5G mobile
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The GSMA and leading European mobile operators confirm the launch of ‘Connecting Europe to 2030: A Mobile Industry Manifesto for Europe’. -
There will be 4.4 billion 5G subscriptions by the end of 2027 – about half of all mobile subscriptions in the world.
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Satellite operator Intelsat has demonstrated 5G mobile from space, working with a German research institute and a US antenna specialist.
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Six urban clusters in Texas are among the 10 places in the US for availability of 5G, according to a new survey.
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The Nigerian regulator has started a review of the country’s telecoms licensing process.
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The mobile industry’s technology experts have already defined the next standard beyond 5G.
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CK Hutchison’s Three UK has emerged as leader for 5G availability in the country, ahead of BT’s EE, Telefónica’s O2 and Vodafone.
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Performance of T-Mobile US’s 5G network has improved significantly in both urban and rural areas, according to Opensignal research.
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Realme CEO Madhav Sheth has said the firm aims to democratise access to 5G in India through its range of low-cost handsets.
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Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile US is leading its rivals, AT&T and Verizon, in 5G speed, availability and experienced, according to the latest Opensignal survey.
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Canadian-owned telecoms infrastructure company BAI Communications has hired Telefónica O2 UK’s Brendan O’Reilly to become its global CTO.
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It is already the fastest growing mobile technology in history, but the success of 5G in 2021 depends, like so much else, on the Covid-19 pandemic. Alan Burkitt-Gray looks at the mobile industry’s forecasts
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Nokia is making no profit on its mobile infrastructure sales and 2021 “will be challenging”, CEO Pekka Lundmark has admitted.
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Global roaming is to benefit from a new joint management, reconciliation and settlement platform following a partnership between TOMIA and Clear.
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Nokia and A1 Austria have signed a three-year contract that will see the two collaborate to drive the digital transformation of A1’s enterprise customers through private networks.
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Open radio access networks (open RAN) will account for 58% of total RAN capex by 2026 and will be deployed at 65% of all sites.
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Operators are rolling out 5G networks across the world, so what will they be used for? It’s more than just faster broadband on your mobile handset. Alan Burkitt-Gray talks to someone who knows
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More than half of all phones bought in China in the past three months work with 5G networks, according to a new survey.
