BROWSING: APAC

Chinese telcos need to work with other sectors to realize full potential of 5G: GSMA

The GSMA estimates that China will have 430 million 5G connections by 2025 Chinese mobile network operators need to work with other sectors in order to innovate, launch 5G faster and realize the full potential of 5G technology, according to a recent study carried out...

U.S. senators, White House work to save deal to lift ban on ZTE

  Senators want to ban the Chinese vendor from selling products to critical technology or infra assets U.S. senators are working on a potential deal with the White House that would allow Chinese vendor ZTE Corp to resume business if there are tighter restrictions on the...

South Korea’s LG U+ likely to buy Huawei equipment for 5G network

The Korean carrier said it will also buy 5G equipment form additional vendors Korean mobile telephony operator LG U+ is likely to acquire network equipment for the provision of 5G services from Chinese vendor Huawei, Korean press reported the telco’s Vice Chairman Kwon Young-soo, as...

China Unicom inks 5G partnership with Huawei

Huawei said the 5G partnership will focus on cooperation in end-to-end 5G technical verification and cooperation with vertical industry partners China Unicom and Huawei have signed a 5G strategic partnership agreement during Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2018, taking place this week in the Chinese city. As...

Asia Pacific to reach 675 million 5G connections by 2025, GSMA says

Mobile operators in the region are expected to invest $200 billion to upgrade 4G networks and launch 5G Asia Pacific is expected to become the world’s largest 5G region by 2025, led by pioneering 5G markets such as Australia, China, Japan and South Korea, according...

M1, Nokia to carry out 5G small cell trial in Singapore

  The small cell live trial will be carried out in the last quarter of this year Singaporean telco M1 Limited (M1) and Nokia have announced plans to conduct a trial of 5G-based small cells in Southeast Asia. The partners sad the small cell trial will take...

Huawei completes new phase of China’s 5G R&D test

Huawei said the recent tests examined cell throughput, user experienced data rate, mobility, network latency and key 5G solutions Huawei said it became the first vendor to pass China’s third-phase 5G research and development tests based on 3GPP's non-standalone (NSA) 5G specifications. During this trial, Huawei...

South Korea completes 5G spectrum auction

SK Telecom, KT and LG U+ have secured spectrum in both 3.5GHz and 28GHz bands South Korea has completed a tender process through which it awarded spectrum in both 3.5 GHz and 28 GHz bands for the provision of 5G services. The government had made available...

US Senate approves bill reinstating ban on ZTE

Senators and representatives will have meeting to reconcile the two versions of the annual defense bill The U.S. Senate has approved an amendment to the annual defense spending bill which threatens a recent agreement between the Department of Commerce and Chinese vendor ZTE to lift...

Comba Telecom completes in-building wireless project in Dubai

Comba has deployed a turnkey in-building wireless solution for Dubai’s new architectural landmark, the Dubai Frame Hong Kong-based wireless solution provider Comba Telecom Systems announced it has deployed a turnkey in-building wireless solution for the Dubai Frame, a new architectural landmark in Dubai. Comba said that...

Australia may prevent Huawei from taking part in 5G deployments: report

The Chinese vendor invited Australian security agencies to meet with the firm R&D specialists to better understand its technology Chinese vendor Huawei may be prevented from taking part in the deployment of Australia’s 5G networks due to national security concerns, according to published reports. The Australian...

Trump administration aims to protect agreement with ZTE

The White House said the attempt by a bipartisan group of senators to block the deal would violate the Constitution’s separation of powers The Trump administration said it will seek to block an attempt by a bipartisan group of senators trying to reinstate a seven-year...

Telstra starts deployments of satellite-based small cells in Australia

Telstra said its new offering will allow customers in remote areas to have access to mobile coverage Australian telco Telstra has launched a new small cell offering targeting remote areas in the country. The new solution, dubbed the Telstra 4GX-lite mobile satellite small cell, will allow...

Nokia completes 5G test as part of China’s national 5G R&D trial

Nokia said its end-to-end 5G new radio data call used the 3.5 GHz frequency band   Nokia has successfully completed an end-to-end 5G New Radio data call as part of a 5G research and development trial being carried out by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and...

Senators move to reinstate ZTE ban as Commerce waits for payment

Senators move to reinstate ZTE ban as Department of Commerce said ZTE must replace its entire board of directors within the next 30 days Adding a new wrinkle to the ZTE saga, a bipartisan group of senators is trying to reinstate the ban on the...

U.S government says deal with ZTE will be the last chance for the firm

ZTE issued an internal memo with apologies for customers and employees The U.S government will “shut down” Chinese vendor ZTE in the United States if the engages in one more violation of U.S. trade rules, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro told U.S press on...

Commerce Department confirms terms of ZTE deal

ZTE must pay up to $1.4 billion, replace its entire board of directors and senior leadership, and submit to a decade of embedded U.S. trade monitors in order to resume receiving exports from U.S. tech companies, in what the Department of Commerce is calling...

South Korea’s three carriers apply for 5G spectrum

  The South Korean government aims to award the first 5G licenses on 15 June South Korean mobile operators SK Telecom, KT and LG U+ have applied for the country's first auction for 5G spectrum, local news agency Yonhap reports, citing a statement from the Korean...

ZTE could pay up to $1.7 billion to the US government to resume business

  Trump administration also wants unrestricted site visits to ZTE’s plants in order to lift a seven-year export ban Chinese vendor ZTE will have to pay a penalty of up to $1.7 billion to the U.S government before the Trump administration allow the firm to resume...

South Korean carriers to submit offers for 5G spectrum next week

  South Korea’s government aims to award spectrum in both 3.5GHz and 28GHz bands South Korean mobile operators have until next week in order to apply for 5G licenses in a spectrum auction to be carried out by the Ministry of Science and ICT. The Korean government...

NEC, NTT DoCoMo carry out 5G trial with multiple base stations in Japan

  The two Japanese firms said they achieved 5.5 Gbps wireless communication in eight mobile stations in Kawasaki City Japanese telco NTT DoCoMo and compatriot firm NEC have jointly achieved 5.5 Gbps throughput in eight mobile stations using beamforming with inter-base station coordination between two base...

Summer of 5G: Australia, Spain ready 5G spectrum

  Australia’s telecom regulator ACMA aims to award spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band later this year The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has launched a consultation process to award 5G spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band. The regulator had previously said that it aims to...

Trump announces conditions to allow ZTE to resume business

  Trump said the Chinese vendor will need to pay a $1.3 billion fine, change its management and hire U.S compliance officers U.S President Donald Trump said the U.S government will allow Chinese vendor ZTE to restart its business, after it pays another large fine and...

Taiwan, Indonesia move towards initial 5G trials

  Taiwanese telco Asia Pacific Telcom said it has been authorized to deploy a 5G wireless trial network Taiwanese telecom operator Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) has received the approval from local regulators to build a 5G wireless trial network in preparation for a commercial launch in...