SK Telecom and partners looking to extend the range of 5G wireless links
Korean telco SK Telecom announced that it has developed new relay technologies for 5G networks after its six-month-long collaboration with local partners.  The telco said this collaboration is a big step towardsthe...
The third phase of 5G R&D program focuses on pre-commercial product development
China has started the third phase of 5G technology research and development tests, ahead of schedule, as the Asian nation accelerates the process to commercialize next-generation telecom services. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information...
Services include 5GÂ vehicle experience, UAV, submarine and 5G-based VR cloud gaming
Chinese vendor ZTE announced plans to develop six major 5G services with China Mobile. The vendor unveiled its 5G, internet of things (IoT), smart home, smart education, big video and terminal services at China...
5G test focus includes high-speed mobility, dual connectivity and inter-cell handovers hadÂ
Korean telecom operator LG U+ has signed a partnership with Chinese vendor Huawei to complete a large-scale 5G network test in a pre-commercial environment in Gangnam District, Seoul. The vendor said this network...
SK Telecom used an in-building 5G relay repeater
operating in the 28 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands
Korean telecoms group SK Telecom announced the successful demonstration of essential technologies for 5G network communications in a real-world setting.
The Asian telco said that it is accelerating its research...
Telecom regulator ACMA also announced plans to re-farm the 900 MHz band for 4G services
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) announced it has started the processes to re-allocate spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band for future 5G services, and to move to more...
The Chinese government confirmed plans to launch 5G prototype products by mid-2018
The Chinese government aims to complete the second phase of China's 5G testing program by the end of this year, Chinese press reported. According to Wen Ku, director of the telecom department at the...
New 5G research committee has initial budget of $76 million for researchÂ
The government of India has announced plans to establish a dedicated 5G committee to develop a roadmap for the rollout of the technology by 2020, according to Indian press reports.
The group, dubbed...
HKT is partnering Huawei on a customer-centric approach to digital transformation
HONG KONG--Hong Kong telecom operator HKT is currently undergoing a process to implement an integral digital transformation process in a move to capture growth opportunities in the digital era, the telco’s general manager Alex...
The Korean telco said it will initially deploy 5G service on a major expressway
South Korean mobile carrier KT confirmed it will start deploying its 5G network in major parts of PyeongChang this month in a move to accelerate its preparations for the 2018 Winter...
The companies said they will continue performing joint network test of 5G technology
Korea mobile operator LG U+ and ICT vendor Huawei have completed the first phase of a 5G urban field test in the 28 GHz millimeter wave spectrum band. The field test was carried...
The two firms will carry out tests on the 4.5GHz band across a number of cities in Japan
Ericsson and Japanese telco KDDI have inked an agreement to test a 5G proof of concept in the 4.5GHz frequency band in a number of cities across...
Test of 5G NR in 3.5 GHz band included massive MIMO; achieved 2 Gbps throughput
As the 3GPP continues its work to create a 5G NR (New Radio) specification, vendors and operators around the world continue to test pre-standard technologies in a push to rapidly...
The GSMA further expects APAC will have 670 million 5G connections by 2025
SHANGHAI- China and India will account for almost half of all new mobile subscribers expected to be added worldwide by the end of the decade, Mats Granryd, Director General of the GSMA,...
5G also projected to have a major impact on the Chinese economy
A new report from China's Acadaemy of Information and Communications Technology, as detailed by Chinese media outlets including the South China Morning Post, predicts China's three carriers--China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom--will...
The Asian nation aims to launch commercial 5G services in 2020
TOKYO--Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has recently started a trial of a 5G system in Japan, Yukihiko Okumura, the leader of the 5G Mobile Communications Promotion Forum Japan’s 5G Trial Promotion...
The vendor said that it expects 5G compatible handsets to be commercially available in two years
TOKYO--Chinese vendor ZTE expects to see revenues from the sale of standardized 5G equipment in 2019, the company’s managing director for 5G solutions, Alex Wang, told reporters during a...
The government said that 5G subscribers will probably account for 5% of total base by 2020
South Korea aims to complete the deployment of a commercial 5G mobile network in the second half of 2019, Heo Won-seok, director of ICT and Broadcasting Technology Policy at...
The vendor is currently testing 5G technology mostly in the city of Guangzhou
Chinese vendor ZTE has already started to work in the second phase of the Chinese government’s 5G program, ZTE’s managing director for 5G solutions, Alex Wang said during a press conference in...
Nokia CEO calls the deal "historic"
Although Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, which manufactures switching, transmission and other telecom network infrastructure, have been operating jointly since January 2016, the integration is targeted for an official close in July.
The new joint venture, called Nokia Shanghai Bell,...
The Chinese government looks to increase private investments in the telecom sector to improve competition.
China Unicom said its main shareholder China United Network Communications was reviewing the firm’s ownership structure as part of a government plan to boost private investments in the telecommunications sector,...
The Indigo cable system is set to link Singapore, Indonesia and Australia.
A consortium of Asian operators, Google and telecommunications infrastructure firm Superloop have commissioned a subsea cable system linking Singapore, Indonesia and Australia.
Google, Indosat Ooredoo, Singapore’s Singtel, SubPartners, Australian telco Telstra and...
Singapore regulator awarded 175 megahertz of spectrum in the 700 MHz, 900 MHz and 2.5 GHz bands.
Singapore telecommunications regulator Info-communications Media Development Authority concluded the first phase of a spectrum auction, which raised 1.14 billion Singapore dollars ($816.2 million) for the...
ZTE agreed to pay $1.19 billion in penalties for the illegal shipment of equipment to Iran and North Korea.
The United States Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security removed ZTE from its trading blacklist after the China-based telecommunications equipment vendor agreed...
