All 5G articles – Page 78
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PremiumBT, TIP and Facebook launch third annual startup competition
BT Group, the Telecom Infra Project (TIP), and Facebook launched their third annual competition for startups in telecom infrastructure to join the UK’s TIP Ecosystem Acceleration Centre (TEAC), based at BT Labs in Adastral Park, Suffolk and Tech City in London.
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Suppliers & SCMSutton provides technology-focused update on BT Group’s 5G progress
BT’s Andy Sutton provided a deeply technology-focused update on the Group’s progress along the path to 5G.
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Products & ServicesVodacom South Africa roaming partner Rain launches uncapped 5G-based FWA service
Rain South Africa, a data-only new entrant and Vodacom South Africa (VdSA) roaming partner, launched an “uncapped”, 5G-based Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) service in parts of Johannesburg and Tshwane.
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PremiumVodafone UK activates 5G network at Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal
Vodafone UK (VfUK) activated a 5G network at Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal, with an expansion to the North Terminal set to follow in early-2020.
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PremiumVodafone UK participates in West Midlands 5G trials
Vodafone UK was said to have participated in 5G trials led by West Midlands 5G (WM5G), a new organisation set up by the UK government and West Midlands Combined Authority to run a regional 5G testbed.
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PremiumVodafone Portugal continues 5G testing with Ericsson
Vodafone Portugal (VfP) continued to collaborate with Ericsson on 5G tests, using 100MHz of temporary spectrum in the 3.6GHz band.
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Public AffairsVodafone Italy faces increased scrutiny over 5G network kit supply deals
Vodafone Italy (VfIt) faces increased scrutiny over its 5G network kit supply deals, after Italy’s new government under Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte approved its use of special powers, dubbed “golden powers”.
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Products & ServicesHatch and Ubitus tie-ups activate Vodafone 5G gaming push
Edge-based gaming begins to make an appearance in Vodafone’s 5G strategy. New services come from Group leadership’s One More Service playbook. VfIt takes both technical and commercial partnership routes.
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PremiumVodafone Germany teams with Signify to light up 5G
Trulifi prepped for IoT and connected-car use cases.
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PremiumVodafone Germany 5G in planes, trains, stadiums, and automobiles
Partnerships with Airbus, Thales, and North Rhine-Westphalia help VfD target different 5G markets. Network slicing and edge computing underpin various use cases of the next-gen tech.
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Network & InfraMavenir’s Cantarelli on OpenRAN vision
Vision of new flexibility and optionality in operator RAN deployments; not just a cost-slicer. 5G piece to be added to OpenRAN by end of 2019; vendors position for network densification role. Operators still to adapt themselves culturally and organisationally to exploit OpenRAN changes.
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PremiumT-Mobile US wants more time for 2.5GHz testing
NatCo puts 2.5GHz through its paces ahead of proposed Sprint merger. FCC allows TMUS to take part in Auction 103.
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Public AffairsTop trio gain clear run on 5G spectrum
Leadership’s lobbying efforts look to have paid off, as new entrant plan fails to re-emerge and Digi is locked out.
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PremiumT-Mobile US files application to add US cities to 5G Innovation Partnership Zone
T-Mobile US (TMUS) was said to have filed an application with Washington State authorities to designate parts of Bellevue, Redmond, and Seattle as a 5G Innovation Partnership Zone.
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PremiumSlovak Telekom close to securing more 5G-enabling spectrum rights
Slovak Telekom (ST) is moving closer to the possibility of securing more 5G-enabling spectrum rights.
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Suppliers & SCMT-Mobile Poland facing 5G disruption as Huawei faces possible exclusion from Poland’s 5G network
T-Mobile Poland (TMPL) faced 5G disruption with news that the US and Polish governments had agreed measures that seem likely to exclude Huawei Technologies from supplying the next-gen tech.
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PremiumTelekom Deutschland to provide 5G connectivity to FC Bayern’s Allianz Arena
Telekom Deutschland (TDE) is to provide 5G connectivity for German soccer club FC Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena in Munich from spring 2020.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom ties knot with Ericsson on campus networks
Strategic partnership in place to target industrial market with campus-network solutions.
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Public AffairsOperators soften 5G cash blow with mobile pact
Operators secure improved payment terms for 5G frequencies. Added rollout commitments made in return.