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5G, Towers & Cells

Neutral hosts, Freshwave and Cellnex play key role in Europe’s 5G rollout

December 21, 2022

Neutral host operators, Freshwave and Cellnex, are becoming more integral to telco service rollout plans across Europe. In the UK, for instance, Freshwave is rolling out London’s first-ever shared infrastructural 5G small cells. Moreover, multiple 5G deals in Spain and France have been handed to Cellnex along ‘cross-border corridors.’

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Vodafone and Porsche deploys hybrid private 5G network in Europe

December 14, 2022

Vodafone Business and Porsche announced they constructed Europe’s first hybrid private 5G network. The coverage stretches over 700 hectares and allows secure LTE and 5G connectivity from both public and private networks on one site. Porsche 5G network is deployed at the Nardo Technical Center (NTC), situated in southern Italy’s Apulian region.

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5G, Open RAN

Qualcomm and Vodafone collaborate to Develop and Test Next-Gen 5G Open RAN Infrastructure

October 27, 2022

Qualcomm and Vodafone are collaborating to develop, test, and integrate next-generation 5G distributed units (DUs) and Radio Units (RU) with Massive MIMO capabilities to deliver the commercial deployment of Open RAN in Europe.

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DoT plans to auction 5G spectrum in millimeter wave band for Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)

August 16, 2022

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) plans to auction 5,500 MHz of 5G spectrum in the millimeter wave (37.0–42.5 GHz) band, valued at over Rs 35,000 crore. The spectrum can potentially be used for private networks in addition to mobile and satellite services.

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Vodafone and Bayer deploy 5G campus network inside German greenhouse

August 14, 2022

Vodafone and Bayer deployed private 5G network in a greenhouse in Germany to gain new knowledge about plant health quickly and make industry and agriculture even more sustainable with automated processes and real-time processing of large amounts of data.

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Vodafone Germany expanding 5G on waterways with 1400 locations already activated

August 9, 2022

Vodafone Germany has activated 5G at 1,400 waterway locations in Germany and another 700 expansion projects planned in the next twelve months.

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Vodafone and Ericsson launch AI/ML based support service in 5G-powered factory in Hungary

August 2, 2022

Ericsson and Vodafone have launched a new preemptive support service for private 5G networks using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to ensure efficient operations at the Foxconn factory in Komárom, Hungary.

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Vodafone Idea trials use of street furniture in Bhopal and Bengaluru Smart Cities for 5G small cells

August 2, 2022

Vodafone Idea (Vi) is conducting a trial on the use of street furniture for 5G Small Cells and Aerial Fibre deployment in Bhopal and Bengaluru Smart Cities for 5G small cells.

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Vodafone Idea buys spectrum for Rs 18, 799 crores for 5G rollout and 4G expansion

August 1, 2022

Vodafone Idea has acquired spectrum in 3300MHz and 26GHz 5G bands to roll out 5G services to its customers and strengthen its enterprise offerings.

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Vodafone & Scotland 5G Centre deploys two new private 5G networks

July 12, 2022

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5G, Open RAN

Open RAN | 5G Magazine July 2022 Edition

July 6, 2022

Where are we in the Open RAN Journey? Is Open RAN still hype, or is it ready for large-scale deployment? Get perspective from Industry Leaders

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5G, Open RAN

Vodafone’s system integration model for accelerating Open RAN adoption

July 2, 2022

An interview with Francisco (Paco) Martín, Head of Open RAN for Vodafone Group focusing on Vodafone’s system integration model for Open RAN adoption. What happens if traditional model is applied to OPEN RAN system integration? How system integration can be done in lab? What is the proposed lab model? What are the benefits? How to do remote system integration? How to manage network operations?

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Vodafone deploys private 5G network at Skoda Auto manufacturing factory

June 28, 2022

› ŠKODA AUTO launches private 5G test network at company’s headquarters in Mladá Boleslav
› Another step towards Smart Factory: technology increases efficiency and flexibility in production
› 5G data transmission used in pilot phase for autonomous transportation of vehicles
› Company also using new the wireless standard in predictive maintenance and ŠKODA FabLab

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