5G infrastructure
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Verizon has achieved a new 5G speed milestone, reaching 5.5 Gbps download speeds — the equivalent of downloading 266 Taylor Swift albums a minute — during tests with Samsung Electronics and MediaTek. -
Vietnamese carrier Viettel has launched an Open RAN 5G Network, leveraging hardware from Qualcomm to provide enhanced connectivity across the country.
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Ofcom has revealed the UK’s next spectrum auction will take place in 2025, offering mmWave band licences in the 25.1-27.5 GHz and 40.5-43.5 GHz bands.
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Ericsson has completed an overhaul of African operator MTN’s network in Kigali, Rwanda to prepare the East African country for 5G.
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Nokia has secured a contract extension with Taiwan Mobile to boost the performance and capacity of its 5G network and upgrade its 4G/LTE network.
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Some 39% of UK companies are prepared to invest in 5G Standalone (5G SA), new data has revealed.
Forthcoming events
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Saudi Telecom Company (stc) has been appointed to deliver an “advanced 5G and IoT network” to support the development of NEOM, a new mega-city being developed in Saudi Arabia.
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Telecoms software company Amdocs has bought Irish 5G charging, policy and cloud company Openet for US$180 million in cash.
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Deutsche Telekom has avoided a clash with the German government by deciding to award Ericsson its contract for 5G network equipment.
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Nokia has equipped Finnish company Sandvik with a 5G private network to control mining equipment.
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Ericsson has published its second quarter financial results, noting a “solid” result and maintaining its full-year targets for the group.
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The UK’s mobile operators have taken calmly yesterday’s announcement that it will be illegal to buy Huawei for 5G services after the end of the year.
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The US has won its battle to make the UK ban Huawei from new 5G networks, the government announced today.
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Nokia announced today that it can upgrade its 4G LTE base stations to 5G using a software change.
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Two bodies representing Europe’s telecommunications industry have called on EU institutions and national governments to take a series of actions as they prioritise digital technology across the continent.
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Nokia has announced that it plans to use open systems in its radio network – the first such move by a major vendor at a time when smaller equipment makers are putting their hopes in open ecosystems.
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The US is on the verge of winning its battle to persuade the UK to ban Huawei from its telecoms networks, says a former spy chief.
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Verizon provides the fastest 5G speed in the US, almost 500Mbps – but its customers can connect with it only 0.4% of the time because of coverage issues.
