Nokia announced it has signed a five-year deal with AT&T to deploy the mobile operator’s C-Band network in parts of the U.S., enabling AT&T to provide cutting-edge 5G services with the right mix of coverage and capacity. 

The GSA confirmed that there are now 153 operators in 64 countries/territories who have (as of mid-March 2021) announced 3GPP-compatible 5G launches for either mobile or FWA services. In total, there are now 428 operators in 132 countries/territories investing in 5G mobile or 5G FWA/home broadband networks.

ZTE Corporation recently completed the first-stage field trial of the SuperDSS tri-RAT dynamic spectrum sharing solution in Thailand. The first-stage trial will pave the way for commercial deployments of SuperDSS in the country.

Anritsu Company announced it has become a member of the National Spectrum Consortium (NSC) to collaborate on the research, development and implementation of 5G-based technologies.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that Keysight's user equipment emulation and radio access network intelligence control test solutions have been selected by Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to advance development of 5G new radio private networks.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. continues to maintain its leading support of 5G device acceptance test plans as mandated by U.S. carriers, helping to accelerate the roll-out of 5G new radio (NR) services in both non-standalone and standalone mode.

The GSA confirmed another major milestone in the commercial availability of 5G devices with the number of announced devices passing the 600 mark.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that in January 2021 the company was first to gain approval by the Global Certification Forum (GCF) for voice over 5G new radio (VoNR) conformance test cases.