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  German telco says it will deploy additional 5G cells across more than 20 sites in Berlin Deutsche Telekom announced the deployment of the first 5G antennas to test the technology in downtown Berlin. The antennas, which are based on …

  U.K. connectivity provider SSE Enterprise Telecom will be in charge of Three’s network transformation project U.K. mobile operator Three has signed an agreement with compatriot connectivity provider SSE Enterprise Telecoms to pave the way for the future launch of …

  Nokia’s CEO Rajeev Suri said the vendor expects sales to be boosted by deals for large-scale 5G deployments in the U.S Finnish vendor Nokia experienced a challenging first quarter due to lower sales in the North American region, which …

  German certification body TÜV SÜD greenlights Huawei’s 5G base stations German certification body TÜV SÜD confirmed that Huawei’s 5G base stations have fulfilled with all the technical conditions required for the deployment in the European Union, Chinese state-run news …

  The deployment initially includes a total of 50 small cells with plans of deploying additional small cells during the coming months UK firm Cambridge Communication Systems (CCS) has announces the completion of a next-generation small cell network in London’s …

KPN partnered with Nokia, ZTE and Huawei to test 5G in four cities   Dutch telecommunications company KPN is urging the Dutch government to make 3.5GHz spectrum available for 5G testing. The European telco said that the availability of spectrum …

The two firms said the small cell deployment will be completed by 2020 U.K mobile operator O2 and compatriot communications infrastructure firm Arqiva confirmed plans to deploy up to 300 small cells across London. The companies said the small cells …

Telefonica carried out the 5G trial using an autonomous minibus and technology from Ericsson Spanish telecommunications firm Telefónica has showcased a 5G use case in Talavera de la Reina, Spain, with an EZ10 autonomous-driving, electric minibus, as part of the …

Nokia claims to be the global market leader in GSM-R for railroads Railroad travel is a mainstay of both commuter and long-distance mobility within Europe. As such, European Union regulators have instituted what’s called the European Rail Traffic Management System …

The government of Australia also announced plans to offer 5G spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band Italy’s telecommunications services regulator Agcom announced the launch of a public consultation process for the country’s first 5G spectrum tender, which is expected to …

The project aims to cover 75% of the cities of Bari and Matera with 5G by the end of 2018 Italian mobile operator TIM, together with Italian broadband provider Fastweb and vendor Huawei, have announced the activation of the first …

Under the agreement, ZTE will provide technical support, applications and terminals Chinese vendor ZTE has signed a strategic agreement with Middle East telecommunications group Ooredoo to foster cooperation in the 5G field. The agreement, which was signed during the Mobile …

The two companies will collaborate on end-to- end network slicing for critical communications Mobile operator Swisscom announced plans to deploy a commercial 5G network by the end of this year in partnership with Ericsson, which will provide the necessary hardware …

The 5G test in Helsinki used the 5G network build in the 3.5GHz band Finnish mobile operator has carried out a 5G test in Helsinki in partnership with Huawei. During the test, a 5G network was tested for the first …

With appeals court decision, 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands will be auctioned for 5G U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom has said it can now move forward with the auction of spectrum in the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands after …

The vendor also recently opened a 5G innovation and research center in the city of L’Aquila. Chinese vendor ZTE has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Rome City Council to take part in the forthcoming trials of 5G …

New partners in the 5G for Italy program include Cisco, SAP and Arthur D. Little Italian mobile operator TIM, owned by telecommunications group Telecom Italia, and Swedish vendor Ericsson have announced that 12 institutional and industrial partners have signed up …

Ofcom aims to kick off the process to award spectrum in the 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz bands U.K. telecommunications regulator Ofcom has updated the timetable for setting the regulations that will apply to the forthcoming auction of spectrum in the 2.3 …

Arcep said it will offer temporary frequency permits for local telcos to carry out 5G trials in nine cities French telecoms regulator Arcep said it will issue temporary frequency authorizations to develop 5G pilots in France.The regulator said it will …

The telco will trial 5G technology in Milan using spectrum in the 3.6-3.8 GHz band Vodafone Italia, a subsidiary of U.K.-based telecoms group Vodafone, has officially launched its project to test 5G technologies via the 3.6-3.8 GHz band in the …

The new 5G facility will be opened in partnership with local tech park Corda Campus Ericsson and Corda Campus announced plant to launch a 5G campus in Hasselt, Belgium.  The 5G facility will be located at Corda Campus, a technology park, …

Fiber partnership between Vodafone and CityFibre targets 5 million homes and business by 2025 You can’t have wireless without wires–a telecom paradigm illustrated by Vodafone’s partnership with CityFibre to significantly expand the reach of fiber-to-the-premises connectivity in the U.K. over …

Forecast predicts 50 million 5G connections in the region by 2025 Middle East mobile telephony operators will be early adopters of 5G technology, according to a recent study by the GSMA. The study projects there will be more than 50 million …