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Boingo Wireless adds 10 DAS deployments in Q2 2019

Wireless infrastructure provider Boingo Wireless has deployed a total of 10 new distributed antenna systems during the second quarter of the year, the company said in a statement. The company said that the deployments were carried out in partnership with Tier 1 carriers at high-traffic...

DAS provider CTS to use Sitetracker platform to scale up growth

  Sitetracker announced a collaboration with?Communication Technology Services (CTS), a provider of wireless and public safety distributed antenna system solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, CTS will use the?Sitetracker Platform?to enable their next phase of growth as they deploy and maintain DASprojects across multiple regions. ?As...

Huawei urges Washington to remove the firm from the trade blacklist

  Chinese vendor Huawei has not yet seen any benefit from President Donald’s Trump recent decision to allow U.S. firms to sell components to the company and urged the U.S. government to remove the company from a security blacklist, Chinese press reported Huawei’s chairman Liang...

Chinese cities Guangzhou, Shanghai acclerate 5G deployments

  The authorities of Chinese city Guangzhou announced plans to reach full coverage with 5G technology by 2021 with the deployment of 65,000 5G base stations, according to a report by Chinese newspaper China Daily. Guangzhou’s Bureau of Industry and Information Technology said it aims to...

China Unicom selects Nokia to support 5G deployment in Beijing

Nokia announced that China Unicom has selected the Nokia optical fronthaul solution to power its 4G and 5G networks in China’s capital Beijing, supporting the operator’s commitment to deliver 5G during 2019. Part of the Nokia end-to-end 5G portfolio, the solution will accelerate the deployment of...

US government confirms it will issue licenses to sell parts to Huawei

  U.S Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross confirmed that the U.S. government will issue licenses to local companies seeking to sell components to Chinese vendor Huawei where there is no threat to national security, Reuters reported. Speaking at a conference in Washington D.C, Ross affirmed that the...

ZTE opens new cybersecurity lab in Belgium

  Chinese vendor ZTE has opened a cybersecurity lab in Brussels, Belgium as part of the company’s efforts to provide transparency and cooperation with customers and other stakeholders. ZTE said that the new cybersecurity facility will provide access to the external security verification of ZTE’s products,...

JMA Wireless announces antenna enhancements in major product lines

  Communications infrastructure provider JMA Wireless said it has made multiple advancements to its portfolio of antenna products. The company said that the upgraded offerings include new models supporting both licensed and unlicensed spectrum. ?As mobile networks evolve, supporting antenna solutions must evolve in parallel, supporting both...

Huawei is already working with UK carriers to deploy 5G: Report

  Chinese vendor Huawei is currently involved in the deployment of 5G networks in the U.K., according to a report by U.K. paper The Observer. According to the report, major U.K. carriers have built their 5G networks with the help from Huawei. The Chinese company is...

TIM launches 5G in Naples, targets 120 cities with 5G by 2021

  Telecom Italia (TIM) expects to provide 5G technology in at least 120 cities and 200 tourist destinations across Italy by 2021, the operator said in a release. By that year, TIM also plans to provide 5G coverage for 245 industrial districts and 200 specific projects...

KDDI, SoftBank to jointly deploy 5G infrastructure in rural Japan

  Japanese operators KDDI and SoftBank have reached an agreement for the shared use of their base station assets to jointly promote the rapid deployment of 5G networks in Japan's rural areas, the carriers said in a statement. Since 5G networks in Japan use the 28...

U.S. government urges India not to use Huawei’s 5G gear: report

  The United States Department of Commerce has recommended to the government of India that it not purchase equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei over security concerns, Indian newspaper The Economic Times reported. According to the report, the U.S government agency had written a letter to Indian...

Deutsche Telekom kicks off rollout of 5G network in Germany

  German telco Deutsche Telekom (DT) has kicked off the rollout of its 5G network in six cities across the country, the company said in a release. The initial rollouts are taking place in Berlin and Bonn, which will be followed by Darmstadt, Hamburg, Leipzig, and...

China to invest over $150 billion in 5G networks by 2025: Report

  China is expected to invest over $150 billion in its 5G networks through 2025, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported, citing a note from Goldman Sachs. According to the brief note, nearly three-quarters of this amount will be invested in 5G wireless systems. "That's more than...

Trump makes U-turn and says US firms will be able to sell parts to Huawei

  U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that U.S. companies can sell their equipment to Chinese vendor Huawei as long as the transactions won’t present a “great, national emergency problem.” Trump made these comments during a press conference at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, after...

What’s left before CBRS can launch?

WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Citizens Broadband Radio Service launch keeps inching closer and closer, although no one knows exactly when it will happen.  At the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance event this week in D.C., Federated Wireless representatives spoke hopefully of possible going commercial "in just a few...

ZTE aims to double the size of European business in one year, executive says

SHANGHAI--Chinese vendor ZTE expects to double the size of its business operation in the European market in one year, the company’s president of global sales, Xiao Ming, told reporters. The executive said that growth prospects include both the network and device business segments. In Europe,...

Huawei ships over 150,000 5G base stations globally: Deputy chairman

  SHANGHAI, CHINA - Chinese vendor Huawei has already signed a total of 50 contracts in the 5G field and has shipped over 150,000 base stations globally, the company’s deputy chairman Ken Hu said in a keynote presentation at Mobile World Congress 2019 Shanghai. The executive...

Solid?s DAS enables 2 billion wireless connections a year in New York City

  U.S wireless connectivity provider Solid said it is currently enabling 2 billion wireless connections in New York City annually through the firm?s distributed antenna solutions (DASs) eployed across key infrastructure. The company highlighted that the urban landscape of New York City is one of the...

ZTE reaches 25 5G contracts, ships over 50,000 base stations: Executive

  SHANGHAI, CHINA -  Chinese vendor ZTE has already signed commercial 5G contracts with 25 operators globally, the company’s senior vice president and president of the wireless product division, Zhang Wanchun, told reporters. The telecom equipment manufacturer has also already shipped over 50,000 5G base stations...

China Mobile to launch 5G in 50 cities across China by end-2019

  SHANGHAI, CHINA- China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator, has plans to deploy 5G commercial cities in over 50 cities across China by the end of this year, the company announced on the sidelines of Mobile World Congress 2019 Shanghai. The carrier said that it...

TIM launches 5G services in parts of Rome, Turin

  Telecom Italia (TIM) has activated its commercial 5G network in parts of Turin and Rome, the telco said on its website. With this launch, TIM has become the second telco to launch commercial 5G services, after rival Vodafone launched 5G offerings earlier this month. "The 5G...

Wind Tre to complete 5G trial with ZTE before end-2019, targets NB-IoT

  Italian carrier Wind Tre expects to fully complete a 5G trial with Chinese vendor ZTE before the end of this year, the operator’s CTO Benoit Hanssen told RCR Wireless News. “Since 5G deployment picked up speed in 2017, the Italian government has piloted 5G in...

South Korea to reach nationwide 5G coverage in 2-3 years: Samsung

  VALENCIA, SPAIN -- South Korea is expected to reach countrywide coverage with 5G technology in two or three years, Dan Warren, head of 5G Research at Samsung Research U.K., said during a keynote presentation at the 7th Global 5G Event, which took place in...