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FutureNet World: Orange puts case for collaboration and the telco cloud
Group CTO cites need for ‘horizontal’ platform, elimination of silos. Calls on more operators to join Project Sylva initiative. Telus counterpart calls 5G NSA one of industry’s “biggest travesties”, with all complicit.
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FutureNet World: BT, Vodafone call out 5G SA delays, urge industry rethink
BT’s Josie Smith and Vodafone’s Andrea Doná lament slow progress but remain optimistic about standalone 5G if approach changes.
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Vodafone Spain taps Nokia for 5G core
Vodafone said to be last MNO in Spain to pick 5GC suppliers, marking the end of Huawei’s Spanish presence in core networks.
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Elsewhere in Spain: 5G services extended to O2 España customers
Financing now available for Telefónica–Repsol solar JV customers; Telefónica wins a pair of regional public sector contracts.
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Elsewhere in Spain: Tuenti users migrated to O2
Telefónica completes unification of Tuenti and O2; gets industrious with Mytra.
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BT, Nokia demo carrier aggregation over 5G SA
Duo combines four carrier components in trial using “commercial spectrum” available to EE.
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Vodafone UK calls for bold ambition for 5G standalone network
OpCo calls on government to take lead on advanced 5G and encourage investment; recommends full‑fibre policy approach for “full 5G”.
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TMUS taps vendor partners for next‑gen voice
Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, and Qualcomm join TMUS effort for VoNR launch. End‑customer benefits limited, but prospective standalone 5G gains excite Technology President Neville Ray.
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Mavenir helps prep for 5G SA debut
Vodafone Portugal selects Mavenir as tech partner to enable jump to 5G standalone.
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EE to use spectrum aggregation for 5G network rollout
Operator taps Qualcomm for ‘Europe’s first’ aggregated spectrum 5G network. Set to roll out in major cities within a year, but take-up of compatible devices remains low.
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O2 reaches five figures on 5G antennas
Antenna simplification has helped speed up pace of installation. More than half of installs use C-Band. OB makes familiar sideswipes at 5G coverage strategies reliant on DSS. Commercial 5G SA launch slated for end-2022, early-2023.
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Vodafone goes 5G network slicing with Ericsson
Duo claims first successful lab trial for “on-demand” network slice. Set-up purportedly takes 30 minutes using “automated processes”. Guaranteed downlink speeds of 260Mbps apparently achieved.
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BT rules out frontrunner role in 5G SA
Group expects to launch 5G standalone in early-2023 as it waits for device volume to ramp up. Marc Allera emphasises importance of clearly differentiating 5G SA benefits to customers. Howard Watson weighs in on the cloud native challenge. Rob Shuter sees BT’s new Division X as the “arrow point ...
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Vodafone continues 5G drive with German standalone launch
Vodafone Germany first to launch SA network in country. Claims more than ten million customers can already access services from home. Partners with DAZN to test 5G mobile streaming of the German Bundesliga. Moves continue notable European 5G ramp-up for Vodafone in 2022.
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DT gears up for 5G SA and network slicing
Cross-border PoC with Ericsson puts ‘E2E’ 5G SA network slicing through its paces. TDE aims to launch 5G SA in 2022. RTL pilot looks to 5G’s future role in live broadcasting.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Europe: Spain overtakes Orange in retail
Spanish OpCo reclaims second spot from Orange in retail sector.
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Vodafone Germany trumpets BASF campus network role
BASF is working with Vodafone Germany on campus network trials. Chemicals giant has campus network licences for Ludwigshafen and Schwarzheide, tying with Deutsche Telekom at the former. Vodafone’s RedBox system not being used in Schwarzheide. Campus network approvals reach 186 in 3.7GHz/3.8GHz band and nine at 26GHz.
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Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Group: DT a Samsung favourite
Samsung getting traction; DT forms collaborations on European lobbying and internet evolution; e-mobility subsidiary closes in on “future” taxis.
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T-Mobile Poland trials standalone 5G
Suppliers not named, but Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung could all be contenders. Poland joins Czech Republic, Germany, and Greece as Group 5G SA trial markets.
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