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The latest 5G news from around the world. Verdict covers the rapidly developing world of networks, from advances and launches in 5G to new and emerging applications, and how they are shaping the infrastructure and communications of today. We’ve seen a revolution in communication technologies over the past few years, and this is only set to develop further as 5G technologies advance.
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6 Aug
US CBRS spectrum auction draws diverse range of applicants
US Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) is a set of wireless channels in the 3.55 to 3.65 GHz spectrum band that used to be reserved for the Department of Defense, the Navy and for satellite operators.
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5 Aug
Telecommunications trends: 5G leads Twitter mentions in July 2020
5G leads as Verdict lists the top five terms tweeted on telecommunications in July 2020, based on data from GlobalData’s Influencer Platform.
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31 Jul
UK 5G spectrum auction could start in November 2020
Despite 4G accounting for 66.6% of total mobile subscriptions in the UK in 2019, its share will decline over the forecast period to reach 50.9% by 2024 over customers migration to 5G, subject to a successful spectrum auction.
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31 Jul
How coronavirus caused a downturn in Chinese telecom subscriptions
Data has stacked up on the impact of Covid-19 on the Chinese telecom sector from the ground zero of the coronavirus pandemic, just as the lockdown on Wuhan officially ended on 8 April, 2020.
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30 Jul
How Covid-19 has accelerated 5G roll-out in South Africa
5G is getting traction in South Africa.
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30 Jul
Why telcos have the leverage to succeed in digital advertising
The digital advertising ecosystem has become a dynamic and complex matrix of players trying to drive value, including digital companies, ad tech providers, app developers, data specialists, digital publishers, and telecom operators.
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30 Jul
US mobile subscriptions forecast to grow as 5G network expands
Total mobile subscriptions reached an estimated 492.6 million in 2019, accounting for a share of 92.6% of the total subscriptions in the North American region.
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28 Jul
5G infrastructure spending to double in 2020: Gartner
Global spending in 5G network infrastructure for 2020 is expected to grow to almost twice that of 2019, according to the latest forecast by Gartner.
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24 Jul
US 5G coverage wars – how AT&T and T-Mobile stack up
AT&T followed through on a commitment that it made at the end of 2019, declaring July 23 that its 5G coverage is now nationwide across the US.
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23 Jul
Free market “failure” led to Huawei 5G dominance: Policy expert
Free market “failure” led to Chinese technology firm Huawei becoming the leading 5G player, a policy expert has told the UK’s Science and Technology Committee.
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22 Jul
UK’s Huawei evaluation centre faces “challenges” from US sanctions
The UK’s Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre (HCSEC) faces “challenges” because of US sanctions on 5G equipment, culture secretary Oliver Dowden has said.
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21 Jul
Samsung aim to boost sales with budget friendly 5G offering
Samsung launched the Galaxy A71 5G phone at US carriers T-Mobile and Sprint on 19 June, 2020, and at AT&T on 10 July, 2020.
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20 Jul
SoftBank chooses Ericsson gear for standalone 5G network
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank has chosen Swedish telecoms firm Ericsson to provide 5G equipment for its standalone 5G network.
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14 Jul
Industry reacts to the UK’s Huawei 5G ban: From disappointment to relief
Six months after giving Huawei the green light to continue operating in the UK’s telecommunications network, the government has made a screeching U-turn and banned all new Huawei 5G technology from 2021.
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14 Jul
Huawei banned from UK 5G network starting 2021
The government has banned Chinese technology firm Huawei from providing telecommunications equipment to the UK’s mobile 5G network from the start of 2021.
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13 Jul
“Impossible” to strip Huawei from UK network by 2030: BT CEO
The chief executive of BT has said that it will be “impossible” to strip out Huawei equipment from the UK’s telecommunications network by 2030 and warned that a rushed reduction of the Chinese firm’s involvement could lead to “outages”.
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9 Jul
Huawei asks UK for more time to assess impact of US chip sanctions
Chinese technology giant Huawei says it needs more time from the UK to assess how the latest US sanctions will affect its 5G supply chain.
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7 Jul
Brazil’s mobile subscriptions projected to grow by 17 million
Brazil’s 226.3 million mobile subscriptions in 2019 accounted for 32.0% of the total mobile subscriptions in Latin America region.
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6 Jul
Huawei’s days in the UK’s 5G network look numbered – here’s why
When Boris Johnson gave telecoms firms the green light to use Chinese technology giant Huawei’s 5G equipment back in January, it appeared to draw a line under the matter after more than a year of delay.
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1 Jul
Dish Network and Altiostar deal suggests serious 5G intent
US satellite pay-TV operator Dish Network moved a step forward in its plan to build a greenfield 5G network in the US On 30 June.
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30 Jun
Defence secretary: “We have no Huawei on our defence estate”
The UK’s defence secretary Ben Wallace reassured MPs today that Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei has no direct role in the nation’s defence communication infrastructure.
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30 Jun
5G now “somewhat less important” for business for over 40% of executives
The adoption of 5G is now viewed as less important by a significant proportion of business executives following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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29 Jun
Nokia wins €400m 5G deal with Taiwan Mobile
Finnish telecommunication firm Nokia has won a major three-year deal with Taiwan Mobile to be the sole supplier of the technology underpinning its 5G network.
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25 Jun
CTO Talk: Q&A with Amdocs’s Angela Logothetis
Angela Logothetis is the CTO of Open Network at Amdocs, a telecoms company that specialises in software and services for communications, media and financial services providers and digital enterprises.
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24 Jun
Too late for UK Huawei rival but other domestic 5G options remain, experts say
It is too late for the UK to create a domestic 5G vendor to rival Huawei but there are other opportunities to become less dependent on “high risk” vendors, telecommunications experts have said.
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16 Jun
UK’s Huawei 5G stance threatens to “fundamentally alter” US intelligence sharing, congressman warns
The UK government’s current stance to allow Huawei into the non-core parts of the country’s 5G network threatens to “fundamentally alter” the intelligence-sharing relationship with America, a US congressman has warned.
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12 Jun
How technology can help maintain social distancing
Limiting numbers of people in a given space is seen as essential to maintaining social distancing in the wake of the first wave of the coronavirus, in order to prevent it from spreading and causing new cases of Covid-19.
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8 Jun
Ericsson lays claims to Huawei territory with China 5G contracts
Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson has achieved a key win in the ongoing 5G rollout by netting contracts from key companies in China, alongside Chinese rival Huawei.
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3 Jun
Edge technology opportunities go beyond Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC)
There are new opportunities for operators to leverage edge technology as a key enabler to enhance the performance of applications for their 4G LTE/5G networks.
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29 May
Bahrain telcos focus on broadband services for growth
Leading data and analytics company GlobalData published its Country Intelligence Report on Bahrain mobile and fixed telecommunications market, observing big telcos determination to focus on broadband services development through 5G and fiber rollouts.