The Finnish vendor also confirmed that Indian carrier Bharti Airtel will trial its 5G-ready fronthaul solution
Nokia and Korean telecom operator KT have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate and trial various 5G technologies, including network function virtualization and network slicing.
The joint work will...
The company plans to test 5G speeds in Barcelona’s streets during Mobile World Congress next week
Vodafone claimed to be the world's first operator to connect 5G smartphones to its live 5G network in the Spanish cities of Madrid and Barcelona, the carrier said in...
Other areas covered by the agreement include smart cities, network transformation and cloud services
French telecom group Orange and Japanese company NTT signed a strategic research and development framework agreement which will last until 2022.
The main goal of the agreement is to share research findings in several key...
Last year, the country’s communications security bureau blocked local carrier Spark from using Huawei equipment in its 5G network deployment
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said there is not yet an active ban on the use of Huawei’s gear in 5G networks, Bloomberg reported,...
The carrier, working with Huawei, aims to achieve full indoor coverage in the station by end-2019
China Mobile has launched a 5G digital indoor system (DIS) in Shanghai’s Hongqiao Railway Station, with the aim of achieving deep indoor 5G coverage within the whole station by...
The trial is part of a larger 5G test being carried out by the telco across Manchester
U.K. carrier Vodafone said that it has switched on 5G technology at Manchester Airport.
Manchester Airport is the first of several travel hot spots where Vodafone is currently trialling...
A number of European countries are analyzing the possibility of restricting Huawei’s ability to take part in 5G contracts over security allegations
The GSMA urged European policymakers to safeguard both network security and competition in the supply of telecom gear for the deployment of 5G...
The two companies have been testing the use of NB-IoT in Italy since 2017
Italian carrier TIM, along with compatriot company Olivetti, has unveiled a range of services for narrowband internet of things technology.
The operator said that its expansion of NB-IoT connectivity to cover all...
The Korean carrier launched initial 5G offerings in December and aims to fully launch commercial services next month
KT Corp. will use Oracle Communications for the deployment of the 5G Policy Control Function (PCF) in the deployment of its 5G networks.
The deployment will enable the...
The Japanese company aims to launch mobile services in Japan in October 2019
Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten announced plans to invest in U.S.-based virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) vendor Altiostar, as the former company is on track to launch a mobile network in Japan using...
All vendors would need to pass a security certification process in order to operate in the German market
Germany’s Interior Minister Horst Seehofer announced the intention to introduce changes in the country’s telecommunications law in order to implement stricter conditions to all foreign vendors willing to...
The trial includes a 5G smartphone form factor test device with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G modem
Vodafone UK said it has begun lab tests of a 5G smartphone form factor test device with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G modem using Ericsson radio equipment at...
Local carriers Swisscom, Salt and Sunrise secured spectrum for the future launch of 5G technology in the country
Switzerland’s Federal Communications Commission (ComCom) has raised CHF380 million ($379 million) after it awarded 5G frequencies to local mobile operators Salt, Sunrise and Swisscom, the regulator said...
AT&T, Verizon and now T-Mobile US all exploring 5G fixed wireless opportunity
Verizon's initial go-to-market for 5G is residential broadband offering. AT&T made clear on an earnings call last week 5G as a viable alternative to fixed-line broadband. And now T-Mobile US is planning to...
The Italian government said there are no current indications of any potential security threat in order to ban these companies
Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development (MISE) has issued a statement denying a local press report suggesting that the Italian government was planning to ban Chinese...
T-Mo CEO calls "bullshit" on 5Ge
T-Mobile US executives, speaking today on an earnings call, reiterated the importance of the operator's 600 MHz spectrum portfolio to its plan to offer nationwide 5G service in 2020.
According to the company, its 600 MHz spectrum is deployed in...
German telecommunications regulator said the 5G auction is scheduled for the second half of March
German telecommunications operator Telefonica Deutschland filed an emergency injunction seeking a temporary halt to Germany’s 5G spectrum auction, Reuters reported, citing a spokesman for the Cologne administrative court.
The country’s telecom...
The new 5G trial was performed in a high-speed train by NTT Communications and NTT DoCoMo
Japanese company NEC Corporation has contributed to a high-definition video transmission test utilizing 5G connected to a high-speed train. The test was conducted by compatriot firms NTT Communications Corporation,...
If the proposed merger isn't anticompetitive, why make that promise, analyst wonders
After the $26 billion proposed merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint was stalled due to the government shutdown, T-Mo CEO John Legere, who has been tapped to lead the combined company--the New T-Mobile--assured...
The vendor said that it will "actively support and drive discussions and development of network architecture evolution"
Ericsson has joined the O-RAN Alliance, which focuses on evolving the radio access network (RAN) architecture and orchestration toward open-source, rather than proprietary, implementations.
Ericsson said that joining the...
The German carrier aims to launch a new 5G trial near Frankfurt in Q2
Deutsche Telekom announced plans to set up new 5G test areas across Germany this year, the telco said in a statement.
The operator said that it aims to launch a 5G test...
The Korean carrier expects to fully launch 5G commercial services next month
South Korea network operator KT has announced a new 5G offering, ahead of the full launch of the technology next month.
KT says it is supporting the world's first robot cafe using its 5G...
As more countries scrutinize Huawei, the government is currently assessing potential security threats for local telecom network infrastructure
A government review into telecoms security which will recommend whether Huawei should be banned from U.K. telecom networks is expected to be completed in March, Sky News...
This week the Intel Board of Directors announced that Bob Swam, the former chief financial officer and interim CEO since mid-2018, has taken on the top job permanently. Vice President of Finance and Director of Corporate Planning Todd Underwood will take on the CFO...
