$3.3 billion 5G deal sees Dish become friends with T-Mobile again
US mobile operators Dish and T-Mobile have settled their differences with a major new roaming agreement.
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IATA urges the rest of the world to learn from US 5G drama
As if it doesn’t already have enough to worry about, the International Air Transport Association fears the US experience with 5G near airports applies elsewhere too.
Spain mulls public funding for 5G backhaul
Spain has opened a consultation into the planned award of up to €250 million in funding for 5G fibre backhaul as part of its broader 5G coverage strategy.
Nokia claims new 5G uplink speed record
Finnish kit vendor Nokia teamed up with compatriot MNO Elisa and US mobile chip firm Qualcomm to hit uplink speeds of 2.1 Gbps using 5G over mmWave.
FWA accounts for a fifth of global mobile data traffic – Ericsson
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has published its latest Mobility Report. Among its revelations is the surprisingly rapid growth of Fixed Wireless Access.
Belgium spends €1.2 billion on long-awaited 5G auction
After years spent grappling with mobile radiation limits, Belgium has finally completed its first 5G spectrum auction.
Five trends defining enterprise 5G in 2022
The world of industrial 5G faces significant challenges, despite healthy levels of investment and interest in emerging use cases across industries.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: Giganet, edge and India
Our run of special guests continues as we’re delighted to welcome Jarlath Finnegan, CEO of UK fibreco Giganet. Jarlath treated the whole pod team to a selection of Irish whiskies so, before finding out all about Giganet and the UK fibre market they were compelled to have a taste of all of them. They eventually meander onto a recent mobile edge event that Iain attended before concluding with the latest on the chaotic Indian telecoms scene.
AT&T and Verizon delay 5G rollout around US airports for another year
US operators AT&T and Verizon have agreed to hold off deploying 5G around airports in the US until July 2023, until airlines are able to install upgrades to radio altimeters.
Bouygues taps Ericsson for 5G SA core
France’s Bouygues Telecom aims to unlock a whole host of advanced 5G use cases with the deployment of an Ericsson 5G standalone (SA) core network.
FAA urges US airlines to fix airport 5G issues ahead of imminent rollout
A letter from US flight regulator the Federal Aviation Administration asked airlines to ‘move quickly to address risks from a 5G wireless rollout,’ according to an exclusive from Reuters.
Telus to buy LifeWorks for $2.3 billion
Canadian operator Telus will also take on $600 million in debt to purchase healthcare firm LifeWorks, claiming the move ‘accelerates Telus Health’s vision of employer-based healthcare.’
Canadian telcos finally get up to speed
Two of Canada’s big mobile operators have launched 5G on 3.5 GHz spectrum and they are keen to get as much publicity out of the move as possible.
Ericsson, TIM and Comau build experimental ‘factory of the future‘
Italian operator Tim, kit vendor Ericsson and automation/robotics firm Comau promise ‘innovative solutions for Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing’ thanks to some 5G network slicing.
Dish unlikely to be swamped with new 5G customers
Dish Network says its 5G service now covers more than a fifth of the US population, but with a limited range of devices on offer, it’s unlikely to sign up new customers at first.
Nokia teams up with LS Electrics to build new industrial smart stuff
Kit Vendor Nokia has teamed up with South Korean firm LS Electronics – which specialises in fields such as automation, smart power and smart transportation – to come up with new industrial tech.
5G market expected to cope well with tough economic times
A difficult economic and political situation across the world is suppressing the mobile phone market, but the 5G sector is still coming up smelling of roses.
Intel and Exfo unveil 5G fault detection tool
A new solution launched by Canadian telecoms testing company Exfo and US chip giant Intel promises operators the ability to monitor a 5G network in real time and more swiftly fix problems.
India announces its 5G spectrum auction
The Indian government has committed to auctioning spectrum licenses it expects to be used for 5G, by the end of July.
Telenor says edge providers should be happy adoption isn’t happening any faster
Terje Jensen SVP of Network Architecture at MNO Telenor said of the speed of edge infrastructure adoption: “I think we kind of have to be happy that it’s probably not moving as fast as originally planned.”
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