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US firms to resume shipments to Huawei in two weeks: Report

  U.S. companies could be allowed to resume shipments of components and services to Chinese vendor Huawei in approximately two weeks, Reuters reported, citing a representative for a U.S. manufacturer. According to the report, the representative was told by a senior U.S. government official that licenses...

Huawei urges Washington to remove the firm from the trade blacklist

  Chinese vendor Huawei has not yet seen any benefit from President Donald’s Trump recent decision to allow U.S. firms to sell components to the company and urged the U.S. government to remove the company from a security blacklist, Chinese press reported Huawei’s chairman Liang...

Chinese cities Guangzhou, Shanghai acclerate 5G deployments

  The authorities of Chinese city Guangzhou announced plans to reach full coverage with 5G technology by 2021 with the deployment of 65,000 5G base stations, according to a report by Chinese newspaper China Daily. Guangzhou’s Bureau of Industry and Information Technology said it aims to...

China Unicom selects Nokia to support 5G deployment in Beijing

Nokia announced that China Unicom has selected the Nokia optical fronthaul solution to power its 4G and 5G networks in China’s capital Beijing, supporting the operator’s commitment to deliver 5G during 2019. Part of the Nokia end-to-end 5G portfolio, the solution will accelerate the deployment of...

US government confirms it will issue licenses to sell parts to Huawei

  U.S Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross confirmed that the U.S. government will issue licenses to local companies seeking to sell components to Chinese vendor Huawei where there is no threat to national security, Reuters reported. Speaking at a conference in Washington D.C, Ross affirmed that the...

Huawei is already working with UK carriers to deploy 5G: Report

  Chinese vendor Huawei is currently involved in the deployment of 5G networks in the U.K., according to a report by U.K. paper The Observer. According to the report, major U.K. carriers have built their 5G networks with the help from Huawei. The Chinese company is...

TIM launches 5G in Naples, targets 120 cities with 5G by 2021

  Telecom Italia (TIM) expects to provide 5G technology in at least 120 cities and 200 tourist destinations across Italy by 2021, the operator said in a release. By that year, TIM also plans to provide 5G coverage for 245 industrial districts and 200 specific projects...

KDDI, SoftBank to jointly deploy 5G infrastructure in rural Japan

  Japanese operators KDDI and SoftBank have reached an agreement for the shared use of their base station assets to jointly promote the rapid deployment of 5G networks in Japan's rural areas, the carriers said in a statement. Since 5G networks in Japan use the 28...

U.S. government urges India not to use Huawei’s 5G gear: report

  The United States Department of Commerce has recommended to the government of India that it not purchase equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei over security concerns, Indian newspaper The Economic Times reported. According to the report, the U.S government agency had written a letter to Indian...

Deutsche Telekom kicks off rollout of 5G network in Germany

  German telco Deutsche Telekom (DT) has kicked off the rollout of its 5G network in six cities across the country, the company said in a release. The initial rollouts are taking place in Berlin and Bonn, which will be followed by Darmstadt, Hamburg, Leipzig, and...

China to invest over $150 billion in 5G networks by 2025: Report

  China is expected to invest over $150 billion in its 5G networks through 2025, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported, citing a note from Goldman Sachs. According to the brief note, nearly three-quarters of this amount will be invested in 5G wireless systems. "That's more than...

Trump makes U-turn and says US firms will be able to sell parts to Huawei

  U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that U.S. companies can sell their equipment to Chinese vendor Huawei as long as the transactions won’t present a “great, national emergency problem.” Trump made these comments during a press conference at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, after...

ZTE aims to double the size of European business in one year, executive says

SHANGHAI--Chinese vendor ZTE expects to double the size of its business operation in the European market in one year, the company’s president of global sales, Xiao Ming, told reporters. The executive said that growth prospects include both the network and device business segments. In Europe,...

Qualcomm sees China at the frontline in the global 5G race: Executive

  SHANGHAI, CHINA-- U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm believes the rapid rollout of 5G networks in China will put the country at the frontline of the global mobile technology evolution, Frank Meng, chairman of Qualcomm China said during a keynote presentation at Mobile World Congress 2019 Shanghai,...

Huawei ships over 150,000 5G base stations globally: Deputy chairman

  SHANGHAI, CHINA - Chinese vendor Huawei has already signed a total of 50 contracts in the 5G field and has shipped over 150,000 base stations globally, the company’s deputy chairman Ken Hu said in a keynote presentation at Mobile World Congress 2019 Shanghai. The executive...

ZTE reaches 25 5G contracts, ships over 50,000 base stations: Executive

  SHANGHAI, CHINA -  Chinese vendor ZTE has already signed commercial 5G contracts with 25 operators globally, the company’s senior vice president and president of the wireless product division, Zhang Wanchun, told reporters. The telecom equipment manufacturer has also already shipped over 50,000 5G base stations...

China Mobile to launch 5G in 50 cities across China by end-2019

  SHANGHAI, CHINA- China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator, has plans to deploy 5G commercial cities in over 50 cities across China by the end of this year, the company announced on the sidelines of Mobile World Congress 2019 Shanghai. The carrier said that it...

TIM launches 5G services in parts of Rome, Turin

  Telecom Italia (TIM) has activated its commercial 5G network in parts of Turin and Rome, the telco said on its website. With this launch, TIM has become the second telco to launch commercial 5G services, after rival Vodafone launched 5G offerings earlier this month. "The 5G...

ZTE to open new cybersecurity center in Belgium in July: Executive

  Chinese vendor ZTE expects to open a cybersecurity center in Brussels, Belgium next month, the company’s President for Western Europe, Hu Kun, told RCR Wireless News. The executive said that the new facility will allow customers, government agencies and other and other interested parties to...

Wind Tre to complete 5G trial with ZTE before end-2019, targets NB-IoT

  Italian carrier Wind Tre expects to fully complete a 5G trial with Chinese vendor ZTE before the end of this year, the operator’s CTO Benoit Hanssen told RCR Wireless News. “Since 5G deployment picked up speed in 2017, the Italian government has piloted 5G in...

South Korea to reach nationwide 5G coverage in 2-3 years: Samsung

  VALENCIA, SPAIN -- South Korea is expected to reach countrywide coverage with 5G technology in two or three years, Dan Warren, head of 5G Research at Samsung Research U.K., said during a keynote presentation at the 7th Global 5G Event, which took place in...

CEO Hans Vestberg details Verizon 2.0 ‘transformation’

Don’t call Verizon 2.0 a simple reorganization, company CEO Hans Vestberg said this week during a “Sellside Analyst Meeting.” The goal, he said, is a company-wide “transformation” that starts with the network and aligns on top of that business groups, talent, go-to-market and other...

ZTE deploys ‘tens of thousands’ of 5G base stations in China

  VALENCIA- Chinese vendor ZTE has already deployed tens of thousands of 5G base stations for Chinese carriers China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom, Wang Jiayi, director of 5G RAN Solutions at ZTE, told RCR Wireless News. "With China Mobile, we are deploying 5G infrastructure...

Ericsson inks deal to deploy 5G infrastructure in Alaska

  Alaska’s largest telecommunications operator, GCI, has selected Ericsson for the deployment of 5G infrastructure, the vendor said in a release. Ericsson said that the deployment of 5G technology will accelerate applications for the oil, gas, mining and healthcare industries across Alaska. GCI said it expects to...