Ofcom to make 6 GHz of mmWave spectrum available to UK telcos
UK comms regulator Ofcom has finally decided it might be an idea to make millimetre wave spectrum available for 5G networks to use.
UK comms regulator Ofcom has finally decided it might be an idea to make millimetre wave spectrum available for 5G networks to use.
Operator Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) and kit vendor ZTE have entered into a new partnership to build out a hybrid cloud 5G core network in the region.
The podders are delighted to welcome a special guest from Ericsson for the second straight week, an event commemorated by some laboured analogies from Scott. Christian Leon heads up the networks business in Europe and Latin America, so is a great person to discuss the current state of 5G, especially when it comes to monetisation. That leads naturally onto topics such as MWC, 5G hype, network exposure, and millimetre wave.
In answer to a question posed by a journalist, a Chinese Embassy spokesperson warned Germany not to abuse its power by banning Chinese kit from its 5G networks.
5G fixed-wireless access (FWA) services are proving a hit with end users, a trend not lost on Reliance Jio.
Vodafone this week announced that it has rolled out “reliable 4G” to more than 50 rural locations in the UK.
UK telco group VMO2 installed a concept playground decked out with lights, sound and interactive equipment plugged into its broadband and 5G networks, in order to bring ‘digital audio sensory stimulation’ to outdoor play areas.
Immersive, multi-sensory extended reality (XR) is what we’re all crying out for, apparently, but there’s a lot of work to get through first.
The search for 5G use-cases seems to have at least one definite success, if the uptake of FWA in the US is anything to go by.
Will telcos evolve into new types of business? Will tweaks to the business model more or less maintain the status quo, or will big tech start to swallow the sector up?
e& has shared a solid set of financials for full-year 2022, aided, it says, by a transformation strategy that includes investments in overseas markets.
The German federal government is reportedly planning to ban operators from using kit from Chinese manufacturers Huawei and ZTE.
A new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute rings alarm bells about China’s clear R&D lead in all things telecoms.
Italian operator group TIM has received a second offer for its network assets, this time from a consortium of CdP Equity (CDPE) and Macquarie, and that means the race is on.
The guys shot their traditional special podcast from the show floor of Mobile World Congress again this year. Ericsson was kind enough to find them a space to record, so Scott and Iain start by chatting to Peter Linder from that company. Later they bring on Omdia analyst Dario Talmesio and veteran journalist George Malim to hear about their experiences at this year’s show.
This year’s big telecoms get-together revealed an industry going through an identity crisis.
We caught up with Accenture at MWC 2023 to find out more on 5G monetisation and the growing sense that it’s difficult to do.
The marketing drum of 6G has begun and Nokia is among those speculating on what it might do – such as chipping humans with NFC devices and scanners that can measure the bodily information of crowds.
We caught up with kit vendor Ericsson at MWC who admitted that while 5G use cases are difficult to find, we shouldn’t necessarily be looking for them anyway.
Deutsche Telekom’s US operation is making steady progress in the corporate sector, and it has just done a deal with Cisco that could help it make further gains.
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