Wireless Networks

5G is on its way to 69 underground metro stations in India’s capital territory. In fact, according to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), 29 underground stations have been successfully upgraded to 5G and infrastructure work is in progress at the remaining 40 underground stations, including associated tunnels.

Is Brazilian regulator Anatel about to decide on the conditions of use of standard power devices in the 6GHz band and ensure their unlicensed use in outdoor and indoor environments?

Saudi Arabian service provider Zain and Red Sea Global (RSG), a multi-project developer, have unveiled what they call the world's first zero-carbon 5G network at the Six Senses Southern Dunes resort at The Red Sea Project on the west coast of Saudi Arabia.

Brazilian regulator Anatel has signed an agreement with the Japanese government focused on open RAN, with the goal of increasing deployments of the technology in Brazil and developing new business opportunities between the countries.

Airtel Kenya has outlined plans to invest a minimum of US$150 million into expanding its network across the next three years.

Constancia mine in Peru is the latest industrial application to use LTE to improve its operations, with the help of broadband communications technology company Rajant Corporation.

Orange Jordan has selected Ericsson to enhance its core network infrastructure by implementing Ericsson’s cloud-native dual-mode 5G Core and 5G Charging solutions.

Bharti Airtel, one of India’s three leading private operators, has stolen a march on rivals Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio by becoming the first Indian operator to launch a 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) service.

Veon has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rakuten Symphony with a focus on rebuilding infrastructure in Ukraine through collaborative investment in Open RAN and digital services.

India’s Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) has signed a consortium agreement with industry partners for the collaborative development of a disaggregated 5G radio access network (5G RAN) solution.

Operator Africell Sierra Leone is to roll out a high-capacity disaggregated IP/MPLS backbone to deliver mobile and fixed services, with support from IP Infusion, a manufacturer of carrier-grade networking software.

Georgian telecoms service provider Cellfie Mobile has announced that Nokia has won an expansion deal to upgrade its 4G network and introduce 5G-ready network services.

Airtel Uganda has confirmed plans to begin deploying 5G gear at 50 sites across central Kamapala from next week.

Argentinean fibre provider Telecentro has deployed Airties’ portfolio of Smart Wi-Fi software and services across its footprint.

Portuguese telecoms regulator ANACOM has announced that it is working with the Cape Verdean communications regulator ARME on the installation of a remote station on the island of Boa Vista to improve its spectrum monitoring system.

Globe says it is the first communications service provider in the Philippines to deploy the end-to-end (E2E) network slicing function of 5G standalone (SA).

African telecommunications and network company Paratus, and Ceragon Networks, a provider of innovative wireless backhaul and fronthaul solutions, have signed a multi-year agreement to provide high-capacity wireless offshore communication solutions to the oil and gas industry in Namibia, Angola and Mozambique.

Pune in India is now host to what is described as a state-of-the-art 5G lab thanks to Persistent Systems, a digital engineering provider, which recently inaugurated the lab as part of a partnership with technology giant Cisco Systems.

Fibre broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions says it has rolled out 1 gigabit per second (Gbps) fibre connectivity at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 4 (NAIA T4) in Manila as part of its Free Wi-Fi project for the benefit of the country’s international and local gateways.

India’s Minister of Communications and Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, has announced the introduction of the Bharat 6G Alliance. This initiative is said to bring together key stakeholders from the public and private sectors to foster the development of 6G in India.

Telecommunications giant Huawei is to offer equipment and solutions to help the ICE Group deploy private 5G networks for companies in Costa Rica.

Indian operator Bharti Airtel has teamed up with Google’s parent company, Alphabet, to pilot the delivery of high-speed internet services across India’s rural and remote regions via a laser technology that uses light beams.

State-owned Indian operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has entered into a strategic partnership with engineering services company L&T Technology Services (LTTS) to drive and enable global enterprises in their private 5G network deployments.

Ericsson’s new Mobility Report highlights continuing global 5G growth, with India apparently leading the way.

Chile’s Entel is now offering 3.5GHz 5G coverage in Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island.

Telefonica-owned business-focused company Movistar Empresas and Nokia have announced a strategic alliance to accelerate the digital transformation of companies in the Latin American region through the development of industrial IoT networks.

Nigeria’s Globacom has launched an LTE-A network across several of the country’s main cities to bolster the speed and resilience of its existing 4G services.

QCell claims to have launched Gambia’s first commercial 5G service.

UAE-based du has selected Nokia’s Multi-Access Gateway (MAG) to deliver enterprise and residential broadband via 4G and 5G wireless access (FWA) networks.

Omani service provider Omantel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with global two-way radio manufacturing company Hytera to launch what is described as mission-critical push to talk (MCPTT).