Huawei reportedly shelves plans for Cambridge R&D site
Chinese kit maker Huawei is said to have quietly cancelled a £1 billion project to build a new research facility in the UK.
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China is miles ahead in telecoms research
A new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute rings alarm bells about China’s clear R&D lead in all things telecoms.
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.
Ericsson to hire 250 boffins to work on 5G cloud research
Swedish kit vendor will hire 250 cloud native software developers, engineers and architects to its R&D facility in Ireland to work on 5G projects.
BT opens digital research centre with University of Suffolk
UK operator group BT has opened up a new £10 million research and engineering facility at its Adastral Park campus.
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.
Ericsson tiptoes towards OpenRAN with new Open Lab
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has unveiled an Open Lab, which is designed as a hub for collaboration on virtualized 5G RAN technologies.
Nokia’s cunning plan to out-grow the market just doesn’t add up
Finnish kit vendor Nokia is holding its Capital Markets Day today, in which it tells investors how it plans to turn things around.
Nokia announces thousands more job cuts but that still may not turn things around
Finnish kit vendor Nokia is still struggling for cash, so will cut up to 10,000 more jobs over the next couple of years to lower its costs.
UK hollowcore fibre startup Lumenisity goes to market
A UK company at the forefront of a new type of fibre optic technology has come out of stealth mode and launched its first commercial products.
A look back at this week’s biggest stories
Whether it’s important, depressing or just entertaining, the telecoms industry is always one which attracts attention.
Huawei gets the green light for £1 billion Cambridge R&D centre
Cambridge City Council has officially given Huawei permission to construct a 50,000 sq. meter R&D centre to focus on optoelectronics, serving as the international HQ for the segment.
UK Gov carves out £1bn to save struggling firms
The UK Treasury has announced a new scheme which will see as much as $1 billion made available to UK SMEs who are struggling financially during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Reliance Jio reckons it can do 5G without vendor help
Reliance Jio has thrown somewhat of a spanner in the 5G ecosystem, claiming that it has developed its own ‘end-to-end’ 5G technologies.
R&D spend is increasing in UK, but still not at the top table
Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) suggest investment towards R&D is heading the right direction, though there is still work to be done to compete with the worlds’ best.
Xiaomi goes Suomi for camera research
The Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has set up in Finland its largest R&D centre outside of China for imaging technologies.
Ericsson and Nokia up their R&D game to compound Huawei misery
Whenever Huawei is facing scrutiny, rivals simply have to sit back and reap the benefits, though Ericsson and Nokia are upping the focus on research and development to compound the gains.
ZTE gains confidence on the back of solid earnings growth
Perhaps ZTE has just been enjoying an uncomfortable silence and expensive milkshake in recent months, but with its financials for the first half of 2019 are screaming for attention.
Samsung is already planning for 6G leadership – report
Samsung has reportedly announced the formation of the Advanced Communications Research Centre, which will have the mission of creating a 6G leadership position for Samsung.
Huawei R&D faces export ban in Silicon Valley
The US Commerce Department has refused to renew an export licence at a Huawei subsidy in Silicon Valley, meaning China cannot access new developments at the site.
Events
Bringing value to private networks – Digital Symposium
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5G Core – Digital Symposium
- 20-20 April 2023
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OpenRAN World (co-located with the 6G Summit)
- 26-27 April 2023
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