VMO2 and Nokia help create UK’s ‘first 5G connected hospital’
Virgin Media O2 and the NHS have collaborated to build the UK’s ‘first 5G connected hospital’ which it claims will transform healthcare.
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GSMA says industry needs another 7 GHz of 5G spectrum
It’s hard to put a number on the exact quantity of spectrum telcos need in order to fully deliver on the promises of 5G, but it seems the GSMA has done exactly that.
BT wants extension to Huawei kit rip-out deadline
BT has confirmed it wouldn’t mind having a bit more time to rip out Huawei equipment from its network, the process having been impeded by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Vodafone makes the economic case for disempowering landowners
Small towns and cities will miss out on £7 billion of economic output by 2030 unless mobile operators are allowed to plonk masts wherever they like.
VMO2 has sprinkled 1,300 5G small cells across London
UK operator Virgin Media O2 has been busy setting up 5G small cells all around the capital, and it now claims to have more deployed than any other operator in the UK.
Voda gives Skoda its very own private 5G SA network
Car maker Skoda plans to automate more of its manufacturing processes through the use of a new private 5G standalone (SA) network.
How many EU cross border 5G autonomous car projects do we need?
The other project designed to play around with 5G connected autonomous cars crossing European borders has reemerged, in this case championed by Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson.
India’s private 5G rules make few people happy
The Indian government has issued rules for the allocation of spectrum for private 5G networks, but all parties – with a few notable exceptions – have something to complain about.
Chunghwa goes even greener with Ericsson 5G mid-band kit
Taiwanese telco Chunghwa Telecom has made its network more eco-friendly with the installation of Ericsson equipment for mid-band 5G that brings with it a pretty hefty energy saving.
China’s fourth mobile operator goes live
China’s fourth mobile operator has launched services, breaking into a market that has long been the domain of the big three.
Ericsson and UScellular make tentative progress with 5G drone test
Chicago-based UScellular has successfully tested 5G connectivity between its live network and a drone.
EU recruits telecoms giants to develop connected car industry
The 5G-Carmen project is a pilot scheme that leveraged 5G and edge installations to test some spicier capabilities of autonomous cars.
Seven in 10 UK businesses reckon 5G will help them compete
The telco industry’s incessant 5G marketing efforts appear to be winning the hearts and minds of enterprises, if the results of a new survey are to be believed.
$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.
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.
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.
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