BT and Ericsson have signed a multi-million-pound new joint partnership to provide commercial 5G Private Networks for the UK market – the first agreement of its kind in the country.
EE today launched a new range of Smart and Essential pay monthly handset and Smart SIM plans which come with access to 5G as standard.
Vodafone has rolled out the first commercial 5G mobile services in Spain, with Huawei as the core equipment supplier for the project.
Huawei has defended its role in the development of 5G in the UK. In an open letter Huawei's Vice President Victor Zhang stated the company is "focused on keeping Britain connected"
Nokia is to provide Taiwanese mobile operator, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) with a range of products from its small cells portfolio to support CHT’s initiative to deliver comprehensive 5G coverage.
EE has become the first European network to successfully aggregate a 5G signal using seven different spectrum carriers, including its existing 3.4GHz and new 3.6GHz 5G channels.
Nokia has successfully piloted 4G and 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) network slicing with Saudi Arabian telecommunications services provider, Mobily on their live commercial network – the first sliced FWA deployment in the world.
At the 2019 Global Mobile Broadband Forum, Edward Deng, President of Huawei's Wireless Solution, unveiled Huawei's latest 5G full-series solution.
Huawei has launched the Mate 20 X 5G in Qatar. During the pre-order period, the 5G smartphone will be available on Vodafone exclusively. Once the pre-order period has expired, the phone will be available to purchase on other carriers.
Three says that its 5G network now covers more than 54% of the UK, overtaking EE. Three's 5G network is now available in over 400 locations and across more than 3,000 sites.
BMW and T-Mobile have created the first-ever 5G connected cars in the US, debuting the 2022 BMW iX and i4 models which now work with the company's 5G network
Huawei will unveil its Kunpeng Ecosystem Base and showcase its latest 5G development in Chengdu of China at the Asia-Pacific Innovation Day, scheduled to be held on Tuesday.
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.
Ericsson has entered into a long-term strategic 5G contract with Indian communications service provider (CSP) Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. (Jio) to roll out 5G Standalone (SA) in the country.
EE launched its 5G network in six cities in the UK today. The commercial launch has been rolled out in London, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Manchester. It will then be launched in 10 additional cities later this year - including Bristol, Coventry, Glasgow, Hull, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield.
O2 today turned on 5G in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, Slough and Leeds with a promise to have 20 total locations by the end of 2019. It offers four 5G phones, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G, Samsung Galaxy A90 5G and the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G.
Vodafone has switched on its 5G network in 12 further locations across the UK, giving consumers, businesses and their employees faster mobile data and more reliable mobile coverage.
CTIA has launched its 5G Security Test Bed (STB), a security testing and validation initiative dedicated to commercial 5G networks.
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has selected AT&T, Deloitte, Nokia, Ericsson and others to take part in 5G testing at five military sites - the largest full-scale 5G tests for dual-use applications in the world.
The Indian government has allowed Huawei to participate in trials for 5G networks, a company spokesman said on Monday.
Samsung are to deploy 5G Open Radio Access Network solutions across DISH Wireless SMART 5G network, in a multi-year deal worth over $1 billion.
Orange has launched nationwide 5G in Spain. Ericsson 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) and Core products and solutions are powering Orange Spain's 5G services in Madrid and Barcelona, the nation's two largest cities. Ericsson's initial 5G deployments in Madrid and Barcelona will be followed by other locations under a four-year partnership to help Orange Spain develop its 5G offering across Spain.
Realme 8 5G, the third device in the Realme 8 series, has been launched in the UK as the first phone in the UK to be powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 processor. The Realme 8 5G is also now the cheapest 5G phone available in the UK.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has raised doubts over the decision to give Huawei a stake in Britain’s 5G network, telling Beijing that the Government will “think very carefully about how to proceed now”.
Nokia has today launched 5G services with Polkomtel, operator of the Plus network, in the capital city of Warsaw as well as other major cities in the eastern part of the country.
ZTE and China Mobile have launched China's first 5G medical edge cloud platform. As a new-generation 5G information communication infrastructure for medical industry customers, it is the industry's first 5G intelligent edge cloud platform, employing a cloud-network integrated architecture.
Samsung and NAVER Cloud have joined together to switch on South Korea’s first private 5G network.
