BROWSING: APAC

LG Uplus completes 5G self-driving car trial in Seoul

  The car analyzed traffic information collected by camera and LiDAR sensors Korean carrier LG Uplus and Hanyang University are carrying out a 5G self-driving car trial in Seoul, Korean press reported. The telco and and the university’s Automotive Control and Electronic Lab (ACE Lab) showcased an...

South Korea postpones commercial launch of 5G services

  The nationwide commercial launch, initially scheduled for this month will be delayed due to the lack of 5G terminals South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT has decided to postpone the commercial launch of nationwide 5G commercial services by local carriers, which was expected to...

Huawei files legal claim against US government sales ban

The Chinese vendor said the U.S. failed to provide evidence to support the ban Chinese vendor Huawei has filed a legal complaint in a U.S. federal court that challenges the constitutionality of a ban on U.S. government agencies using its equipment and seeking a permanent...

Naver partners with Intel, KT to develop 5G-enabled service robots

  Naver will use Intel’s computing solution based on KT’s 5G communications network Naver, which is South Korea’s largest Internet portal and search engine, plans to develop 5G-enabled service robots in partnership with compatriot carrier KT and U.S. tech firm Intel. The partnership would allow Naver Labs,...

Cisco CEO says governments should not worry about Huawei

  The executive said that 5G networks will be deployed by a combination of suppliers from Europe, China and the U.S. Cisco System’s CEO Chuck Robbins said that governments should not be worried about the possibility that Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies will dominate the race to...

Rakuten selects Red Hat’s tech for new mobile network

  Rakuten aims to implement an end-to-end cloud-native network to provide differentiated services to its mobile subscribers Red Hat announced that its open source technologies will be used by Japan’s Rakuten Mobile Network as it launches its new mobile network In Japan. The U.S. company said that...

ZTE to open three security labs during this year

  The Chinese vendor said customers will be able to have access to the source code of its products BARCELONA--ZTE plans to open three labs during 2019, with the aim of allowing customers to have access to the source code of the vendor’s products, ZTE’s Chief...

Ericsson, Telstra announce plans to trial 5G for the banking sector

The two companies and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia will explore 5G edge computing cases for the banking sector Australian carrier Telstra, network equipment vendor Ericsson and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia have announced plans to explore and trial 5G edge computing technologies for the...

Ericsson secures two 5G contracts with Middle East operators

During Mobile World Congress 2019, the Swedish vendor signed 5G deals with Ooredoo Qatar and Saudi Telecom Company BARCELONA-Swedish vendor Ericsson said Middle East carriers Ooredoo and Saudi Telecom Company will use its 5G solutions for network projects in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Under the deal...

“The stakes have never been higher” – Ericsson warns Europe on 5G rollout, and industry on 5G security

Ericsson has warned Europe will fall further behind North America and Asia on LTE and 5G unless governments and regulators act to accelerate the release of new spectrum and licences.  The Swedish vendor, with an early-morning address at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, refused...

ZTE, Qualcomm demo 5G network services

The Chinese vendor also unveiled 5G-based products during MWC 2019 BARCELONA- ZTE announced it is carrying out a demonstration of a 5G network services based on an end-to-end sub-6 GHz commercial system in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies. The Chinese vendor said that the demonstration over an 5G...

Nokia inks MoU with Korean telco KT to trial various 5G technologies

  The Finnish vendor also confirmed that Indian carrier Bharti Airtel will trial its 5G-ready fronthaul solution Nokia and Korean telecom operator KT have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate and trial various 5G technologies, including network function virtualization and network slicing. The joint work will...

Orange, NTT ink strategic R&D deal for 5G, IoT, AI

  Other areas covered by the agreement include smart cities, network transformation and cloud services French telecom group Orange and Japanese company NTT signed a strategic research and development  framework agreement which will last until 2022. The main goal of the agreement is to share research findings in several key...

New Zealand PM says no active ban is in place for Huawei yet: Report

  Last year, the country’s communications security bureau blocked local carrier Spark from using Huawei equipment in its 5G network deployment New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said there is not yet an active ban on the use of Huawei’s gear in 5G networks, Bloomberg reported,...

China Mobile launches 5G digital indoor system in Shanghai’s train station

  The carrier, working with Huawei, aims to achieve full indoor coverage in the station by end-2019   China Mobile has launched a 5G digital indoor system (DIS) in Shanghai’s Hongqiao Railway Station, with the aim of achieving deep indoor 5G coverage within the whole station by...

KT selects Oracle Communications for 5G business services

The Korean carrier launched initial 5G offerings in December and aims to fully launch commercial services next month KT Corp. will use Oracle Communications for the deployment of the 5G Policy Control Function (PCF) in the deployment of its 5G networks. The deployment will enable the...

Intel provides technologies for Rakuten’s cloud-native network in Japan

  Rakuten’s network uses Intel Xeon processors and Intel FPGAs for acceleration Intel has confirmed that it will provide technology to Japanese e-commerce and internet services provider Rakuten for a new cloud-native network. Intel said in a statement that the new network will be fully virtualized from...

Rakuten invests in US vRAN vendor Altiostar ahead of mobile launch

  The Japanese company aims to launch mobile services in Japan in October 2019 Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten announced plans to invest in U.S.-based virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) vendor Altiostar, as the former company is on track to launch a mobile network in Japan using...

Hong Kong releases spectrum roadmap for 2019-2021

The Hong Kong telecom regulator said it aims to award frequencies in the 600 MHz and 700 MHz bands in 2021 Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) released a spectrum roadmap for the next three years, through which the agency aims to award...

Optus, Ericsson to deploy 50 5G sites in Sydney and Melbourne

  The Australian carrier plans to deploy 1,200 5G sites across Australia’s main regions by March 2020   Australian carrier Optus has signed a partnership with Ericsson to deploy 50 5G sites across the cities of Sydney and Melbourne over the coming months as part of Optus’...

NEC provides base station for 5G trial in Japan

The new 5G trial was performed in a high-speed train by NTT Communications and NTT DoCoMo Japanese company NEC Corporation has contributed to a high-definition video transmission test utilizing 5G connected to a high-speed train. The test was conducted by compatriot firms NTT Communications Corporation,...

KT launches 5G-powered barista robot in Seoul

  The Korean carrier expects to fully launch 5G commercial services next month South Korea network operator KT has announced a new 5G offering, ahead of the full launch of the technology next month. KT says it is supporting the world's first robot cafe using its 5G...

Optus launches 5G home broadband services in two Australian cities

  The carrier said the 5G offering will be supported by 1,200 sites by March 2020   Australian telecom operator Optus has launched its 5G home broadband offering in certain areas of Canberra and Sydney. In partnership with Nokia, who is supplying the 5G Radio Access Network and...

Australian carrier TPG suspends network rollout due to Huawei ban

  In August 2018, the Australian government prohibited certain vendors from taking part in 5G deployments Australian carrier TPG Telecom has decided to cease rollout of its mobile network infrastructure in Australia, after the local government prohibited the use of Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies in 5G networks. TPG...