacific, offering low-cost, high-speed data for IoT and business applications.
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Airtel Africa confirms an agreement between Airtel Networks and Intercellular Nigeria to acquire additional 10MHz spectrum in the 900MHz band for approximately $70 million.
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Telefónica has selected Comtech Telecommunications’ heights networking platform to upgrade its Vivo Brazil and Telefónica Argentina mobile infrastructure networks in support of 2G, 3G and LTE backhaul.
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West African solar-based wireless internet service provider Tizeti has launched its high-speed 4G LTE network in Nigeria.
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International Carriers, the wholesale division of Orange, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Rakuten to provider Rakuten Mobile with LTE roaming services.
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VEON has today announced that its joint venture company in Kazakhstan, KaR-Tel LLC, operating under the Beeline brand, has launched a large-scale 5G network trial in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
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Etisalat Carrier & Wholesale (C&WS) and Sparkle have teamed up to establish a 5G data roaming interconnection between Etisalat and TIM.
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T-Mobile has become the first major wireless provider to launch LTE coverage in the Gulf of Mexico, delivering new capabilities for offshore businesses and consumers.
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Customers in Peru are now receiving LTE internet service from balloons, thanks to a collaboration between Google’s owner, Alphabet, with CenturyLink and Telefónica.
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The ink has now dried on Tofane’s latest acquisition agreements; however, the company’s momentum is picking up pace once again. Alexandre Pébereau (pictured), the company’s CEO and founder, talks to Laurence Doe.
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Nokia’s end-to-end solution has been chosen by Taiwan Star Telecom (TST) to prepare it for 5G migration and expand the coverage and capacity of the regional MNO’s LTE network to support subscriber growth.
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Today’s 4G technology is the fastest growing mobile technology ever, says an industry report, and some 45 operators in 30 countries have already announced the deployment of 5G within their live networks.
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American Tower Corporation (AMT), one of the largest global REITs, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Eaton Towers for $1.85 billion.
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Communications operator iBasis has been selected by Eseye, the UK-based industrial IoT and M2M connectivity specialist, to expand its global cellular connectivity worldwide.
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More than 100 operators in 52 countries have already launched one of the main two low-power networks for internet of things (IoT), according to a new report.
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NetNumber has become the 24th member of the i3forum and the second new member to be added in Q1 2019.
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Operators face a complexity challenge as they introduce new 5G services. At Huawei’s consulting and service solution sales department, president Steven Wu explains how the company is helping this huge transformation. Interview sponsored by Huawei
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T-Mobile US is launching what it calls a “limited home internet pilot”, using its LTE network.
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Nearly half of all mobile connections are now LTE 4G and this technology will continue to grow for three more years, despite the arrival of 5G.
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Tata Communications Transformation Services (TCTS) has announced a global partnership agreement with Zeetta Networks to facilitate early adoption of technologies like 5G and network slicing.
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Newtec has deployed two Dialog hubs in the UK and Finland for Middle East satellite operator Arabsat.
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Myanmar’s MPT-KSGM joint operations have appointed Noboru Edagawa as its new chief executive officer (CEO).
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Telecom Egypt and Vodafone Egypt have signed two ten-year transmission and infrastructure agreements with a total value of EGP 10.85bn ($618m).
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A new rebranded company, TOMIA, has launched after the successful merger of analytics firm Telarix and roaming and settlement company Starhome Mach.
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Telefónica’s O2 and Vodafone UK have extended their current network sharing partnership to accelerate the deployment of 5G, at greater scale, and to do so at a lower cost.
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BICS has seen global 4G LTE traffic across its international network almost double in 2018, driven by an increasing demand for connectivity abroad.
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Verizon and T-Mobile US have both hit out at AT&T’s move to pretend its LTE Advanced mobile network is really 5G.
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Capacity can confirm that Pierre-Louis de Guillebon has left his role as CEO of Orange International Carriers.
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edotco Group has strengthened its portfolio in Cambodia by acquiring 325 telecoms towers from South East Asia Telecom Group (Seatel).
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Vocus Group has signed a new agreement worth over AUD $200m on its existing mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) deal with Australian network service provider Optus Wholesale.
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Not-for-profit European Standards Organisation (ESO), ETSI, has published a report highlighting the critical role of appropriate regulation, licensing and technologies to ease 5G wireless backhaul/X-Haul deployments.
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Telecom Egypt has upgraded its Delta Region DWDM backbone network by adopting Nokia's Photonic Service Engine (PSE) technology, doubling capacity and offering higher-speed services to both broadband and mobile customers.
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We are entering a golden age of services. Traffic on the backbone network continues to grow dramatically due to services such as 4K, VR/AR, cloud computing, and Internet of Things (IoT).
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Nokia is building a private LTE network that will connect 75,000 customers of a Brazilian energy company, Elektro.
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Zain Sudan and Telenor have entered into a global connectivity agreement that will enable Zain Sudan to provide LTE roaming services.
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Deutsche Telekom and Telefónica Deutschland are consolidating their strengths to speed up the expansion of their mobile communications networks.
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Vodafone has launched its own converged core network across the UK, with 4,000 access nodes and 1,800 points of presence (PoPs).
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Sterlite Tech is set to add 15 million km of fibre to its optical fibre cabling capacity, doubling it to 33 million km.
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Helios Towers is upgrading and building backbone sites covering 1,800km in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Odine Solutions and Affirmed Networks have teamed up to successfully deploy a virtualised network for Ukrainian mobile network operator lifecell.
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Net1 Indonesia has sealed a partnership with Qualcomm to develop dual SIM devices that support the 450MHz network frequency and explore IoT in the country.
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Orange Polska (Poland) has entered into an agreement with Inea, a Polish regional cable operator, to gain access to its fibre network.