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China Mobile Pakistan Deploys Energy Efficiency Solution for Its 5G Network

Pakistan’s leading telecommunication Digital Management Platform aims to effectively. Finally, it combines digital
company, China Mobile Pakistan resolve these challenges by establishing sites with big data & Artificial Intelligence
(CMPak), has deployed a state-of-the- an efficient, digital, and intelligent energy to make networks visible, manageable,
art Energy Efficient Digital Management network. “We’re the leading provider of controllable and optimized, to achieve
Platform to set a new benchmark for best-in-class cellular and digital services intelligent network O&M and management.
energy efficiency innovation and make in the country and are always on the The company has been a frontrunner of
its network ready for future technologies lookout for advanced solutions to make energy innovation during the past years.
including 5G. The solution will focus on our network future-ready,” shared CMPak It became the first operator to introduce
network development while continuing to 4G spokesperson. “The deployment of the the innovative solution for D.G. removal
build and optimize energy networks with state-of-the-art Energy Efficient Digital reconstruction in Pakistan and this year
expansions and upgrades and to smoothly Management Platform is in continuation alone, the company completed the energy
evolve to 5G. CMPak’s penetration is of our focus on network development as reconstruction of more than 2,000 sites.
ranked the best in the country besides we build and optimize energy networks Recently, CMPak’s network superiority was
the company being recognized for its to smoothly evolve to 5G and other future recognized yet again by Opensignal – an
innovative technical solutions that technologies.” CMPak uses industry- independent global standard for analyzing
solve the bottlenecks of power supply. leading technologies in energy solutions, consumer mobile experience – which
Pakistan’s telecom infrastructure faces such as wireless sensing, high-efficiency ranked CMPak best in top five service
challenges like high power cost, low site module, and one site one cabinet solution. areas that include Video Experience,
availability, and difficult site maintenance It also improves energy efficiency Download Speed Experience, Upload
and management, making the upgrades through digital technology, along with Speed Experience, 4G Availability, and 4G
to future technologies like 5G very power synergy, business synergy and Coverage Experience.
difficult. CMPak’s Energy Efficiency site synergy, so that all sites save energy

Melita Begins 5G Network Trials

Maltese fixed and wireless operator Melita
has begun trials of 5G mobile technology
using its existing frequency holdings
under a temporary permit it received last
month. Melita says it has already deployed
a 5G-ready network nationwide under a
2018 contract with Ericsson. The firm says
it measured emissions from 282 antennae
across Malta before beginning its tests,
saying that emission levels were ‘extremely
low’. Melita is the smallest of Malta’s three
cellcos in terms of subscribers, with around
25% of the overall market according to
TeleGeography’s GlobalComms Database.

US Cellular Seeks FCC Approval for 3.7GHz/3.8GHz Tests

US Cellular has requested Special from Ericsson and Nokia. As per Delavan, Wisconsin and Belvidere, Illinois.
Temporary Authority (STA) from the Federal paperwork unearthed by Fierce Wireless, TeleGeography notes that US Cellular
Communications Commission (FCC) the application requests a start date of 16 successfully bid USD13.5 million for 243
to conduct tests in the 3.7GHz/3.8GHz October and an end date of 14 April 2021. licenses in the FCC’s recently concluded
C-band frequency range, using equipment If approved, the trials will take place in Auction 105 3.5GHz spectrum sale.

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