Nokia also announced a 5G field trial in Italy in partnership with Vodafone
BARCELONA- Nokia and China Mobile have inked a deal under which the two firms will jointly investigate how the Chinese operator can extend its service offerings for vertical markets using the capabilities...
The 5G call used an end-to-end test network in Spain
U.K.-based telecom group Vodafone and Huawei have announced the completion of what the companies claim to be the world’s first call using the non-standalone (NSA) 3GPP 5G new radio (NR) standard and
sub-6 GHz spectrum.
The two...
T-Mobile is currently showcasing 5G in the city of Innsbruck, in Austria, while Vodafone has tested the technology in Ireland’s capital Dublin
A pair of 5G trials, in Innsbruck and Dublin, are helping operators test out latency, spectrum characteristics and other factors that will inform...
Vodafone is interested in Liberty Global's "overlapping continental European assets"
Vodafone Group on Monday acknowledged reports the company" in early stage discussions with Liberty Global regarding the potential acquisition of certain overlapping continental European assets owned by Liberty Global."
The two companies have been down this road...
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's fifth annual IoT Barometer survey shows an acceleration of large internet of things deployments and more IoT investment -- and return on that investment.
"Nearly all of the companies that have adopted IoT have already seen a return on their investment," said Erik...
The telco is implementing AI in collaboration with Ericsson and Huawei
Vodafone Spain, part of U.K. telecommunications group Vodafone, aims to implement artificial intelligence (AI) technology to improve the performance of its mobile network in Spain, local press reported.
AI technology from Ericsson and Huawei will...
The companies said they have successfully tested pre-standard 5G for the first time in the U.K.
Vodafone U.K. and Ericsson announced they have successfully tested standalone pre-standard 5G
using a prototype device in a central London 3.5 GHz spectrum field trial.
The two companies said the 5G...
Vodafone launched the technology in Düsseldorf as part of an initiative to offer this service in 13 German cities by end-2018
Vodafone Germany has announced the activation of its NB-IoT network in Düsseldorf, German press reported. The NB-IoT launch is part of a wider program...
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 test 5G technologies via the 3.6-3.8 GHz band in the city of Milan. Vodafone Italy’s...
The Chinese smart bike sharing firm is using Vodafone’s IoT platform to support its foreign operations
Chinese smart bike sharing service Mobike is using IoT connectivity from U.K-based telecoms group Vodafone in order to improve its operation efficiency.
Since launching in Shanghai, China in April 2016,...
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AT&T bolsters VoLTE
AT&T...
Huawei and Vodafone announce collaboration
Vodafone announced it has selected Huawei as an approved vendor to supply its FusionSphere OpenStack platform, supporting the company’s global rollout of network functions virtualization (NFV) and software defined networking (SDN).
NFV and SDN are two budding though distinct technologies changing...
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 expand the reach of fiber-to-the-premises connectivity in the U.K. over the next eight years.
The partners...
After launching its 5G modem chip early this year, Intel has announced plans to commercialize the technology in 2019. The company said its XMMTM 8060 modem is already making 5G calls using spectrum in the 28 GHz band.
The XMMTM 8060 will support both sub-6GHz...
The two firms will evaluate the use of 5G for verticals including mining, transportation, health and manufacturing
Finnish vendor Nokia and South African telecoms operator Vodacom have signed an agreement under which the companies will trial 5G technology in the African nation.
Under the terms 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 targeting the internet of things (IoT) consumer market.The system, dubbed “V by Vodafone” will enable...
Vodafone said it will test NB-IoT applications with a number of partners
U.K.-based telecoms group Vodafone has confirmed it is working with Dublin City Council (DCC) to test narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) sensors in the Docklands Smart District as part of the wider Smart...
The announcement follows the recent launch of NB-IoT technology by rival TIM
The Italian subsidiary of U.K.-based telecom group Vodafone announced plans to invest more than 10 million euros ($11.8 million) to deploy its NB-IoT network across the country. The European telco confirmed the network...
Huawei boasts more than 560 NFV and SDN deployments worldwide for first half of 2017
Global network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) adoption is on the rise, as underscored by a recent announcement from Chinese technology firm Huawei. According to the company, over...
Government announced the creation of a 5G working group which will include officials and industry players
The government of Australia has developed a paper outlining a 5G policy for the country, including the establishment of a working group to drive the deployment of 5G mobile...
NB-IoT networks are now live in Sydney and Melbourne
Vodafone Australia activated narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) network in Melbourne and Sydney. The NB-IoT network is also live in Frankston, Victoria, where Vodafone has been running NB-IoT trials with Huawei for the past year, and...
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 mobile network in the Netherlands. The agreement will initially focus on the roll-out of NB-IoT and...
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 aggressive testing programs to prove out various aspects of the coming standard. In the latest,...