Deployed at NAVER’s new second headquarters, “1784,” Samsung’s network solution will support NAVER’s private 5G commercial service.
Vodafone has launched 5G Standalone services to customers, calling it 5G Ultra, but only in select locations and on certain devices.
Verizon Business and Atos are teaming up to power intelligent IoT solutions with private 5G multi-access edge computing for businesses, government and communities worldwide.
O2 has announced it will begin the rollout of its 5G network this year in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London. Other areas of the UK will enjoy rollout from 2020 to coincide with the wider availability of 5G handsets.
Oppo has successfully collaborated with Ericsson, Qualcomm and Vodafone, commercialising Europe’s first low-latency, high-speed 5G standalone (SA) network in Germany. The network will be accessible on the flagship Oppo Find X3 Pro.
Ooredoo Group and Huawei have announced a strategic partnership to make the Ooredoo Supernet fully 5G-enabled with the goal of enhancing people's digital lives across five countries — Kuwait, Oman, Indonesia, Tunisia and Maldives over the next five years.
Samsung is to conduct 4G and 5G trials in Warsaw, Poland, with mobile operator, Play. The companies will verify the capability and performance of Samsung’s 4G and 5G network solutions in the trial, which will be carried out in Play’s labs and commercial networks, beginning in the current quarter of this year.
Vodafone has issued a warning about the removal of Huawei equipment from mobile networks on national security grounds.
Telesat and ENCQOR 5G are to work on 5G technology and demonstrations. Under the agreement, Telesat plans to conduct demonstrations, trials and pilots of 5G connectivity
Oracle is to spearhead network policy for Vodafone UK's standalone 5G network. With Oracle’s cloud native network policy management solution as part of its 5G core, Vodafone will be able to make more intelligent policy decisions and quickly test and deploy new services.
EE has finally given in and launched new 4G and 5G unlimited data plans, following Three and Vodafone. Unlike two out of the three Vodafone plans, EE’s don’t have a speed restriction. They are, however, more expensive.
OnePlus becoming the first smartphone company in the United States to successfully connect to T-Mobile's standalone (SA) network with a commercial device.
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.
OnePlus has launched its OnePlus 7 series of handsets globally, which consist of the OnePlus 7 and the OnePlus 7 Pro. However, there’s also a 5G variant of the OnePlus 7 Pro, which the company has announced has currently announced only in the UK.
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 has launched its first own brand 5GEE WiFi mobile broadband device, supporting the latest WiFi 6 standard for superfast connectivity on the go and will be available on a range of 5G plans.
EE has switched on 5G in twenty one new UK locations, taking the number of towns and cities with access to the operator’s 5G network to 71.
Ooredoo Group and Ericsson have signed a global frame agreement for the supply of 5G radio, core and transport products and solutions, as well as related implementation and integration services.
Ciena’s technology will be deployed by Telefónica UK to migrate legacy traffic onto a new packet network capable of supporting 5G, IoT and other next-generation applications.
Samsung today unveiled the new Galaxy A71 5G and Galaxy A51 5G smartphones, adding 5G connectivity and enhanced essential innovations to the popular Galaxy A family.
Leonardo’s Edinburgh-based Innovation and Technology Incubator Centre will partner with O2 to investigate several innovative applications of private 5G technology in the defence and security industry.
Nokia and Export Development Canada (EDC) have expanded their global partnership aimed at investments in 5G and the next generation network infrastructure for global deployment.
O2's 5G network is now live in areas of 60 towns and cities across the UK, beating its original target. The milestone comes at the same time that O2 reaches 10,000 sites for its first-to-market LTE-M (Long Term Evolution, category M1) network.
Today, your LTE smartphone receives transmissions from one cell at a time, and many different techniques are used to ensure that you stay connected as you move between cells.
US federal safety officials are directing operators of some Boeing planes to adopt extra procedures when landing on wet or snowy runways near impending 5G service
Ericsson has launched Startup 5G, a program designed to help communications service providers (CSPs) to capture the consumer potential of 5G. Three Ireland is the first CSP to join the global initiative.
France will not follow the United States and bar China's Huawei from its next-generation 5G network, but will have the power to vet all equipment makers for any potential security threat, a minister said on Monday.
