US Attorney-General, William Barr, has suggested that the US and its allies should take a “controlling stake” in both Nokia and Ericsson to build stronger alternatives to Huawei. Barr said the US and its allies should be “actively considering” highly unusual proposals for ‘American ownership of a controlling stake’ in the European vendors, “either directly […]
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai was generous in his treatment of the C-Band Alliance, and his decision has won approval from the Alliance, the 5G Action Now lobby group and a host of investment analysts. Chairman Pai’s plan would repurpose most of the C-band for 5G deployment while ensuring current users of the spectrum could continue […]
Omdia, the freshly-rebranded technology research group, has released a new research paper which it says connects the dots between the strategies, technologies, companies and market trends impacting industries as they transition to 5G. Covering areas as diverse as sports, autonomous vehicles, gaming, wireless components, IoT, cybersecurity and AI – this preview of the 5G developments […]
Portugal will start the DTT frequency migration process on February 7th to free up the frequencies necessary for the rollout of 5G mobile technology. The process will start at the Sines transmitter site and follows a successful pilot in Odivelas last November. At stake is the 700 MHz frequency, currently used for DTT broadcasting, which […]
A study comparing spectrum released in 14 countries illustrates the US mid-band spectrum challenge and underscores the importance of American policymakers moving quickly to bring more licensed mid-band spectrum to power 5G networks. “This report highlights that US policymakers need
Alongside Ericsson, Huawei and Qualcomm, Vodafone has demonstrated the first 5G dynamic spectrum-sharing on a combination of two low spectrum bands. Dynamic spectrum-sharing allows network operators to deliver both 4G and 5G within the same spectrum, enabling a smooth transition between the two technologies and therefore a more cost-effective rollout. While the technology has been […]
LiveU has increased its collaboration with leading European partners on 5G Infrastructure Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects, testing and validating content contribution and media production use cases over advanced 5G Release 16 testbeds. The projects’ goals are to provide the broadcast community and other verticals with insights into 5G performance in real-world scenarios. The projects […]
Research from Amdocs shows that 35 per cent of UK consumers plan on buying a 5G smartphone in 2020. The study of 1000 UK consumers revealed that not only is there a demand for 5G devices, but awareness of the next generation standard in the UK is widespread, less than one year on from the […]
Orange France will continue to work with Nokia and Ericsson to evolve its mobile access network towards 5G. The two companies are both long-term partners of the operator, already providing RAN equipment for 2G/3G/4G infrastructure. Nokia will continue to serve the western and south-eastern areas of the country, while Ericsson will remain the main supplier […]
BT reported a 3 per cent decline in revenue and a 4 per cent fall in core earnings for the third quarter, as its share price fell 6 per cent. The operator said revenue was impacted by regulation, competition and declines in legacy products. BT has also estimated that the decision to allow Huawei only […]