BROWSING: EMEA

Manufacturing, energy and transport among 5G focuses French telecommunications group Orange is currently working with a number of compatriot businesses to develop future uses of 5G technology. The announcement was made at the Orange Business Summit, taking place this week in Paris, France. “5G will not be just another new...

Germany’s telecoms regulator Bundesnetzagentur confirmed that Chinese vendor Huawei will not be excluded from 5G contracts in the country, the Financial Times reported Jochen Homann, the president of the agency, as saying. “The position the Bundesnetzagentur takes is that no equipment supplier, including Huawei, should, or may,...

Italian telco TIM and Swedish vendor Ericsson have installed a 5G demo area at Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci airport. The new demo area will allow arriving and connecting travellers to experience 5G technology, TIM said. The 5G demo area will be located at the Terminal T3 arrivals’ baggage...

The U.S. government is no longer urging Germany to ban Chinese vendor Huawei, as it is satisfied with the strict regulations set by the European country for the provision of 5G network equipment, according to German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. The U.S. authorities are “highly...

U.K. telecommunications group Vodafone carried out a 5G test at a train station in the city of Birmingham as part of its country-wide trial, the telco said in a statement. The carrier said that Birmingham New Street became the first train station to test 5G...

Spanish carrier Orange Spain and ZTE have completed what they claim is the first voice and data call over a standalone 5G network in Europe, the telco said in a statement. The trial was carried out in Valencia via a 5G New Radio base station,...

5G technology could inject up to £15.7bn ($20.6bn) per year in the U.K. economy by 2025, according to a new research from Barclays Corporate Banking. However, the bank warned that the opportunity could be missed because industry leaders still do not know enough about the...

  The commission said that member states will be able to exclude vendors over security allegations The European Commission has recommended a number of operational steps and measures to ensure a high level of cybersecurity for 5G networks across the European Union. The EC's recommendations for member...

  The U.K. carrier said the Chinese vendor is one of its suppliers in the 5G segment The rollout of 5G networks in the U.K. will be delayed if the government implements a ban on the use of Huawei equipment, David Dyson, CEO of mobile operator...

  BT said this initiative will speed up the deployment of 4G and 5G in city centers U.K. telecommunications group BT has called for an end to exclusive concessions agreements governing access to council-owned street furniture, in a bid to speed up the delivery of 4G...

  The German government said that excluding the Chinese vendor would represent a challenge for local operators participating in a 5G auction Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has reiterated that the government is not planning to exclude Chinese vendor Huawei from 5G contracts in the country, international...

  The Irish carrier is currently working with Ericsson in its 5G program Vodafone Ireland, a subsidiary of U.K. telecom group Vodafone, announced that it is extending its live 5G network testbed coverage in the city of Dublin, local press reported. The company initially launched the 5G...

  German regulator expects to award 41 blocks of spectrum in the 2GHz and 3.6GHz bands Germany launched its 5G mobile spectrum auction after a court in Cologne rejected legal challenges from participating operators, international press reported. The process, being organized by the country’s Federal Network Agency...

  The country’s three mobile carriers had filed legal claims to challenge the terms of the 5G auction   A German court has dismissed the legal claims filed by the country’s three mobile carriers against the terms of an incoming 5G spectrum auction, the Federal Network Agency...

  NATO’s head said the alliance was carrying out consultations with member states regarding to this issue The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is carrying out an assessment of the potential security implications in the implementation of 5G equipment by Chinese vendors, international press reported NATO Secretary...

The German government said it will discuss security concerns with key European partners and government officials in the U.S.   Germany expects to define its own security standards for the deployment of 5G infrastructure, international press reported Chancellor Angela Merkel as saying. This development comes days after...

  Germany recently implemented stricter measures for all vendors but ruled out a ban of Huawei equipment The U.S. government has told German authorities that it would limit intelligence sharing between the two countries if Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies is allowed to take part in Germany’s...

  The partners will operate a 5G network at Volvo CE’s research facility in Sweden Ericsson, Volvo Construction Equipment and Telia said they are already operating what they claim is Sweden’s first 5G network for industrial use. Operated with a test license, the 5G network is comprised...

  The executive said that 5G networks will be deployed by a combination of suppliers from Europe, China and the U.S. Cisco System’s CEO Chuck Robbins said that governments should not be worried about the possibility that Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies will dominate the race to...

  Last month, the U.K. National Cyber Security Center reportedly said the country had tools to mitigate any risk from using Huawei’s technology in 5G networks   The U.K. government is working to impose strict new security regulations on telecom operators to prevent them using equipment from...

The Finnish vendor also secured a deal for the deployment of its IoT platform in Egypt BARCELONA- Nokia and Telecom Egypt have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to introduce 5G network infrastructure and test use cases in Egypt. Under this agreement, signed during Mobile World...

  Under the agreement, both companies will cooperate to accelerate the launch of 5G devices and solutions in the Italian market Italian telecom operator TIM has signed a 5G-focused agreement with Chinese firm Xiaomi, which aims to accelerate the launch of 5G terminals and solutions in...

  European Commissioner for digital economy and society Mariya Gabriel said during a keynote at MWC that Europe has to have a common approach to this issue   BARCELONA--European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Mariya Gabriel said the European Commission will soon bring a solution for...

  The Chinese vendor said customers will be able to have access to the source code of its products BARCELONA--ZTE plans to open three labs during 2019, with the aim of allowing customers to have access to the source code of the vendor’s products, ZTE’s Chief...