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  The Italian telco carried out the 5G call in collaboration with Qualcomm and Ericsson Italian telco TIM said it has completed what it claims to be the first European 5G New Radio video call in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies …

The Nordic telco already announced limited 5G deployments in these two markets Nordic telecom operator Elisa Corporation and the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) have signed a EUR 100 million ($113 million) loan arrangement for the deployment of 5G networks in …

  Local carriers Telia and Net4Mobility have secured 5G spectrum in the spectrum auction The Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (PTS) has announced that local carriers Telia and Net4Mobility have won spectrum in the 700 MHz band for the provision …

  O2’s CEO Mark Evans would meet with Ericsson’s executives this week to negotiate a compensation package which could reach up to $126 million U.K. telecom operator O2 could receive compensation of up to £100 million ($125 million) from Swedish …

  The UK telco said that Huawei will not provide 5G equipment for BT’s core network but will continue to be a key provider outside the core network U.K. carrier BT is carrying out a long-running program to replace equipment …

  Telia said it expects to launch full commercial 5G services in the Nordic country in 2020 Nordic carrier Telia and Ericsson have launched what they claim is Sweden’s first 5G network at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. …

  Arqiva said the small cell pilot will allow carriers to test 5G capabilities in Hammersmith and Fulham districts UK communications infrastructure firm Arqiva and compatriot fiber provider CityFibre have launched a pilot of wholesale, 5G-ready small cell infrastructure in …

  Telia has already launched pre-commercial 5G in two cities in Finland and aims for full commercial rollout in 2019   Nordic carrier Telia has launched a 5G network at Helsinki Airport in Finland in partnership with airport operator Finavia. …

  The Spanish carrier’s CEO said he was not satisfied with the growth levels experienced by the company over the last years Spanish telecom giant Telefonica has unveiled “Reconnect”, an internal program aimed at boosting growth over the next three …

Network operators can be masters of their own destinies, provided they hold their nerve, invest heavily and refresh their entire infrastructure. This is Nokia’s verdict on the challenge facing operators, as the industry in Europe and the US appears split …

Should telecoms operators stick to airtime provision, honing their networks and eking out business, or should they reinvent themselves with 5G as content and services providers for a new digital age? This was the start point for The Great Telco …

The 5G-based service will deliver a maximum download speed of 2 Gbps, Huawei said Chinese vendor Huawei and U.K. carrier Three showcased a 5G home broadband demonstration using Three’s 100 megahertz of C-Band spectrum last week at the vendor’s Global …

The GSMA said current terms include unrealistic conditions for existing operators German telecom regulator Bundesnetzagentur has approved the final conditions and auction rules for the 5G spectrum auction scheduled for next year. With this approval, the regulator said that the …

700 MHz auction originally set for Q1 next year The Spanish government confirmed that the auction to award spectrum in the 700 MHz band in will take place in the first months of 2020 and not in the first quarter …

O2 said the two trials will pave the way for the future launch of 5G U.K. carrier O2, owned by Spanish telecom group Telefonica, said it is currently working with Nokia on two massive MIMO trials in London aimed at …

The two carriers intend to reach a final 5G agreement in Q1 2019 Italian carriers Vodafone and Telecom Italia (TIM) are currently in talks to jointly build a 5G network in Italy, according to a report by Bloomberg. The main goal …

The UK carrier said initial 5G services will be available in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham and Manchester UK carrier EE has announced plans to launch 5G sites in 16 UK cities in 2019. The telco, which is part of …

  The live demo, which took place in Istanbul, is the result of a MoU signed by the two companies in February of this year Turkish carrier Turkcell and South Korean company Samsung have carried out a live trial of …

  ZTE’s Common Core is already helping mobile operators globally to evolve from existing networks to target 5G networks, Jason Tu, principle scientist of NFV/SDN products for ZTE, told RCR Wireless News. Commenting on the main features of ZTE Common …

  The company also sees opportunities in the 4G/LTE segment in Eastern Europe and Asia Pacific NetScout Systems expects to see increasing business opportunities from 5G in the next fiscal year, the company’s President and CEO Anil Singhal said during …

  The Spanish government had already awarded frequencies in the 3.6 GHz-3.9 GHz range last year   Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez confirmed that the government plans to auction spectrum in the 700 MHz band in the first quarter of …

  Vodafone Germany also announced that Deutsche Bahn and automobile firms e.GO, Audi and Continental have become its first 5G partners Vodafone Germany has announced the activation of its first 5G mast in the country, German press reported. The 5G …

  BMW, Volkswagen and Daimler have already expressed interest in operating private 5G networks for their plants German car makers are looking to deploy their own 5G networks in order to start manufacturing self-driving cars by 2021, German press reported. …

  A recent GSMA study said the Russian market will have 48 million 5G subscribers by that time Russian 5G networks will provide coverage to over 80% of the country’s population by 2025, according to a new study by the …