Smart Axiata starts 5G trials in partnership with Huawei
Cambodia’s Smart Axiata said it started 5G trials in partnership with China’s Huawei Technologies on Monday and could start rolling out the mobile network...
TIM to expand 5G services to another six cities shortly
TIM said its 5G services, which are already available in Turin, Rome and Naples, will be expanded to another six cities, 30 tourist destinations...
Telecom budget: Optical fibre to cost more increasing 5G network Capex
The India government has increased the basic custom duty on optical fibres, optical fibre bundles and cables to 15 percent from 10 percent.
The proposed...
Europe to accept 5G for connected cars, rejecting WiFi
European Union states are set to approve 5G as the platform for internet-powered connected cars, rejecting a European Commission drive for a WiFi-based standard,...
Vodafone UK launches limited 5G services in seven cities
Vodafone became the second telecom operator in the UK to launch limited 5G services for its smartphone customers.
Vodafone 5G is available in seven cities...
Deutsche Telekom starts limited 5G, reveals 5G price and smartphones
Deutsche Telekom announced a limited rollout of 5G services in Germany on Wednesday, targeting urban smartphone users.
Existing 5G trials will be opened up to...
SoftBank and KDDI ink 5G base station sharing deal
SoftBank and rival KDDI Corporation announced a deal to share base station for building 5G networks in rural areas of Japan.
SoftBank and KDDI believe...
Israel to launch tender for conducting 5G spectrum auction
Israel is likely to launch a tender within two weeks for conducting 5G spectrum auction, Reuters reported.
Israel lags countries like South Korea, Switzerland, Britain...
BT 5G to hit market this autumn targeting BT Plus customers
BT Group today announced that it is launching 5G services this autumn. BT Plus customers will be the first BT mobile customers to benefit...
Tele2 postpones 5G network deal due to Huawei issue
Tele2 CEO Anders Nilsson said the telecom operator has postponed the selection of the 5G network supplier in the wake of the U.S. sanctions...
ZTE, China Mobile achieve 5G single cell throughput of 3.7 Gbps
ZTE, in partnership with China Mobile, achieved 5G single cell throughput over 3.7 Gbps, and a single EU downlink data rate of more than...
Commercial 5G networks more than doubled in 3 months
The number of commercially launched 5G networks has more than doubled over the last 3 months, according to a market research from Hadden Telecoms.
Overall,...
DIGI launches Romania’s first 5G service, powered by Ericsson
Ericsson announced that RCS&RDS (DIGI) has launched Romania’s first 5G commercial service in the busiest parts of Bucharest using Ericsson’s technology.
The service, which is...
Nokia to support Zain KSA for 5G and E-Band microwave
Zain Saudi Arabia (Zain KSA) has signed a three-year deal with Nokia to roll out 5G network in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The network...
Operators in Asia to invest $370 bn for 5G network
Mobile operators in Asia are set to invest $370 billion for building-out 5G networks between 2018 and 2025, according to the latest GSMA report.
There...
Vodafone Idea CTO Vishant Vora on 5G strategy and free spectrum
Vodafone Idea chief technology officer Vishant Vora has explained the telecom operator’s 5G strategy in order to create a viable business model.
CTO of Vodafone...