All 4G (LTE, 4.5G) articles – Page 7
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Strategy & ChangeSievert: T-Mobile to embrace AI and data in ‘post-Sprint integration era’
Operator plans to take advantage of new software tech to “re‑craft” company.
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Network & InfraUK MNO trio call for deadline extension as Shared Rural Network stagnates
Laggards Three, VM O2, and Vodafone ask for two-year delay to interim timeline to account for claimed planning permissions and pandemic obstacles. EE smugly maintains committment.
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M&ACellnex takes over WHP’s Scottish tower assets
Behind-scenes acquisition sees group become tower partner for Scotland’s publicly-funded 4G rollout initiative.
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PremiumVM O2 finally confirms 3G shutoff date
Operator last of country’s MNOs to announce 3G retirement plans, in a staggered shutdown expected to complete in 2025.
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Products & ServicesO2 Germany cuts the ribbon on 5G SA
Telefónica Deutschland readies 5G standalone service launch, claimed to offer improved call quality and new use-cases.
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PremiumDT taps green hydrogen for mobile towers
Hydrogen fuel cells developed by SFC Energy used for first time to power mobile 4G/5G base station.
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PremiumElsewhere in UK: VM O2 and peers roll out further network coverage at central London Tube stations
VM O2 and peers roll out further network coverage at central London Tube stations.
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Network & InfraEE’s 3G to be shuttered by spring
Operator provides further details on 3G shutdown, with finalisation expected by March next year, nationwide sunset to begin in January.
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PremiumVodafone deposes O2 as 1&1 roaming partner
Roaming agreement will provide 1&1 customers with nationwide 5G coverage from 2024.
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PremiumElsewhere in UK: VM O2 formally deploys open RAN tech
VM O2 formally deploys open RAN tech with Wavemobile in Wales, employing backhaul via LEO satellites
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Partnerships & AlliancesO2 Germany deploys DAS at Munich HQ
CommScope’s ERA distributed antenna system installed at O2 Tower headquarters in Munich to provide indoor mobile coverage.
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Europe: Vodafone hits 90% 5G coverage in Germany
Vodafone hits 90% 5G coverage in Germany.
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Financial & PerformanceVi customer losses continue, but financing options open
Parent pledges financing for operator as spectrum payment obligations close in.
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Partnerships & AlliancesDT boss befuddled by Vodafone’s roaming deal with 1&1
There’s only winner from last week’s agreement, says CEO Tim Höttges, and that’s 1&1.
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Network & InfraUK Emergency Services Network fiasco — have we crossed the Rubicon?
David Hilliard, CEO of Mentor Europe, shares strategies to redeem the much-maligned ESN with TelcoTitans. Years late, billions wasted, and with no resolution in sight, learn more about the seeds of the ESN’s failure, UK government misfires still dragging the programme down, and potential solutions…
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PremiumCourt dismisses ‘fanciful’ BT claims in VM O2 dispute
High Court throws BT case out after criticism of evidence and consistency regarding EE’s MVNO agreement with VM O2.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVirgin Media O2 looks to the skies for Welsh connectivity
Virgin Media O2 formally deploys open RAN tech with Wavemobile in Wales, providing backhaul via LEO satellites.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Technology: Scottish 4G Infill progresses
Scottish 5G Infill progresses, with EE at the core.