All 5G articles – Page 71

  • Stormzy Riverside
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    EE stormz into 5G

    2019-07-18T14:16:00Z

    EE pips Vodafone to the post on 5G launch, but head-start is limited. Consumer to join the party later in year, with BT Plus converged packages. Huawei dropped from the handset list, but still providing FWA hardware.

  • Cellnex Telecom Tower
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    Cellnex acquires rights to market services at BT towers

    2019-07-18T11:46:00Z

    Cellnex confident modest early partnership with BT could provide greater long-term opportunity for management and co-location services business with the UK incumbent.

  • Blue Juniper Networks Truck
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    BT recruits Juniper for Network Cloud

    2019-07-18T00:00:00Z

    BT recruits Juniper for Network Cloud Source: Ed Kohler / Flickr CC BY 2.0 - Juniper Networks Truck Juniper Networks revealed it will play a significant role in BT Group’s rollout of the Network Cloud initiative, which aims to better support new services including future 5G applications ...

  • Padlock with key
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    BT keeps up Huawei defence

    2019-07-18T00:00:00Z

    As signs suggest that UK operators may proceed with caution on limited Huawei deployments, BT has warned that an outright ban would have a severe impact on 5G progress.

  • Football Capture
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    Government releases £40m more for 5G trials

    2019-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Latest £40m for 5G use case development applied to logistics and manufacturing. DCMS also flags promises of simpler planning, and more spectrum, although plans remain vague. Operators still waiting for clarity on government’s 5G supplier review.

  • DT strengthens ties with SK Telecom, Zeiss
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    Deutsche Telekom strengthens ties with SK Telecom, Zeiss

    2019-07-17T12:03:00Z

    DTCP in partner mode to sustain investment aggression. Group looking to Asia for next wave of startup relationships.

  • Vodafone Hungary unveils 5G base station
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    Vodafone Hungary unveils 5G base station

    2019-07-15T00:00:00Z

    VfH activated what it called the country’s first “live and permanent” 5G base statio

  • Vodafone UK joins Italy and Spain as 5G Group frontrunners
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    Vodafone UK displays unlimited 5G enthusiasm

    2019-07-15T00:00:00Z

    VfUK joins Italy and Spain as 5G Group frontrunners. Unlimited data plans split analyst opinion.

  • Czech Republic market
    Public Affairs

    Vodafone Czech Republic competition threat resurfaces, ahead of 5G auction

    2019-07-15T00:00:00Z

    CTÚ to launch another bid to disrupt three-player cosiness. Quid pro quo  for 700MHz and 3.4GHz-3.6GHz availability.

  • Hannes Ametsreiter, CEO Vodafone Germany
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    Vodafone Germany slams German 5G auction as “catastrophic”

    2019-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Vodafone coughs up €1.88bn on 3.6GHz and 2GHz frequencies. VfD CEO calls on government to hand back auction proceeds. OpCo wants joint reinvestment network programme for white spots. Spectrum bill tops €2bn despite huge misgivings about auction rules. Telekom complains of “bitter aftertaste” and investment “dampener”. MNO legal action ...

  • Vodafone Spain joins 5G party with 15-city launch
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    Vodafone Spain joins 5G party with 15-city launch

    2019-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Huawei and Ericsson in 5G RAN mix. 5G tariffs same as high-end 4G plans. Exclusive agreement with cloud-gaming provider Hatch.

  • Vodafone's Martin Wesenaar providing insights into the OpCo’s transition to a cloud‑native environment
    Strategy & Change

    DTW19: Vodafone Germany on charge to cloud payments

    2019-07-11T00:15:00Z

    Long-running, Huawei-supported project said to have been met well, with customer experience and efficiencies benefits. Some compromises made on legacy and vendor retention.

  • Lester Thomas, Vodafone's Chief Systems Architect, on "zero touch" partnering
    Strategy & Change

    DTW19: Another Vodafone Group signal of coming partner platform refit

    2019-07-11T00:13:00Z

    Vodafone recognises need for improvement in partner collaboration, to fuel 5G success. Chief Systems Architect looking to reshape IT, to help open-up while protecting “secret sauce”. TM Forum and University of Surrey among collaborators.

  • Erik Meijer, Strategy Group Product Manager for Innovation at Deutsche Telekom, speaking at DTW19
    Partnerships & Alliances

    Deutsche Telekom: introvert telcos plan mould-breaking 5G party (DTW19)

    2019-07-11T00:07:00Z

    DT plans to step up “conversations” with partners in a bid to ensure 5G return-on-investment. Execs concede telcos remain “quite poor” on enabling collaboration. ’Fast telecoms’-vision mooted, with repeatability across numerous services, but can traditionally closed telcos deliver? Hints of increased focus on services long-tail, and beyond flagship tie-ups. ...

  • The Big Debate: Edward Tian, China Broadband Capital Partners, Digital Transformation World 2019
    Network & Infrastructure

    Operators, other industries struggle for 5G commonality

    2019-07-11T00:04:00Z

    5G expectations have been raised, and now need to be met: lots of talk of potential, but monetisation not clear cut. Scepticism over network readiness for advanced, challenging applications, such as in gaming and sport. Supplier establishment again chided for dragging feet on harmonisation and cloud-ification; operators stuck in ...

  • Skynet Catalyst: Outstanding Catalyst depicting Business Assurance awareness (TM Forum, Digital Transformation World 2019)
    Innovation (R&D)

    TM Forum DTW19: 2019 Catalysts spark pragmatic innovation

    2019-07-11T00:02:00Z

    Rundown of key Catalysts, joint initiatives. More than 30 joint technology projects demoed, with assurance, partnering, and customer experience to fore. Operator preoccupations ahead of 5G include profitability and effectiveness of network slicing. Drones, emergency services, and healthcare among focus verticals.

  • Nik Willetts, Chief Executive, TM Forum (Digital Transformation World 2019, Nice)
    Eventwatch

    TM Forum’s DTW19 event underlines need for collaboration and speed

    2019-07-11T00:01:00Z

    The telecoms industry’s annual pilgrimage to Nice on the French Riviera is set to take on a somewhat different tone in 2020. France has become inextricably linked with the flagship TM Forum (TMF) event – apart from two forgotten years in Dublin – but, following its rebranding as Digital Transformation World in 2018, the event now looks set to transfer to Copenhagen, apparently in order to provide more space.

  • Nokia Bell Labs- EuCNC 2019
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    Nokia goes for gold with 5TONIC

    2019-07-09T13:15:00Z

    Nokia is muscling in on the Telefónica-research initiative that had previously been Ericsson’s playground, although the Swedish vendor continues to deliver technology including standalone 5G NR. Telefónica and partners maintain an influential role in EU efforts to explore new 5G industrial use cases.

  • Tfw136-02-02c – Telefónica banks on Alcobendas as new 5G city
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    Telefónica banks on Alcobendas as new 5G city

    2019-07-08T13:08:00Z

    Now five 5G Technological Cities, including Barcelona. Underpinned by ZTE-supplied 5G NR SA “most advanced 5G trial network to date”. Santander, Hitachi Vantara and Idronia partnered for financial services and edge computing use cases.

  • Timotheus Höttges - Shareholder's meeting 2019
    Public Affairs

    Höttges wades into EU connected car dispute

    2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Timotheus Höttges, Chief Executive of Deutsche Telekom (DT), waded into the dispute at European Union (EU) level over which technology should be selected to support connected-cars in Europe.