Globe transfers more towers to PhilTower
04 July 2024
Globe Telecom has announced more mobile site transfers to PhilTower for a capital injection to pay down debts.
The operator revealed it closed the sale of 48 sites to PhilTower Consortium for PHP710 million. In total, Globe transferred over 1,148 out of the 1,350 sites PhilTower agreed to buy in 2022 for PHP20 billion.
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Luna Space picks Hughes for VSAT network
04 July 2024
Luna Space Telecommunications Co. Ltd., has purchased a JUPITER™ System Gateway as well as 1,200 Hughes JUPITER Terminals to transform its VSAT network.
Skyband can provide customers with higher speeds and throughput, reach even more of the kingdom’s unserved and underserved areas, and introduce a new mobility offering.
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Softbank completes nullforming trial for HAPS spectrum sharing
04 July 2024
In April 2024, Softbank successfully conducted a field trial using its cylindrical antenna for High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) stratospheric-based wireless communication systems at Hokkaido Spaceport, Taiki Town, in Hokkaido, Japan.
The trial successfully demonstrated the use of nullforming technology to achieve spectrum sharing between HAPS and a terrestrial base station.
Find out more Deutsche Telekom expands mobile coverage at 651 sites in Germany
04 July 2024
Deutsche Telekom has announced the expansion of mobile coverage at 651 sites in the past four weeks, up to 18 June 2024.
Telekom said this initiative includes the construction of 87 new locations capable of delivering both 4G and 5G frequencies. Additionally, the company has increased capacity at 564 existing sites, with 69 now transmitting 5G for the first time.
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