Ericsson’s Mobile Networks segment sales in the market area of South East Asia, Oceania and India grew by 7% year-over-year, while sales in India grew by 14% year-over-year in Q4 2023, as per its report.
Ericsson 5G: In November, Ericsson forecasted that the global 5G subscriptions are expected to grow 330% between 2023 and 2029, from 1.6 billion to 5.3 billion. It projected 5G coverage to be available to more than 45% of the global population by the end of 2023 and 85% by the end of 2029.
Vodafone Idea: Earlier, Vi had told ET in November 2023 that Open-RAN (O-RAN) trials with US companies were being explored with an eye on deployment in the future. The telco has reportedly been holding trials with Mavenir for a 5G network based on O-RAN for a few circles and is in talks for equipment supply.
Parallel Wireless has partnered with Nigerian network-as-a-service (NaaS) provider Hotspot Network Ltd to extend 2G and 4G coverage to previously unconnected rural sites throughout Nigeria using Open RAN solutions.
CHEYENNE — DISH Wireless will invest a $50 million federal grant into its Cheyenne campus to establish the Open RAN Center for Integration and Deployment (ORCID) in Wyoming.