South Korea operators lost momentum in 5G business against China
Mobile operators in South Korea have lost their momentum in the 5G business due to less demand for the new technology from customers because...
3 Hong Kong launches 5G service targeting individuals and enterprises
3 Hong Kong has launched its 5G service targeting both individual and enterprise customers.
3 Hong Kong’s 5G base stations are served by a 10Gbps...
FCC aims $9 bn 5G Fund for Rural America
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is aiming to establish a $9 billion 5G Fund for Rural America for ensuring 5G connectivity across the United States.
The...
SoftBank and KDDI start JV to share 5G network in rural areas
SoftBank and KDDI announced a 50-50 joint venture called 5G Japan Corporation to promote the build-out of 5G networks in Japan’s rural areas.
5G Japan...
COVID-19 delays 5G for enterprise use cases till 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a delay in the standardization work that would make 5G available for enterprise use cases.
Self-driving cars, IoT connectivity, smart...
AT&T bolsters 5G spectrum for $2.4 bn during FCC Auction 103
AT&T is the winning bidder for 5G spectrum licenses -- worth $2.4 billion -- covering more than 99 percent of the U.S. population following...
Spain delays auction of 5G spectrum due to coronavirus
Spain will delay its auction of 5G spectrum due to the coronavirus outbreak, the government said on Monday.
Spain was planning to free up space...
SK Telecom reveals 5G business plans after adding 2.22 mn 5G subscribers
SK Telecom today announced its achievements in 5G business since launching the world’s first 5G mobile services on April 3, 2019.
SK Telecom has around...
Austria postpones 5G spectrum auction due to coronavirus crisis
Austria will postpone its 5G spectrum auction due to the coronavirus crisis, telecoms regulator RTR said on Thursday.
The spectrum auction for the 700, 1,500...
FCC changes schedule for Auction 105 and postpones Auction 106
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced schedule changes for Auction 105 as well as the postponement of Auction 106 – in the wake of...
COSMOTE selects Ericsson for 5G network in Greece
COSMOTE, the largest mobile communications service provider in Greece, has selected Ericsson as its 5G radio access network (RAN) supplier.
Sweden-based Ericsson currently has 86...
Rakuten Mobile and NEC start production of Open RAN 5G radio
Rakuten Mobile and NEC announced the starting of production of the 5G radio unit -- jointly developed by the two companies -- at the Fukushima...
Sprint delivers record 5G capacity gains via Nokia software upgrade
Nokia announced that its client Sprint delivered enhanced 5G capacity via a software upgrade on Nokia’s AirScale solution.
The lab test delivered approximately 3Gbps total...
China Unicom reveals 5G network Capex plans
China Unicom and China Telecom have shared 50,000 5G base stations and jointly saved investment costs of RMB 10 billion.
China Unicom’s capital expenditure (Capex)...
T-Mobile secures financial support from 16 banks for Sprint deal
T-Mobile today announced that it is currently financially prepared to close its $26 billion merger with Sprint, based on its previously secured commitments for...
China Mobile reveals 5G network Capex for 2020
China Mobile today revealed that its 5G network investment will be around RMB 100 billion in 2020.
China Mobile, the largest telecom operator in the...