Today’s telecom news includes announcements on Ncell, ICE, Samsung, SoftBank, 6G network, USF Malawi, among others.
Ncell Supercharges 4G: 20 New Towers Live in Just 10 Days
Ncell has strengthened its 4G network by activating 20 new cell towers in just 10 days across Madhesh, Koshi and Bagmati Provinces. This rapid rollout highlights strong investment in network expansion and innovation, supported by fast regulatory approvals from the Nepal Telecommunications Authority. With 4G carrier aggregation and VoLTE enabled in many sites, customers benefit from faster data speeds, wider coverage and more reliable connectivity.
Costa Rica Races Toward 5G Future as Global Tech Giants LineUp for ICE Tender
Costa Rica’s state operator ICE has launched a major tender to expand 4G and deploy nationwide 5G, attracting strong interest from global vendors including Huawei, Nokia and Ericsson. The multi-million-dollar investment focuses on modern, energy-efficient infrastructure and 5G Standalone technology for faster speeds and improved network reliability. With a customer-first strategy, the rollout aims to boost coverage, enhance service quality and support advanced mobile services for homes, businesses and public institutions.
Samsung & SoftBank Unite to Power Up 6G with AI-Driven Radio Networks
Samsung Electronics and SoftBank have signed an MoU to jointly develop next-generation telecom technologies, focusing on 6G, AI-powered RAN and Large Telecom Models. The partnership brings together Samsung’s expertise in base stations and field-proven RAN deployments with SoftBank’s experience in large-scale networks and generative-AI models. Both companies will explore new frequency bands such as 7 GHz and apply AI at the physical layer to boost performance, efficiency and automation. They also plan to create an AI-RAN Orchestrator to manage AI and RAN workloads on shared infrastructure.
Rural Malawi Gets a Digital Lifeline: New Mobile Towers Bring Connectivity to Thousands
USF Malawi has completed a major rural network tower rollout across Nkhotakota, Balaka, Dedza and Ntcheu, targeting communities with little or no mobile coverage. Implemented by MACRA with support from the Ministry of Information & Digitalization, the PPP Commission and World Bank funding under the Digital Malawi Acceleration Project, the initiative focuses on closing the digital gap through strategic tower deployment. The project strengthens communication access, improves service reliability and enables more people in rural areas to connect to essential digital services, education, e-commerce and mobile finance.
Shafana Fazal
