O2 said the two trials will pave the way for the future launch of 5G
U.K. carrier O2, owned by Spanish telecom group Telefonica, said it is currently working with Nokia on two massive MIMO trials in London aimed at enhancing connectivity for the telco’s...
KDDI’s president confirmed initial 5G-based services will be high-definition images and drone security
Japanese telco KDDI expects to start offering 5G services as part of a limited pre-commercial launch next year, company President Makoto Takahashi said during a conference call with investors and analysts.
“In limited...
The live demo, which took place in Istanbul, is the result of a MoU signed by the two companies in February of this year
Turkish carrier Turkcell and South Korean company Samsung have carried out a live trial of 5G technology in Istanbul.
The two companies...
Industry sources said that the Chinese vendor will probably work with local carrier Airtel in 5G trials
Chinese vendor Huawei said it expects to start a 5G trial in India early next year, according to Indian press reports.
The company did not identify its local partner....
Vodafone Germany also announced that Deutsche Bahn and automobile firms e.GO, Audi and Continental have become its first 5G partners
Vodafone Germany has announced the activation of its first 5G mast in the country, German press reported.
The 5G mast is located in the city of...
Nokia used its AirScale Massive MIMO 5G base station for the trial
Finnish vendor Nokia and test company Viavi Solutions have reached single-user downlink speeds of 1.6 Gbps in the last phase of China's national 5G testing program.
The companies said that the achieved downlink speed...
Altice said the 5G demo used equipment from Cisco and Huawei
Altice France (SFR Group) has achieved downlink speeds of 2.3 Gbps in a live demonstration of 5G technology at the operator’s new headquarters in Paris.
The 5G trial network enabled SFR to stream 4K content...
Huawei said it had already sent a technical proposal for 5G trials to local authorities
Chinese vendor Huawei said it has received an invitation from the Indian government to take part in the country’s 5G trials, Indian press reported.
"We have received official invitation from...
The mobile operator aims to launch a commercial 5G network during 2019
U.K. mobile operator EE, owned by BT Group, has activated what it claims to be the country’s first 5G trial network in London’s Canary Wharf, local press reported.
EE said it is using equipment...
Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE as well as the country’s three state-owned carriers took part in the trials
China’s IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group said it has completed a third phase of non-standalone trials, Chinese press reported.
The tests were based on 3GPP’s Release 15 standards unveiled...
Rakuten used the Nokia AirScale base station and the Intel 5G Mobile Trial Platform for the technology trial
Japanese company Rakuten Mobile Network has conducted a 5G trial in collaboration with Nokia and Intel as it prepares to shift from a mobile virtual network operator, to...
Intel provided its 5G mobile trial platform for the completion of the call
Huawei and Intel said they have jointly completed the first 5G standalone call test based on the latest 3GPP Release-15 specifications from June 2018, thus completing the entire process of the 3GPP...
Smart Communications confirmed the Swedish vendor will provide equipment for the carrier’s 5G pilot network
Philippine mobile operator Smart Communications announced it signed an agreement with Ericsson to deploy the country’s first 5G pilot network during the first half of 2019.
The 5G trial system will...
The two partners will use the 5G pilot network to conduct drone trials later this year
Singaporean carrier Singtel and Ericsson announced plans to launch what it claims to be Singapore’s first 5G pilot network in the last quarter of the year. The two companies...
The 5G interoperability test, carried out at China Mobile Research Institute, will be a key step towards the commercialization of 5G systems, the partners said
U.S. chipmaker Intel, together with China Mobile and Huawei announced the completion of 5G interoperability and development testing (IODT) in...
Nokia said its end-to-end 5G new radio data call used the 3.5 GHz frequency band
Nokia has successfully completed an end-to-end 5G New Radio data call as part of a 5G research and development trial being carried out by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and...
The U.K. carrier said five businesses and five homes will be connected to 5G technology during the trial
The United Kingdom's largest mobile carrier, EE, plans to launch what it claims to be the U.K.’s first live 5G trial network in East London in October.
Under...
The two Japanese firms said they achieved 5.5 Gbps wireless communication in eight mobile stations in Kawasaki City
Japanese telco NTT DoCoMo and compatriot firm NEC have jointly achieved 5.5 Gbps throughput in eight mobile stations using beamforming with inter-base station coordination between two base...
5G trial used 28GHz millimeter wave and 3.5GHz spectrum, Shaw said
Canadian carrier Shaw Communications has completed its first 5G technical trials in Calgary, in partnership with Finnish vendor Nokia.
Other technical partners in this 5G trial were Rohde & Schwarz and CableLabs. The 5G trial...
Japanese operator carried out the 5G trial with equipment provided by NEC
Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo announced that it has achieved a 28 GHz wireless data transmission between a 5G base station and a 5G mobile station in field trials using a car moving at...
The South African telco said the 5G trial, which took place in Pretoria, used Huawei’s 5G CPE
South African telecommunications group MTN and Chinese vendor Huawei have announced what they claim to be the first live outdoor 5G trial in the African continent with an...
Both companies will continue 5G trial activities in Japan
Chinese vendor Huawei and Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo have carried out a large-scale 5G trial in the 4.5 GHz band in Yokohama, Japan.
During the trial, 11.29 Gbps total user throughput and less than 0.5 millisecond...
5G trial to take place in Tokyo using the 28 GHz band
Ericsson reached an agreement with Japanese telecommunications operator NTT DoCoMo and U.S. chipmaker Intel to build a "5G" trial network in various areas of Tokyo beginning in 2017.
Ericsson said the main goal of...
