Wireless Networks

India’s Reliance JIO and Cisco are continuing to collaborate on solutions to deal with the growth in video traffic in mobile networks.

Israel-headquartered wireless broadband vendor RADWIN has released a 60GHz mmWave mesh solution.

Telekom Srbija is using Actility’s ThingPark solution to power a national-scale commercial Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) network roll-out.

Telefónica has presented "Internet Para Todos", a new initiative to connect more than 100 million people in Latin America to the Internet.

Indian network operator SenRa Tech Pvt. Ltd is using Senet solutions to grow its Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN).

Parallel Wireless, Inc and Telefónica have successfully completed a technology pilot to connect remote communities in LatAm with mobile broadband.

Ooredoo reports rapid progress towards 5G saying it has the world’s first 5G New Radio (NR) with commercial equipment suitable for business customers.

Huawei has teamed with HKT to commercially deploy TM9 on the latter’s All Business Connected LTE network in Hong Kong.

ECI has announced an advanced solution to provide the dynamic, intelligent connectivity fabric required for 5G networks.

Bharti Airtel (Airtel), India's largest telecommunications services provider, and Cisco are taking their SON collaboration to next level.

CEVA and Keysight Technologies are joining forces to demonstrate their new 5G solution.

Accuris Networks and Eminent Display SB have jointly launched a Passpoint/NGH Wi-Fi Roaming Hub for Wi-Fi, Broadband and Mobile Network Operators in Southeast Asia.

Sooktha is showcasing a range of products at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Included will be 4G LTE, NB-IoT, and 5G solutions.

NEC Corporation has announced the start of verification experiments to achieve 5G wireless communications in cooperation with NTT DoCoMo.

InfoVista, the provider of network performance orchestration solutions, has launched Planet 7, the latest release of its RF planning and optimisation software. 

Privately held Movandi has started sampling what it claims is an innovative approach to RF front-end design with solutions for fixed and mobile networks.

Ooredoo Myanmar has extended its 4G coverage to 200 townships, encompassing two-thirds of the country’s inhabited settlements.

LTE chipmaker Sequans Communications announced that its LTE chipset has been selected by Bolt, the 4G LTE service of PT Internux, to power an LTE outdoor unit (ODU) that is now available and shipping to customers in Indonesia.

Nokia and China Unicom are to deploy a cloud-native core network based on Nokia AirGile technology in seven Chinese provinces.

Sierra Leone’s state-owned incumbent operator Sierratel has launched mobile 4G services.

MTN and VANU have announced the integration of their two networks. The move extends MTN’s coverage to Rwandans who are currently unconnected in rural areas.

Middle East-based mobile operator Ooredoo Group has selected CombaTelecom as its main supplier of antennas and associated products.

Indian market leader Bharti Airtel is using Huawei’s CloudAir to bolster its 4G coverage so that it can compete more effectively with Reliance Jio.

Nepal’s second largest operator Ncell has extended its 4G network to 21 cities in the country, meaning that it covers over 15% of the country’s population.

Zain Group is leveraging Cisco advanced segment routing platforms and WAN automation to bring the benefits of distributed intelligence and centralised control to its network.

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT Group) has signed an agreement with Fon for the delivery of Wi-Fi connectivity and roaming services to its subscribers.

MainOne and Tizeti have announced the completion of a joint development project with Facebook to enable the expansion of internet services in Lagos.

MegaFon has signed a cooperation agreement with Rostelecom to jointly develop 5G networks.