Car, network and chip giants form 5G car club
Even by contemporary partnership standards the cabal of eight major companies that call themselves the 5G Automotive Association is a biggie.
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Samsung and MTS become friends with benefits
Samsung and Russian operator group MTS have decided to take their friendship to the next level via the time-honoured route of signing an R&D collaboration MoU.
Incremental 5G progress announcements reach new levels of mania
Even by the indiscriminate nature of the telecoms industry, announcements have been coming thick and fast in recent days, as the 5G jostling frenzy reaches fever pitch.
Power lines are hideous, but AT&T thinks they’ll be great for 5G
Nothing ruins a beautiful photo like a monolithic power line. Thankfully, AT&T has found a way of making these global monstrosities a core element of its future wireless proposition. While the Finns found a way of making them look pretty awesome, there’s little denying these things look horrendous. The bods down at AT&T Labs have […]
DT and Huawei smash 5G barrier with 1.2 Gbps LTE demo
Huawei and German giant Deutsche Telekom have taken a step back from the 5G hype by pumping out speeds of a whopping 1.2 Gbps in an LTE demo.
5G partnership of the day: Samsung and TMUS excite each other
It’s easy to forget there’s other stuff going on in the world today, considering the leg-shaking Applegasm that’s overtaken the internet.
Nokia joins the ‘road to 5G’ party
Finnish kit giant Nokia has announced a suite of services designed to smooth the path to 5G for operators and help them make money out of it.
Telecom Italia claims millimeter wave lab first
In a day/era of 5G firsts Italian operator TIM (Telecom Italia) is claiming its new lab for testing millimeter wave kit is the first of its kind in Europe.
Ericsson claims delivery of world’s first 5G New Radio kit
The race to 5G is hotting up with the launch by Swedish networking giant Ericsson of what it claims is the first hardware to enable 5G New Radio (NR) networks.
ZTE bags 5G success and sizeable network transformation deal
In yet another incremental step towards 5G, ZTE has claimed the completion of the first major phase of testing for 5G wireless technology in China. The tests, ran in partnership with the Chinese government as part of its “5G China” initiative, looked to verify a variety of key enabling technologies required of the next generation […]
Verizon could deploy 5G before the standard is even finalised
US operator Verizon has suggested it is considering a deployment of 5G technology even before the 3GPP has completed the standardisation process in an interview with Light Reading.
Intel sets its crosshairs on artificial intelligence
Intel has set its targets on the world of artificial intelligence, as it continues to bolster its armoury to capitalize on the potentially lucrative IoT segment.
5G partnership of the day – BT and Nokia
Everyone who’s anyone has a 5G partnership these days and it’s good to see the UK belatedly joining the party, as BT announced a new collaboration with Nokia.
SK Telecom and Verizon create yet another 5G partnership
Not content with the 5G partnership they established earlier this year, Korean operator SK Telecom and US operator Verizon have decided to create another for good measure.
Ericsson and China Mobile claim world’s first 5G drone trial
Swedish networking giant has wasted little time in responding to rival Nokia’s latest efforts by partnering with China Mobile over a drone field trial that they say is the first ever to be 5G-enabled.
28% of operators already have commercial LTE-A offering
New research from the Global mobile Suppliers Association, GSA, has stated 521 operators have commercially launched LTE, LTE-Advanced or LTE-Advanced Pro networks around the world.
Nokia continues to feel heat after 11% Q2 revenue dip
Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri has cited challenging market conditions and the ongoing Alcatel-Lucent integration as reasons for declining revenues in Q2 2016.
Qualcomm thanks China for strong Q2, eyes 2018 for 5G
US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has announced quarterly numbers that were at the upper end of its guidance thanks to strong revenues from China in both chips and licensing.
US unveils $400 million 5G roadmap
Following the FCC’s decision to free up more than 11 GHz of high frequency spectrum, the US has gone all in on 5G by creating a new government research initiative and more than $400 million of investment.
FCC frees up 24 GHz+ spectrum for 5G amid dissent
US telecoms regulator the FCC has announced the availability of 11 GHz of high frequency spectrum has been made available for use by 5G.
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