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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...

Viavi provides 5G test solutions to China Mobile

  Viavi Solutions announced that the company has provided 5G wireless and optical test solutions to China Mobile, the world's largest mobile operator. As a preferred vendor, the company said it has been working with the operator since early 2018 to test the performance and capability...

ZTE deploys ‘tens of thousands’ of 5G base stations in China

  VALENCIA- Chinese vendor ZTE has already deployed tens of thousands of 5G base stations for Chinese carriers China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom, Wang Jiayi, director of 5G RAN Solutions at ZTE, told RCR Wireless News. "With China Mobile, we are deploying 5G infrastructure...

Chinese government issues commercial 5G licenses

  China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has officially issued licenses for the launch of commercial 5G networks in the country. The 5G permits were granted to state-run carriers China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom and state-owned broadcaster China Broadcasting Network. At the end of...

Recent 5G trial activity in China focuses on industrial enablement

China is poised to invest more than $100 billion in 5G by 2025 According to financial projections from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, the country's three mobile network operators--China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom, stand to generate $283 billion in revenues...

How China is taking a national approach to 5G deployment

Huawei claims 40 5G contracts, 70,000 base stations shipped In the U.S., where federal lawmakers like to characterize 5G as a race America has to win, President Trump's administration has broached the idea of a nationalized 5G strategy; that plan has drawn rebuke from legislators,...

China Mobile, Huawei, CCTV carry out 4K live test on 5G network

CCTV, China Mobile, and Huawei said they have successfully completed what they claim is the industry's first 4K live streaming test on a 5G dual-band convergent network in Beijing, China. Compared with the previous fixed-point 4K live streaming tests, this test has expanded the application scope...

Test and Measurement: Field trials start for 5G broadcasting in Germany

Cellular standards-based next-generation broadcasting is being tested in the Bavarian region of Germany by a coalition of partners that includes Rohde & Schwarz, Kathrein and Telefónica Germany, as well as the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation and the Broadcast Technology Institute IRT. The testing of Further evolved...

FCC votes 5-0 to block China Mobile interconnect application

China Telecom and China Unicom interconnect should be reviewed, according to FCC The U.S. Federal Communications Commission this week voted unanimously to deny an application from China Mobile USA, a Delaware-based subsidiary of the Chinese mobile provider, that would've allowed the carrier to interconnect...

China Unicom to launch 5G trials in seven major cities

Chinese mobile operator China Unicom announced plans to launch a 5G trial network in seven major cities across the country, local press reported. The carrier said that the trials will be carried in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Hangzhou and urban Xiong’an New Area. The carrier’s chairman, Wang Xiaochu, confirmed at...

FCC chairman opposes China Mobile plan to enter the US market

U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said that he opposes a bid from Chinese carrier China Mobile to provide telecommunications services in the U.S. on national security grounds. The FCC will vote on the company’s application next month. “Safeguarding our communications networks is critical to our...

ZTE, China Mobile launch broadband solution for marine users

Chinese vendor ZTE has partnered with a regional branch of China Mobile to launch a marine broadband satellite solution. ZTE said that this new broadband satellite solution, dubbed "Heweitong," can solve the common problems of marine communication, such as poor coverage, slow data rate, and...

#TBT: Presto change-o Moto; Sprint preps for 3G; what would people do with mobile data? … this week in 2001

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! 'Unmatched' speeds of...

China to invest $134-223 billion in 5G networks during 2020-2025: Report

  China’s three mobile carriers are currently carrying out 5G field trials in urban areas across the Asian country China is expected to invest CNY900 billion-CNY1.5 trillion billion ($134 billion - $223 billion) in the deployment of  5G networks during the 2020-2025 period,  Digitimes reported, citing...

China Mobile launches 5G digital indoor system in Shanghai’s train station

  The carrier, working with Huawei, aims to achieve full indoor coverage in the station by end-2019   China Mobile has launched a 5G digital indoor system (DIS) in Shanghai’s Hongqiao Railway Station, with the aim of achieving deep indoor 5G coverage within the whole station by...

China issues spectrum for nationwide 5G trials

  The Chinese government said that the new licenses will be valid until 2020 China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has issued nationwide 5G trial licenses to the country's three mobile operators. China Unicom said it has been approved to use the 3.5 GHz to...

Nokia, China Mobile launch hybrid indoor radio solution for 5G

  Nokia said the new solution is aimed at lowering carriers' deployment costs Nokia and China Mobile Research Institute have launched what they claim is the industry's first hybrid indoor radio solution with location services, to meet 5G connectivity demands inside large buildings such as business...

Chinese operators spending more than $2 billion with Nokia for 5G

Nokia frame deals cover RAN, transport, NFV, SDN and services Nokia came out of the China International Import Expo in Shanghai this week with more than $2 billion worth of deals in place with the country's three mobile operators--China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom....

China completes third phase of national 5G trial program

  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...

Intel inks deal with Baidu to launch 5G, AI lab in China

Intel also announced new developments with key Chinese partners Intel and Chinese company Baidu announced plans to develop a joint artificial intelligence and 5G innovation lab, the US firm said. The main aim of the initiative is to promote the research and development of mobile edge...

Huawei and China Mobile build “world’s biggest” IoT management platform

Huawei and China Mobile have announced a new cloud-based platform for mobile operators to enable and manage ‘internet-of-things’ (IoT) connections, promising easy scalability, rapid development, and higher returns for IoT products. The ‘connectivity enablement platform’ (CEP) is being pushed to the wider operator market after...

Report: Officials exploring merger of China Telecom and China Unicom

Combined carrier would be second largest behind China Mobile An eye on 5G leadership, Chinese authorities are considering a potential merger of China Telecom and China Unicom, two of the nation's three mobile operators, according to a report from Bloomberg. Citing "people familiar with the matter,"...

Nokia, China Mobile complete 5G single-user downlink test

  The two companies used a device provided by Prisma Telecom Testing for the 5G test Nokia and China Mobile announced they have successfully completed a 5G single-user downlink test using a third-party device. The two companies said they achieved a peak data rate of 1.4 GB/s...