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Swedish telecoms equipment vendor Ericsson has won a multi-year, multi-billion US dollar extension deal from giant Indian telco Bharti Airtel for 4G and 5G RAN products and solutions.

Patent advisory services provider Global Technology Transfer Group (GTT), has publicly announced the availability of a 'major telecom and mobile network operator's' global patent portfolio for acquisition.

As Australia prepares to shut down its 3G network, a discussion is unfolding about whether the concerns surrounding the transition stem from real consequences or are being overblown.

Following a 40 to 50% revenue growth between 2017 and 2021, the RAN market is now facing a second consecutive year of steep declines, according to a new 6G report by Dell’Oro Group. The pace of decline is expected to moderate after 2024, but downward pressure will likely to persist until 6G becomes a reality.

Vietnamese telco Viettel will reportedly hand out free 4G phones to 700,000 of its 2G-only subscribers to help them transition to 4G as the government's delayed shutdown of 2G draws near.

Singaporean telecommunications company Singtel claimed it has achieved full 5G coverage throughout Singapore’s mass rapid transit (MRT) network.

COMPANY NEWS: New Zealand’s mobile service revenue is poised to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.5% from $1.5 billion in 2024 to $1.7 billion in 2029, driven by the mobile data services segment with rising adoption of 5G services, forecasts GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

Axiom Space has tapped Finnish telco vendor Nokia to integrate advanced 4G/LTE communication capabilities into next-generation spacesuits that will be used for the Artemis III lunar mission.

The number of 4G handsets still in circulation that could lose access to Triple Zero when 3G networks have shut down has dwindled to 102,000, the government estimates.

The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) warned all Australians to act now and upgrade their 3G mobile device as major telcos Telstra and Optus will begin to turn off their national 3G networks six weeks from now.

Telecommunications company Telstra announced it will provide 12,000 free mobile phones to its most disadvantaged, elderly or remote customers across Australia to help them transition to the 4G network.

Telecommunications company Telstra opened its Public Safety Experience Centre, a space at the Telstra Innovation Centre on Queensland’s Gold Coast.

A 4G mobile Optus tower in Mullumbimby in Northern New South Wales was toppled, in what authorities suspect was a "deliberate act of vandalism" two weeks ago.

Telstra announced its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity, powered by Starlink, is now available at $125/month for its customers.

Israeli communications service provider Partner Communications has picked network software provider Mavenir’s small cell solution to improve in-building and enterprise 4G mobile coverage for its subscribers, delivering speeds of up to 150Mbps and 50Mbps in the uplink and supporting up to 16 mobile devices at the same time.

Silicon as a platform company VeriSilicon has collaborated with wireless communications technology and chip provider Innobase to jointly launch a 5G RedCap/4G LTE dual-modem solution.

Internet and mobile connectivity services may soon become a utility requirement for housing developers and the properties they sell to prospective homeowners must be receptive to connection, a government consultation paper revealed.

Samsung and telco companies Vodafone and Orange have completed the first 4G calls over shared commercial networks in rural Romania trialed on Open RAN.

Oppo Australia has launched its latest A series smartphone, the A58, with the price tag ($299) suiting the times given that people are still feeling the pinch from the rising cost of living.

Telco More is offering three months of free mobile plan fees and ongoing discounts in return for paying with a Commonwealth Bank credit or debit card.