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Ericsson and China Telecom achieve 5G Standalone data call

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.

China 5G Connected

·5 years ago

Three launches 5G Home Broadband

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.

5G Connected Three UK

·6 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

·4 years ago

UK can’t make it’s mind up on Huawei 5G

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”.

Huawei 5G Connected UK

·5 years ago

Nokia and AT&T accelerate U.S C-Band rollout with first commercial equipment call

Nokia and AT&T have successfully completed the first call on AT&T’s network utilizing C-Band spectrum, which was awarded just three months ago. The call was made using a 5G smartphone form factor mobile test device powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System using the Nokia AirScale baseband and 5G massive MIMO (mMIMO) 64T64R C-Band radio.

Connected US 5G

·5 years ago

Ericsson launches software toolkit to strengthen 5G SA network capabilities

Ericsson has launched a new software toolkit to strengthen 5G Standalone network capabilities and enable premium services with differentiated connectivity.

5G Connected News

·2 years ago

O2 expands UK 5G coverage to more than 100 locations

O2's 5G network is now available to customers in 108 UK towns and cities, with new locations now live including Milton Keynes, Ipswich and Chelmsford.

O2 5G Connected UK

·5 years ago

Nokia ranked number one in 5G patents

Nokia has been ranked as number one in 5G patents by an independent third party. In its study on Standard Essential Patents (published April 2021), independent analyst firm PA Consulting concluded that Nokia is number one for ownership of granted patents that the researchers found essential to 5G standards.

Opinion 5G

·5 years ago

Nokia to replace Huawei in UK 5G networks

Nokia has extended its long-term strategic relationship with BT into the 5G arena, following its selection as a 5G RAN vendor for the UK operator. As part of the deal, which will make Nokia BT’s largest equipment provider, Nokia will provide equipment and services at BT radio sites across the UK

BT Group 5G Connected UK

·5 years ago

OPPO successfully makes VoNR call over 5G

OPPO has successfully conducted voice and video calls solely based on a 5G network, bringing high-quality 5G experience closer to reality.

5G Connected

·6 years ago

O2 secures £448m share in latest spectrum auction

Telefonica UK (O2) has secured a significant share in the latest spectrum auction, investing £448m to obtain 40Mhz of 3.6GHz and 20MHz of 700 MHz FDD.

Connected UK O2 5G

·5 years ago