£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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
FCC anticipates major role for 600 MHz spectrum in 5G
Tom Wheeler, Chairman of US telecoms regulator the FCC, has offered an update on his views regarding 5G and spectrum.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
India new driver of global smartphone growth – forecast
Industry analyst Strategy Analytics has released its latest global smartphone sales forecast, in which it positions India as the new driver of global smartphone sales growth.
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.
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.
SK Telecom and Nokia claim another 5G milestone
SK Telecom and Nokia have unveiled one of the first results of their 5G technology collaboration, claiming to verified the performance of a user plane and control plane separation technique, which they reckon is a key enabling technology for 5G.
LTE Awards 2015 winners announced, Huawei wins twice
Last night saw Amsterdam’s De Duif play host to the LTE industry’s annual awards bash and gala dinner, with Huawei proving to be the big winner on the night picking up two awards. The LTE Awards 2015 saw more than 50 finalists represented at the annual celebration last night, with the panel of judges whittling down the shortlist from more than 150 initial nominations.
Orange urges operators not to wait for 5G to embrace IoT
Orange SVP of network architecture and design, Alain Maloberti, used his keynote address at the LTE World Summit to highlight how the French telco plans on embracing IoT, while looking towards the arrival of 5G.
KT targets 5G rollout for 2018 Winter Olympics
Korean mobile operator KT says it will be conducting 5G trials with a view to launching a live service ready for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, being hosted in the Korean city of Pyeongchang.
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