Deutsche Telekom achieved a 12Gb/s mobile data rate using a combination of 6GHz and 3.6GHz antennas during the trial.

During the event M360 APAC in Seoul, GSMA director general Mats Granryd highlighted the tremendous innovation generated by the host country South Korea, and the thriving technology companies based here, which have worked together to make the capital city Seoul a global role model.

India continues to lead the world in 5G subscription growth rate with more than seven million of the 175 million global subscriptions added during the second quarter of 2023 accounted for in the country, according to Ericsson Mobility Report.

Nokia, Nomios Group, and GÉANT announced that GÉANT, the collaboration of European National Research and Education Networks (NRENs), will deploy a state-of-the-art IP/MPLS solution from Nokia as part of a 10-year frame agreement led by Nomios.

Ericsson and O2 Telefónica in Germany have achieved a significant milestone in the development of 5G Cloud RAN technology in Europe.

The GSMA struck an agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) to collaborate on developing new satellite and terrestrial network technologies.

New functionality in the upcoming release of Android 14, supported by Ericsson’s core network software, will enable users to request a 5G network slice for enhanced performance for specific times for any application that can use a 5G network slice provisioned by the communications service provider.

Satellite player OneWeb expanded commercial service availability to 37 countries in Europe and a large segment of the US.

China allocated spectrum in the 6GHz frequency band for 5G and 6G services.

Nokia achieved sustained average downlink speeds of over 2 Gigabits per second (Gbps) using millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum and 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), over a distance of 10.86 kilometers.

At the 5G Advanced Forum during MWC Shanghai 2023, Huawei announced they would launch a complete set of commercial 5.5G network equipment in 2024.

During the MWC Shanghai, GSMA CTO Alex Sinclair highlighted collaboration as the key behind the mobile industry’s gains over the past 30 years.

More than five billion mobile phones, currently sitting unused and unloved in desk drawers around the globe, are targeted for reuse or recycling, according to GSMA.

Vodafone UK started standalone 5G in several major cities across the country.

Nokia successfully trialed a new solution that enables Android smartphone users to purchase and activate network slices on-demand from their operator.

Telecom Italia received non-binding offers for fixed spin-off Netco from both parties interested in the assets.

T-Mobile US enabled a nearly 80-mile beyond-visual-line-of-sight flight by a drone tapping the capabilities of 5G.

Verizon, T-Mobile US, AT&T, and Amazon denied a report stating the technology giant was in talks with the US operators about adding low-cost mobile plans to its Prime membership service.

Communications ministers from several EU member states indicated opposition to large technology players contributing to mobile network costs.