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Sunrise Expands 5G Footprint to Over 300 Markets

Swiss telco Sunrise says it now has 5G a full commercial launch in September, as compatible handsets are not yet widely
networks live in 309 towns and cities, covering 262 towns and cities. It is using available and the speeds offered in these
which is almost double the coverage 3.5GHz spectrum to provide connectivity bands do not differ significantly from those
provided by the next best provider. Having at peak speeds of up to 2Gbps, it says. provided via advanced 4G networks.
opened a limited trial 5G service in April The firm adds that it has so far avoided
this year, Sunrise went on to carry out using 700MHz and 2600MHz spectrum

Telekom Malaysia Inks 5G MoU with
Huawei

Telekom Malaysia and Huawei Technologies have signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will see them
collaborate on a variety of use cases ahead of the launch of
commercial 5G services in Malaysia. Under the terms of the
MoU, the two parties will seek to collaborate in a number of
areas, including: the deployment of fixed wireless access (FWA)
technology; vehicle-to-vehicle/vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2X)
solutions; and the study of Smart Cities. The telco notes that they
will also explore future cooperation opportunities relating to the
deployment of a fully-fledged 5G end-to-end system.

China Mobile to Build 6,000 5G Base Stations in

Tianjin by 2020

North China’s Tianjin Municipality will have The figure is expected to reach 3,000 by
around 6,000 5G base stations built by year-end. In early June, China granted 5G
China Mobile, a major telecommunications licenses for commercial use, marking the
operator, by the end of 2020, the beginning of a new era in the country’s
company’s Tianjin branch said. So far, telecommunications industry. According
the Tianjin branch of China Mobile has to the China Academy of Information
built more than 2,000 5G base stations and Communications Technology, 5G
in the city, covering many key areas such technology is expected to create more
as the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City. than 8 million jobs by 2030.

Algar Stages New 5G Trial with Nokia

Brazilian regional operator Algar Telecom Faculty of Computing (FACOM) at the association with Huawei and the UFU. The
has embarked on a new 3.5GHz 5G trial Universidade Federal de Uberlandia (UFU). tests – which achieved download speeds
with long-term vendor partner Nokia – It is understood that the new tests are of up to 1Gbps – utilized 3.5GHz spectrum,
following tests with Huawei this summer. exploring fixed-wireless access (FWA) after the issuance of a trial license by the
The current trial is taking place at the 5G solutions. As previously reported National Telecommunications Agency
telco’s headquarters in Minas Gerais, by TeleGeography’s CommsUpdate, in (Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes,
with additional support provided by the August this year Algar staged a 5G trial in Anatel).

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