The FCC has taken what it describes as “ a significant step” toward holding a major 5G spectrum auction in 2019 by adopting new rules that will promote the availability of high-band millimetre wave spectrum for the next generation of wireless connectivity. The airwaves in the combined Upper 37 GHz and 39 GHz bands are […]
Sky Italia and Vodafone Italia have teamed up for the first live 5G news broadcast in Europe. On the occasion of the annual opening night of the La Scala opera house in Milan, a Sky TG24 crew used a camera connected to the 5G network of Vodafone to report live from the prestigious event. This […]
The 12th Migu Music Awards held recently in Shanghai saw the implementation of what is being claimed by participants Migu, China Mobile, and Huawei as the first application of 5G network slicing in global large-scale live broadcasting. “We have implemented E2E 5G+4K live broadcasting for this ceremony, including 4K filming, 4K transcoding, and 4K video […]
The C-Band Alliance (CBA), which supports the reallocation of some of its members’ frequencies over the US, says it is “extraordinarily pleased with the level of support shown for the Market-Based Approach in the opening round of comments”. The Alliance, made up of Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat and Telesat, in a statement December 7th, says its […]
Americans are excited about the future of 5G-enabled entertainment and are willing to pay more, but there is still much the industry needs to do to create anticipation and close the 5G knowledge gap, according to a new study from Intel. The latest
The loan, for the National Investment Bank of Norway, which has an average maturity of approximately 5 years after disbursement, will finance Nokia’s extensive research and development program focused on 5G activities in Europe in 2018-2020. The investment will especially concentrate on developing new 5G-related end-to-end product offerings for different business areas. 5G is the […]
Digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions provider Tech Mahindra is setting up a new ‘Video Integration and Engineering’ (VIE) business unit to leverage cutting-edge technology and solutions to cater to the heavy demand of video services in the 5G ecosystem. With video forecast to account for 90 per cent of all 5G […]
New Zealand’s intelligence agency has blocked the telecom industry’s first request to use 5G equipment provided by China’s Huawei Technologies. Services provider Spark New Zealand, which made the request, said on it would review the reasoning before considering any further steps. The decision comes as Western nations become increasingly wary of what they say is […]
5G is expected to reach more than 40 per cent global population coverage and 1.5 billion subscriptions for enhanced mobile broadband by the end of 2024. This will make 5G the fastest generation of cellular technology to be rolled out on a global scale, according to the latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report. Key drivers for […]
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Arab States are set to be global leaders in the deployment of 5G networks, with all six markets expected to launch 5G mobile services in the next two years, according to two reports released today at Mobile 360 Series – MENA. The reports from GSMA Intelligence – ‘The Mobile Economy: Middle East and […]