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  Taiwan’s 5G spectrum auction came to an end on January 16, after 261 rounds of bidding with total bids reaching NT$138.08 billion ($4.6 billion), according to information provided by …

  The U.S. government expects to soon publish a new rule that would expand its powers to block sales of foreign-made goods to Chinese vendor Huawei, Reuters reported, citing two …

  Indian carriers Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and BSNL have submitted their applications for 5G field trials with the Department of Telecom (DoT), The Economic Times reported. According to the report, Vodafone …

  U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that critics of Chinese vendor Huawei must come up with alternative providers to supply equipment for 5G networks, as the U.S. government increased …

  Saud Arabia’s Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC) expects to award two mobile virtual network operator licenses for foreign operators interested in investing in the Saudi telecom market, a …

  Finnish vendor Nokia announced plans to cut 180 jobs in its home country as part of ongoing restructuring efforts designed to slash €500 million ($556 million) from operating costs …

  U.K. telecommunications group Vodafone said that its customers can use 5G services in more than 100 places in the U.K. and other European countries. Specifically in the U.K, the …

  U.S. company Pivotal Commware, which focuses on 5G millimeter wave technologies, systems and applications, has begun commercial shipment of its 28 GHz Pivotal Echo 5G subscriber repeater to a …

  Finnish vendor Nokia announced that it has reached a total of 63 commercial 5G contracts worldwide. The company said that some of the customers include AT&T, KDDI, Korea Telecom, …

  Italian operator TIM confirmed the completion of what it claims to be the first connection in Europe able to consistently surpass 2 Gbps speed on a 5G live commercial …

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  Qualcomm Technologies and ZTE have achieved a 5G-enabled Voice over New Radio call, the U.S. chipmaker said in a release. The call was performed in compliance with 3GPP Release …

  The Chinese government has awarded a 5G trial license to state-owned cable TV operator China Broadcasting Network with the aim of accelerating the nationwide deployment of 5G in the country. …

  Cell phone signal booster manufacturer SureCall is making available what it claims to be the world’s first 5G signal booster, the firm said in a release. The Force8 signal …

LTE’s introduction a decade ago and its development as the definitive 4G mobile communications standard which predominates in smartphones is an outstanding accomplishment. Competition has served technology innovators, manufacturers, mobile …

  U.K. telco O2 says it is providing 5G service in 20 cities across the country as of the end of 2019. O2, which is part of Telefonica, initially launched …

  Spanish wireless infrastructure operator Cellnex has reached an agreement with Altice Europe and Belmont Infra Holdings, to acquire the 100% of Portuguese telecommunications towers and sites operator Omtel for …

  French communications regulator Arcep officially opened applications for the sale of 5G spectrum licenses, Arcep said in a statement. Interested operators will have until February 25 to submit their …

  Chinese vendor Huawei expects to reach total revenues of CNY850 billion ($121.6 billion) in 2019, which would represent an increase of approximately 18% year-on-year, Huawei’s rotating Chairman Eric Xu …

Vodafone Hutchison Australia announced a partnership with Nokia for the deployment of its 5G network in the country, the vendor said in a release. Nokia confirmed that the 5G network …

Airport DAS installs are a key revenue driver for Boingo Boingo Wireless, a distributed antenna system (DAS) and Wi-Fi provider, has expanded its network footprint with the launch of a …

The Federal Communications Commission’s ongoing Spectrum Frontiers auction of millimeter wave spectrum has raised more than $5.3 billion in bids, after 24 rounds. More than 14,100 licenses are up for grabs across …

  The Renaissance Midtown Hotel in New York City was looking for a solution to provide the best possible cellular experience for its guests. To achieve this, the hotel selected …

  Japan’s communications ministry confirmed it will start accepting applications for the deployment of local 5G networks next week, Japanese press reported. Spectrum designated for local 5G will be released …

  U.K. telco EE, owned by telecommunications group BT, announced it has switched on its first 5G sites in six new cities across the U.K., the carrier said in a …