Vodafone tips 5G to aid UK Covid-19 recovery
Vodafone UK called on the government to prioritise 5G rollout as part of its Covid-19 (coronavirus) recovery plan, as it published a new report predicting the technology could add £158…
Nokia lands Taiwan Mobile 5G deal
Taiwan Mobile selected Nokia as sole supplier of its 5G RAN and core equipment for its non-standalone (NSA) network, with plans to move to standalone within three years. The €400…
China smartphone market dips on 5G weakness
Smartphone shipments in China during May dropped 10.4 per cent year-on-year as demand for 5G models weakened, data from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) showed. Shipments…
AIS pushes 5G for industry recovery
AIS pledged to support Thailand’s economic recovery from Covid-19 (coronavirus) by deploying 5G services across a number of key sectors as part of an ongoing nationwide network build. The operator…
LG Uplus tops Korea 5G speed ranking
LG Uplus emerged as the leading operator in South Korea in 5G download rates with an average considerably faster than its two rivals, data from Opensignal revealed. The operator recorded…
Verizon completes Pivotal 5G kit trial
Verizon completed a trial of new repeater technology with Pivotal Commware meant to help it more rapidly expand its mmWave 5G footprint, while also revealing an upgraded home broadband service…
Singapore favours Ericsson, Nokia 5G kit
Singtel and a joint venture between StarHub and M1 received 3.5GHz and mmWave spectrum and named their primary RAN suppliers to build two nationwide 5G networks in Singapore, with Huawei…
NTT takes stake in NEC to push network tech R&D
NTT and NEC established an alliance to jointly research and develop next-generation network technologies, with the operator investing to take nearly a 5 per cent stake in the equipment supplier.…
ZTE seeks fresh credit from China banks
ZTE chiefs approved a plan to seek credit facilities totalling $6.8 billion from two Chinese banks during its AGM. In a statement, the company said it sought CNY20 billion ($2.8…
Toyota taps Nokia for private LTE network
Automaker Toyota selected Nokia to deploy a private LTE network to support a range of IoT-based devices at its manufacturing design division, with plans to upgrade to 5G. In a…