VALENCIA- Chinese vendor ZTE has already deployed tens of thousands of 5G base stations for Chinese carriers China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom, Wang Jiayi, director of 5G RAN Solutions at ZTE, told RCR Wireless News.
"With China Mobile, we are deploying 5G infrastructure...
Korean carrier SK Telecom signed agreements with Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung Electronics for joint research and development in advanced 5G and "6G" mobile network technologies.
Under the agreements, SK Telecom will work closely with each company on the advancement of 5G network technologies. They will...
The number of 5G subscribers in South Korea is expected to hit the 1 million mark this week, Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing local industry sources. An SK Telecom executive reiterated the projection during a morning session at 5G World in London.
The rapid...
Japanese carrier Rakuten Mobile and compatriot company NEC announced that they have formed a partnership to build what it claims to be the world's first 5G open vRAN architecture in Japan.
NEC has been selected to be the network equipment provider for Rakuten Mobile's new...
The U.K. government is planning to send a delegation to the U.S. to get additional details on how President Donald Trump’s decision to place Chinese vendor Huawei on an export blacklist would affects companies overseas, Bloomberg reported, citing a source familiar with the matter.
The...
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has officially issued licenses for the launch of commercial 5G networks in the country.
The 5G permits were granted to state-run carriers China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom and state-owned broadcaster China Broadcasting Network.
At the end of...
The Japanese government announced it will allow the country’s four mobile carriers to deploy 5G base stations on traffic signals, the Nikkei Asian Review reported.
The main aim of the initiative is to reduce the cost and times necessary to deploy 5G networks nationwide by taking advantage...
Chinese vendor Huawei has opened its first 5G OpenLab in Seoul, South Korea, the company said in a release.
Through the OpenLab, Huawei aims to drive 5G and ICT development in South Korea, and provide 5G testing environments and interoperability services for SMEs and start-ups....
Chinese vendor Huawei has filed a motion for summary judgment in a U.S. court, as part of the process to challenge the constitutionality of a section of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
In the legal claim, Huawei argues that Section 889 of 2019...
Japanese operator SoftBank has selected Nordic vendors Ericsson and Nokia for the deployment of a 5G network in Japan, the vendors said in separate statements.
Ericsson said it has been selected by SoftBank as a primary 5G vendor for the deployment of a multi-band 5G...
Huawei Technologies said that the recent decision by a number of standards and industry organizations to partially suspend collaboration with the company will not have an impact in Huawei’s daily operations.
Huawei said in a statement that the suspension of technical collaboration between these entities...
ZTE and Nokia have announced deals with Malaysian telecommunications companies to carry out 5G trials in the country during 2019.
ZTE inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with telecom operator Digi Telecommunications to carry out a 5G trial this year.
Under the terms of the deal,...
U.K.-based chip designer Arm has instructed its staff to suspend business with Chinese vendor Huawei, the BBC reported, citing an internal memo.
In the internal document, Arm urged employees to halt "all active contracts, support entitlements, and any pending engagements” with Huawei and its subsidiaries,...
An export ban recently imposed by the U.S. government on Huawei will not have a huge impact in the company’s capacity to serve customers, Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei said during an interview with Chinese media.
“We will certainly be able to continue serving our customers....
Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation has officially launched its cybersecurity laboratory in Rome, Italy.
The vendor said that the establishment of the cybersecurity laboratory in Italy is an important measure for ZTE to promote transparency and enhance mutual trust with all third parties.
ZTE also said that...
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that it would ease certain export restrictions recently imposed on Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies, in a move to give operators time to make other arrangements, the entity said in a release.
The BIS...
Chinese vendor ZTE announced the launch of its first cybersecurity lab in Nanjing, China. ZTE said that the opening of this security lab will contribute with its goal of increasing transparency. The cybersecurity lab aims to provide global customers, regulators and other stakeholders...
Google has suspended the transfer of hardware, software and technical services to Chinese vendor Huawei following a recent order by the U.S. government to put Huawei in an export blacklist, Reuters reported, citing a source familiar with the matter.
The U.S. giant said that it...
Japanese operator KDDI expects to launch pre-5G services in September 2019, the company’s president, Makoto Takahashi, said on a conference call with investors.
The executive
said that KDDI will start to sell 5G phones in March 2020.
Takahashi said that the company’s 5G coverage will reach...
Chinese vendor Huawei has been preparing for years for the scenario of a ban which would not allow the company to buy components from U.S companies, according to a report by CNN Business.
"This decision is the latest move in the campaign against Huawei,...
The U.S. Department of Commerce confirmed that it is adding Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies and 70 affiliates to its so-called "Entity List", a decision that effectively bans the Chinese company from buying parts and components from U.S. companies without U.S. government approval.
The decision...
CCTV, China Mobile, and Huawei said they have successfully completed what they claim is the industry's first 4K live streaming test on a 5G dual-band convergent network in Beijing, China.
Compared with the previous
fixed-point 4K live streaming tests, this test has expanded the application
scope...
India’s
incumbent telecom operators are expected to launch 5G trials in June after a
panel at the Telecom Ministry has recommended spectrum for the tests, local
press reported.
The panel, which deliberated on the amount of necessary spectrum and duration of the 5G trial, has recommended 5G spectrum...
Korean carrier LG Uplus aims to
deploy a total of 25,000 5G base stations by June to reach a total of 50,000
base stations nationwide, Koran press reported.
The country's third-largest mobile operator is aiming for a deployment total of 80,000 5G base stations across South...
