4G / 5G

Key takeaways: The EU is investing €389 million via CEF Digital funding to advance 56 digital infrastructure projects across Europe. Funding covers backbone cables, 5G transport-corridor pilots, Smart Communities deployments and EuroQCI quantum links. Several projects will integrate SMART...

Key takeaways: China’s two-year commercial trial signals a coordinated push to bring satellite IoT into mainstream industrial use and strengthen NTN readiness. National operators are accelerating deployments as LEO capacity expands, supporting growth in logistics, utilities, maritime and rural...

Ericsson and Orange France have set out a new round of 5G RAN trials in France, launching a coordinated program to test radio access network technologies under real network conditions. The companies said the initiative will support a more...

Yettel has put more than EUR 100 million to secure the 5G spectrum it sought in Serbia, wrapping up the November auction overseen by the Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services (RATEL). The result marks an important...

Nokia and KDDI Research have signed a joint research deal to push forward the development of sustainable, intelligent, and resilient 6G networks. The partnership pairs KDDI’s real network data and field experience with Nokia Bell Labs’ know-how in programmable...

Nokia, in collaboration with Ecuador’s national telecommunications operator Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicaciones E.P. has officially launched the country’s first commercial 5G network, representing a major milestone in Ecuador’s pursuit of digital transformation. Using Nokia’s advanced 5G technology, the new...

Costa Rica has stepped into the race to roll out its fifth generation (5G) mobile network, with the state-owned Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) finishing its tender process and moving into the evaluation stage. The multi-billion-dollar initiative is part...