Mobile operators in Hong Kong each acquired 50 megahertz of 3.5GHz spectrum in the first of three 5G auctions, raising a total of HKD1.006 billion ($128 million), the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) reported.
"Four bidders, namely China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited (CMHK),...
China’s three mobile operators signed up 9 million advance orders for 5G services during September, according to Beijing News.
The report stated that China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom would probably launch commercial 5G services simultaneously later this month.
China Mobile has attracted approximately 5.32...
BT has commercial launched its 5G mobile service for consumers and business customers in more than 20 cities and large towns across the U.K.
The services, dubbed BT Plus and BT Business, were already available in cities including London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast, Coventry,...
The European Commission (EC) has published a report on the European Union coordinated risk assessment on cybersecurity in 5G networks, in which it outlines a number of risks associated with the deployment of 5G ntwork infrastructure.
This report is part of the implementation of the...
4G and 5G infrastructure company JMA announced plans to transform a section of downtown Syracuse, New York, into an advanced 5G manufacturing and edge development center, the company said in a release.
JMA said that the planned 5G campus will be the manufacturing site for what it claims to...
Waterloo, Charing Cross, Liverpool Street stations getting 5G
U.K. telecom operator EE has switched on 5G in some of the kingdom's busiest transport hubs and city center destinations, the telco said in a release.
EE, owned by local telecom group BT, said that people traveling through...
US Cellular has announced plans to start offering 5G technology for its customers in Iowa and Wisconsin in the first quarter of 2020.
The company said in a release that this initial 5G deployment, which will rely on its 600 MHz spectrum, represents the first...
AFL, which manufactures fiber optic cable, connectivity and accessories and provides network services, has acquired?Optical & Telecommunication Solutions, a wireless solutions provider focused on in-building and outdoor?Distributed Antenna Systems.
Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
AFL said that the acquisition supports the firm?s strategy to...
The first half of this article detailed the decline and demise of Moore’s Law and the adjustments to assumptions and technology that had to be made as a result. Cloud providers were the first to notice this decline and began experimenting with alternative methods...
Spanish telecom operator Masmovil inked a 5G agreement with rival operator Orange Spain which will boost the company’s EBITDA for the next three years, the telco said in a release.
Under the terms of the agreement, which covers mobile, fiber and broadband technologies, Masmovil will...
European wireless infrastructure provider Cellnex has announced that it has installed and tested its multi-operator Distributed Antennas System (DAS) at Rome?s PalaLottomatica sports arena.
The PalaLottomatica, designed in 1960 for the Olympics Games, is the largest events venue in the Italian capital.
The layout and design...
Japanese carrier KDDI has selected Ericsson and Samsung for the deployment of a next generation 5G network in Japan.
Earlier this week, KDDI said it will also work with Nokia for the deployment of its 5G network infrastructure.
Ericsson said in a statement that it has...
Chinese vendor Huawei has already begun research on future "6G" technology, according to its chief executive Ren Zhengfei, CNBC reports.
Huawei’s founder told a CNBC-hosted panel on Thursday that the company began to carry out research activities on 6G “a long time ago,” and has parallel...
Japanese operator KDDI has selected Nokia as a primary partner to upgrade its 4G network to 5G, the Finnish vendor said in a release.
Under the terms of the agreement, Nokia will deploy its Airscale radio access solution, which supports both 4G and 5G operations....
Huawei Technologies is already manufacturing 5G base stations without components provided by U.S. suppliers, international press reported the vendor’s founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei as saying.
From October, Huawei expects to produce 5,000 5G base stations per month, and next year it plans to manufacture...
FCC funding will provide mid- and long-term support to deploy fast, resilient and reliable networks
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved $950 million in funding to improve, expand and harden communications networks in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands after communications infrastructure on the...
A U.S. House panel has unveiled bipartisan legislation that would authorize $1 billion for small and rural wireless providers to remove network equipment acquired from vendors including Huawei Technologies and ZTE, which lawmakers believe could pose national security risks.
In a statement, leaders of the...
South Korean mobile operator KT says it surpassed 1 million 5G subscribers as of September 21, according to Korean press reports.
The mobile network operator launched commercial 5G services in the country in early April. KT is the second largest carrier in the Asian country,...
Chinese vendor Huawei has denied press reports suggesting that it may partner with China Mobile in a bid to acquire Brazilian telecom operator Oi.
"Huawei has no plans or interest to acquire Oi or any other Brazilian carrier. With more than 20 years in Brazil,...
Nearly 30% of Americans said they had lost a deal and/or a client, or missed a key business decision or sale because of poor cellular connectivity, according to a survey carried out by cellular signal booster company Wilson Electronics.
More than half (51.7%) of respondents...
The U.S. semiconductor industry urged President Donald Trump to ease the ban on sales to Chinese vendor Huawei through the approval of export licenses, according to Bloomberg.
“We encourage prompt action to issue approvals for sales that do not implicate national security concerns, particularly where...
Live video production company LiveU is working with a number of mobile network operators around the world to test the use of 5G for live sports and entertainment video streaming. The company announced this week a new hardware unit for global newsgathering and live...
The U.K. government expects to make a decision soon about whether to allow Chinese vendor Huawei's equipment to be used in 5G networks deployed by U.K. carriers, Reuters reported, citing U.K. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace.
“The government will come to its position soon. We will...
Ericsson and Orange Polska have launched a 5G test network in Warsaw, Poland. The 5G trial network includes 9 sites in the Warsaw district of Ochota and Powiśle, and Ericsson said that the test nework offers download speeds close to 900 Mbps.
“Today we are...
