Nokia details what it reckons the point of 6G will be
Finnish kit vendor Nokia has decided to have a go at describing what the next generation of mobile communication technology will be all about.
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Ericsson has seen the future and it’s a massive 6G powered tech-mall
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has indulged in a bit of future gazing with a concept-heavy report that proposes ten society-changing tech trends.
Ofcom ponders Terahertz spectrum
UK comms regulator Ofcom reckons we can go even further along the electro magnetic spectrum in the search for spectrum.
Huawei publishes a book on 6G
Rotating Chairman of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, Eric Xu Zhiju, has teased a new book published by his company that says 6G will be ready by 2030.
Deepening O-RAN Alliance crisis stokes fear of global technology split
Ericsson has joined its Nordic competitor to voice concern over the presence of American sanction targets in the OpenRAN industry group, casting further doubt over the future of the lauded technology.
Ericsson CEO warns of Chinese advantage if 6G standard splits
Börje Ekholm, CEO of Swedish kit vendor Ericsson, reckons the West could be at a disadvantage if China ends up developing its own 6G standard.
Qualcomm and InterDigital among founders of new US 6G initiative
The US has created another 6G initiative and got a bunch of tech and telecoms giants on board from the start.
Orange assembles magnificent seven for fully automated network trial
French operator group Orange got some of its mates together to build what it claims is Europe’s first 5G SA fully end-to-end experimental cloud network.
Japan and Finland collaborate over 6G development
The collective 6G efforts of Finland and Japan have vowed to help each other out in a bid to move the nascent standard along.
Deutsche Telekom uses W-band for 10 Gbps 5G backhaul in Greece
Deutsche Telekom has proven that frequency bands beyond 100 GHz can be just as effective as lower bands for high-speed mobile backhaul.
AT&T and Ericsson head up US 6G effort
The Next G Alliance has picked execs from AT&T and Ericsson to be its Chair and Vice Chair, respectively.
AdaptiveMobile Security reckons 5G network slicing contains a major security flaw
Research published by mobile security specialist AdaptiveMobile claims all the extra complexity created by network slicing leads to new vulnerabilities.
Corporate America vs China Inc: the constants and the variables
With the many different forces in play it’s very difficult to accurately project where the equilibrium of the US-China dynamic in the technology and telecoms sectors will go under the Biden administration, or if there will ever be an equilibrium at all.
What is lying in wait for telecoms in 2021?
Observers and practitioners take it on the chin to predict what the telecoms industry may look like in the coming year.
Nokia chosen to lead Europe’s 6G hive-mind initiative
Hexa-X envisages 6G as a network of networks, connecting everything with a generous dose of AI, and Nokia has been put in charge of it.
Samsung pitches for 6G leadership position
We might still be in the early days of 5G network deployment, but attention has already been afforded to 6G, with Samsung suggesting terahertz (THz) spectrum bands are critical.
A look back at the biggest stories this week
Whether it’s important, depressing or just entertaining, the telecoms industry is always one which attracts attention.
US ramps up the ‘5G race’ rhetoric
The US Attorney General has been banging on about 5G, hot on the heels of demands the country wins at 6G too.
ZTE and China Unicom get started on 6G
Chinese kit vendor ZTE has decided now is a good time to announce it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement on 6G with operator China Unicom.
Consensus on 6G is gradually forming
Participants at the virtual 6G Wireless Summit shared their thinking on what 6G can do and what research is needed to get the underlying technologies in place.
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