5G News
Network & Infrastructure
O2 Germany heralds start of 5G era, rules in Huawei
O2 Germany sees next decade as a growth phase following years of network build and integration. Outlines plans to start building 5G in five cities during 2020. Huawei and Nokia selected to build the 5G RAN, although the China‑based vendor remains a political hot potato in Germany.
Public AffairsO2 dodges bullet as Huawei capped
Industry looks set to be given three years to firewall Huawei, with potential 35% cap on High Risk Vendors. O2’s longstanding links with Ericsson and Nokia mean operating business avoids costly replacement programmes that major rivals must implement. Security officials position the decision as largely a clarification and formalisation ...
- Network & Infrastructure
O2 UK joins open RAN party
UK operating business following the party line with increased enthusiasm for greater flexibility in the access network. Mavenir a key early partner, with DenseAir and WaveMobile also flagged.
- Network & Infrastructure
SIAE flags latest field trial success
SIAE is spreading its influence on the provision of microwave backhaul in challenging Latin American geographies.
- Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica fails to meet 2015 licence obligations
Operator cites a variety of reasons for delays as it falls short of the progress of its rivals in meeting targets for households and transport infrastructure across the nation. O2 promises to fulfil obligations by end‑2020. Coverage obligations are part of ongoing 5G legal wrangles.
- Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica role in network-sharing coalition to be limited
Telefónica attempts to muscle in on Orange‑Vodafone sharing deal prompts a revision of plans to protect synergies while minimising risk of regulatory interference.
- Partnerships & Alliances
O2 and Ericsson partner Northumbrian Water for 5G trials
Previously-flagged 5G testing for new utility sector solutions underway, building on Ericsson technology.
- Network & Infrastructure
O2 UK hits 5G 2020 target
Telefónica UK (O2 UK) achieved its target of reaching 20 5G locations by 2020, despite its comparatively slow start on launching commercial 5G in the country.
- Innovation (R&D)
Telefónica España opens DEKRA V2X lab
Telefónica España, the Andalusian local government, and vehicle testing and inspection expert DEKRA opened the doors to a new research and development laboratory for 5G vehicle‑to-everything (V2X) technology.
- Innovation (R&D)
5TONIC presents 5G-enabled emergency response solutions
5TONIC, the research and development laboratory co‑germinated by Telefónica Group and IMDEA Networks Institute, presented a 5G‑enabled emergency services solution that aims to reduce incident response times to increase the chances of survival.
- Suppliers & SCM
Huawei crisis: leak points to Deutsche Telekom Group exposure fears
Likely Huawei restrictions reportedly prompt DT to turn back to Nokia as 5G player. Finnish vendor said to have come under pressure for quality improvements.
- Innovation (R&D)
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier backs automated settlement platform
Unit part of new “special-purpose entity” for automated settlement. Data-on-demand and international voice settlement to be first products. Timelines hazy for commercial deployment, however.
- Venturing & Investments
Magenta Telekom gets spot on Vienna 5G team
Startups tap into smart-city-themed 5G ecosystem building at NatCo.
- Network & Infrastructure
Deutsche Telekom unenthusiastic about 6G
Deutsche Telekom gave a less-than-overwhelmingly-enthusiastic acknowledgement of 6G’s entrance into the industry zeitgeist.
- Innovation (R&D)
5G security policies in the works
Deutsche Telekom involvement was flagged in a research paper detailing an emerging, policy-based system to cover vulnerabilities in security systems for 5G heterogeneous networks.
- Network & Infrastructure
Magenta Telekom expands Austrian fibre network
Magenta Telekom upgraded its fibre network in seven Austrian towns, now providing up‑to-1Gbps speeds to more than 10,000 households and businesses.
- Network & Infrastructure
T-Mobile secures 4G and 5G at Super Bowl LIV
T‑Mobile US flagged the implementation of extra 4G and 5G capacity in Miami, ahead of Super Bowl LIV, held on 2 February 2020.
- Innovation (R&D)
TEAC UK Wave 3: BT focuses on 5G private networks and edge compute
BT’s Telecom Infra Project (TIP) Ecosystem Acceleration Centre (TEAC UK) hosted its third wave of finalists and inducted two winners into the fold in January 2020, with the successful pitches joining BT at its Adastral Park innovation hub, as well as securing access to expertise and support from BT and ...
- Products & Services
ESN ecosystem evolves
Vendors aim to provide indoor coverage solutions for the ESN. Hardware accreditation process gathering speed.
- Enterprise (B2B)
BT Enterprise secures NHS transplant deal
BT Enterprise rebuilds its NHS relationship.
- Venturing & Investments
TEAC UK Wave 3: six shortlisted start ups in the running
BT’s UK TIP centre hosts six start-ups in competition to collaborate on 5G and edge compute. Two winners, Ori Industries and DoubleMe, named. ADVA, Cloud Backend, Condense Reality, and TDCOMM runners-up.
