Wireless Networks

Ooredoo Myanmar has extended its 4G coverage to 200 townships, encompassing two-thirds of the country’s inhabited settlements.

LTE chipmaker Sequans Communications announced that its LTE chipset has been selected by Bolt, the 4G LTE service of PT Internux, to power an LTE outdoor unit (ODU) that is now available and shipping to customers in Indonesia.

Nokia and China Unicom are to deploy a cloud-native core network based on Nokia AirGile technology in seven Chinese provinces.

Sierra Leone’s state-owned incumbent operator Sierratel has launched mobile 4G services.

MTN and VANU have announced the integration of their two networks. The move extends MTN’s coverage to Rwandans who are currently unconnected in rural areas.

Middle East-based mobile operator Ooredoo Group has selected CombaTelecom as its main supplier of antennas and associated products.

Indian market leader Bharti Airtel is using Huawei’s CloudAir to bolster its 4G coverage so that it can compete more effectively with Reliance Jio.

Nepal’s second largest operator Ncell has extended its 4G network to 21 cities in the country, meaning that it covers over 15% of the country’s population.

Zain Group is leveraging Cisco advanced segment routing platforms and WAN automation to bring the benefits of distributed intelligence and centralised control to its network.

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT Group) has signed an agreement with Fon for the delivery of Wi-Fi connectivity and roaming services to its subscribers.

MainOne and Tizeti have announced the completion of a joint development project with Facebook to enable the expansion of internet services in Lagos.

MegaFon has signed a cooperation agreement with Rostelecom to jointly develop 5G networks.

Electronic payment solutions firm Toka has selected XIUS to launch Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) services through the brand Tokamóvil in Mexico.

Timor Telecom is providing a trial Wi-Fi service in Timor-Leste’s capital Dili using SES Networks’ fibre-like connectivity.

Intracom Telecom has supplied Zakład Obsługi Systemu Monitoringu (ZOSM), the Monitoring System Services Company of the Polish capital Warsaw, with its latest generation Point-to-point and Point-to-Multipoint wireless systems.

Nokia and China Unicom are deploying Nokia Flexi Zone small cells and an AirScale low power radio head in 31 provinces in China.

Ericsson has been selected by RCS & RDS to modernise its mobile network in Romania, allowing its Romanian subscribers to enjoy enhanced mobile broadband services.

American Tower (ATC) is acquiring the tower units of both Vodafone India and Idea Cellular in separate agreements.

Nokia and Vodacom have signed an MoU under which the companies will trial Nokia 5G technology to accelerate the launch of the new technology and enable Vodacom to drive digitalisation for the benefit of businesses and individuals in South Africa.

Mobily has awarded Ericsson a modernisation contract to upgrade its access network in the western region of Saudi Arabia, deploying the latest features of the Ericsson Radio System.

Parallel Wireless is adding 2G capabilities to its end-to-end cellular network technology.

Chilean market leader Entel has commissioned Ericsson to ready its network for 5G by deploying its latest LTE FDD network technologies and LTE TDD Massive MIMO (Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output).

American Tower is set to spend $1 billion acquiring tower assets from Vodafone India and Idea Cellular.

The take-up of 4G services has increased by 2.5 times in Indonesia across the past year, with penetration rates for LTE reaching 21%.

Thai state-owned operator TOT has agreed to allow MVNO The WhiteSpace, branded as Penguin, to boost its capacity using TOT’s 2.1GHz spectrum.

Ericsson and Intel have successfully completed the first 5G 3.5GHz multi-vendor end-to-end Interoperability Developmental Test (IoDT) at a 5G field test in the Chinese capital of Beijing.

Telkomcel is offering 4G broadband to its subscribers in Timor Leste in conjunction with Ericsson.

Globe Telecom has chosen Gilat for a five year multi-million dollar managed service contract to enable accelerated deployment for the mobile operator’s rapid network expansion throughout the Philippines.