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Gilat claims 5G satellite traffic success

Satellite networking technology specialist Gilat Satellite Networks has successfully demonstrated carrying 5G traffic with what it says is “outstanding performance” over operator Thaicom’s GEO HTS satellite. With this successful demonstration, Gilat’s cellular backhaul solution is declared operational and ready for implementation in the 5G architecture. According to Gilat, superior user experience was recorded using its […]

October 29, 2020

Analyst: UK 5G delay ‘economic risks’

The Government’s own acknowledgement of a likely delay in rolling-out 5G in the UK risks not fully realising £108 billion worth of economic benefit and the creation of 350,000 jobs in regions outside London and the South-East over the next decade, according to an independent report by analyst firm Assembly, who warn that a delay in […]

October 28, 2020By Colin Mann

Study: 5G will drive satellite growth

A study from analysts at Northern Sky Research (NSR) says that 5G telephony will have a major impact on future satellite growth and revenues. The study says the introduction of 5G will have a “deep impact in the satellite ecosystem with close to 10 million active [revenue sources] by 2029″. These mostly new businesses will […]

October 28, 2020By Chris Forrester

Research: Western Europe leads 5G smartphone sales

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, three Western European nations are leaders in terms of 5G as a proportion of total smartphone sales in 2020. Ville-Petteri Ukonaho, Associate Director at Strategy Analytics, said: “In terms of sheer volumes China and the US lead in 5G smartphone sales. But in key Western European markets, […]

October 23, 2020

5G peak speed record claimed

Verizon, Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies have teamed up to continue driving forward development of 5G and innovations in the technology by being the first to demonstrate 5G peak speeds of 5.06 Gbps. Using 5G mmWave spectrum with carrier aggregation, a technology that combines multiple channels of spectrum to provide greater efficiency for data sessions transmitting […]

October 21, 2020By Colin Mann

5G platform boost for Verizon Media

Verizon Business is launching an international private 5G platform for global enterprises located in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Delivered in partnership with Nokia, the offering will enable businesses to deploy a private industrial-grade dedicated 5G network capability within their premises. In addition to ultra-low latency and increased speed, a key benefit of a private […]

October 21, 2020By Colin Mann

Forecast: 5G will be 44% of operator revs

Findings from Juniper Research indicate that operator billed revenue from 5G connections will reach $357 billion by 2025; rising from $5 billion in 2020, its first full year of commercial service. By 2025, 5G revenue is anticipated to represent 44 per cent of global operator billed revenue owing to rapid migration of 4G mobile subscribers […]

October 19, 2020

EU States call for 5G ‘disinformation’ action

Fifteen EU Member States have written to European Union Commissioners calling for a communications strategy that provides reliable information related to 5G. In the letter to Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President, Věra Jourová, Vice-President for Values and Transparency, and Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market, the States – Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, […]

October 19, 2020By Colin Mann

Forecast: 5G adoption to surge as 5G smartphones proliferate

With the world recently passing 100 commercial 5G networks, the shift to the new technology is poised to accelerate now that 5G smartphones are abundant and cost significantly less than widely expected a year ago. By the end of 2020, there will be nearly a quarter of a billion 5G connections worldwide, and this

October 15, 2020

EE switches on 5G in 12 new UK locations

EE has switched on its 5G network in 12 new towns and cities across the UK. The 12 new locations are Blackpool, Oxford, Aberdeen, Aldershot, Warwick, Stafford, Shipley, Barrhead, Crawley, Castleford, Porthcawl and Mirifield. EE launched the UK’s first 5G service in May 2019 and has now expanded to 112 towns and cities across the […]

October 13, 2020