Telkomsel expands 5G coverage in Makassar with 73 new base stations
12 May 2025
Telkomsel has announced the expansion of its 5G network in Makassar, on Sulawesi island, with the addition of 73 new 5G base stations.
This deployment aims to bring widespread high-speed connectivity to nearly all parts of the city, including shopping centres, residential neighbourhoods, industrial zones, tourist attractions, and Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport.
Find out more Reliance Jio admits using unlicensed spectrum for 5G FWA to cut costs
08 May 2025
Reliance Jio has acknowledged that it has been utilizing unlicensed spectrum, as well as licensed 5G spectrum, to connect some customers through its 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) services. The company claims this approach helps reduce deployment costs, making it easier to expand its network rapidly.
During a post-earnings call for Reliance Industries, Anshuman Thakur, Jio Infocomm’s head of strategy, revealed that the company has been deploying unlicensed band radio (UBR) equipment for certain FWA deployments. Unlicensed spectrum includes bands such as 2.5 GHz and 5 GHz, commonly used for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The latest 3GPP standards — Release 16 and Release 17 — have introduced specifications for 5G New Radio-Unlicensed (NR-U), allowing 5G networks to operate in unlicensed bands below 7 GHz and in millimeter-wave bands from 57 GHz to 71 GHz, respectively.
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BSNL partners with ACES India for Kanpur Metro's underground network
07 May 2025
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has joined forces with ACES India to deliver seamless voice and data connectivity throughout the deep underground stations and tunnels of the Kanpur Metro. Kanpur is the second largest city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
This collaboration is set to ensure that passengers traveling within the underground sections of the Kanpur Metro will experience uninterrupted mobile network coverage.
Find out more Smartcom expands mission-critical push-to-talk services to Indonesia
06 May 2025
Smartcom, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) based in Singapore, has announced its strategic expansion into Indonesia, bringing its mission-critical push-to-talk (PTT) solutions to a significantly larger market.
Since 2015, Smartcom has collaborated with TASSTA, a global leader in mission-critical communication solutions headquartered in Germany, and operator Singtel to provide reliable PTT communication coverage within Singapore. The company acknowledges that expanding into a market as large and diverse as Indonesia presents a new set of challenges and opportunities.
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