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Arcep said it will offer temporary frequency permits for local telcos to carry out 5G trials in nine cities French telecoms regulator Arcep said it will issue temporary frequency authorizations …

The telco is currently trialling 5G technology in Milan with Chinese vendor Huawei Italian telecommunications firm Vodafone has partnered with the PoliHub incubator of Milan’s Politecnico University to launch “Action …

Telecom regulator TRA announced the creation of three working groups to facilitate 5G developments in the Arab country The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced the initial …

The telco has activated a 5G antenna with millimeter wave support in Turin Italian telecommunications firm TIM, owned by Telecom Italia, announced it has activated what it claims to be …

The telco will trial 5G technology in Milan using spectrum in the 3.6-3.8 GHz band Vodafone Italia, a subsidiary of U.K.-based telecoms group Vodafone, has officially launched its project to …

The GSMA estimates 5G will account for 31% of total mobile connections in Europe by 2025 European telecommunications ministers agreed on a joint roadmap for the development of 5G networks. The …

The new 5G facility will be opened in partnership with local tech park Corda Campus Ericsson and Corda Campus announced plant to launch a 5G campus in Hasselt, Belgium.  The 5G …

MegaFon and Rostelcom will create a working group to propose options for the 5G rollout Russian telecom operator MegaFon has signed a cooperation agreement with compatriot telco Rostelecom to jointly …

In collaboration with the University of Bristol, the two companies will kick off a 5G PoC A live proof of concept (PoC) based on the 5G standard is designed to …

Fiber partnership between Vodafone and CityFibre targets 5 million homes and business by 2025 You can’t have wireless without wires–a telecom paradigm illustrated by Vodafone’s partnership with CityFibre to significantly …

The City of London Corporation said U.K. firm CTIL has already kicked off the deployment of small cells The City of London Corporation announced plans to carry out tests of …

The new IoT offering includes a connected car dongle, a 4G security camera, a pet location and activity tracker and a bag location tracker Vodafone has launched a new system …

The utility firm is working with Landis+Gyr to implement a nationwide deployment of smart meters Global provider of energy management solutions Landis+Gyr said it is working with British Gas to …

The new IoT solution uses Globalstar’s satellite services and chipsets Globalstar Europe Satellite Services has implemented its technology for the development of the SaveMyReindeer solution. Developed by animal tracking specialist …

Bosch is working with government and private stakeholders The Move UK consortium, led by German industrial giant Bosch, said it has completed the first phase in its three-year research program, …

Smart lighting lays the groundwork for a smart city The City of Oslo needed a street lighting solution to satisfy European directives to reduce energy use and carbon dioxide emissions. …

Push for capacity includes focus on LTE-M and NB-IoT in addition to 5G  Ericsson and Dutch telco VodafoneZiggo announced they are working together to increase the capacity of the latter’s …

The 5G trial used MU-MIMO, focused on mission critical communications use case Although the 3GPP has yet to standardize the standalone 5G New Radio specification, global operators and vendors continue …

The Nordic operator is working with Wireless Trondheim to open the IoT lab in early 2018 Norwegian telecom operator Telenor and Wireless Trondheim have announced a joint initiative to open …

The Italian government has authorized operators to carry out 5G trials in five cities Italian telecommunications operator Fastweb has signed an agreement with the Rome city council to begin trials …

LoRa is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) specification intended for wireless battery operated objects in a regional, national or global network. LoRaWAN targets key requirements of internet of …

 At least five additional German cities have already signed smart parking deals with the telco Deutsche Telekom is working with the city government of Bonn, in Germany, to implement a …

Vodafone confirmed it will carry out proof-of-concept trials of smart lighting and smart parking through NB-IoT The Irish subsidiary of U.K. telecommunications operator Vodafone has launched a nationwide NB-IoT network, …