Vietnam 5G services will launch without the help of Huawei
According to Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications website, the southeast Asian country plans to launch commercial 5G mobile services this year and won’t be using Huawei equipment to do so.
Last year, the country’s largest...
U.S. company Pivotal Commware, which focuses on 5G millimeter wave technologies, systems and applications, has begun commercial shipment of its 28 GHz Pivotal Echo 5G subscriber repeater to a Tier 1 mobile network operator in the United States, the firm said in a statement.
The...
The acquisition will help U.S. network operators accelerate and simplify rollouts of 5G networks
Samsung has acquired network services provider TeleWorld Solutions (TWS) to address the need for end-to-end support in delivering network solutions that address the network upgrade cycle in the U.S.
As part of the...
Brisbane Skytower, the tallest building in this Australian city, relied in Huawei and Honeywell for the provisi?n of a Passive Optical LAN (POL) solution to achieve a smart network inside the building.
Brisbane Skytower is a 270-meter, 90-story residential tower. Located in?Brisbane's?central business district, this...
ABB Electrification business has recently opened its new center of expertise in London to accelerate the adoption of smart electrification solutions in the U.K. and Europe.
ABB said that this new location allows the firm to be closer to its partners in the U.K.?s e-mobility,...
Finnish vendor Nokia announced that it has reached a total of 63 commercial 5G contracts worldwide.
The company said that some of the customers include AT&T, KDDI, Korea Telecom, LG Uplus, NTT DOCOMO, O2, SK Telecom, SoftBank, Sprint, STC, T-Mobile US, Verizon, Vodafone Italy and...
Telstra tallies 800 5G sites, sees opportunity with Wi-Fi 6
Australian operator Telstra has started to rollout 5G technology in 26 cities across the country, the operator said in a statement.
Telstra said that its 5G network currently operates 800 sites across Australia. The company’s 5G...
JMA exec calls CBRS "new highway to the enterprise"
AUSTIN--The 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band is poised for a breakout year in 2020 with general and priority access licenses, allocated on a county-by-county basis, set to bolster carrier capacity and provide enterprises...
Delta plans to utilize some of the most transformative technologies, like machine learning and big-data analysis
LAS VEGAS – During a CES keynote address, Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian expressed his utmost belief that Wi-Fi should be free on all flights, and more importantly, his...
Brussels Airport Company said it is building a 5G-ready network at the airport in collaboration with Finnish vendor Nokia and Belgian operator Citymesh.
The airport operator said that this new 5G network will allow the airport to accelerate its operational efficiency and support further technological...
AT&T Business exec: '2020 is going to be the year of the edge'
An AT&T Business exec says the company it is "doubling down on edge computing solutions" and laid out a three-part strategy with which AT&T is approaching 5G and multi-access edge computing, which...
The University of Southern?California's?Lawrence J.?Ellison Institute?for Transformative Medicine said that it will open a new smart facility that incorporates advanced wireless technologies that will be used to further stimulate a multidisciplinary research ecosystem, the Ellison Institute said in a release.
The new building will use...
The Chinese government has awarded a 5G trial license to state-owned cable TV operator China Broadcasting Network with the aim of accelerating the nationwide deployment of 5G in the country.
Through this license, the broadcaster will be allowed to run trials in the 4.9 GHz frequency...
Cell phone signal booster manufacturer SureCall is making available what it claims to be the world's first 5G signal booster, the firm said in a release.
The Force8 signal booster will boost?5G connectivity?for specific bands in commercial buildings throughout urban, suburban, and rural areas across?North...
Italian operators kicked off comercial 5G offerings in parts of the country’s main cities during the second half of 2019 and have already announced plans to rapidly expand coverage during 2020.
Vodafone was the first operator to offer commercial 5G services in Italy. The telco,...
U.K. telco O2 says it is providing 5G service in 20 cities across the country as of the end of 2019.
O2, which is part of Telefonica, initially launched its 5G service in October, in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast, Leeds and Slough. It subsequently switched...
Eletronic component manufacturer SMK Electronics Europe announced the launch of the IP500 compliant CNX200M Radio Module for building automation applications at CES 2020.
"With the development of the CNX200M Radio Module, SMK and the IP500 Alliance team have produced what is perhaps the industry?s first...
By its very nature, 5G is complex. Next generation networks are going live all over the globe and operators are working in earnest to secure the capital dollars needed to scale 5G, continue to enhance the technology and deliver cutting-edge consumer and enterprise services.
This...
Spanish wireless infrastructure operator Cellnex has reached an agreement with Altice Europe and Belmont Infra Holdings, to acquire the 100% of Portuguese telecommunications towers and sites operator Omtel for 800 million euros ($890 million), Cellnex said in a statement.
The acquisition also covers the rollout...
French communications regulator Arcep officially opened applications for the sale of 5G spectrum licenses, Arcep said in a statement.
Interested operators will have until February 25 to submit their applications.
This announcement follows the confirmation of pricing and terms released by Arcep in mid-December.
Arcep also confirmed...
LG Air Conditioning Technologies?USA has announced the installation of its heating, ventilation and air conditioning technologies in The Ebell of?Los Angeles, a historic?Los Angeles?performance art facility, and?The Lido House, a high-end property in?Newport Beach, California.
LG said that its Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) technology and...
AT&T has reportedly pledged to provide a nationwide low-band 5G network by the first half of 2020
As 2020 begins, AT&T can officially lay claim to 20 cities where its low-band 5G network is available. While the carrier has had a 5G network for close...
European private equity firm IK Investment Partners announced that the IK VIII Fund has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in German building automation company MDT Technologies, the former said in a release.
MDT is a ?manufacturer of building automation products based on...
Chinese vendor Huawei expects to reach total revenues of CNY850 billion ($121.6 billion) in 2019, which would represent an increase of approximately 18% year-on-year, Huawei’s rotating Chairman Eric Xu said in a statement.
“These figures are lower than our initial projections, yet business remains solid...
