Chinese mobile operator China
Unicom announced plans to launch a 5G trial network in seven major cities
across the country, local press reported.
The carrier said that the trials
will be carried in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Hangzhou
and urban Xiong’an New Area.
The carrier’s
chairman, Wang Xiaochu, confirmed at...
Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri was crystal clear in an earnings call this week that the first quarter of 2019 was weak, but the network infrastructure vendor is sticking to its full-year guidance based on the expectation that 5G will deliver in the second-half of...
Vodafone and Orange have signed a new mobile and fixed network sharing agreement in Spain, with the main aim of enabling a faster deployment of 5G over a wider geographic area, Vodafone said in a release.
Under the terms of the agreement,
Vodafone will be able...
The U.K. government has cleared Chinese company Huawei to participate in parts of the country’s 5G rollouts, The Daily Telegraph reported.
Huawei will be kept away from sensitive core elements of the 5G infrastructure, according to the report.
The decision to allow Huawei to participate in 5G...
It's been over 25 years since Neil Papworth of Vodafone sent the first ever text message.
Since then SMS has remained exactly the same. There have been no updates, enhancements or upgrades.
Despite being so outdated and clunky, SMS remains one of the most effective communication...
Huawei posted revenues of CNY179.7 billion ($26.8 billion) in the first quarter of 2019, an increase of 39% year-on-year, the company said in a release.
The vendor's net profit margin in Q1 2019 was about
8%, slightly higher compared to the same period last year.
“Huawei maintained...
Last week I gave an interview to Bloomberg about my thoughts on the trouble the T-Mobile, Sprint merger is suddenly having. Plus, we are learning that Sprint is in much worse condition than they originally told us. What that says to me is this:...
Manufacturing, energy and transport among 5G focuses
French
telecommunications group Orange is currently working with a number of compatriot
businesses to develop future uses of 5G technology.
The
announcement was made at the Orange Business Summit, taking place this week in
Paris, France.
“5G will not be just another new...
On April 16, the Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter," said U.S. Department of Justice officials are "unlikely" to approve a planned merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint "as currently structured."
Not the case according to T-Mo CEO John Legere, who...
Qualcomm and Apple agree to six-year patent and chipset supply
A long-brewing, global battle between Qualcomm and Apple ended yesterday with the two companies agreeing to end all ongoing litigation related to allegations from Apple that Qualcomm took a monopolistic stance with a "no...
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The U.S. government is no longer urging Germany to ban Chinese vendor Huawei, as it is satisfied with the strict regulations set by the European country for the provision of 5G network equipment, according to German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung.
The U.S. authorities are “highly...
U.K. telecommunications group Vodafone carried out a 5G test at a train station in the city of Birmingham as part of its country-wide trial, the telco said in a statement.
The carrier said that Birmingham New Street became the first train station to test 5G...
Chinese vendor ZTE has partnered with a regional branch of China Mobile to launch a marine broadband satellite solution.
ZTE said that this new broadband satellite solution, dubbed "Heweitong," can solve the common problems of marine communication, such as poor coverage, slow data rate, and...
5G technology could inject up to £15.7bn ($20.6bn) per year in the U.K. economy by 2025, according to a new research from Barclays Corporate Banking.
However, the bank warned that the opportunity could be missed because industry leaders still do not know enough about the...
Korean carrier SK Telecom has officially launched commercial 5G services across the country, the telco said in a statement.
SK Telecom said that nationwide coverage is being offered through a total of 34,000 5G base stations in 85 cities.
The company has rolled out its 5G...
ZTE expects profits for the first quarter to reach almost $179 million
Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation forecasted a first quarter profit of up to CNY 1.2 billion ($178.18 million) as it recovers from sanctions imposed by the U.S. government in 2018.
Shares of ZTE rose as...
The U.K. carrier said the Chinese vendor is one of its suppliers in the 5G segment
The rollout of 5G networks in the U.K. will be delayed if the government implements a ban on the use of Huawei equipment, David Dyson, CEO of mobile operator...
The two partners said they will build solutions for predictable performance and high availability
Ericsson has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with Korean telco SK Telecom to focus on possible enhancements and optimization enabled by cloud native micro-services-based principles, the Swedish vendor said in...
BT said this initiative will speed up the deployment of 4G and 5G in city centers
U.K. telecommunications group BT has called for an end to exclusive concessions agreements governing access to council-owned street furniture, in a bid to speed up the delivery of 4G...
The Swedish vendor has been selected by Koran carrier KT, while ZTE inked a 5G MoU with Malaysian telco U Mobile
Korean carrier KT has awarded Ericsson a 5G commercial contract to enable the nationwide launch of commercial 5G services in Korea.
Korean operators are expecting...
The industry association said 5G connections in China are expected to 460 million by 2025
China’s mobile ecosystem added CNY5.2 trillion ($750 billion) in value to the country’s economy in 2018, equivalent to 5.5% of China’s GDP last year, according to a new GSMA report.
China’s...
The European vendor will install several technologies including Single RAN, massive MIMO and small cells
Indian carrier Vodafone Idea has inked a partnership Nokia for the deployment of a LTE network across multiple service areas.
As part of the agreement, Nokia will deploy Single RAN Advanced,...
The Irish carrier is currently working with Ericsson in its 5G program
Vodafone Ireland, a subsidiary of U.K. telecom group Vodafone, announced that it is extending its live 5G network testbed coverage in the city of Dublin, local press reported.
The company initially launched the 5G...
