Movistar, Orange and MásMóvil will not launch commercial 5G services until at least 2021, in contrast of Vodafone’s launch this weekend in 15 Spanish cities. Vodafone’s rivals have decided to wait and see, as the commercial 5G services will not be fully implemented until 2021 or 2022, according to them. Both Movistar and Orange are […]
Ajit Pai, the Chairman of the FCC, along with two of his key Commissioners, met with the FCC oversight committee on June 12th at the US Senate on Capitol Hill, and were specifically questioned on the C-Band Alliance’s scheme to reassign 180 MHz of spectrum for 5G over the US. What followed were very timely […]
£40 million is to be invested in 5G testbed and trial projects across UK industry as part of Government plans to improve mobile connectivity. Previous investment in the 5G testbeds and trials programme has driven work in the healthcare, tourism, transport and broadcasting sectors. The latest investment will support similar work in the logistics and […]
Rapid early momentum and enthusiasm for 5G has led Ericsson to forecast an extra 400 million enhanced mobile broadband subscriptions globally by the end of 2024. The June 2019 edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report forecasts 1.9 billion 5G subscriptions – up from 1.5 billion forecasted in the November 2018 edition – an increase of […]
The number of paid subscriptions on China’s online video platforms reached 347 million in 2018 as the market continued to expand rapidly, according to a report released at the Internet Film and Television Summit, part of the Shanghai International Film and TV Festival. Lu Di, director of the Center for Audio-visual Communication Research at Peking […]
5G networks will generate 26 per cent of wireless service revenue in 2024, though that impressive share will not boost the overall performance of a stagnating global wireless market. This is the conclusion of a report from Strategy Analytics’ Service Provider Strategies service, Global Cellular Market: Strong 5G Outlook but Total Revenue and Profits Flat. […]
In Europe, Western countries are leading 5G development, with Denmark, Portugal and Switerland’s 5G adoption set to take a 23.2 per cent, 16.2 per cent and 16.2 per cent share respectively of total mobile subscription in their markets by 2023, according to GlobalData, a data and analytics company. Nationwide coverage is already available in the […]
Vodafone Spain is this week launching the first commercial 5G services in 15 Spanish cities: Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla, Málaga, Zaragoza, Bilbao, Vitoria, San Sebastián, La Coruña, Vigo, Gijón, Pamplona, Logroño and Santander. The company is already selling 5G mobile phones from manufacturers including Samsung, Xiaomi and LG to give access to the 5G services. […]
Following successful trials with customers in London, Three UK has confirmed it will launch 5G in August with a 5G home broadband service in London. Three then intends to launch both mobile and home broadband offerings in 25 towns and cities across the UK before the end of the year. The move ollows EE which […]
A ban on telecoms equipment from Huawei would add about €55 billion to the cost of 5G networks in Europe and cause delay of about 18 months, according to reports seen by Reuters. The US added Huawei to a trade blacklist in May putting pressure on European countries to follow suit. The cost estimate is […]