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5G Tests, Trials Gain Momentum Across Globe

5G has gathered momentum globally as per latest GSA report. 201 operators, in 83 countries are currently investing in 5G mobile and 5G FWA networks, ~30% increase since mid-2018. Level…

Ericsson and Qualcomm Complete Interoperability Testing of 5G NR Data Call on 2.6 GHz Band

Ericsson and Qualcomm have completed a non-standalone (NSA) 5G New Radio (NR) data call on 2.6 GHz, adding a new frequency band to those successfully tested for commercial deployment. The…

T-Mobile, Ericsson Make 5G Call on 600 MHz

U.S. carrier T-Mobile has made a successful 5G data call and video call on 600 MHz both on a live commercial network in partnership with Ericsson and Intel. T-Mobile also…

Ericsson, SK Telecom and Qualcomm Make 5G NR Data Call over SKT’s 5G Commercial Network

Ericsson, SK Telecom (SKT) and Qualcomm have successfully established a 5G NR data call on mid-band over SKT’s live, 5G commercial network in Busan, South Korea. SK Telecom plans to…

Telstra, Optus, TPG-Vodafone Win in Australia’s 5G Auction

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has announced four winners in recently concluded 5G spectrum auction in the 3.6 GHz band. All 350 lots available in the auction were…

South Korean Operators Launch Commercial 5G Services

South Korean carriers SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus have launched the 5G network that supports 3GPP specifications in limited areas in Seoul and other major cities. 

Nokia and StarHub Demonstrate 3GPP Compliant 5G New Radio Pilot in Singapore

Nokia and Singapore’s StarHub have completed the outdoor pilot of 5G New Radio on 3.5GHz frequency band in Singapore. The companies demonstrated industrial and consumer applications to staff, industry partners…

Mitsubishi and NTT DOCOMO Achieve 27Gbps Throughput in 5G Outdoor Trials

Mitsubishi Electric and NTT DOCOMO have demonstrated 5G 27Gbps and 25Gbps maximum throughputs via one mobile terminal over communication distances of 10m and 100m, respectively, using the 28GHz radio frequency. 

Telstra Demonstrates Live 5G 3GPP R15 Data Connection

Australia’s Telstra has announced the demonstration of live 5G 3GPP R15 data call using a commercial 5G chipset in a form factor device on Telstra’s mobile network.

AT&T Completes Millimeter Wave Mobile 5G Browsing Session with a Commercial Mobile 5G Device

AT&T has successfully completed a millimeter wave mobile 5G browsing session with a  3GPP 5G NR standards-based device the NETGEAR Nighthawk® 5G Mobile Hotspot on a mobile 5G network earlier…

SK Telecom Successfully Makes 5G Call with Samsung’s Commercial 5G Equipment

SK Telecom has successfully completed the 5G call using the 3GPP 5G Non-standalone(NSA) new radio (NR) standard and commercial 5G NR Samsung’s equipment that can be readily applied to the…

Verizon Turns on Commercial 5G TF Network in Select Markets

Verizon has announced the launch of the commercial 5G network in portions of Sacramento, Houston, Indianapolis, and Los Angeles. Installations of 5G Home began this week for “First on 5G”…

T-Mobile and Ericsson Sign $3.5 Billion 5G Deal

T-Mobile and Ericsson have signed a multi-year, $3.5 billion contract to support T-Mobile’s nationwide 5G network deployment. Under the deal, Ericsson will provide T-Mobile with the latest 5G New Radio…

Ericsson and Swisscom Get 5G Ready with 5G NSA Data Call

Ericsson and Swisscom have stepped up their 5G game by setting up end-to-end, multivendor 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) data call on 3.5 GHz band in the Swiss city of Burgdorf. Swisscom…

Vodacom Launches Commercial 5G service in Lesotho

Vodacom has announced the launch of standards-based, commercial 5G service in Lesotho using 3.5GHz spectrum to initially deliver Fixed-Wireless Access broadband services to two enterprise customers in Lesotho.

Telstra Starts 5G on the Gold Coast

Australian carrier Telstra has switched on 5G technology across selected areas of the Gold Coast. The operator plans to launch more than 200 5G-capable sites around the country by the…

Nokia, T-Mobile Sign $3.5 Billion 5G Network Agreement

Nokia and T-Mobile have inked a $3.5 billion agreement to accelerate the deployment of a nationwide 5G network. Nokia will provide T-Mobile with its complete end-to-end 5G technology, software, and…

AT&T Adds More cities to 5G Rollout Plan in 2018

AT&T plans to offer 5G services to customers in a dozen cities this year and is adding Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C. and Oklahoma City as the next three identified cities…

Nokia and dtac Deploy Commercial 4G TDD Network in Thailand

Nokia and dtac are deploying the commercial 4G TDD network in Thailand. Once completed, dtac TURBO users on the 2300 MHz spectrum operated in cooperation with TOT will get superior…

Elisa Launches Commercial 5G Network in Finland

Finnish operator Elisa has announced the launch of commercial 5G network and has started selling 5G subscriptions. The company has started 5G services in Tampere and Tallinn. The operator is…

3GPP Completes 5G System Specifications with SA Release

3GPP has announced the completion of the standalone (SA) Release 15, 5G specifications paving the way for 5G commercialization. Earlier in Dec. 2017, 3GPP has released the 5G NR specifications…

NTT DOCOMO and Huawei Test IAB with 39 GHz Band During 5G Trial

Huawei and NTT DOCOMO have announced the successful completion of  Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) technology trial using the 39GHz millimeter wave (mmWave) band as part of on-going 5G tests.

Verizon Announces 5G Plan for Los Angeles, Tests LTE over CBRS Spectrum

Verizon plans to deploy 5G technology in Los Angeles starting in the fourth quarter of 2018. Los Angeles is the second city Verizon has identified as part of its 3-5…

Nokia and SFR Conduct a 5G New Radio Call using 3.5 GHz spectrum

Nokia and SFR have announced the successful completion of a 5G call, using the 3GPP-compliant 5G New Radio (NR) system over-the-air on the 3.5GHz frequency band. The test took place…

AT&T Preps for 5G, Doubles LTE Speed in More Than 100 New Markets

As part of 5G Evolution strategy, AT&T continues to evolve it’s LTE network and has announced  117 new markets which will have theoretical peak speeds of up to 400 megabits…

China Unicom and Huawei to Work Together on 5G Network Slicing

China Unicom and Huawei have signed an agreement on 5G network slicing to jointly carry out research, demonstration, and application of 5G network slicing. Network slicing is a key native…

AT&T Shares 5G Trial Progress, Reports Gigabit Speeds and 9ms Latency

AT&T has released some ongoing 5G trial details earlier this week. The company had started enterprise 5G trial in Austin, Texas more than a year ago to explore mmWave and…

EE, Telefónica, Vodafone Win Big in Ofcom’s 4G, 5G Spectrum Auction

UK’s telecom regulator Ofcom has released the outcome of the principal stage of its 4G, 5G spectrum auction. EE, Telefónica, Vodafone came out as big winners. Ofcom has been running…

Cisco and Partners to Start 5G Trial in Rural Areas of the UK

Cisco and it’s partners aim to create a UK government funded complete end-to-end rural 5G testbed system for trials of new wireless and networking technologies, spectrum sharing, new applications and…

Ofcom Begins 5G Spectrum Auction to Improve Mobile Broadband

Ofcom has begun 5G auction for mobile broadband and future 5G services, earlier this week. Five companies are taking part in the auction to bid for available spectrum in two…