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Optus and Nokia partnering on 5G development

Nokia and Optus will carry out a 5G trial in Australia using the 4.5 GHz band Australian telecommunications firm Optus has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Finnish vendor Nokia to collaborate on the development of 5G technologies. Under the terms of the agreement, both companies...

BT to provide cloud services for Randstad Group

The cloud deal aims to connect over 3,500 sites across 37 markets British Telecom signed a contract with global human resources services provider Randstad Group to deploy a new global information technology infrastructure providing cloud connectivity to more than 3,500 sites across 37 countries in Europe, North...

Qualcomm, SK Telecom conduct ELAA trial in Korea

The ELAA demo used 2.6 GHz licensed spectrum band and 5 GHz unlicensed spectrum band  Qualcomm and SK Telecom are claiming the first over-the-air demonstration of enhanced licensed assisted access and licensed assisted access that utilizes both licensed and unlicensed spectrum. The demo took place at SK...

Fujitsu opens environment for internet of things testing

The new initiative will allow partners and customers to test internet of things applications at no cost Japanese company Fujitsu has set up an environment at the firm’s Digital Transformation Center (DTC) in Tokyo, a co-creative workshop space for testing internet of things systems combining...

Samsung, MTS ink agreement to collaborate on 5G, IoT and MIMO technologies

The deal between the Korean giant and the Russian telco includes 5G, IoT and MIMO technologies Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung Electronics and Russian telecom operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore and develop new technologies, including 5G, IoT and MIMO. Under...

Global cellular IoT connections to reach 1.2 billion in 2021

China and the US are currently the two largest markets, study finds Global cellular IoT connections – from 2G to 5G – reached almost 261 million at the end of 2015 and are forecasted to approach 1.22 billion in 2021, according to a recent study by...

Global cellular IoT connections to reach 1.2 billion in 2021

China and the US are currently the two largest markets, study finds Global cellular IoT connections – from 2G to 5G – reached almost 261 million at the end of 2015 and are forecasted to approach 1.22bn in 2021, according to a recent study by...

Ericsson, Telstra test 5G trial system in Australia

A '5G' test took place in the city of Melbourne and used 800 megahertz of spectrum Swedish vendor Ericsson and Australian telecommunications firm Telstra have carried out an outdoor test of a 5G trial system in Melbourne, Australia. The European company said the trial demonstrated 5G...

SK Telecom, Samsung trial handover between mmWave 5G base stations

The two Korean firms developed a millimeter wave 5G system in August 2015 Korean telecommunications operator SK Telecom, together with Samsung Electronics, has successfully tested handover between 5G base stations at 28 GHz in the outdoor environment.   SK Telecom and Samsung claimed to be the world’s...

Seven telcos apply to take part in upcoming spectrum auction in India

The spectrum auction covers 2,200 megahertz of available airwaves India's Department of Telecommunications has confirmed that seven telecommunications operators have submitted applications to participate in an upcoming spectrum auction. Interested operators include Reliance Jio Infocomm, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Tata Teleservices, Reliance Communications and Aircel – the...

Reliance Communications, Aircel to merge mobile businesses in India

Reliance and Aircel will both own a 50% stake in creatively titled new entity called MergedCo Indian telecommunications operator Reliance Communications and rival mobile operator Aircel announced the signing of definitive documents for the merger of their Indian wireless businesses, which represents the largest consolidation in...

Analyst Angle: A phased approach to building smart cities

Cities across the world face significant challenges stemming from urbanization, demographic change, changing lifestyles and climate change. These challenges, which have ushered in a focus on smart cities and enabling technologies, are illustrated in the UN-Habitat’s World Cities Report for 2016: Urbanization: The urban...

SoftBank launches 5G Project in Japan

SoftBank will initially offer Massive MIMO technology in 43 cities across Japan Japanese telecommunications operator SoftBank officially launched its “5G Project”, local press reported, and will initially launch commercial Massive MIMO technology to enhance network capacity. SoftBank said that it will launch commercial services through 100 base...

New Zealand gets nationwide 1 Gbps fiber network

Open fiber network provider Chorus is expanding the reach of its wholesale broadband footprint with the goal of, "Making New Zealand a true 'Giganation," CEO Mark Ratcliffe said. Chorus owns fiber and copper networks, which it makes available to other telecom providers. Beyond access, the...

Three carriers to compete for new mobile license in Singapore

MyRepublic, TPG Telecom and airYotta submitted expressions of interest in mobile carrier license Three companies have submitted expressions of interest in participating in an upcoming spectrum auction to become Singapore’s fourth mobile operator. The three companies are local broadband provider MyRepublic, Australian internet service provider TPG Telecom and...

Yinchuan leads the way in smart city initiatives

The Chinese city is collaborating with local vendor ZTE in a number of smart city initiatives The city of Yinchuan, in China, is known to be the most advanced city in the Asian nation in terms of the development and implementation of smart city initiatives. In...

SK Telecom unveils artificial intelligence service

SK said the new artificial intelligence tool will initially offer smart home control and assistant services SK Telecom unveiled an artificial intelligence service based on voice recognition, local press reported. The artificial intelligence service, dubbed NUGU, will offer a wide range of services including smart home control...

Telenet undertaking major network modernization with ZTE

ZTE will help the Belgian operator upgrade to 3G, 4G and "4G+" technologies Belgium’s largest cable TV and broadband provider Telenet signed a long-term strategic partnership with ZTE to modernize its nationwide network. Telenet acquired mobile operator BASE from KPN for 1.325 billion euros ($1.47 billion)...

ZTE unveils five-year ICT strategy

The new ZTE strategy takes into account trends including virtuality, openness, intelligence, cloudification and IoT Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation has unveiled its M-ICT 2.0 strategy that will guide the company for the next five years. According to the company, the M "encompasses multiple dimensions, capturing...

ZTE unveils 5-year ICT strategy

The new ZTE strategy takes into account trends including virtuality, openness, intelligence, cloudification and IoT Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation has unveiled its M-ICT 2.0 strategy that will guide the company for the next five years. According to the company, the M "encompasses multiple dimensions, capturing...

Huawei unveils OpenLab in Singapore

The Chinese company also inked a deal with NCS and Tyco to create smart city solutions Chinese telecommunications services provider Huawei has officially opened its Southern Pacific OpenLab in Singapore to foster ICT innovation. The lab is an open end-to-end ICT Infrastructure platform where partners can...

Finnish operator Elisa claims gigabit LTE milestone with Huawei

While "5G" promises to bring multigigabit speeds to mobile, there's still a long runway for the development of innovative new LTE-based services like gigabit LTE. Claiming a world first, Finnish operator Elisa, in conjunction with equipment vendor Huawei, said it achieved a 1.9 gigabits per...

ZTE operating revenue up 4% year-over-year

Chinese market accounted for more than 58% of ZTE total revenue in the period Chinese vendor ZTE recorded operating revenue of 47.76 billion yuan ($7.17 billion) in the first half of 2016, climbing 4.05% over the same period the previous year. ZTE reported a domestic operating revenue...

Vodafone Australia to carry out 5G lab tests this year

Ericsson and Huawei partnering with Vodafone on 5G testing Australian mobile telephony operator Vodafone announced plans to carry out lab trials of 5G technologies on its network by the end of the year, local press reported. Acting Chief Technology Officer Kevin Millroy said that the telco...