5G

Nokia and Optus will carry out a 5G trial in Australia using the 4.5 GHz band Australian telecommunications firm Optus has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Finnish vendor Nokia …

Everyone is talking about it, but what will 5G be really like in a commercial environment? Getting beyond the technical specifications, what “5G” will be in practice is nearly as …

As part of its strategy to become a leader in the Internet of Things market, IBM announced a $200 million investment in its Watson IoT business in Munich, Germany. IBM announced …

Telecommunications vendor Ericsson confirmed on Tuesday the company intends to cut 3,000 jobs in Sweden. It also plans to recruit 1,000 in R&D. Ericsson intends to cut 3,000 jobs in Sweden, …

5G will require new approaches to spectrum sharing, in particular in bands below 6GHz, and could see vertical industries become MVNOs. The November 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC15) came to the …

A new European Commission-supported study details the expected costs and benefits of 5G deployment in the European Union’s 28 member states. The cost of 5G deployment in the European Union’s …

5G testing took place in the city of Melbourne and used 800 megahertz of spectrum Swedish vendor Ericsson and Australian telecommunications firm Telstra have carried out an outdoor test of …

The Ericsson Garage will focus on IoT apps for smart cities, transport and energy projects Swedish vendor Ericsson inaugurated an open lab for 5G technologies at the company’s headquarters in …

Industrial IoT 5G Insights discussed 5G with Håkan Andersson, head of 5G Product Strategy, Radio Business Unit, at Ericsson. Bearing the promises of higher speeds and ultra-low latency, 5G is …

The two Korean firms developed a millimeter wave 5G system in August 2015 Korean telecommunications operator SK Telecom, together with Samsung Electronics, has successfully tested handover between 5G base stations at …

A fleet of autonomous boats will start navigating the canals of Amsterdam next year following a research collaboration between AMS and MIT. The Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS) …

Lyft co-founder and president John Zimmer expects self-driving cars to account for the majority of the company’s rides within five years. Within five years, self-driving cars will account for the …

Claiming a world first, he Korean telco said the new technology paves the way for 5G network innovation SK Telecom and Finnish vendor Nokia have implemented what they claim to be …

The European Commission has proposed a new 5G action plan aiming to ensure 5G is fully deployed across the European Union by 2025. On the occasion of European Commission (EC) president …

Nokia and Sonera, the Finnish arm of Nordic telecoms operator Telia Company, carried out a trial of 5G mobile networking and new copper cable technologies capable of delivering data speeds …

Japanese operator Softbank will deploy IoT networks using multiple LPWAN technologies, starting with LoRaWAN. Low power wide area network (LPWAN) technology LoRaWAN for IoT networks continues to gain ground as …

Data-driven, connected diabetes management is the focus of a new joint venture between Alphabet’s subsidiary Verily Life Sciences and French pharmaceutical company Sanofi. Developing a comprehensive, data-driven, connected diabetes management …

SoftBank will initially offer Massive MIMO technology in 43 cities across Japan Japanese telecommunications operator SoftBank officially launched its “5G Project”, local press reported, and will initially launch commercial Massive MIMO technology …

Berlin demo is part of a 5G field trial initiated by the German Senate German telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom and Finnish vendor Nokia carried out a demonstration of 5G ultra …

New research by Ericsson on 5G impact in eight key industries shows a majority of decision-makers expect 5G to be a game changer. The most advanced use cases may have …

By setting up a joint venture, Volvo and Autoliv aim to become world leaders in autonomous driving software solutions for OEMs. Premium car manufacturer Volvo and car safety systems specialist …

Municipal leaders across the U.S. are quickly aligning around the concept of how to elevate their city to be a smart city. In its most basic form this means leveraging …

Study projects 5G connections will account for 7% of global mobile connections by that year Sales of 5G compatible handsets will exceed 300 million by 2025, according to a recent study …

On July 14, the FCC allocated significant new radio spectrum to help usher in the next generation of wireless technology — known as 5G — in the United States. This …

Telefonica said that it will initially use the 5G technology to offer IoT services MADRID – Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica expects to launch commercial trials of 5G technology in 2019 or …