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Nokia and Inria ponder the future of networks

Nokia and Inria sign a four year collaboration designed ‘to solve the key scientific challenges linked to the evolution of networks and network applications.’

• 3 days ago

Ericsson to plough millions into UK 6G research unit

Swedish kit maker Ericsson has unveiled plans to add the UK to its growing footprint of 6G R&D locations.

• 5 days ago

InterDigital involved in five EU 6G projects

As the European 6G bureaucracy creaks into gear, US tech R&D company InterDigital has been awarded funding to support several of its projects.

• 07 Nov 2022

Germany launches yet another 6G initiative, this time led by DT

If research initiatives are anything to go by, Germany is set to lead the world when 6G comes around.

• 31 Oct 2022

With the right investment, 6G offers the UK a bright and sustainable future

With 6G it will be vital for complementary intelligent networking protocols to coexist alongside the high frequency mmWave spectrums.

• 24 Oct 2022

The Telecoms.com Podcast: Network X 2022 special

This special edition of the pod it brought to you from the Network X telecoms show in Amsterdam. Scott and Iain are first joined by Ronan De Renesse of analyst firm Omdia. They review some of the chat at the show concerning IoT, 5G and 6G, as well as a number of ad hoc tangents. Ronan then makes way for Telecoms.com’s Andrew Wooden, who talks us through the main keynote speeches and discussions from the event, focusing mainly on managing change and security.

• 20 Oct 2022

UK national telecoms research lab opens in Solihull

The new UK Telecommunications Lab is a research facility intended to bring together operators, suppliers and academics to brainstorm and testbed ideas related to mobile networks.

• 13 Oct 2022

EU launches next phase of 6G research, splurges €250m on new projects

Sustainability, inclusion and trustworthiness are among the top priorities for the next stage of the European Commission’s 6G research programme.

• 10 Oct 2022

Nokia and Vodafone look to pave the way forward to 6G

Kit vendor Nokia and operator Vodafone New Zealand have signed a strategic partnership which will see them collaborate to ‘explore the capabilities of 5G-Advanced and 6G networks.’

• 30 Sep 2022

UK government offers more cash for Open RAN R&D

The UK government is dangling £25 million of funding in front of telcos and universities for 5G and 6G network equipment R&D, which essentially means Open RAN.

• 26 Jul 2022

German 6G project chooses Nokia as lead coordinator

Finnish kit vendor Nokia will spearhead 6G-ANNA, a German national-funded lighthouse project designed to drive 6G research and standardisation.

• 12 Jul 2022

Huawei extends IP olive branch to the West

Chinese tech giant Huawei held a conference with the underlying theme that it is open to working with the rest of the world on IP, as the US makes fresh accusations of Chinese state-sponsored hacks.

• 08 Jun 2022

NTT, Fujitsu, NEC and Nokia put their heads together for 6G trials

An Avengers-style mash up of telecoms firms are collaborating on experimental trials of new communications technologies expected to be underpinned by 6G.

• 06 Jun 2022

Indian PM makes highly ambitious 6G pledge

India is working towards the launch of 6G services by the end of the decade, we were somewhat surprised to hear the country’s prime minister announce on Tuesday.

• 17 May 2022

Samsung says 6G will need all the mmWave spectrum it can get

Samsung wants tens of Gigahertz of contiguous millimetre wave spectrum so we can all enjoy the myriad benefits of 6G holograms.

• 10 May 2022

6G should be defined by our customers, not the operators

It is critically important we begin to conceptualise what the next generation of mobile networks means for the technology industry, our customers and society as a whole.

• 03 May 2022

Huawei announces counter-intuitive recruitment drive

At its latest annual analyst summit, Chinese vendor Huawei once more struck a defiant note with the announcement of a new recruitment programme.

• 27 Apr 2022

2G, 3G, 4G, 5G…6G? What’s awaiting us in 2022 and beyond

Is 2022 the year that 5G will really fly, and what does this mean for the evolution of Web3? Dare we talk of 6G plans?

• 15 Mar 2022

UK and Japan promise more telecoms collaboration

The UK and Japan have announced their intention to work together more closely on solving telecoms supply chain issues and developing new technologies such as 6G and OpenRAN.

• 07 Mar 2022

US telcos set to shell out for more spectrum, starting with 2.5 GHz in July

The US’s next spectrum auction will come as soon as July, Federal Communications Commission chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel revealed at Mobile World Congress this week.

• 02 Mar 2022