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KT 5G goes live

KT 5G goes live, names robot Lota as its first 5G subscriber

KT Corporation has officially launched its 5G network commercial service naming an AI-powered robot Lota as its first 5G subscriber. The Lota robot will guide...
Huawei 5G for innovation

SoftBank to drop Huawei from 5G network favouring Nokia, Ericsson

SoftBank Group plans to replace 4G network from Huawei Technologies with telecom equipment from Nokia and Ericsson, Reuters reported citing a Nikkei report. SoftBank, the...
MMWave spectrum and GDP in US

FCC updates on millimeter wave spectrum auction for 5G

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday announced new rules for promoting the demand for millimeter wave spectrum for 5G -- ahead of its...
5G investment forecast

Report on 5G investment forecast

Research firm Mobile Experts has released a report that forecasts 5G investment by telecom operators. The report has also identified 5G capacity in coming years.
MMspectrum and GDP

GSMA pitches for mmWave 5G spectrum at WRC-19

Telecom industry association GSMA has demanded governments to release millimetre wave (mmWave) spectrum for 5G services saying it will add $565 billion to global...
Huawei 5G base station in China

Deloitte predictions on 5G network growth and Capex

The number of mobile operators that will launch 5G networks will reach 50 in 2020 from 25 in 2019, Deloitte predictions for Technology, Media & Telecommunications...
Huawei 5G base station in China

China Mobile and China Unicom to start 5G trials

China Mobile and China Unicom today announced they received approval from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) to use spectrum for starting...
Ericsson 5G network in Sweden

Telia launches 5G network on KTH campus with Ericsson

Telia Company has launched a 5G network on the campus of the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. Ericsson, the technology partner of Telia, said...
NTT Docomo to exit from India

NTT Docomo tests world’s first meta-structure reflect-array technology

NTT DOCOMO in partnership with Metawave, demonstrated 5G mobile using 28GHz-band 5G, and the world’s first meta-structure reflect-array technology. The world’s first demonstration in Koto-ku, Tokyo...
SK Telecom 5G network

SK Telecom 5G network goes live without smartphone support

SK Telecom on Saturday announced that it has switched on its 5G network on December 1, 2018. SK Telecom’s 5G network currently covers main areas...
5G investment map 2018

192 operators start 5G network investment: GSA

192 mobile operators in 81 countries are investing in 5G network as compared with 154 operators in 66 countries in July 2018, according to...
5G subscription forecast by Ericsson

5G network to reach 40% population coverage: Ericsson report

5G network is expected to reach more than 40 percent global population coverage and 1.5 billion subscriptions in 2024, Ericsson Mobility Report said. Increased network...
Nokia Finland job

StarHub completes pilot of 5G New Radio in Singapore with Nokia

StarHub has completed the first outdoor pilot of 5G New Radio on 3.5GHz band in Singapore – in association with Nokia. Nokia and StarHub demonstrated...
Telstra 5G WiFi in Australia

Is 5G business growing beyond a marketing tool for telecoms?

5G is becoming a marketing tool for several telecom operators worldwide amid concerns that it does not support ARPU growth or reduce margin pressure...
Mobile Capex in MENA region

5G connections and Capex in Middle East & North Africa: GSMA

5G infrastructure spending in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region will not be encouraging for 5G-driven telecom network makers, a GSMA report...
GSM operator ARPU in India 2018

Why Vodafone and Airtel will skip 5G spectrum auction?

A report from CARE Ratings indicated that both Vodafone Idea and Airtel will not be keen to bid for 5G spectrum in 2019. Vodafone Idea...

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