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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 offer spectrum in the 3.5...

The telco is currently trialling 5G technology in Milan with Chinese vendor Huawei Italian telecommunications firm Vodafone has partnered with the PoliHub incubator of Milan’s Politecnico University to launch "Action for 5G," the first startup devoted to development of projects based on the 5G standard...

Telecom regulator TRA announced the creation of three working groups to facilitate 5G developments in the Arab country The United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced the initial steps for the future development of 5G networks in the country. The regulator confirmed that telecommunications...

The telco has activated a 5G antenna with millimeter wave support in Turin Italian telecommunications firm TIM, owned by Telecom Italia, announced it has activated what it claims to be the first 5G antenna with millimeter wave support in Italy. The trial, which took place...

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 city of Milan. Vodafone Italy’s...

The GSMA estimates 5G will account for 31% of total mobile connections in Europe by 2025 European telecommunications ministers agreed on a joint roadmap for the development of 5G networks. The 5G roadmap constitutes a common understanding on the harmonization of 5G spectrum bands and their...

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, and will be fully connected...

MegaFon and Rostelcom will create a working group to propose options for the 5G rollout Russian telecom operator MegaFon has signed a cooperation agreement with compatriot telco Rostelecom to jointly develop a 5G network. As part of the cooperation, the two Russian telcos will develop optimal...

In collaboration with the University of Bristol, the two companies will kick off a 5G PoC A live proof of concept (PoC) based on the 5G standard is designed to test and validate smart urban applications over next-generation mobile networks, and will be deployed...

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 the next eight years. The partners...

The City of London Corporation said U.K. firm CTIL has already kicked off the deployment of small cells The City of London Corporation announced plans to carry out tests of 5G technology at Guildhall, building on a new public Wi-Fi network switched on in...

The new IoT offering includes a connected car dongle, a 4G security camera, a pet location and activity tracker and a bag location tracker Vodafone has launched a new system targeting the internet of things (IoT) consumer market.The system, dubbed “V by Vodafone” will enable...

The utility firm is working with Landis+Gyr to implement a nationwide deployment of smart meters Global provider of energy management solutions Landis+Gyr said it is working with British Gas to deploy new smart meters in the U.K. The company said that the first of the...

The new IoT solution uses Globalstar’s satellite services and chipsets Globalstar Europe Satellite Services has implemented its technology for the development of the SaveMyReindeer solution. Developed by animal tracking specialist FindMy, this IoT solution is designed to prevent trains from colliding with reindeer in Norway’s...

The Chinese vendor also announced an agreement with an Italian telco to build a 5G pre-commercial network French telecoms group Orange Group and Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation have announced a partnership to cooperate in the development of 5G technologies Under the terms of the agreement, teams...

Bosch is working with government and private stakeholders The Move UK consortium, led by German industrial giant Bosch, said it has completed the first phase in its three-year research program, designed to accelerate the development of automated driving systems in the U.K. The project, which is...

Smart lighting lays the groundwork for a smart city The City of Oslo needed a street lighting solution to satisfy European directives to reduce energy use and carbon dioxide emissions. The Norwegian capital also wanted to lower street light operating costs, ensure driver and pedestrian...

Push for capacity includes focus on LTE-M and NB-IoT in addition to 5G  Ericsson and Dutch telco VodafoneZiggo announced they are working together to increase the capacity of the latter’s mobile network in the Netherlands. The agreement will initially focus on the roll-out of NB-IoT and...

The 5G trial used MU-MIMO, focused on mission critical communications use case Although the 3GPP has yet to standardize the standalone 5G New Radio specification, global operators and vendors continue aggressive testing programs to prove out various aspects of the coming standard. In the latest,...

The telco said this technology will boost the development of IoT solutions across its network footprint Orange Business Services has accelerated its LTE-M strategy to support the development of internet of things (IoT) solutions for the enterprise market in Europe. In February 2017, the French...

The Nordic operator is working with Wireless Trondheim to open the IoT lab in early 2018 Norwegian telecom operator Telenor and Wireless Trondheim have announced a joint initiative to open a new IoT lab in the city of Trondheim, in Norway. The two partners said...

The Italian government has authorized operators to carry out 5G trials in five cities Italian telecommunications operator Fastweb has signed an agreement with the Rome city council to begin trials of 5G and future Wi-Fi technologies in 2018. The primary aim of the agreement is to...

LoRa is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) specification intended for wireless battery operated objects in a regional, national or global network. LoRaWAN targets key requirements of internet of things such as secure bi-directional communication, mobility and localization services. Europe has seen a lot...

 At least five additional German cities have already signed smart parking deals with the telco Deutsche Telekom is working with the city government of Bonn, in Germany, to implement a smart parking initiative in the city. The telco said its Park and Joy app will enable...