Keyword: China Telecom

It’s way out there, committed to using the stratosphere to connect more people, places and things.

Nokia’s deals with China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom, together total $2.24 billion, according to Chinese publication Shine.

China’s 5G launch is happening November 1, a month after the country celebrated its 70th anniversary, which would have been good timing for 5G.

5G commercial service has yet to launch in China, but the country’s three mobile operators have already signed up nearly 9 million subscribers.

The three Chinese operators co-own a tower company, China Tower Corp, so that would make it easier for them to collaborate for a new 5G network.

It marks the world’s first electricity slice to comply with the latest 5G standalone specifications released by 3GPP.

Nokia has signed three separate frame contracts for a combined value of more than $2.3 billion, with each of China’s mobile operators.

Chinese companies, including the country’s three major operators, are moving forward with an ambitious plan to launch commercial 5G services by 2020.

The O-RAN Alliance announced that seven other carriers have joined the group as members: Bharti Airtel, China Telecom, KT, Singtel, SK Telecom, Telefonica and Telstra.

Our checks with semiconductor and component vendors confirm that the 5G ramp-up in China is expected soon, and it will be bigger than anyone expected.