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  Swiss telecommunications firm Sunrise said its 5G technology now covers 309 towns and cities across Switzerland. The telco said that its current 5G coverage nearly doubles the coverage of its closest competitor. The carrier also highlighted that it is only …

  U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to allow Chinese vendor Huawei to participate in future 5G deployments in the country despite the pressure by the U.S government, according to a report by the Sunday Times. Citing senior government …

  U.K. telecommunications regulator Ofcom has confirmed plans to release additional spectrum for the provision of 5G services in spring 2020. In a statement, Ofcom said that the auction will include 80 megahertz in the 700 MHz band and 120 …

  U.K. chip designer Arm, owned by Japan’s SoftBank, will continue to supply Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies after the firm’s legal team determined that its chip technology is of U.K. origin and would not breach U.S. restrictions previously imposed on …

  VIENNA, AUSTRIA — Chinese vendor ZTE has surpassed by far the milestone of 60 agreements with operators worldwide in the field of 5G, James Zhang, a senior VP at the Chinese vendor, told RCR Wireless News. “We had cooperation …

  VIENNA, AUSTRIA — Austrian telecommunications operator Drei said that the expansion of the company’s current commercial 5G network will be mainly driven by market demand in the country,  the company’s CEO Jan Trionow told RCR Wireless News during ZTE’s …

  ZTE is getting ready for security assessments of its 5G products and solutions in the vendor’s cybersecurity lab in Brussels, Belgium, ZTE’s Chief Security Officer Zhong Hong told RCR Wireless News. The announcement coincides with a recent report published …

  Deutsche Telekom, Covestro and the Swedish Umeå Institute of Design (UID) are currently cooperating in a pilot project to test new creative designs for 5G small cells, DT said in a release. The German telco said that the partners …

  Huawei Technologies posted revenues of CNY 610.8 billion ($86 billion) in the first three-quarters of the year, climbing 24.4% year-on-year, despite a trade ban imposed by the U.S. government earlier this year. The company’s net profit margin in this …

  BT has commercial launched its 5G mobile service for consumers and business customers in more than 20 cities and large towns across the U.K. The services, dubbed BT Plus and BT Business, were already available in cities including London, …

  The European Commission (EC) has published a report on the European Union coordinated risk assessment on cybersecurity in 5G networks, in which it outlines a number of risks associated with the deployment of 5G ntwork infrastructure. This report is …

26 GHz trial projects include 5G for venues, lighting and transportation French telecom regulator Arcep has approved the first eleven initiatives to trial 5G technology using the 26 GHz band, the regulator said in a statement. In January 2019, the …

  Spanish telecom operator Masmovil inked a 5G agreement with rival operator Orange Spain which will boost the company’s EBITDA for the next three years, the telco said in a release. Under the terms of the agreement, which covers mobile, …

  Japanese operator KDDI has selected Nokia as a primary partner to upgrade its 4G network to 5G, the Finnish vendor said in a release. Under the terms of the agreement, Nokia will deploy its Airscale radio access solution, which …

What is Project BroadWay? About a decade ago, the European Commission started having formal conversations around TETRA and the future of public safety communications networks. This led to the formation of Public Safety Communications – Europe, and subsequently to research …

  Chinese vendor Huawei’s founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei has proposed selling the company’s current 5G know-how to a Western company as a way to address security concerns by the U.S. and other Western countries, according to interviews published by …

  The U.K. government expects to make a decision soon about whether to allow Chinese vendor Huawei’s equipment to be used in 5G networks deployed by U.K. carriers, Reuters reported, citing U.K. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace. “The government will come …

  Ericsson and Orange Polska have launched a 5G test network in Warsaw, Poland. The 5G trial network includes 9 sites in the Warsaw district of Ochota and Powiśle, and Ericsson said that the test nework offers download speeds close …

  German telco Deutsche Telekom announced that its 5G network is already operational in the cities of Berlin, Bonn, Cologne, Darmstadt, and Munich. 5G services in these five cities is being currently offered via 129 5G antennas. Deutsche Telekom also …

  Russian carrier MegaFon has selected Ericsson to develop a new nationwide transport network which will pave the way for the future deployment of 5G technology, the Swedish vendor said in a statement. As part of the three-year contract, Ericsson …

  Huawei Technologies has shipped more than 200,000 5G base stations globally, the company said in a statement. By the end of July, Huawei had shipped a total of 150,000 5G base stations, despite U.S. sanctions against the Chinese company. …

  French telecommunications group Iliad announced it has selected Finnish vendor Nokia as its strategic partner for its 5G network deployments in France and Italy. The vendor has been working with Iliad since 2010 and has participated in the telco’s …

  Deutsche Telekom announced a collaboration with Swiss company Huber+Suhner for the deployment of 5G small cell antennas across a number of cities across Germany. Under the terms of the collaboration, Huber+Suhner has developed five small cell antennas for Deutsche …

  U.K. mobile operator Three has launched 5G services in the country with the initial offering of a high-speed 5G broadband service in parts of London, the company said in a release. Three said that customers in London can have …