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 three 2019 priorities he expects to drive growth and earnings throughout 2019: the transition to...
The carrier said the 5G offering will be supported by 1,200 sites by March 2020
Australian telecom operator Optus has launched its 5G home broadband offering in certain areas of Canberra and Sydney.
In partnership with Nokia, who is supplying the 5G Radio Access Network and...
Companies including Audi, Daimler, BASF and Siemens have already expressed interest in obtaining spectrum for 5G applications
Germany’s main industry associations is urging communications regulator Bundesnetzagentur to award local spectrum in the 3.7 GHz-3.8 GHz range as quickly as possible.
Industry associations representing automotive, chemical, mechanical...
FirstNet build is essential to future 5G plans
AT&T is currently using its millimeter wave spectrum to offer up a standards-based 5G service in parts of 12 markets. And, over time, company CEO Randall Stephenson sees 5G as a viable replacement to fixed broadband service.
Speaking...
While the situation most certainly reached a fever pitch this week, the tenuous nature of the relationship between Huawei and the U.S. goes back more than a decade. Here's a brief (and incomplete) look at some of the milestones that have led us to...
Deutsche Telekom also said it will start to review its network equipment procurement plans
The deployment of 5G across Europe would be affected if governments ban Chinese vendor over security concerns, Bloomberg reported, citing an internal assessment by German carrier Deutsche Telekom.
According to the briefing, the...
Still no details on mobile 5G launch
Verizon on Tuesday reported its fourth quarter earnings, including a 1.9% year-over-year growth in service revenue, 1.2 million postpaid subscriber adds and year-over-year revenue growth of 2.1% to $24.3 billion. On the wireline side, Verizon's Fios service picked...
The 5G auction is expected to take place in the second half of March
German communications regulator Bundesnetzagentur confirmed it had received applications from four companies to take part in its 5G auction, a process scheduled for late March.
Although regulator did not reveal the identity...
Vodafone’s CEO Nick Read said that the debate about Huawei was taking place at a "simplistic level"
U.K. telecom group Vodafone will continue to use gear from Chinese vendor Huawei in 5G Radio Access Network but will pause the implementation of the vendor’s equipment for...
The Asian carrier said it has already deployed a total of 5,500 5G base stations
South Korean telecom operator LG Uplus confirmed that it aims to complete the deployment of 5G infrastructure in major cities across the country by the end of the year, local...
The European Commission said Spain, France, Germany and Italy account for 40% of these 5G trials
Europe ended 2018 with a total of 139 5G trials in 23 countries, according to the latest report by the European Commission’s 5G Observatory.
According to the report, preparations are...
The two UK carriers said they also aim to upgrade their transmission networks with higher capacity optical fiber cables
UK carriers Vodafone and Telefonica UK (O2) have signed a letter of intent aimed at strengthening their existing network sharing partnership.
Vodafone and O2 said they plan...
Ericsson's CEO also said that rollout of 5G in European markets could experience a slow down due to regulatory issues
Political troubles being faced by Chinese vendor Huawei could affect the investment climate by telecom operators globally seeking to deploy 5G technology, Ericsson’s CEO Borje...
Ulf Ewaldsson named T-Mobile US SVP of Technology and Transformation
Last year Ericsson consolidated its business units and Ulf Ewaldsson left his role as heading Business Area Digital Services to serve as an advisor to the network infrastructure vendor's CEO. Now Ewaldsson has followed former...
The new facility will allow the companies to test and co-develop 5G solutions for industries
Ericsson, Singtel and Singapore Polytechnic (SP) have opened what they claim is the country’s first live 5G facility.
The facility, named 5G Garage, runs on 3.5 GHz trial spectrum granted by...
The executive said that Huawei would probably face difficult times as a number of countries are planning to ban the vendor in 5G contracts
Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Chinese vendor Huawei, warned employees about potential job cuts as additional countries are looking to ban...
The Korean telco will initially deploy 2,000 5G sensors developed by Samsung Electronics
South Korea’s largest carrier, SK Telecom, was awarded a contract to deploy 5G infrastructure to support a smart traffic system in Seoul, local press reported.
Seoul’s cooperative-intelligent transport system (C-ITS) project has a...
In this phase of the trial, Huawei tested 5G technology via 2.6 GHz spectrum
Chinese vendor Huawei confirmed it has completed 5G New Radio testing using 2.6 GHz spectrum in the 5G trial organized by the IMT-2020 (5G) promotion group.
To date, Huawei has officially completed...
The Canadian government is currently carrying out a security review of 5G technology
China’s ambassador to Canada, Lu Shaye, said that Canada would face consequences if it prevents Canadian telecom firms from using equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei for the deployment of 5G networks, according...
In October last year, the German authorities had said that there was no legal basis to exclude any vendor from 5G deployments, following warnings from the U.S authorities
The German government is currently considering the implementation of stricter security requirements in a move to exclude...
The carrier launched a bus service in which customers can experience virtual reality and augmented reality via 5G
Korean carrier KT is showcasing the capabilities of 5G technology through a special bus service in central Seoul, Korean press reported.
The bus allows passengers to experience next-generation...
T-Mobile US CEO John Legere was in DC this week; it's not clear where he's staying
Lobbying groups aligned with Saudi Arabia and Cyprus, the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines, Vietnamese resort developers and executives from T-Mobile US have all been guests at...
Ericsson executive team member will "pursue opportunities outside the company"
A little more than a year following a restructuring of Ericsson leadership, Senior Vice President Helena Norman is leaving the Swedish network infrastructure vendor to "pursue opportunities outside the company," per a statement.
Norman serves as...
The carrier aims to launch 5G fixed wireless in the country in the first half of 2019
Australian carrier Optus said it has successfully completed a 5G data call using 3.5 GHz spectrum and 60 megahertz of channel bandwidth.
The call was made from an Optus...
