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Samsung and O2 team up to build connected 5G ambulances for NHS

Samsung and O2 have teamed up to build connected 5G ambulances for the NHS. The two companies will begin testing the next-generation ambulances later this month. Eight ambulances from the East of England Ambulance Trust will be equipped with new technologies including support for real-time video and field data collection.

O2 Samsung 5G Connected UK

·6 years ago

Nokia and Microsoft to develop cloud solutions for enterprise

Nokia and Microsoft are to develop new market-ready 4G and 5G private wireless use cases designed for enterprises. The collaboration will combine Nokia’s Cloud RAN (vRAN) technologies with Microsoft Azure cloud-based services.

5G Connected Microsoft

·5 years ago

UK’s four mobile networks commit to pay a combined £1,356,400,000 latest spectrum auction

Ofcom has announced the outcome of the principal stage of its auction to release more airwaves to improve mobile services and support 5G. The four major operators BT/EE, Three, Telefonica UK (O2), and Vodafone acquired all of the 200-megahertz available across the 700 MHz and 3.6-3.8 GHz bands.

5G Connected UK

·5 years ago

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G launching in South Korea April 5

Samsung has announced that the Galaxy S10 5G will be available for purchase from April 5 in South Korea. The phone, that was announced alongside the the Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, and the Galaxy S10+, will also be available in the US as Verizon will open pre-orders for the device on April 5.

Devices and OS Samsung 5G Android

·7 years ago

Nokia to accelerate 5G rollout in New Zealand

Nokia has been selected by Spark, New Zealand’s largest telecommunications and digital services company, to support its accelerated 5G rollout, which will provide 5G coverage to approximately 90 percent of the population by the end of 2023

5G Connected

·4 years ago

CTIA launches 5G Security Test Bed for Commercial 5G

CTIA has launched its 5G Security Test Bed (STB), a security testing and validation initiative dedicated to commercial 5G networks.

US 5G Connected

·4 years ago

EE launches 5G Mobile Broadband Plans

EE has launched its 5G mobile broadband plans, making it the first UK carrier to do so. The company isn't pitching its latest 5G offering as a replacement for home broadband but that is likely due to the fact that 5G availability is limited at the moment.

EE 5G Connected UK

·6 years ago

Deutsche Telekom Orders 5G Freeze pending Huawei ban decision

Deutsche Telekom has put a freeze on the awarding of 5G contracts to equipment vendors until the German government reaches a decision on whether to ban Huawei from future networks.

Germany Huawei 5G

·6 years ago

Three UK and Nokia launch Cloud Core Network ready for 5G rollout

Three UK and Nokia have launched the world’s first 5G-ready fully integrated cloud core network, in preparation for the company's rollout of 5G.

5G Connected Three UK

·6 years ago

Ericsson and POST Luxembourg to deploy 5G Core and 5G RAN in Luxembourg

Ericsson and POST Luxembourg have strengthened their partnership with a multiyear deal to deploy 5G Core and 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) in Luxembourg.

5G Connected

·5 years ago

Nokia and Google Cloud to develop cloud-based 5G radio solutions

Nokia and Google Cloud are to develop new, cloud-based 5G radio solutions. The two companies will collaborate on joint solutions combining Nokia’s Radio Access Network (RAN), Open RAN, Cloud RAN (vRAN) and edge cloud technologies

5G Connected

·5 years ago

UK Government defeats rebels over Huawei 5G

The UK government has defeated an amendment proposed by a group of rebel Conservative MPs trying to stop UK telecommunications operators from using "high risk vendors" in the near future.

Huawei 5G UK

·6 years ago

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