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Starlink in India approved

Starlink Secures Final Regulatory Approval to Launch Satellite Internet in India

Starlink, the satellite broadband arm of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has received final regulatory approval to commercially operate in India, signaling…

5G Base Stations in Vietnam

Vietnam Accelerates 5G Expansion with 11,000 Base Stations

Vietnam’s leading mobile operators—Viettel, VNPT, and MobiFone—are ramping up their 5G rollout, collectively deploying 11,000 base stations across the country.…

SoftBank, Nokia Launch Japan’s First 7 GHz 6G Trial

SoftBank Corp. announced that it partnered with Nokia to conduct an outdoor trial in June 2025 using the 7 GHz…

DITO Boosts Fixed Wireless Broadband to Expand 5G

DITO Telecommunity is optimistic about maintaining the growth of its broadband business, which could further support its investments in 5G…

YTL Launches 4G MOCN Site in Penang to Expand Coastal Mobile Coverage

Malaysian telecommunications provider, YTL Communications, has unveiled a fully operational multi-operator core network (MOCN) 4G base station in Gertak Sanggul,…

23 New Cities to Receive Vodafone Idea 5G

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has announced its intention to expand its 5G network to 23 additional cities in India. The cities…

Telkomsel 5G Batam

Telkomsel Expands 5G Network in Batam

Telkomsel has expanded its 5G network infrastructure in Batam, Indonesia, enhancing high-speed connectivity across key residential and commercial areas including…

BSNL 5G rollout

BSNL Plans to Deploy 100,000 More 4G Towers, Eyes 5G Rollout This Year

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) plans to deploy another 100,000 4G towers across India, following the successful installation of nearly…

Vodafone Idea Samsung Electronics

Vodafone Idea Partners with Samsung for Commercial 5G Launch in Bengaluru

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has officially launched its 5G services in Bengaluru through a strategic partnership with Samsung Electronics. Since 2024,…

SRv6MUP

SRv6 MUP Trial Expanded to 4G by SoftBank

SoftBank Corp. (SoftBank) has announced the expansion of its field trial for segment routing IPv6 mobile user plane (SRv6 MUP)…

Japan’s 1st Open RAN-based shared 5G radio

JTOWER Unveils Japan’s First Open RAN-Based Shared 5G Radio System

Japanese telecom infrastructure company, JTOWER, has announced a major milestone in the nation’s wireless network evolution, unveiling what it claims is Japan’s first…

India 5G Rollout

India’s 5G Expansion Slows in May; Vodafone Idea and BSNL Push Ahead with Rollouts

India’s 5G rollout pace saw a dip in May 2025, with the addition of 3,299 new 5G base transceiver stations…