China Mobile remains the largest mobile operator in the world, with 975.5 million subscribers in January 2023. This includes 622.5 million 5G package customers, according to its monthly customer data. It continues to be a strong player in mobile cloud computing, 5G-related R&D activities and commercialisation, 5G standard-setting and 6G… Read more...

Deutsche Telekom (DT) continues to work toward its goal of becoming the "leading digital telco" by converging its fixed and mobile networks. US subsidiary T-Mobile USA remains focused on building out its 5G network. DT is intensively engaged in Open RAN activities and 6G research. Both telcos are working to… Read more...

Axiata companies are at different stages of implementation and rollout of 5G, the telco has noted. Read more...

Ooredoo is an international communications company with customers across the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia. It is the leading operator in Qatar. A highlight of 2022 was the 5G-enabled football World Cup in Qatar. The group had around 56 million fixed and wireless customers at the end of… Read more...

Reliance Jio Infocomm, one of the many businesses of Reliance Industries, is a market leader in mobile communications. It claims to have India's largest 4G network and the nation's only "true 5G" service, which it is rapidly rolling out across the country. Read more...

MTN remains Africa's largest mobile operator, with 285 million customers in 19 markets across Africa and the Middle East, according to its 30 September 2022 trading update. It remains focused on bridging the financial and digital divide and ensuring the resilience of its networks. Its priority is to expand the… Read more...

UK-headquartered Vodafone Group aims to "build a digital society that enhances socioeconomic progress, is inclusive for all and does not come at a cost to our planet". It has 323 million mobile customers and operates in 21 countries. It offers broadband, TV, Internet of Things, financial and other services. Its… Read more...

Telefónica Group continues to upgrade its 4G and 5G networks and remains a strong proponent of Open RAN. It had 292 million mobile customers at the end of 2022 and operates in European and Latin American countries. It is interested in several potential or upcoming spectrum auctions. Read more...

Headquartered in New Delhi, Bharti Airtel has more than 500 million customers in 17 countries across South Asia and Africa. It is focused on the rapid deployment of its 5G network and has accumulated so much spectrum that it says it will not need to get any more for many… Read more...

One thing that Open RAN has in common with traditional network deployments is the need for sufficient spectrum. Similarly, delays in the availability of spectrum affect operator plans for both 5G and Open RAN. Policymakers are increasingly supporting the Open RAN movement and many are implementing measures to promote Open… Read more...