BROWSING: Huawei

Eir: 'Huawei rip and replace would be a costly endeavor for both carrier and customer' Citing costly rip and replace measures, Irish carrier Eir said it plans to stick with Huawei as a vendor for its 5G network and continue following the EU recommendation that...

The recent decision by the U.K. government to ban and remove Huawei from the country’s 5G networks by 2027 would severely delay the operators’ 5G rollout plans and would hit the local economy by £18.2 billion ($23.5 billion), according to a report commissioned by...

  Telefónica has commercially launched 5G services in Spain, the telco said in a release. The European operator said that 75% of the Spanish population will have access to 5G by the end of the year. “The launch of our 5G network constitutes a leap forward towards...

Remote learning has been transforming the landscape of education, but lack of access to technology and the Internet make this difficult for many Americans. According to NCES, 9 million schoolchildren face difficulty in online learning, and 14% of children ages 3-18 don't have Internet...

The Hong Kong based port and shipping conglomerate China Merchants Port (CMP) Group has said its 5G-enabled port transformation project with Huawei, Alibaba and Tencent at the Haixing (Mawan) port at the mouth of the Pearl River in Shenzhen, in China, is in test...

  German carrier Vodafone is in the process of deploying 5G technology to provide coverage along the country’s main waterways, the telco said in a release. Vodafone Germany said it has already activated the first 180 5G antennas at 64 locations along federal waterways. The operator also...

  Chinese vendors Huawei Technologies and ZTE have been slowing down their 5G base station installation in the country, the Nikkei Asian Review reported. According to the report, the two Chinese vendors told some of its suppliers to slow down shipments of some 5G base station-related...

At the outer edge of the technological wave of 5G will be the Internet of Things (IoT); IoT promises a new level of connectivity in all manner of devices and products from appliances to vehicles to smart homes and more. The number of such...

More than 46,000 base stations supply 5G in Shenzhen The municipal government of China’s Shenzhen announced that the city’s  5G deployment is fully completed. This makes it the first city in China to to achieve full-scale 5G deployment. The city had deployed 46,480 5G base stations, Mayor...

Huawei has put focus on the role of 5G to stimulate industrial revolution, and go beyond the traditional scope of cellular as a straight communications technology for voice and video, dominated by the stunted consumer market. The China-based vendor has launched a “first batch”...

  China Unicom, together with rival telco China Telecom, deployed approximately 150,000 5G base stations across China in the first half of the year, the former said in its earnings statement. “Currently, China Unicom deployed a total of approximately 210,000 5G base stations in service, of...

  Chinese operators will build 800,000 5G base stations and have more than 200 million 5G subscribers by the end of 2020, Yang Chaobin, president of Huawei's Wireless Network Solutions unit, said during an industry conference on Thursday. The executive said that 5G subscribers in China...

  Chinese vendor Huawei is forecast to lead the global mobile base station market this year with a total share of 28.5%, up from 27.5% in 2019, according to a report by Taiwan-based research firm TrendForce. The second position will be occupied by Swedish vendor Ericsson,...

5G offers nearly limitless potential with faster speeds and greater efficiency. But how can those opportunities be further optimized through AI? Building AI capabilities have become foundational in the drive toward network operation automation. Today’s telecom networks operate on outdated systems that make it difficult...

  U.K. regulator Ofcom announced plans to hold a 5G spectrum auction in January 2021, rejecting calls from some carriers which had suggested a direct allocation process rather than a traditional sale. In a statement, Ofcom stated the auction would cover the sale of 80 megahertz...

The Portuguese government has not banned Huawei Portugal’s three most prominent telecom operators — NOS, Vodafone and Altice — will not being using Huawei in the build out of their core 5G networks, according to Reuters. When considered together, the three operators in questions serve...

Analysts: 'Huawei’s smartphone market success an unexpected and remarkable result' Huawei has had a tough go of it lately as the U.S. continues to box the Chinese company out of 5G network deployments. However, the company has experienced a few wins this week, securing a...

Ericsson has revealed the first product off the production line at its new Texas-based 5G-geared smart factory has been delivered, to US operator Verizon. The item, itself, is notable: a millimeter-wave ‘street macro’ solution, presented as “key” to Ericsson’s 5G strategy in North America. But...

While the UK decision to ban Huawei from national 5G infrastructure does not, as it stands, cover the China-based firm’s ability to supply private cellular to UK enterprises, it will effectively disrupt its involvement in the space – and its scope may yet expand...

The pandemic has highlighted the importance of personal data and digital connectivity, to the detection, treatment, and prevention of COVID-19. The major social media platforms for search, marketing, and transactions involve the collection and use of personal data in historic proportions in ways that...

  China would consider imposing trade restrictions on European vendors Ericsson and Nokia’s businesses in the country if European nations continued to block Chinese vendor Huawei from participating in 5G contracts, The Wall Street Journal reported. The newspaper stated China’s Ministry of Commerce is considering adding...

  South African operator Rain has launched what it claims to be Africa’s first standalone 5G (SA 5G) network, in partnership with Chinese vendor Huawei, the latter said in a release. Rain's standalone 5G is currently available in the South African city of Cape Town ,covering...

  The U.K. government has asked Japan to help in the deployment of 5G networks in the country, according to a report by Nikkei Asian Review. The request came after the U.K. government last week decided to ban Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies from supplying 5G equipment to U.K telcos. Under the new...

Facing Huawei rip-and-replace, Vodafone needs to reallocate capital U.K. telecommunications group Vodafone has called for the U.K. government to abandon an upcoming spectrum of 5G spectrum following the government decision to ban the use of Huawei gear in future networks. Vodafone U.K. CEO Nick Jeffrey said...