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KPN Demos 8Gbps Symmetrical PON Fiber

KPN has announced a first-in- to 10Gbps. CTO Babak Fouladi declared: peak download speed to 1Gbps on 1
the-Netherlands fiber broadband ‘This demonstration shows what our March 2020, covering an initial 1.2 million
demonstration which it says offers ‘a investments in technology will bring to our addresses. By end-2021, KPN expects all
glimpse into the future’ – an 8Gbps customers in the future … In the coming its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) customers
download/upload connection was demoed period, we will continue to develop at to have access to the new gigabit option,
at a residential location in Amersfoort’s much higher speeds that will further shape while peak upload speed – initially capped
Vathorst district using the telco’s PON the digitization of the Netherlands and at 500Mbps – is expected to be boosted
fiber technology. KPN installed an Optical from which the customer will also reap the to 1Gbps by end-2020. TeleGeography’s
Network Terminal (ONT, on the premises) benefits in the long term.’ As previously GlobalComms Database notes that KPN
and Optical Line Terminal (OLT, in the reported by CommsUpdate, KPN doubled declared it would use GPON – and not its
street cabinet) both supporting speeds up its commercial consumer broadband existing P2P fiber architecture – in all its
new FTTH area deployments across the
Netherlands from Q4 2019 onwards, with
the telco currently expanding FTTH in
more than 70 areas of the country, under
its target of growing its FTTH footprint by
one million new households between end-
2018 and end-2021 to reach approximately
3.3 million homes, or around 41% of all
Dutch households. The KPN NetwerkNL
division is responsible for the construction
and management of the new FTTH
network sections, deployed on an open
network basis enabling other providers to
offer retail services over the infrastructure
alongside KPN.

Ericsson Chosen to Provide 5G RAN for HT in Croatia

Croatian fixed and mobile operator Hrvatski Sharing. Kostas Nebis, CEO of HT, says: ‘5G devices and machinery, or optimization of
Telekom (HT) has selected Ericsson as its technology implementation is applicable irrigation processes, as well as in a variety
sole 5G RAN supplier under a contract on a broad scale and resonates with of other industries.’ TeleGeography’s
which runs until 2024. The deployment, Croatia’s needs, such as enabling higher GlobalComms Database notes that HT is
which will be carried out by Ericsson’s energy efficiencies through smart metering the largest cellco in Croatia by subscribers,
local subsidiary, Ericsson Nikola Tesla, and dynamic management of power with over 45% of all users at the end of
includes Ericsson Radio System products supply, higher efficiency in agriculture March 2020.
and solutions and Ericsson Spectrum through connected and automated

Taiwan Operators Cleared For Commercial 5G

Far EasTone and Chunghwa Telecom required to deploy 250 5G base stations and 600MHz of 28GHz spectrum; Far
were tipped to be targeting commercial before they can offer the next-generation EasTone 80MHz and 400MHz respectively;
5G launches on 1 July, after the former mobile service. Chunghwa Telecom, and Taiwan Mobile 60MHz and 200MHz.
received a second license issued by Far EasTone and Taiwan Mobile have a Taiwan Star Telecom secured airwaves
authorities, Taiwan News reported. combined market share of around 85 per in the 3.5GHz band, and Asia Pacific
The newspaper stated the National cent. They are expected to introduce some Telecom, the smallest operator, acquired
Communications Commission (NCC) of the lowest-priced unlimited 5G data 28GHz spectrum. In March, Chunghwa
issued Chunghwa Telecom’s license last plans in the world, with monthly tariffs of Telecom named Ericsson and Nokia as 5G
week, and is reviewing applications from about TWD1,399 ($47.26), Taiwan News RAN vendors and Far EasTone selected
Taiwan Mobile, Taiwan Star Telecom wrote. At an auction in January, Chunghwa Ericsson.
and Asia Pacific Telecom. Operators are Telecom won 90MHz in the 3.5GHz band
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