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TIM, Nokia complete full 5G coverage in San Marino

  TIM also signed an agreement with LG to foster 5G development Italian carrier Telecom Italia (TIM), together with Nokia, says it has completed full coverage of the republic of San Marino with 5G technology. The coverage has now been increased to 99% of the territory via...

TIM opens 5G hub in Rome, carries out 5G NR video call

  The Italian telco carried out the 5G call in collaboration with Qualcomm and Ericsson Italian telco TIM said it has completed what it claims to be the first European 5G New Radio video call in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies and Ericsson. TIM has also opened...

Telecom Italia, Vodafone explore deal to share deployment of 5G network, report says

The two carriers intend to reach a final 5G agreement in Q1 2019 Italian carriers Vodafone and Telecom Italia (TIM) are currently in talks to jointly build a 5G network in Italy, according to a report by Bloomberg. The main goal of the construction of a...

Samsung to support TIM’s 5G commercial launch in 2019

The Italian carrier had recently secured spectrum in the700 MHz, 3.7 GHz and 26 GHz and bands Italian carrier TIM and Samsung Electronics have signed a strategic collaboration agreement for the joint launch of TIM's 5G services in Italy. The two companies said they intend to...

The 3.5 GHz band is seen globally as key 5G spectrum

In the U.S., 3.5 GHz is shared access LTE band In the U.S. later this month regulators will consider a key set of rules associated with priority access license to spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band, known here as the the Citizens Broadband Radio Service....

Italian government raises $7.5 billion in 5G auction

  Local carriers TIM and Vodafone Italia secured spectrum in the 3.7 GHz, 26 GHz and 700 MHz bands Italy's Ministry of Economic Development announced the completion of the national 5G spectrum tender, in which the government raised a total of EUR 6.55 billion ($7.56 billion),...

TIM, Fastweb, Huawei activate commercial 5G station in Italy

  The three partners have showcased several use cases as part of a 5G initiative Italian operator TIM and Fastweb, in partnership with Chinese vendor Huawei, have activated what they claim is the first commercial 5G base station in the city of Bari, the second city...

TIM inks agreement to develop 5G smart factory in San Marino

  Earlier this month, the Italian telco and Nokia activated the first 5G site in San Marino Italian telecom group TIM and Robopac have signed an agreement to develop the first 5G smart factory in San Marino, a 24-square-mile micro-state surrounded by Italy. Robopac is a specialist...

TIM turns on first standard-based 5G site in San Marino

Nokia, TIM expect nationwide 5G in San Marino by year-end Building on groundwork that began being put into place last year, San Marino, a 24-square-mile micro-state surrounded by Italy, is claiming to be the first "5G state" in Europe. Working with operator TIM and infrastructure...

DAS case study: Torre Diamante building

  In this case study, Cobham Wireless explains how it provided in-building connectivity for Torre Diamante, which is Italy?s tallest steel building is located in Milan?s new business district, Porta Nuova   U.K.-based infrastructure company Cobham Wireless said it has installed its intelligent digital Distributed Antenna System...

Italian government approves 5G tender conditions

The government aims to raise up to $2.9 billion with the sale of 5G frequencies Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development (MISE) approved the tender conditions for the auctioning of 5G spectrum, which had been previously set by telecom regulator Agcom in May, the government said...

Italian broadcasters threaten Italy’s plans to award 5G spectrum

MNOs may boycott 5G auction over cost concerns Italian broadcaster Mediaset and media group Cairo Communication have filed an appeal with a regional court against rules set by Italy’s communications regulator Agcom for an auction of 5G frequencies, Reuters reports, citing sources with knowledge of...

Italy’s consortium unveils first 5G-based field applications

  TIM, Huawei and Fastweb showcased a virtual reality solution for tourists and an augmented reality tool for ship engines maintenance Italian telecom operators TIM and Fastweb, together with Chinese vendor Huawei, have announced the first field applications based on a 5G mobile network. In March this...

Italy confirms plans to award 5G spectrum in September

Regulator Agcom said the 5G spectrum auction will allow the government to raise $2.9 billion Italian telecom regulator Agcom announced plans to hold a 5G spectrum auction to award frequencies suitable for next-generation services in September. The watchdog said the sale of 5G spectrum will...

TIM, Huawei activate first 5G antenna in Italy

The project aims to cover 75% of the cities of Bari and Matera with 5G by the end of 2018 Italian mobile operator TIM, together with Italian broadband provider Fastweb and vendor Huawei, have announced the activation of the first 5G antenna in the city...

TIM inks 5G, IoT deals with Qualcomm, Huawei

The Italian telco is also showcasing smart factory capabilities through a previous collaboration with Ericsson BARCELONA- Italian mobile operator TIM and Qualcomm Technologies have signed an innovation and business cooperation agreement in several initiatives such as 5G and digital transformation in Italy and Brazil. With the...

Huawei reaches 3 Gbps in a recent 5G trial in Italy

The 5G trial is being carried out in partnership with Italian operators TIM and Fastweb Chinese vendor Huawei announced the completion of the first 5G trial in the city of Turin, in Italy, in partnership with local operators TIM and Fastweb. Huawei said a net throughput...

Juniper, TIM to develop cloud-oriented network under MoU

Juniper Networks and TIM sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Italian mobile operator TIM and Juniper Networks are working together under a MoU on the research and development of cloud-oriented network infrastructure. As part of the collaboration, the companies will experiment and test new network techniques to...

Ericsson, TIM add industrial partners to 5G initiative in Italy

New partners in the 5G for Italy program include Cisco, SAP and Arthur D. Little Italian mobile operator TIM, owned by telecommunications group Telecom Italia, and Swedish vendor Ericsson have announced that 12 institutional and industrial partners have signed up for their joint "5G for...

Vodafone seeks to attract startups to develop 5G projects in Italy

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 for 5G," the first startup devoted to development of projects based on the 5G standard...

TIM moves towards 5G deployment in Italy

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 first 5G antenna with millimeter wave support in Italy. The trial, which took place...

Adtran, TIM push digital transformation with NFV, SDN testing

Adtran and TIM sign memorandum of understanding Italy’s leading telco and ICT group TIM announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Adtran to review the company’s NFV and SDN technologies and platforms for network automation in the access network segment. NFV and SDN...

TIM launches NB-IoT network to cover 5,000 towns in Italy

The new network will fully cover TIM’s LTE footprint by January 2018 Italian telecommunications group TIM has announced the commercial launch of a narrowband-internet of things (NB-IoT) network which will cover 5,000 municipalities across the European country. The telco said the new cellular-based internet of things...

Brazil bets on IoT for agribusiness, smart cities, health and industry

SÃO PAULO--The internet of things entered is firmly on the Brazilian government's agenda. With roughly a quarter of its GDP coming from agribusiness, Brazil wants to use the IoT in rural areas to improve its agricultural methods and get better results. The potential is...