Ericsson and China Telecom have successfully completed China’s first 5G Standalone (SA 5G) Ericsson Spectrum Sharing data call on a commercial network. The milestone was achieved recently on China Telecom’s 2.1GHz commercial 5G network in Deyang City, Sichuan Province.
Vodafone is to launch their 5G service in seven cities across the United Kingdom on July 3 at current pricing levels. The operator says it will also offer 5G roaming in Germany, Italy, and Spain later in the summer.
The Italian government has blocked an agreement between Huawei and telecommunications group Fastweb, where Huawei would be supplying equipment for its 5G core network.
Nokia and TPG Telecom have switched on a live 5G standalone (SA) network in Australia on the 700MHz spectrum band – the first time this has happened in the world.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will not compromise Britain's national security interests when it comes to a decision on whether to grant Huawei a role in building the UK's 5G network.
Ericsson, Qualcomm and U.S. Cellular have successfully achieved the first extended range 5G NR millimeter Wave (mmWave) data call in the U.S. on a commercial network.
BT will be working with Qualitest, a software testing and quality assurance company, who will support the delivery of the backbone to their digital infrastructure, including the further development of their 5G offering.
Three UK has launched its 5G service today, available in London as a home broadband service. The company says that its single 5G plan will shake up the broadband market with customers able to cancel their landline and instantly access fibre-like, ultrafast speeds compared to what the average UK customer currently obtains using traditional, fixed broadband services.
O2 has joined the Conscious Advertising Network (CAN) to help in the fight against Fake 5G News. CAN is a voluntary coalition of over 70 organisations set up to ensure that industry ethics catches up with the technology of modern advertising.
Spirent is teaming up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to bring automated 5G testing capabilities to communications service providers (CSPs) building 5G networks on AWS. Spirent’s market-first Landslide 5GC Automation Package is designed to help carriers to rapidly deploy 5G networks on AWS, significantly reducing operational costs, time and resources, compared to manual testing.
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Vodafone has switched on its UK 5G network at an event in London, challenging its rivals with a range of speed-based unlimited mobile data deals.
Nokia is to deploy cloud-native Core products for Telenet's s 5G network rollout, enabling ultra-fast response times for critical applications and reserved capacity for services.
Huawei held its global Industrial Digital Transformation Conference today. Due to the cancellation of MWC 2020, the conference was held via live streaming connecting guests from across the world including UK, Switzerland, USA, Germany and Italy with the theme "Hi, Intelligent World".
Lebara has extended their MVNO partnership with Vodafone UK, in a new three-and-a-half-year exclusive deal. Lebara Mobile customers will now be able to access Vodafone’s 5G service and customers will continue to be able to use Vodafone’s 4G network, with new features such as 4G Calling being launched this year.
Energy giant Centrica and Vodafone are to build the gas plant of the future at their Easington facility by launching the first 5G ready mobile private network (MPN) for the oil and gas industry.
Huawei has launched a new generation of 5G mobile antennae, anticipating an acceleration in the pace of network upgrades led by the three operators in the Chinese home market. Huawei has pioneered the development of Massive MIMO - or multiple input and multiple output - antennae that feature arrays of transmitters and receivers to run fifth-generation mobile services.
Samsung said on Monday it had won a US$6.64 billion order to provide wireless communication solutions to Verizon in the United States, a major win for the firm in the next-generation 5G network market.
The Canadian government has banned the use of Huawei and ZTE tech in its 5G networks, as part of a new telecommunications security framework.
Nokia and M1 have signed a partnership agreement to deploy Nokia’s cloud-native Core software in order to drive Singapore’s 5G standalone network launch in 2021.
Sunrise and Huawei have jointly announced 5G indoor deployments in multiple venues including Sunrise shops, hotels and an exhibition hall. This is the first batch of commercial 5G indoor networks in Switzerland and Europe using Huawei 5G LampSite solution.
Cambridge Wireless (CW) is teaming up with Huawei, to deploy and build Cambridge’s first 5G mobile private network within the Science Park.
Nokia has signed a five-year deal with AT&T to deploy the mobile operator’s C-Band network in parts of the U.S. By deploying 5G in C-Band spectrum with Nokia
EE, part of the BT Group, is deploying Ericsson’s latest ultra-lightweight radio technology to deliver improved 5G energy efficiency and network performance across the UK.
