Mobile World Congress
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At the 5G Brings New Value Forum of MWC Shanghai 2021 attended by carrier customers and key industry analysts, Huawei released its whitepaper titled "Cross-Technology Collaboration (X-Tech) Enables Industry Digital Transformation". -
The mobile industry will be back in Barcelona for its giant exhibition and conference until 2024, the GSMA has announced.
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The event economy is likely to suffer losses of US$1 billion as a direct result of tech industry event cancellations due to coronavirus.
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The GSMA has bowed to what became inevitable and cancelled Mobile World Congress, the 100,000-strong event that was due to start in Barcelona in just over a week.
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Ericsson has pulled out of the world’s biggest telecoms exhibition and Nokia is thinking about following its example.
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Huawei’s chairman Guo Peng has accused the US of spying on the world – and says that’s why the US wants to block Huawei telecoms kit.
Forthcoming events
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The telecoms industry is facing major risks over the next few years as it commits to investment in 5G – with the possible exclusion of one of the major suppliers.
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Three of the UK’s four mobile operators showed their disdain for efforts to ban Huawei today by conducting the first video call across 5G radio networks.
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Operators providing the new 5G mobile services will need to connect their base stations with 25Gbps fibre, Nokia is saying in advance of Mobile World Congress.
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Ericsson is already incorporating CENX’s products into its services, ready for 5G, just a few months after the acquisition for around $40 million in September 2018.
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Members of the world’s mobile industry are thinking of discussing the Huawei crisis at their pre-MWC board meeting this month.
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Huawei has launched what it claims is the world’s first core chip specifically designed for 5G base stations – a move calculated to impress those who call for embargoes.
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The GSMA has challenged governments worldwide to release more 5G spectrum, saying the mobile industry could generate an additional $565 billion in additional global GDP between 2024-34 if they do.
