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On April 10, 2019, Canada’s ISED announced the 600 MHz provisional auction results.  This was two years after the FCC announced the results for the US broadcast incentive auction which yielded $19.8 billion in gross revenue for 70 megahertz of …

Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo has reached an agreement with enterprises and organizations in the United States and Israel as well as Japan, to collaborate in trials involving a 5G mobile test network established in Guam, the telco said in a …

  Randall Stephenson said that European carriers who had used Huawei for 4G are stuck with the Chinese vendor U.S. officials are failing to provide concrete details about the risks of implementing telecom equipment from Chinese vendors, AT&T CEO Randall …

  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 …

  The carrier aims to launch commercial 5G services in nine markets this year Sprint has opened a 5G experience center at its headquarters in Kansas City with the aim of showcasing and explaining the benefits of 5G technology, the …

  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 …

The Chinese vendor said the U.S. failed to provide evidence to support the ban Chinese vendor Huawei has filed a legal complaint in a U.S. federal court that challenges the constitutionality of a ban on U.S. government agencies using its …

  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 …

Under the deal, both companies aim to develop innovative services for the telecom sector BARCELONA — Telefónica and Microsoft have put in place a strategic partnership to collaborate on projects to accelerate innovation in the telecommunications field. The new agreement, …

During Mobile World Congress 2019, the Swedish vendor signed 5G deals with Ooredoo Qatar and Saudi Telecom Company BARCELONA-Swedish vendor Ericsson said Middle East carriers Ooredoo and Saudi Telecom Company will use its 5G solutions for network projects in Qatar …

Ericsson has warned Europe will fall further behind North America and Asia on LTE and 5G unless governments and regulators act to accelerate the release of new spectrum and licences.  The Swedish vendor, with an early-morning address at Mobile World …

  The company said the new offering will allow U.S. carriers to rollout 5G and IoT across rural areas Massachusetts-based communications infrastructure provider Altaeros has launched what it claims to be the world’s first commercially available aerial cell tower. The …

  The executive said that commercial 5G services in Canada will not be launched before the second half of 2020 Canadian carrier Telus expects to launch a request for proposal (RFP) to select its 5G vendor later this year, the …

The Korean carrier launched initial 5G offerings in December and aims to fully launch commercial services next month KT Corp. will use Oracle Communications for the deployment of the 5G Policy Control Function (PCF) in the deployment of its 5G …

  The Japanese company aims to launch mobile services in Japan in October 2019 Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten announced plans to invest in U.S.-based virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) vendor Altiostar, as the former company is on track to launch …

  The new facility will train technicians and other specialists for the deployment of 5G in the U.S   Ericsson has opened a new training center in Lewisville, Texas, becoming the largest U.S. facility for the Swedish vendor. The goal …

  The firm aims to deploy between 10,000 and 15,000 small cells this year Crown Castle expects to deploy approximately 20,000 small cell nodes in 2020 and beyond, CEO Jay Brown said during a conference call with investors. The executive …

Ericsson’s CEO also said that rollout of 5G in European markets could experience a slow down due to regulatory issues Political troubles being faced by Chinese vendor Huawei could affect the investment climate by telecom operators globally seeking to deploy …

  The executive said that Huawei would probably face difficult times as a number of countries are planning to ban the vendor in 5G contracts   Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Chinese vendor Huawei, warned employees about potential job …

  The Canadian government is currently carrying out a security review of 5G technology China’s ambassador to Canada, Lu Shaye, said that Canada would face consequences if it prevents Canadian telecom firms from using equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei for …

The new technology will use hardware from Intel and cloud computing capabilities provided by the Chinese firm   Intel and Chinese tech giant Alibaba say they are developing athlete tracking technology powered by artificial intelligence that is aimed to be …

  The test, carried out in San Diego, utilized equipment from Nokia and Qualcomm Technologies Sprint completed what it claims to be the world’s first over-the-air 5G data transmission using 2.5 GHz and massive MIMO on its live commercial network. …

  Rush said it expects to use AT&T’s 5G network as well as MEC technology  AT&T and Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center and the Rush System for Health are working together to bring the first standards-based, 5G-enabled hospital to the …

  Canada’s cyber officials had previously said it was not necessary to put a ban on Huawei’s gear for 5G networks The inclusion of Huawei technology in Canadian carriers’ 5G network infrastructure would pose a risk to the U.S., a …

  The study, carried out by T-Mobile and HarrisX, also revealed that 57% of Americans say they are aware of 5G Some 64% of Americans believe 5G technology will be widely available in the U.S. before 2020, according to a …