Virgin Media O2 UK has selected VMware to help modernise its network and enable the continued success of its 5G rollout.
ZTE today has helped the Zhejiang branch of China Mobile send China's first 5G message based on GSMA UP2.4 standard in Hangzhou, China, thereby making China Mobile the first Chinese operator to implement the 5G Message Center (5GMC).
Nokia today launched the Nokia Smart Node, an indoor mobile module solution delivering high-quality 4G and 5G indoor mobile coverage for residential and small-medium enterprise use. It is a compact, ‘plug and play’ modular design that can
O2 has confirmed it will launch its own 5G network this year. Chief executive Mark Evans said O2 is "committed to launching 5G this year" and is "excited" to show customers the new experiences it can offer.
Ericsson and Singtel are to accelerate 5G adoption across multiple industries and leverage industry partnerships to develop and deploy advanced 5G solutions in Singapore.
Samsung has been appointed as the sole vendor to supply SaskTel with its 4G/5G Radio Access Network (RAN) and Core. Samsung will supply all hardware, software and associated expertise to ensure the successful deployment of an end-to-end 5G solution.
Verizon Business has launched 'On Site 5G', which is the network’s first commercially available, private 5G network solution in the US. Custom-designed and managed by Verizon, On Site 5G networks will allow large enterprise and public sector customers to bring Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband capabilities to indoor or outdoor facilities where high 5G speed, high-capacity, low-latency connectivity is crucial, regardless of whether the premises is within a public 5G Ultra Wideband coverage area.
Vodafone UK has teamed up with autonomous vehicle consortium, Midlands Future Mobility, to deploy 5G on key test routes in the West Midlands. Over 300 miles of West Midlands’ roads are set to trial connected and automated vehicles, making UK roads safer and allowing for more predictable goods delivery and journey times.
Vodafone Customers can now use Vodafone’s 5G service at no extra cost in more than 100 places in the UK and other European countries. The company state that this is double the number of locations offered by their nearest competitor.
NEC is to open a Global Centre of Excellence (CoE) in the UK for OpenRAN 5G networking technology, helping to accelerate the global adoption of OpenRAN technology
EE has launched the UK’s first hybrid, 5G powered club night, EE x Beatport Presents Parallel, coming to Liverpool on August 12th and Manchester on August 19th. engl
Nokia has unveiled its latest Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), AVA Charging, to help communication service providers (CSPs) and enterprises quickly commercialize new offerings for 5G and IoT use cases.
Nokia has introduced two new professional level 5G certifications. Industrial Automation Networks and Distributed Cloud Networks are part of Nokia’s program to train and certify industry professionals
Nokia has achieved a 5G speed record during a trial with Turk Telekom in the Turkish capital city, Ankara. The record, which reached over 4.5 Gbps, is the first to be achieved on 5G New Radio (5GNR) only.
NEC and Samsung today announced a partnership of joint effort to strengthen their next generation business portfolio including 5G.
EE has marked the one year anniversary of its 5G network launch by announcing that EE 5G is now available in 80 cities and large towns across the UK – more than any other operator.
Nokia’s cloud-native, 5G Core software has been selected by SoftBank to enable the launch of SoftBank’s standalone 5G services. Nokia will help support new consumer and enterprise use cases, such as immersive experiences (VR/AR/MR), fixed wireless access, video surveillance and analytics, cloud robotics and connected vehicles with a standalone 5G Core in global markets.
Six months after launching Singapore’s first non-standalone 5G services for consumers and enterprises, longstanding partners, StarHub and Nokia have teamed up again to deploy a new cloud-native 5G core network.
Samsung today unveiled a new radio designed to help mobile operators overcome the challenges they face in deploying 5G networks. Announced at “Samsung Networks: Redefined,” the new One Antenna Radio features integrated antennas, providing operators with the ability to simplify and speed up 5G installations by consolidating a 3.5GHz Massive MIMO radio with low-band and mid-band passive antennas into a single form factor.
Yang Chaobin, President of Huawei 5G Product Line, unveiled Huawei's 10 key enablers of 5G, including the full-series all-scenario ultra-broadband products and solutions to facilitate all frequency band evolution to 5G, and the innovative end-to-end super uplink and slicing solutions to help operators build full-service capabilities.
