Wireless Networks

Operator MTN Guinea has launched the pilot phase of its 4G mobile network. The company’s initial aim is to deploy 36 sites in the greater Conakry area, allowing it to serve a potential 13% of the population.

Uruguayan operator Dedicado has chosen Nokia to supply its 5G Non-Standalone (5G NSA) network.

MTN South Africa has selected the ASSET 5G planning solution from TEOCO, a provider of analytics, assurance and optimization solutions to over 300 communication service providers (CSPs) worldwide, to deliver 5G services to its 34.5 million subscribers.

AMD and Viettel High Tech – a member of Viettel Group – have completed a 5G mobile network field trial deployment conducted by Viettel and powered by AMD Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC devices.

A report from ABI Research predicted revenues from 5G private networks and network slicing deployments, will surge private enterprise revenues from US$732 million and US$151 million in 2022, to over US$13 billion and US$12 billion respectively by 2028 in the Asia-Pacific.

Nokia has announced that Balitower, a leading provider of telecommunication tower and network infrastructure in Indonesia, is extending its relationship with Nokia by using Nokia mobile transport solutions and services to upgrade its operations and network architecture.

Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) has selected several of Infovista’s products for next-generation 4G and 5G mobile network planning, testing, optimisation and benchmarking.

In China, it is common to use 5G for outdoor coverage and Wi-Fi indoors. Indeed, both 5G and Wi-Fi are the most popular wireless access technologies today.

The Government of Senegal, through the country’s Ministry of the Interior, has awarded Motorola Solutions a contract to deploy a nationwide secure and resilient communications ASTRO P25 radio network to modernize public safety communications in Senegal.

Orange Botswana has become the first Orange affiliate to launch 5G, covering 30% of the population including greater Gaborone and Francistown. Other cities will follow in early 2023.

Orange Côte d’Ivoire has announced a partnership with Vanu to provide connectivity in rural areas of the country.

Major Indian operator Bharti Airtel has announced two big achievements for its 5G network this week: one million 5G users and the first airport in India to get access to its 5G network.

Qatar Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has selected a solution to monitor mobile operators’ network quality supplied by network lifecycle automation expert Infovista.

Nokia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nedaa, the security network provider of the Dubai government.

Telkom SA has launched a high-speed 5G network using technology from Huawei.

Bharti Airtel, one of the big three operators in the Indian market, has contracted Aviat Networks for wireless multiband radio solutions.

E-Networks has tapped Mavenir to deploy Guyana’s first 5G VoLTE network.

In the latest 5G partnership with a focus on the potential of private networks, technological solutions provider Entel says it is set to accelerate the digital transformation of industry in Chile thanks to a new 5G standalone (SA) deal with Ericsson.

Airtel, a global communications solutions provider and a major player among India’s mobile network operators, has announced the launch in India of what it calls an Always On IoT Connectivity solution, apparently with an eye to the vehicle tracking market.

MTN Cote d’Ivoire is set to boost its rural coverage via a new agreement with NuRAN Wireless.

The continuing potential of IoT as a business model has been underlined by two recent deals involving major players in both mobile and satcom markets, in this case China Mobile International Middle East company (CMI) and Yahsat.