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  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 …

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 …

  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 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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

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 …

  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 …

  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 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 …

  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 …

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 …

  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 …

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 …

  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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

  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 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 …

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 …

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 …

5G handsets, RF front-end business among expected Qualcomm growth drivers During a Q1 2019 earnings call this week, Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf, speaking from the company’s offices in China, identified …