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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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 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 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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...