Tests of bi-directional over-the-air 5G data sessions using a 3GPP-compliant 5G New Radio system have hit the mark, say T-Mobile US and Nokia.
Nokia and T-Mobile US say they have successfully transmitted data in a bi-directional, over-the-air 5G data session using a 3GPP-compliant 5G New...
AT&T has agreed with Nokia to use the Finnish vendor’s ‘worldwide IoT network grid’ (WING) to offer enterprise customers global IoT connectivity. Nokia’s WING service covers core network, dedicated IoT operations, billing, security, and data analytics.
Nokia said the pair will develop, test and launch...
The U.K. carrier said five businesses and five homes will be connected to 5G technology during the trial
The United Kingdom's largest mobile carrier, EE, plans to launch what it claims to be the U.K.’s first live 5G trial network in East London in October.
Under...
Former Qualcomm executives are starting a new 5G company to focus on wireless technologies for mobile. Paul Jacobs, the former CEO and chairman of Qualcomm, is joined by former CTO Matt Grob and former President Derek Aberle in forming the company XCOM.
XCOM, launched yesterday,...
Now that 5G is getting closer to deployment, what are the killer apps going to be that push 5G forward into broad deployment? It is said that 5G could be the next “General Purpose Technology”, but will 5G influential enough to push the technology...
Venture capital investor offers tips for IoT startups, says voice, AI are the fundable technologies of 2018
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Founded was in 1911 by Carnegie Steel founders, Bessemer Venture Partners is the oldest venture capital firm in the U.S. The firm has invested in everything...
T'Mo's 600 MHz, along with Sprint's 2.5 GHz, is major 5G value prop for proposed merger
In March last year, T-Mobile US spent around $8 billion in the 600 MHz incentive auction, winning 1,525 10 megahertz licenses covering 414 of the 428 partial economic areas...
Drone pilots prefer these drool-worthy drones for tower inspections.
Multi-rotor drones — the drones that look like little helicopters but with more than one blade — make the best tower inspectors among drone types, because they can hover steadily in one spot and take pictures. ...
5G-connected laptops, 2-and-1s highlighted by Intel at Computex
From distributed computing and artificial intelligence to enterprise-enablement and 5G, Intel is pushing hard into the next-generation of mobility, which is poised to be about a lot more than just smartphones.
This week at the Computex event in...
The FAA and industry are working together on UAV regulatory issues: it may take years to work out a viable UAV traffic management system.
Without a doubt, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s Part 107 rule has made a big difference in making drone-based tower inspections...
Flying COW drones are key FirstNet efforts and network plans of the future.
Flying Cells on Wings are similar to their terrestrial COW cousins — except instead of being mounted on a portable mast, the cell is mounted on a drone. The drones are typically...
5G testbed will be established at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Ericsson, together with Telia and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, has announced an agreement to foster the development of 5G in Sweden.
Through the new 5G project, Telia and KTH will build an...
The South Korean government aims to award the first 5G licenses on 15 June
South Korean mobile operators SK Telecom, KT and LG U+ have applied for the country's first auction for 5G spectrum, local news agency Yonhap reports, citing a statement from the Korean...
Trump administration also wants unrestricted site visits to ZTE’s plants in order to lift a seven-year export ban
Chinese vendor ZTE will have to pay a penalty of up to $1.7 billion to the U.S government before the Trump administration allow the firm to resume...
Last December, the entire mobile industry reached a significant milestone for 5G. The 5G NR Release-15 Non-Standalone (NSA) specifications were completed at the 3GPP RAN Plenary meeting held in Lisbon, Portugal. These are the first specifications that define the global 5G standard, covering spectrums...
South Korea’s government aims to award spectrum in both 3.5GHz and 28GHz bands
South Korean mobile operators have until next week in order to apply for 5G licenses in a spectrum auction to be carried out by the Ministry of Science and ICT.
The Korean government...
The study highlighted the new entity's stronger national position and spectrum advantage
The adoption of 5G technology in the United States will experience an acceleration if the merger of mobile carriers T-Mobile US and Sprint is approved, according to a recent study by research firm...
5G has three primary use cases associated with it—enhanced mobile broadband, massive internet of things connectivity and ultra-reliable, low-latency communications for mission critical services. In the U.S. carriers are racing to commercialize fixed wireless 5G to deliver consumer home broadband services and evolve from...
Colorado volunteers to be the C-V2X guinea pig with the goal of becoming crash-free through technology.
Qualcomm Technologies, Ford Motor Company and Panasonic Corporation of North America announced today that they will work together to deploy a cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technologies in Colorado. This is...
The two Japanese firms said they achieved 5.5 Gbps wireless communication in eight mobile stations in Kawasaki City
Japanese telco NTT DoCoMo and compatriot firm NEC have jointly achieved 5.5 Gbps throughput in eight mobile stations using beamforming with inter-base station coordination between two base...
Follows 5G R&D loans totaling $370 million from Nordic Investment Bank, AB Svensk Exportkredit
The European Investment Bank (EIB), a nonprofit lender backed by the European Union, is loaning Swedish network infrastructure giant Ericsson nearly $300 million to fund ongoing research and development related to 5G....
TIM, Huawei and Fastweb showcased a virtual reality solution for tourists and an augmented reality tool for ship engines maintenance
Italian telecom operators TIM and Fastweb, together with Chinese vendor Huawei, have announced the first field applications based on a 5G mobile network.
In March this...
The first 5G networks may be commercially ready by the end of this year. Mobile subscribers are within sniffing distance of lightning-fast 5G, a truly exciting prospect after years of build-up, speculation, discussion and…yes…some hype. 5G will open up use cases and business revenue...
After hosting 3GPP’s 5G phase-1 standards discussions in Busan, South Korea, last week, Samsung say the results of the Busan discussions will be announced in June at the general meeting to be held in the U.S. Samsung has been very involved in the 5G...
Australia’s telecom regulator ACMA aims to award spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band later this year
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has launched a consultation process to award 5G spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band.
The regulator had previously said that it aims to...
