Spain will finally award 5G 700 MHz-licences in July with a 15 per cent discount on the initial price (€1.17 billion) to start at €995.5 million, the lowest in Europe. At the operators’ request, the Administration has reduced the starting price on the grounds that it will boost 5G development and investment in the country […]
Evo Labs is planning to launch in October 2021 a 5G ‘Transformer Case’, aiming to provide super WiFi 6 performance, with 4G, 5G, Starlink, mobile broadband and cable broadband and to provide the best user experience and highest efficiency. It says the Transformer Case easily and cheaply converts existing 4G iPhones and similar Smart devices […]
CSG has formally acquired Tango Telecom, a supplier of convergent policy control and messaging solutions. The acquisition is the culmination of a long-standing relationship that delivers end-to-end digital monetisation solutions to some of the world’s largest and most successful communications service providers (CSPs). The acquisition of Tango Telecom arms CSG with real-time, dynamic policy and […]
Cosmote TV, the service from Greek telco OTE, has delivered what it claims as the first live television broadcast via a 5G network in Greece during the Greek Cup final football match. Cosmote TV’s pilot application included remote control of two robotic cameras and transmission of audio and video via its 5G network, without the […]
South Africa’s spectrum regulator, ICASA, has awarded spectrum licences to a cluster of smaller operators but not to the nation’s established players. The new bandwidth is likely to be used for 5G services. Newcomers Comsol Networks, Nthinte Communications, Real Time Communications, Marion Technology and One Telecom have reportedly been granted 60 MHz of bandwidth each […]
Liberty Global and Digital Colony, a global investment firm dedicated to digital infrastructure, have announced the creation of AtlasEdge Data Centres. Liberty Global and Digital Colony expect the transaction to close in Q3 2021 subject to approvals. AtlasEdge will deliver services via an extensive network of facilities located close to consumer and enterprise end users, […]
Retro game streaming service Antstream Arcade has announced a partnership with Samsung UK, which sees Antstream included in the Samsung Boost value added service proposition – available to customers of the recently launched Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Series. As part of this exclusive collaboration, users will be able to access Antstream Arcade’s premium ad-free service […]
The global future of 5G is at risk if governments fail to align on licensing 6 GHz spectrum, according to mobile operator trade body the GSMA. The full speed and capabilities of 5G depend on the 6 GHz mid-band spectrum, it asserts. Yet governments are already diverging: China will use the entire 1200 MHz in […]
Open Broadcast Systems has added support for 5G in its encoder products. This allows low-latency, high-quality video to be transported from its encoders in full broadcast contribution quality. Open Broadcast Systems has built 5G support into its existing encoder products, making it possible for customers to contribute live video over 5G without the need for […]
A new report by Ericsson ConsumerLab highlights the impact that 5G is already having on smartphone users worldwide and what they expect the technology to deliver in the future. Indoor coverage is one of the focus areas to emerge from the consumer research, with one-in-five 5G users already reducing Wi-Fi use on their phones indoors […]