Facebook claims cell coverage breakthrough
Facebook detailed work on a prototype base station capable of covering a larger area than …
Australia earmarks $10M to boost tower resilience
Australia allocated AUD13.2 million ($9.8 million) to Telstra, Optus and TPG Telecom to increase the …
ITU calls for rural coverage action
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Secretary-General Houlin Zhao (pictured) pointed to connectivity gaps in rural areas …
Australia opens latest round of rural coverage push
Australia’s government opened the next round of a mobile black spot coverage programme for applications, …
UScellular issues rural coverage challenge
GSMA THRIVE NORTH AMERICA: UScellular president and CEO Laurent Therivel (pictured) urged operators to prioritise …
FCC sets $9B rural 5G funding rules
US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) settled on rules to create the 5G Fund …
Vodafone NZ hails rural connectivity progress
Vodafone New Zealand lit up an additional 18 mobile base stations in rural areas, taking …
Ghana boosts rural connectivity with OpenRAN
Officials in Ghana tapped US-based OpenRAN provider Parallel Wireless to help connect underserved communities in …
Australia names winners of rural coverage funding
The Australian government awarded funding for 182 new base stations to operators as part of …
Ofcom clears path for 5G spectrum auction
UK regulator Ofcom finalised rules for an upcoming auction of spectrum in the 700MHz and …
