All 5G articles – Page 27
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Financial & Performance
Safaricom top brass lavish praise on President Ruto
Chairman Ngumi encouraged by “great support” from new government for its 5G operations in Kenya and Ethiopian investment.
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Public Affairs
Vodacom Lesotho and LCA settle licence dispute
Out-of-court agreement reportedly reached after two-year legal headache for Vodacom Lesotho.
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Network & Infrastructure
T-Mobile ‘exploring options’ for $4bn fibre network venture
Report suggests Deutsche Telekom’s US NatCo is looking at a possible fibre JV.
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People
Ex-Vodafone chief Colao returns to Verizon
After governmental stint comes to an end, Vittorio Colao retakes his Verizon board seat.
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Network & Infrastructure
Safaricom targets December for full 5G mobile debut
Snag over iPhone compatibility expected to be unravelled shortly. Late-October debut focused on fixed-wireless only, but consumer mobile plans and private network trials now being prepped. Ongoing affordability questions seem likely to dictate pace of 5G expansion.
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Premium
TMUS ties with Bosch, Cradlepoint for IoT connectivity
TMUS’s Ultra Capacity 5G network to fuel real‑time parking monitoring.
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Elsewhere in Europe: Leroy gathers European leadership to discuss macroeconomic environment
Europe CEO gathers top‑team for macro planning; expansive Vantiva gets a win in Austria; Slovakia’s 5G network boosted.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telekom’s auction no-show fuels rumours of Romania exit
Telekom Romania Mobile Communications was the only operator not to sign up to participate in the country’s upcoming 5G spectrum auction.
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Premium
Elsewhere in UK: Volt’s customer base breaks one million
VM O2’s Volt customer base exceeds one million; dunnhumby aids Tesco Mobile on customer data.
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Elsewhere in Germany: O2 apologises for November outage
Mixed network news as O2 loses its voice, but trumpets 5G progress.
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Eventwatch
Fÿuz 2022: TIP parades rise of neutral host provider
Fÿuz panel highlights significant growth in neutral host NaaS deployments worldwide.
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Eventwatch
Fÿuz 2022: Metaverse-grade networks are revolutionary
Rakuten’s Amin shows the way; Orange and Telefónica on the case.
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Eventwatch
Fÿuz 2022: Integration tops open RAN issues for operators
Generally optimistic view on open RAN despite integration challenges.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT rolls out Ericsson kit for mid-band 5G network
Longstanding Ericsson partnership leads to massive MIMO deployment in several UK cities, before broader urban and suburban expansion.
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Partnerships & Alliances
DT, Ericsson join DeltaTrak’s mission to reduce food waste
Deutsche Telekom’s secure global connectivity will provide real-time data transmission for the initiative.
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Suppliers & SCM
BT buying chief says top priority is ‘unwinding’ China reliance
Board of Directors asks CPO Cyril Pourrat to present new strategy focused on cutting dependence on Chinese tech.
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Premium
O2 Germany picks Ericsson for 5G microwave testing
Ericsson flags demo of 5G wireless backhaul for long distance 10Gbps speeds.
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M&A
Telefónica and KKR look to purchase Entel fibre assets
ON*NET Fibra, the pair’s JV, could acquire infrastructure for almost $360m.
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M&A
Cellnex UK takes neutral host to new frontiers
CK Hutchison transaction looks set to complete “in the coming weeks”.