AT&T and Verizon have said they will briefly delay a planned deployment of 5G services, reversing course in an ongoing fight with the aviation industry.
Samsung today shared its 5G vision and latest network innovations at “Samsung Networks: Redefined”, a virtual event where the Samsung Networks leadership team presented an overview of Samsung’s notable 5G accomplishments and new solutions driving network transformation.
After doing a massive U-turn and banning Huawei’s 5G equipment for deployment on nationwide networks, with a goal of completely eradicating the telecom operator from the country by 2027, the UK government is looking for substitutes, and has reportedly contacted Japan.
Glasgow and Hamilton are the latest places to receive a 5G network from EE. 5G technology is the next generation of mobile network and is expected to offer internet speeds several times faster than that of current-generation 4G.
The Office of The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), Siriraj Hospital, and Huawei have jointly launched the “Siriraj World Class 5G Smart Hospital”
Atos has launched “Atos Business Outcomes-as-a-Service” (Atos BOaaS), a 5G, edge and IoT offering developed in collaboration with Dell that brings the advantages of cloud architecture to the edge
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Apple's 5G-equipped iPhones and iPads have been banned from sale and import in Colombia, ordered after a court determined Apple's products infringe on a patent owned by Ericsson.
Samsung has announced its latest 5G advancement with the recent rollout of the company’s vRAN 2.0 solutions, the first fully virtualized commercial 5G RAN delivered end-to-end from a single vendor.
Despite it's many failures with their smartphones, it would appear that BlackBerry have not given up on producing smartphones. In a surprise announcement Wednesday, Startup OnwardMobility announced agreements with BlackBerry and FIH Mobile, a subsidiary of Foxconn, to deliver a new 5G BlackBerry Android smartphone with physical keyboard, in the first half of 2021 in North America and Europe.
Huawei has published an open letter to the UK, noting that it was “as committed as ever” to working with network operators amid a fresh probe into its role in the country’s 5G networks.
Virgin Media O2 have activated live Open RAN sites in Virgin Media O2’s network, as part of multi-vendor Open RAN deployment.
Nokia has announced that its AirScale 5G mMIMO Base Station will achieve an average power consumption reduction of 50 percent by 2023, outlining its commitment to climate change and zero emissions.
Three UK has switched on of 5G in 86 new areas including rural and coastal locations across the UK like Dartmouth, Milford on Sea, Aberystwyth, Holywood and Irvine.
Samsung are to deploy its cloud-native fully virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) solutions for the mid-band spectrum in KDDI’s 5G network. Samsung and KDDI have been collaborating on advanced research on vRAN to drive 5G innovation for KDDI’s network
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.
Three UK launched its 5G service in London earlier today, promptly causing EE to file a complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) claiming that its slogan, "If it's not Three, it's not real 5G", is misleading. EE is seeking a ban on the ads because they clearly imply that alternative networks' 5G are inferior by comparison.
Nokia has launched its Advanced Security Testing and Research (ASTaR) lab, located in Dallas, Texas. It is the first end-to-end 5G testing lab in the U.S. focused solely on cybersecurity.
Microsoft and O2 are working on a proof-of-concept (PoC) designed to explore the benefits of on-premise Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) within a Private 5G Network, focusing on security and low latency - a new innovation in the UK.
Nokia's cloud-native Subscriber Data Management (SDM) software has been chosen by Telefónica UK to enhance the security and reliability of the operator’s networks, and to drive 5G services innovation.
KDDI and Samsung today announced that together with KDDI Research, Inc (KDDI Research), Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company and Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), it has successfully completed a real-time free-viewpoint video streaming test using 5G-supporting devices.
Magyar Telekom and Ericsson have launched commercial 5G in Hungary, with initial services live in parts of Budapest and Magyar Telekom's headquarters in Könyves Kálmán körút.
Huawei recently released a new technology for antennas CableFree. The new technology will enable base station antennas to significantly improve in multiple key capabilities, including integration, radiation efficiency, and power capacity.
Nokia has been selected by leading Finnish mobile operator Elisa as the nationwide supplier of 5G RAN. Nokia, which will provide its AirScale 5G RAN portfolio, will deliver enhanced ultra-fast, low-latency mobile broadband services to both consumer and enterprise customers.
