TPG Telecom taps Ericsson for SA 5G core
TPG Telecom selected Ericsson to supply a standalone (SA) 5G core network after the vendor completed a multi-year virtualisation programme allowing the operator to migrate its entire 4G and 5G…
SmarTone books profit, warns on challenging outlook
Hong Kong-based SmarTone claimed to have reached 99 per cent 5G population coverage 13 months after launching the service, but adoption of the premium offering couldn’t stem a drop in…
South Korea targets 5G services growth
South Korea’s government outlined plans to nurture the country’s 5G ecosystem, with the goal to boost the number of companies developing new services nearly 20-times over the next five years,…
Researchers caution on revenue cut from repair rules
Analysts at Juniper Research warned legislation designed to ease the device repair process could blunt shipment revenue for 5G devices in the long-term, but backed devices supporting the technology to…
ARPU rises as China Telecom grows 5G users
China Telecom added 93 million 5G package subscribers in the year to end-June, accounting for 36.2 per cent of its total user base and helping drive ARPU gains. Ke Ruiwen,…
China Tower books gains on 5G expansion
China Tower chairman Tong Jilu highlighted the impact of 5G on its top-line in H1, with the technology becoming a key growth driver for its traditional tower business as network…
China dominates global 5G base station count
Mass 5G network deployments in China resulted in the nation accounting for 80 per cent of the total number of base stations deployed globally by end-July, with China Mobile alone…
Optus highlights dual-connectivity gains
Optus claimed a first in Australia after partnering with Ericsson and MediaTek to showcase New Radio (NR) dual connectivity technology aggregating mid-band assets with mmWave spectrum simultaneously. In a statement,…
Dtac expects faster transition to 5G
Thailand-based dtac forecast the transition between 4G and non-standalone 5G in the country will be faster than the shift from 3G to LTE, as a drop in the price of…
China operators reveal latest 5G figures
Latest data from China’s three major mobile operators shows they added a record 42.6 million 5G package subscribers in June, taking the country’s total to 495.1 million. For the first…