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2020 trends show a serious ‘pivot’ in connectivity testing RCR Wireless News caught up with test and measurement company Spirent Communications’ head of 5G strategy, Steve Douglas, to discuss some …

  China Broadcasting Network Co. was established this week in Beijing, becoming the country’s fourth mobile operator, with a registered capital of CNY101.2 billion ($15.1 billion), Chinese press reported. China …

  U.K. carrier EE, part of telecom group BT, announced it has switched on 5G technology in 12 new cities and towns across the country. The new areas covered by …

Nokia has been focused on transitioning to a “cloud-first IT strategy” Earlier this week, Nokia said it will be migrating its entire on-premises information technology infrastructure onto Google Cloud, including …

  Dutch communications service provider KPN has selected Ericsson as its mobile core network vendor, the latter said in a release. Under the five-year agreement, Ericsson will deploy dual-mode 5G …

  Canadian operator Rogers Communications has expanded its 5G network to reach 130 towns and cities across the country, the carrier said in a release. In January 2020, Rogers Communications …

  A total of 98,613 5G base stations have been built in major cities in China’s Guangdong region, Asia Times reported, citing a report published by the Guangdong province. In …

  Ericsson and China Telecom said they have successfully completed what they claim is China’s first 5G Standalone (SA 5G) data call on a commercial network using Ericsson’s spectrum sharing …

  Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi Telecom Company (STC) with the aim of collaborating in the field of innovation and strategic mobile …

  Spanish operator Telefonica has switched on its 5G network in all of Spain’s 50 provincial capitals, as well as in 400 other localities across the country, just sox weeks …

  Australian carrier Telstra said it has already deployed over 2,000 5G base stations in the country, providing 5G coverage to 41% of Australia’s population. The telco said in a …

October greetings from Lake Norman where we are enjoying an almost perfect fall.  Pictured is Monday evening’s peaceful Lake picture from our dock.  The view never gets old.  This week’s …

  Nokia has won 5G contracts with Belgian mobile carriers Orange and Proximus, while Ericsson secured a 5G core deal with Proximus. Orange Belgium has selected Nokia to gradually renew …

  New Japanese market entrant Rakuten Mobile, which is a subsidiary of e-commerce giant Rakuten, is seeing a high level of interest by multiple governments around the world for the …

  Singaporean operator Singtel has deployed a 5G standalone (SA) trial network at its 5G Garage testing facility, the telco said in a release. The network, which uses spectrum in …

  South Korea reached 8.65 million subscribers in the 5G segment, according to data released by the Ministry of Science and ICT. The number of 5G subscribers represents an increase …

‘Greece has the sun and now it’s getting a cloud,’ said Greek Prime Minister Microsoft plans to build three data centers in Greece, resulting in an investment of approximately $1 …

  Korean telecommunications operators SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus have ordered 28 GHz 5G base stations from compatriot company Samsung Electronics for the first time, Korean press reported. According …

  Finnish vendor Nokia announced that it has signed 17 new 5G commercial agreements in the third quarter of the year. With these wins, the vendor reached 100 commercial 5G …

  Telefonica and Liberty Global announced the aim to offer 5G services in 100 towns and cities across the U.K. by the end of 2021, following the proposed merger of …

October greetings from Virginia Beach and Davidson/ Lake Norman.  Fall has arrived in the Piedmont, but that has not kept us (and pets) from enjoying our kayaks.  Hopefully you are …

  The Australian government announced it is investing almost AUD30 million ($21.2 million) to improve the allocation and management of spectrum and trial 5G use across different industry sectors. This …

  French telecommunications regulator Arcep announced that the main auction for 3.4-3.8 GHz frequencies for the provision of 5G was completed today, after three days of bidding. In a release, …

  Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo and compatriot firm NEC announced that they have expanded multi-vendor interoperability by interconnecting a new 5G base station baseband unit (5G-CU/DU), developed by NEC and …

The acquisition will help VMware deliver an ‘end-to-end automation solution’ VMware kicked off its VMworld 2020 conference by announcing its purchase of automation software company SaltStack to support VMware’s vRealize …