Los operadores móviles han acelerado los despliegues de red 5G durante 2019, con una arquitectura non-standalone. Estos despliegues iniciales en regiones de América del Norte, Europa y Asia se han adelantado a las previsiones iniciales de la industria. Para conocer los motivos de esta...
Japanese tech giant Fujitsu announced that it has received Japan's first private 5G radio station provisional license from the Kanto Bureau of Telecommunications.
As a next step, Fujitsu said it will establish a radio station emitting private 5G radio waves in order to verify private...
Nokia and Japanese carrier KDDI have completed a 5G core standalone (SA) network trial, Nokia said in a release.
The 5G standalone trial, using Nokia’s 5G AirGile cloud-native core solution, was conducted entirely independently of previous generations’ mobile network architecture.
The Finnish vendor said that the...
Mobile operators have accelerated 5G network deployments during 2019, with a non-standalone architecture. These initial deployments in regions of North America, Europe and Asia have anticipated the initial forecasts of the industry. To learn about the reasons for this anticipation and Ericsson's vision of...
Benetel sees open RAN as a driver behind the development of 5G
Dublin-based wireless technology infrastructure provider Benetel has been heavily focused on contributing to an open Radio Access Network ecosystem that is based on General Purpose Processing Platforms (GPPP) and disaggregated software, an ecosystem...
Finnish vendor Nokia is launching a certification program to help industry professionals realize the "full business potential of end-to-end 5G networks," the company said in a release.
The Nokia Bell Labs end-to-end 5G certification program will offer professionals across the information and communications technology (ICT)...
Singapore telecom regulator IMDA has confirmed it had received a total of three submissions in the process through which it expect to award two licenses for the provision of 5G services across the country
At the close of the 5G call for proposal on February...
As it tackles 5G, Apple might be trying to rid itself of its dependance on Qualcomm
Qualcomm will provide its Snapdragon X55—its 5G modem chip—for Apple’s newest iPhone model, but the phone maker has reportedly decided to design the phone’s antenna in-house, according to a...
Three UK using 3.6 GHz for its 5G deployment
U.K. mobile operator Three expects its 5G service to be available in 65 new locations across the country from the end of February, the telco said in a release. Some of the new cities in which...
Nokia signed an agreement with French mobile operator IIiad Group to roll out 5G networks across France and Italy, the Finnish vendor said in a release.
The 5G deal will focus on network modernization and 5G introduction in France and 5G introduction in Italy, making...
Greetings from Atlanta, GA (Dwarf House, a.k.a. the Original Chick-fil-A restaurant pictured), and Charlotte, NC. This week’s issue will be entirely devoted to the implications of Judge Marrero’s decision (here) on the telecommunications industry. Because of word constraints, we are going to push several...
Canadian mobile operator Telus will launch a 5G network in Canada later this year using equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies, Telus’ CFO Doug French said in an interview with the Financial Post.
“We’re going to launch 5G with Huawei out of the gate,” the...
The French government confirmed that Chinese vendor Huawei would not be excluded from supplying equipment for local 5G networks, but could be subject to certain restrictions.
“There is no discrimination towards Huawei… No, Huawei will not be excluded from the 5G in France,” Economy and...
Mexican telecom group America Movil, the telecoms giant controlled by the family of billionaire Carlos Slim, expects to launch 5G technology in certain Latin American markets by the end of the year, the company’s CEO Daniel Hajj said during a conference call with investors.
“In...
The Chinese government has granted new licenses to state-run mobile operators to share spectrum for 5G indoor coverage, Chinese press reported.
China Telecom, China Unicom and China Broadcasting Network will share the 3.3-3.4 GHz spectrum for 5G indoor coverage, according to the Ministry of Industry...
Nokia, AT&T, Sprint, and multiple European carriers won't be at MWC 2020
The list of companies bailing out of Mobile World Congress Barcelona over coronavirus fears continues to get longer, with an ever-growing number of marquee names. In the past 24 hours, network equipment giant...
Verizon has opened a new 5G Lab and production studio in London to support its international business and media customers, the U.S. carrier said in a release.
This new opening represents the company’s first 5G-enabled facility outside the United States.
The lab, which is now open...
Editor's note: This is a developing story and will be updated.
In an exclusive, the Wall Street Journal reports a federal judge will give Sprint and T-Mobile US the long-awaited approval to merge. Citing "people familiar with the matter," a decision in the antitrust case...
South Korean mobile operator SK Telecom expects to reach 6-7 million subscribers in the 5G segment by the end of 2020, the company’s CFO, Poong-Young Yoon, said durin a conference call with investors.
At the end of last year, the operator reached 2.08 million 5G...
Bell Canada expects to start the construction of its 5G network this year, using equipment from Finnish vendor Nokia, the company’s CEO Mirko Bibic said during a conference call with investors.
“Nokia will be the first provider of 5G RAN equipment in our network. And...
Slovakia's largest operators, including Orange Slovensko, had previously revealed plans to postpone the launch of 5G networks
In July 2019, 4ka became the first and only provider to introduce 5G to Slovakia, even as the country’s most prominent operators—including the largest, Orange Slovensko—all revealed plans...
AG Barr calls open RAN “pie in the sky,” suggests coordinated investment to counter Huawei
Two things are clear: The U.S. views Huawei’s 5G market share as a cybersecurity threat both domestically and internationally, particularly in nations that share intelligence with America. And national leaders...
Mid-winter greetings from tornado-ridden Lake Norman, NC, and snow-packed Fraser, CO, where we took in some excellent ski conditions following the Colorado Wireless Association Education Conference in Denver. It was terrific meeting and reacquainting with many of you. A PDF copy of the presentation...
If STC makes the offer, analysts predict that Telecom Egypt might actually sell some of its stocks
At the end of January, Vodafone signed an initial agreement to sell a 55% stake it has in Vodafone Egypt in the company to Saudi Telecom Company (STC)...
