Nokia and Türk Telekom will implement the first commercial private 4.9G/LTE network in Turkey for manufacturer Arçelik.

The operator says 5G is ahead of schedule, available to 25 million people, and it is building 4,000 new LTE sites.

The Qualcomm 315 5G IoT Modem supports global 5G NR sub-6GHz bands and operates in stand-alone (SA) only mode.

The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) says it has catalogued 311 private networks globally.

The operator has added 400,000 more gigabit connections, but suffered network outages after a power failure on Tuesday.

The operator says dedicated mobile network services are available for enterprise and public sector customers.

Orange Polska will build a second campus network in Poland after its success with the  Łódź Special Economic Zone, operating in the 3.6 GHz target 5G band.

The operator now provides 4G coverage in 98.7% of the country and is continuing to densify that coverage.

The deal covers the roll out new 450 MHz LTE infrastructure for mass volume IoT and mission-critical data coverage.

SiRRAN Communications and TD-Mobile will support its push into secure, private networks with new mobile core and connectivity solutions.

It says finalising Option 4 will speed the launch of 5G services and make better use of network assets.

LF launches a new group to develop an open source, packet core stack for mobile.

Deutsche Telekom (DT) is trying out options to replace its heavy dependence on Huawei kit.

The research house says demand from mission-critical organisations is driving “early” investment at a CAGR of 43.4%.

Nokia’s 7750 Service Router portfolio will replace and upgrade IP edge and core networks, starting in Greece and Hungary.


The two have signed a three-year deal that covers services for all existing and new private LTE and 5G enterprise campus network deployments.

NTT DOCOMO, Fujitsu Limited and NEC Corporation said the interoperability complied with the Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) Alliance’s specs.

The vendor says that refarming low band radio and integrating it with mid- or high-band time division duplex (TDD) spectrum is a low cost, quick fix.

Europe’s biggest operator, Deutsche Telekom, says more than 16 million people have access to 5G services which will rise to 40 million by mid July.

EE, part of BT Group, has signed an agreement with Nokia to build the infrastructure for emergency services across Great Britain.