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Turkey sets minimum $2.3 billion for 5G auction 

The tender will open up 11 frequency packages across the 700 MHz and 3.5 GHz band

Private 5G edges toward the mainstream 

Analyst house projects private 5G investments to grow 41% annually to over $5 billion by 2028, led by Industry 4.0 deployments, though the forecast may be optimistic

Airtel and Vodacom sign network infrastructure-sharing agreement

The move follows an earlier MTN-Airtel network sharing deal and spells a new phase for Africa’s mobile infrastructure

Vodacom claims South Africa’s first native 5G voice call

The Voice over New Radio (VoNR) call was made on Vodacom’s test network but no timeline has been made to get it on the live network

Tele2’s Baltic tower deal signals more on the way for Manulife

The investment manager is building diversified, global platform of critical digital infrastructure assets with towers as its latest gambit

Europe approves decision for satellite to low-power device comms

Joint effort by LoRa Alliance members and regulators secures approval, enabling broader deployment of low-power IoT applications across Europe

5G Standalone is boosting mobile core network spend – Dell’Oro 

Network APIs, network slicing, and RedCap have driven multi-access edge computing up 17% 

Ofcom consults on Inmarsat, Space Norway’s earth station application

The two are preparing to connect the Arctic with non-geostationary orbiting (NGSO) satellite payloads, GX10A and 10B – UK regulator mulls giving them Ka band access in UK

e& partners 4iG Group on cross-border digital infrastructure

The UAE telecom operator signs MoU for submarine cable projects linking Middle East, North Africa and Europe

Airbus and OQ Technology use S-band to connect satellite to drone

A publicly announced first that, while somewhat narrow in scope, marks an important standards-based 5G NTN trial using LEO satellites to connect with a moving drone

Consumer confidence stalls mobile handset market in Q2

Operators should prepare for continued margin pressure in the mass market handset segment

T-Mobile Poland launches 5G Plus services with 700 MHz band

Operator is adding the band to its 5G Plus 3.x GHz band services for wider geographic coverage, especially in rural or hard-to-reach areas

AI RAN will account for 33% of RANs by 2029, driven by D-RAN and 5G

Meanwhile Vodafone Group has joined the AI-RAN Alliance, which has not made much noise or demonstrable progress since it was formed last year and is low on operator members

Private doesn’t mean alone

Partner content: Mobile private networks thrive on trusted partnerships

NGMN releases “common language” for base station antennas

The publication is especially timely as operators move towards hybrid antenna systems, which blend passive and active components
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