Telecom Egypt secures Egypt’s first 5G license for $150m

Telecom Egypt has been awarded the first license by the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) to deploy and operate 5G networks for mobile phones in the country. The 5G license,

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NTT DOCOMO unveils 31 cutting-edge technologies

NTT DOCOMO, Inc. has announced that it will unveil a number of world-first technologies among a total of 31 technologies for 5G evolution, 6G, generative AI and more during docomo

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Ooredoo Kuwait completes 5G mmWave technology trials

Ooredoo Kuwait has declared the completion of 5G mmWave technology testing in close collaboration with the Communication & Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA). This achievement aims to provide internet and

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​​Juniper Research forecasts $400 billion 5G revenue in 2024

New research from Juniper Research has found that operators will generate US $400 billion in service revenue from 5G networks in 2024 – an annual growth of 32% from 2023.

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Retail roaming set to hit $33B by 2028

New research by Kaleido Intelligence predicts that operators will see retail roaming revenues from consumer and IoT mobile connections approach US$33 billion by 2028. This surge will be fuelled by

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Indonesia’s Smartfren taps Aviat Networks for 4G/5G private networks

Aviat Networks, Inc. has announced a collaboration agreement with PT Smartfren Telecom Tbk to deliver high-speed, ultra-reliable wireless connectivity, private wireless indoor and outdoor networks and industry digitalisation and automation

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Ulf Ewaldsson to lead 5G Americas board as chairman in 2024

5G Americas has announced the election of Ulf Ewaldsson, the president of technology at T-Mobile US, as the chairman of its board of governors for the year 2024. Barbara Baffer,

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EchoStar and DISH merge to create premier wireless and satellite solutions

EchoStar Corporation has announced the completion of its acquisition of DISH Network Corporation (DISH Network) on December 31, 2023. To complete the acquisition, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar merged

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Kaleido’s MNO survey expects BCE deployment by one-third of mobile operators in 2024

Roaming research company Kaleido Intelligence identified that a new mobile operator survey has found that around 34% of mobile operators expect to launch billing and charging evolution (BCE) by the

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Rogers and Lynk Global achieve Canada’s first satellite-to-mobile phone call

Rogers and Lynk Global Inc. have announced they completed Canada’s first successful satellite-to-mobile phone call using Samsung S22 smartphones. The call took place in historic Heart’s Content, where the world’s

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