BROWSING: 5G

The Korean government previously said that SK Telecom had to install a total of 15,000 sites for its 28 GHz 5G network by the end of May Korean operator SK Telecom is likely to give up on its efforts to build a 5G network using...

It’s hard to imagine an application today that isn’t reliant on connectivity to different clouds, multiple microservices and highly distributed users. To paraphrase the poet John Donne for our modern IT world — “No application is an island, entire of itself.” A simple migration...

PITTSBURGH, Penn.—The state of Alaska accounts for about one-fifth of the total geographic area of the U.S. but just 0.2% of the U.S. population, or around 724,000 residents. Alaskan carrier GCI started as a long-distance carrier in the early 1980s, and through acquisitions of...

Canada aims to facilitate the provision of local 5G services for specific industries as well as communities in rural parts of the country The government of Canada announced a new licensing policy with the aim of providing easy local access to 5G spectrum for Internet...

Handset demand down "at a magnitude greater than we previously forecasted," Qualcomm CEO said Citing “further demand deterioration” in its core handset business, Qualcomm this week reported second quarter financials in line with its guidance but down 17% from the same quarter last year to...

The government of Malaysia said this decision will foster competition in the 5G field The government of Malaysia confirmed it will enable the deployment of a second 5G network next year, amid concerns about pricing and competition with the current single state-run network, according to...

Airtel said it is currently offering its 5G service in 3,500 towns and cities at a national level Indian operator Bharti Airtel expects its 5G service to reach 7,000 cities and nearly 100,000 villages across India by March 2024, local newspaper The Economic Times reported,...

Vodafone has worked with ITN to dedicate a slice of its public 5G SA network for the broadcast of the coronation U.K. telecom group Vodafone has signed a partnership with broadcaster ITN to broadcast the coronation of King Charles III via a public 5G Standalone...

Hong Kong aims to award 20 megahertz of spectrum in the 850 MHz to 900 MHz band and 90 megahertz in the 2.3 GHz band Hong Kong’s Communications Authority (CA) announced plans to reassign a total of 110 megahertz of 4G and 5G spectrum across...

Telecommunications, specifically 5G, is widely recognized as a cornerstone of the Intelligent Industry and a driver of digital innovation. And as we continue to push towards a smarter, more advanced society, sustainability efforts are at the top of the telco priority list. Why is this...

Verizon will supply Veterans Affairs with mobile devices and mission-critical communications support Verizon Public Sector has expanded its existing partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and health care facilities. As part of the new $448.3 million, nine-year agreement, Verizon will...

Schneider Electric's Strategic Account Executive discusses the company's position as a 5G and edge leader.

5G technology has been already used in 52 of the 97 major economic categories in China The Chinese government plans to increase resources to accelerate 5G deployment across the nation, local press reported, citing an official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The...

India completed its first 5G spectrum auction last year The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in India is planning to carry out a new spectrum auction of 5G frequencies in January-February next year, a process which could include airwaves above 37 GHz, local newspaper The Economic...

The sharing agreement was signed in 2014 for a period of 20 years French telecom regulator Arcep said it had received three new amendments to the network sharing agreement between local carriers Bouygues Telecom and SFR. Once in effect, the network sharing agreement, initially implemented for...

Adani Group’s head Gautam Adani previously said the group aimed to launch 5G services for enterprises in 2023 Indian conglomerate Adani Group is requesting that the government allow it additional time for the rollout of 5G services, as the company said it had been unable...

1&1 launched 5G services with fixed wireless access (FWA) technology earlier this year Germany’s federal network agency, Bundesnetzagentur, opened a fine proceeding against local telco 1&1 for failures in its 5G network coverage obligations, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported. As part of the 2019 frequency auction, the...

The shift to cloud-native and disaggregated 5G networks has enormous implications for testing, validating and verification. Operators wanted a software-centric environment for agility—now that they're getting it, what does that mean for service reliability and continuity? What testing is critical in disaggregation and edge...

T-Mo's strategy is 'differentiated and durable,' says CEO Mike Sievert T-Mobile US continues to be the mobile network operator to beat, delivering another strong quarter of customer and financial results. Analysts had expected even rosier numbers in terms of revenues and customer additions, however, and sent...

M1 also launched 5G-powered maritime surveillance for onboard security as part of its SMARTsecure solution offerings Singapore operator M1 Limited (M1) said it has partnered with Fullerton Health, a healthcare platform in Asia, to introduce 5G-enabled telemedicine services for the maritime sector. In a release, the...

Bharti Airtel initially launched its 5G offering in October 2022 Indian operator Bharti Airtel announced that its 5G service is now available to customers in 3,000 cities and towns in the country. In a release, the company said that all key urban and rural parts of...

In 2022, Huawei had reported revenues of CNY 642.3 billion, also flat versus 2021 Chinese vendor Huawei reported revenues of CNY132.1 billion ($19.1 billion) in the first quarter of this year, up 0.8% compared to the year-ago period, the company said in a release. Huawei’s net...

Verizon's results from the first quarter of the year reflected moderating revenues and wireless customer losses related to its 3G network shutdown, with its broadband performance a bright spot and overall net income up compared to the same period last year. Chairman and CEO...

In February, Orange had launched its 5G StandAlone (SA) in Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Valencia and Seville Spanish operator Orange said its 5G network had reached a coverage of 80% of the Spanish population as of the end of March. The telco ended the first quarter of the...