Operator Africell, which already has a presence in Sierra Leone, The Gambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, has announced plans to deploy a brand-new 5G-ready network in Angola with the help of vendor Nokia.
Mobile operator Orange Mali announced the launch of a 5G pilot in Mali's capital Bamako, inviting customers to be the first to test the new network.
South Korea, the first country to commercialize the fifth-generation network in April 2019, has racked up a total of 15.15 million 5G subscribers at the end of April 2021 that accounted for 21.25% of the total 71.27 million mobile subscriptions in the country.
Network upgrades and expansions in developing regions are very much in the news again – this time through a Millicom announcement involving some of its key Latin American markets and through plans from Hormuud Telecom in Somalia to bring 4G coverage to rural areas.
Within the first half of 2021, Cambodia’s Smart Axiata has deployed over 300 new base stations to extend its 4G coverage across nine provinces.
The Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) is forecasted to have 62 million 5G mobile subscriptions by the end of 2026, representing about 73% of all mobile connections, the second-highest in the world after North America where the adoption rate will be 84%, said a study.
Zain Bahrain, the Mobile Broadband network operator in the kingdom, has selected Ericsson to expand its 4G and 5G coverage as well as introduce 5G low-band (sub-6GHz FDD) and mid-band (sub-6GHz TDD) carrier aggregation.
Vanuatu’s Telecommunications Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulator (TRBR) has confirmed that Digicel Vanuatu, Vodafone Vanuatu and WanTok Network will participate in the second stage rollout of its Universal Access Policy (UAP).
As 5G customers are on the rise on the back of continuing efforts to make the technology more available and accessible in the Philippines, Globe Telecom said it expects a faster rollout of fifth-generation technology in the country.
Sri Lankan operator Dialog Axiata has switched on its 4000th LTE network tower as it takes strides towards boosting rural connectivity nationwide.
The largest Chilean telecommunications company Entel reached an agreement with Ericsson which will pave the way for the launch of 5G and IoT services.
Brazilian telecommunications company Embratel is using Wi-Fi 6 technology for projects in several segments, such as industry and retail, with plans to expand into healthcare and finance as well, said local media reports.
Malaysia state-owned operator Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) has selected Ericsson for the deployment of its 5G network and ecosystem.
TIM Brasil activated 5G DSS networks in three cities of the Northeast, namely Fortaleza (Ceara), Recife (Pernambuco), and Salvador (Bahia).
A bit of highly futuristic thinking was on display at the Mobile World Congress, where UAE-headquartered operator Etisalat told visitors about its ambitious 6G plans.
Japanese telecommunications services and technology giant SoftBank has teamed up with the Smart Africa Secretariat, an alliance of 32 African countries, international organisations and global private sector players tasked with Africa’s digital agenda. They aim to work on an initiative to use non-terrestrial connectivity as a way of connecting remote or underserved regions of the continent.
At Huawei’s recent Better World Summit, AR was put in the spotlight. The technology has been around for some time, but its potential is being unlocked by the increasingly widespread availability of reliable 5G networks as these enable the most effective use of AR’s capabilities.
Axiata Group Berhad, a leading operator in Asia, has been very busy in the open RAN space of late, with deals involving Mavenir and Parallel Wireless recently making news.
Vodafone Turkey and Nokia have successfully completed a trial of the first intercontinental 1T (terabit) clear-channel IP interface linking Asia and Europe.
The adoption of fifth-generation (5G) mobile services will be uneven across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region but the four pioneer markets, which include (South) Korea and China, will maintain their lead in the adoption of 5G services, said a report.
Mozambique’s Tmcel (Mocambique Telecom) has signed a US$23 million 4G expansion deal with Huawei that will also see the operator preparing for the advent of 5G services.
Given the steady decline in mobile voice and mobile messaging service revenues, Malaysia’s mobile service revenue is expected to grow at a negligible compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.7% from US$5bn in 2020 to US$5.2bn in 2025, said a study.
Ethiopian telecommunication company Ethio Telecom is partnering with Ericsson to expand its 4G services into the South West region of Ethiopia during 2021.
There have been a number of interesting recent telecoms-related announcements from Colombia, where 5G, remote connectivity and satcoms for humanitarian purposes are all in the news.
Indian telecom operator Vodafone Idea (Vi) will collaborate with Cisco to improve its existing 4G network and, in the future, 5G use cases for offering better quality experience for its customers.
Indosat Ooredoo announced the launch of its 5G services in the city of Solo (city of Surakarta) in Java, Indonesia. Huawei is the 5G network supplier for Indosat Ooredoo.
Bharti Airtel and Tata Group have announced a strategic partnership for implementing 5G network solutions in India, which will be available for commercial development from January 2022.
UAE-based multinational telecom services operator Etisalat has partnered with Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company Ericsson to deploy a 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) across its commercial network.
American tech giant Intel Corp confirmed that it would collaborate with India's top telco Reliance Jio to develop a 5G radio-access network (RAN), among other things, Reuters reports.
Swedish multinational telecommunications company and mobile network operator Telia Estonia said it now runs 5G services in more than 50 areas across Estonia.
The consumer durables and electronics manufacturer Arçelik Global has signed a strategic business agreement with Nokia and Türk Telekom to deploy the first private wireless network in Turkey.
ZTE Corporation together with China Mobile has deployed China's first "SPN&PTN Integration" demonstration project in Changde, Hunan province.
OpenRAN is coming to Africa. Fittingly for such big news, it’s a very big name planning to launch the technology on the African continent: telecommunications giant MTN Group.
Omantel has successfully tested the 5G High Band at its headquarters in Madinat al Irfan under the supervision of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the Sultanate of Oman.
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