Lebanese operator Alfa is deploying 4.5G Pro technology using the Nokia AirScale 5G-ready radio platform following a recent successful test of the technology.
Vietnam is looking towards 5G, with four operators expected to receive licences for testing 5G services in January next year.
Nokia has deployed its 5G site for the South African operator rain in time for the operator to launch 5G services ahead of AfricaCom 2018.
Parallel Wireless has partnered with Ghana’s LTE network Telesol to connect citizens and businesses in Ghana with 4G wireless services.
Brazilian power distributor Elektro has selected Nokia to deploy a private LTE network for its electrical grid in the City of Atibaia and surrounding areas in the state of Sao Paulo.
As 5G testing, pricing and trialling continues, three areas – India, Slovenia and Reunion – have made news recently, though not all for good reasons.
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Thailand’s upcoming 900MHz spectrum auction could be delayed by the non-participation of two leading operators.
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest mobile operator in India, has been the central player in two very different news stories, both of which nevertheless underline the highly competitive nature of the Indian market.
Another update of Developing Telecoms brings yet another series of 5G announcements, following hard on the heels of recently highlighted 5G FWA rollouts in the US and ongoing trials in China.
An interesting development in the ongoing infrastructure sharing debate came in the form of a recent presentation by the Philippines’ Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) of a new policy on infrastructure sharing.
According to a recent report on the Chinese technology website c114.net, a few days ago China’s IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group has completed a third phase of non-standalone (NSA) trials.
A new report suggests that Indonesia can have a major role in the spread of digital communications services throughout Southeast Asia if it gives mobile operators access to vital spectrum bands.
Malaysian data network provider Celcom Axiata Berhad has signed an agreement with Ericsson to expand and upgrade its LTE network in Malaysia.
Myanmar’s two biggest mobile providers are picking up the pace of their 4G deployments.
E-learning solutions provider Astria Learning has renewed its partnership with MTN Zambia, which will see the operator provide free Internet access to students completing online courses.
The Papua New Guinea Sustainable Development Programme (PNGSDP) has partnered with Digicel to execute a new telecommunications vision to benefit present and future generations in the country’s Western Province.
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Vodacom Group has deployed commercial 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) in Lesotho, with the operator claiming the launch as a first for the continent.
Nepali ISP WorldLink has leveraged Juniper’s high-performance networking solutions to tackle the networking constraints and complexities of an exponentially growing consumer market.
New research from Tutela analysing 4G speeds in Brazil shows that Vivo and Claro are battling for first place in the Latin American market.
Smart Communications will conduct the Philippines’ first commercial 5G trial next year in partnership with Ericsson.
India’s government is looking to launch 5G services across the country by 2022, according to telecoms secretary Aruna Sundararajan.
P4 (Play) has selected Ericsson as an additional partner to expand its radio access network in Poland, based on Ericsson Radio System.
Ten investors have pledged funding to the tune of $1.4 billion for China Tower as the infrastructure company lines up its listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Alphabet’s Loon has partnered with Telkom Kenya for its first commercial agreement in Africa.
Mobile internet is now available in Cuba for the first time ever, with the government aiming to expand connectivity nationwide by the end of the year.
Nokia and China Mobile have signed a one-year frame agreement - valued at up to €1 billion - to support the Chinese mobile operator's transition to a future-oriented network infrastructure, while providing seamless connectivity to more efficiently meet growing data traffic demand.
Namibian ISP AfricaOnline has launched a wireless broadband network powered by Radwin’s JET 5GHz Point-to-Multipoint (PtMP) smart Beamforming solutions.
Kenya is aiming to connect its more remote regions through Alphabet’s Project Loon.
Nokia and Sudatel are to trial Nokia 4.5G Pro, 4.9G and 5G mobile technologies along with Nokia's fixed fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) portfolio to enhance the mobile and residential broadband experience in Sudan.
Bolivian triple-play service provider COTAS has selected ECI and Siscotec to expand its current network in line with increased customer demand.
Pan-African operator group MTN has announced its goal of launching a mobile offering in Namibia by the end of August.
Movistar Argentina has selected Ericsson to transform its Radio Access Network (RAN) over a three-year period based on Ericsson Radio System.
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