All 4G (LTE, 4.5G) articles
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Network & InfrastructureHigh-flying towers reach new development heights
Deutsche Telekom-backed Stratospheric Platforms gears up with BT trial and Series-B fund raising.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT looks to the skies for rural coverage answers
Trials started with Stratospheric Platforms to beam 4G/5G connectivity in remote UK regions.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone launches LEO satellite trials in Turkey
Turkish operator partners local SatCo to test 4G/5G satellite speeds.
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Partnerships & Alliances
AST SpaceMobile to boost 4G in Brazil with TIM
SatCo ties with TIM to trial roll out of 4G coverage in rural areas of Brazil.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodacom lands 2Africa subsea cable in South Africa
2Africa subsea cable system extended to Vodacom network facility in Gqeberha, South Africa.
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Network & Infrastructure
O2 falls short of German coverage targets despite progress
O2, Telekom, and Vodafone submit coverage reports to regulator BNetzA, opening up a ‘critical examination’ of progress.
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Network & Infrastructure
Elsewhere in Hispanoamérica: Deployment of private 4G networks on the rise in Hispam
Deployment of private 4G networks on the rise in Hispam
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Network & Infrastructure
Elsewhere in Telefónica Germany: Berlin underground LTE services pushed back again
O2 joins peers in emergency warnings system demo; operators reportedly push back dates for Berlin underground LTE services, again.
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Innovation (R&D)
Elsewhere in Brazil: Anatel-sponsored research highlights underdeveloped open RAN ecosystem
Anatel-sponsored research highlights underdeveloped open RAN ecosystem
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Network & Infrastructure
City small-cell pilot goes live, EE first to benefit
Freshwave and Netomnia partner to launch Cornerstone-backed, multi-operator small-cell deployment in City of London.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica expands security portfolio with Axon
Telefónica Ingeniería de Seguridad partners with Axon for public safety solutions.
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Products & Services
BT to launch national LPWA network as IoT rises up priority list
BT Enterprise’s Division X sees IoT services over LPWA network technology as a powerful way to expand commercial relationships and leverage existing BT assets.
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Network & Infrastructure
Home Office red tape ‘holding up’ Scottish rural mobile plan
UK authorities have been seeking a speedier route to rural mobile expansion by melding parts of the publicly-funded Scottish 4G Infill, Emergency Services Network, and Shared Rural Network schemes. But are different initiatives getting in each other’s way?
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Network & Infrastructure
Internet para Todos ‘half-way there’ on rural 4G
Telefónica’s RAN-sharing JV brings LTE access to more than three million Peruvians living in rural areas.
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Operations
Telefónica speeds up closure of copper exchanges
Higher energy prices increase urgency of replacing copper accesses with more energy-efficient fibre.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodacom ready to progress MVNE plans in South Africa
Operator understood to be in talks with host of companies over establishment of MVNOs.
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Partnerships & Alliances
T-Mobile Poland supplies NB-IoT for Warsaw smart lab
T-Mobile Poland partners Warsaw University of Life Sciences in creation of new smart lab.
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Network & Infrastructure
O2 mulls more active approach to white‑spot wipe‑out
CEO Markus Haas signals move to active network sharing in ‘white spots’.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica Colombia returns spectrum after cost row
Operator gives up licence to use frequencies in 2.5GHz band, citing high expense.
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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.
