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EU and China sign agreement to co-operate over 5G network developments

The EU and China have signed an agreement to co-operate over the development of 5G network technologies and standards.

• 28 Sep 2015

A tale of two 5Gs and possibly more

We’re still in the earliest stages of actually defining what 5G will be, and the opinions of operators are useful in outlining needs, evaluating early research efforts, and discussing business impact.

• 25 Sep 2015

Ericsson and LG Uplus collaborate on IoT and 5G development

Ericsson and LG Uplus have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of 5G and Internet of Things technologies, including narrow band LTE.

• 21 Sep 2015

£70 million 5G Innovation Centre opens at the University of Surrey

The UK has made a strong statement regarding its place on the road to 5G with the official opening of the 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC) at the University of Surrey.

• 15 Sep 2015

Europe opens public consultation on future network needs

The European commission is asking for views from stakeholders and the European public in general to get a sense of what the fixed and mobile networks of the future need to provide.

• 14 Sep 2015

Verizon announces commencement of 5G field trials in 2016

Giant US telco Verizon is one of the first major operators to go public with concrete plans for 5G trials, despite the standard being as yet undefined, with field trials commencing next year.

• 09 Sep 2015

Nokia reveals new Network-as-a-Service 5G architecture

Nokia Networks has unveiled a new network architecture that is programmable and aimed squarely at whatever 5G turns out to be. Drawing extensively on concepts like NFV and SDN, Nokia is claiming this offers operators a Network-as-a-Service model.

• 02 Sep 2015

SK Telecom and Samsung collaborate on mmWave development

Korean tech giants SK Telecom and Samsung Electronics have announced a collaboration aimed at supporting the development of millimeter-wave (mmWave) technology.

• 01 Sep 2015

Intel talks IoT and 5G at IDF 2015

US CPU giant Intel sought to position itself as a key player in the next telecoms eras by focusing on topics such as 5G and IoT at its big developer conference.

• 20 Aug 2015

Apple reportedly resurrects MVNO plans

US devices giant Apple has been trialing an MVNO service in the US and is in talks to launch one in Europe too, according to a report.

• 04 Aug 2015

How will SDN prepare operators for IoT and 5G?

In this podcast, Telecoms.com discusses the merits of SDN and NFV in the operator, and hypothesise how they’ll both enable IoT and 5G for operators in the years to come. Editorial director, Scott Bicheno, and Intelligence content manager, Tim Skinner, mull over how software defined networking has evolved over the past few years alongside its […]

• 23 Jul 2015

KT, Nokia make good on MoU, launch IoT lab

Korean telco KT, alongside Nokia Networks, has announced the launch of the country’s first dedicated lab for progressing the development of the internet of things, making good on its MoU pledge at MWC earlier this year.

• 20 Jul 2015

SK Telecom, Intel collaborate on 5G chipsets and MIMO R&D

Over at MWC Shanghai this week, Korean operator SK Telecom has announced its intentions to collaborate with Intel on the development of 5G radio access tech.

• 15 Jul 2015

Alcatel-Lucent claims NFV first with China Mobile

Alcatel-Lucent has laid claim to a live NFV first alongside China Mobile. The kit vendor reckons it has conducted the industry’s first field trial of the virtualized-RAN.

• 13 Jul 2015

Huawei, China Unicom serve up cellular IoT with “smart parking”

Chinese institutions China Unicom Shanghai, China Unicom Research Institute and kit vendor Huawei have developed a collaborative partnership to develop a pilot of cellular IoT.

• 13 Jul 2015

Exclusive – Nokia details thinking behind Alcatel-Lucent acquisition

At a time when the telecoms industry is rife with M&A activity, the proposed acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent by Nokia announced earlier this year still stood out as pivotal.

• 10 Jul 2015

Ericsson confirms 5G radio standardisation participation

Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has confirmed its “spearheading” of a dedicated European Union project designed to provide a common consensus of the radio network requirements for a standardised 5G network.

• 09 Jul 2015

Nokia and du launch network testing drones in Dubai

Drones equipped with smartphones are being utilised by du to carry out analysis on its network across Dubai. The first test, announced by partner Nokia, took place at the Dubai International Stadium to report on network conditions when occupied by 25,000 attendees.

• 07 Jul 2015

Orange creates NFV and Cloud testing lab for 5G advances

Orange has unveiled its new lab dedicated to network virtualization and cloud computing, called I/O Lab. It’s targeting an open and accessible environment for collaboration with the wider industry.

• 02 Jul 2015

5G consortium commences novel network architecture initiative

The 5G Infrastructure Public Private Partnership (5GPPP) has announced the commencement of a new 30 month initiative designed to establish a new mobile network architecture for 5G.

• 01 Jul 2015