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5G comes to Virgin Media mobile customers in 100 UK places

Virgin Media’s mobile customers can now take advantage of 5G in 100 locations across the UK thanks to the company’s partnership with Vodafone UK. Any Virgin Media mobile customer who upgrades to 5G will receive all of their mobile connectivity from Vodafone’s UK network.

5G Connected Vodafone UK

·5 years ago

EE switches on indoor 5G at more than 50 sites

In the next phase of its 5G rollout, EE has switched on indoor 5G at more than 50 sites across the UK to deliver high-performance connectivity for its customers.

EE 5G Connected UK

·5 years ago

Nokia enables ultra-fast 5G services for Vodacom South Africa

Nokia is enabling ultra-fast 5G services for Vodacom South Africa’s customers by deploying its 5G radio, core and fixed network solutions across Vodacom’s network.

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·6 years ago

Ericsson and Rogers launch first commercial 5G standalone network in Canada

Rogers has launched the first commercial 5G standalone (SA) network in Canada, turning on the next-generation service after completing the rollout of Canada’s first national standalone 5G core and the country’s first 5G standalone device certification.

Canada 5G Connected

·4 years ago

EE hosts World’s First 5G AR Foosball Tournament

EE is to host the world’s first 5G AR Foosball tournament live from Wembley Stadium. The star-studded line-up has been announced: on Team Aqua it’s Gareth Southgate, Yungen, Ugo Monye, Fara Williams and Elz the Witch, and on Team Yellow it’s Peter Crouch, Joe Cole, James Haskell, Chelcee Grimes and Lia Lewis.

EE 5G

·5 years ago

UK Carriers want clarification from Government on Huawei

UK Carriers are urging the Government to clarify the UK's position on Huawei, claiming that uncertainty could harm Britain's chances of being a world leader in 5G.

UK Huawei 5G

·7 years ago

Ericsson bringing 5G to the Baltics with Bitė Group

The Baltic telecommunications and media group Bitė Group and Ericsson have signed a frame agreement for the introduction of 5G technology in Lithuania and Latvia, providing 5G network coverage in the most populated cities and districts.

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·4 years ago

Virgin Media O2 activates live Open RAN sites in Northamptonshire

Virgin Media O2 have activated live Open RAN sites in Virgin Media O2’s network, as part of multi-vendor Open RAN deployment.

5G Connected UK Virgin Media O2

·4 years ago

Canada might not compensate major telecom providers over any Huawei 5G ban

Canada is indicating it might not compensate major telecom providers if the federal government bans Huawei equipment from 5G networks, setting up a potential fight over a bill that could hit C$1bn. Canada, under pressure from the United States to ban Huawei gear on security grounds, is studying whether to allow the firm into the country’s next-generation 5G networks.

Canada Huawei 5G Connected

·6 years ago

Samsung’s 5G base stations are first 5G products to receive Common Criteria certification in U.S. and Canada

Samsung's 5G RAN solutions have received a Common Criteria (CC) certification against the Network Device collaborative Protection Profile (NDcPP), an internationally recognized IT security standards.

Samsung Canada 5G Connected US

·5 years ago

Vodafone and Ericsson demo 5G network slicing

Vodafone and Ericsson have completed a successful lab trial demonstrating 5G network slicing with on-demand quality of service control for virtual reality use case.

Vodafone UK 5G Connected

·4 years ago

EE Launches new Spectrum into 5G Network

BT’s mobile business, EE, has finalised new 5G spectrum holdings following the conclusion of the second, assignment stage of Ofcom’s auction and will start to launch some of the new spectrum into the 5G network immediately. EE won 80MHz overall of the 700MHz and 3.6GHz bands that were on offer in the auction.

EE 5G Connected UK

·5 years ago

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