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Potential ban on Huawei to delay UK 5G rollout: Three

  The U.K. carrier said the Chinese vendor is one of its suppliers in the 5G segment The rollout of 5G networks in the U.K. will be delayed if the government implements a ban on the use of Huawei equipment, David Dyson, CEO of mobile operator...

LTE docks at Oulu, as Nokia and compatriots go mob-handed on private networks

Finnish network vendor Nokia and Finnish private LTE provider Ukkoverkot have signed a five-year deal to bring connectivity, automation, and intelligence to the Port of Oulu, also in Finland. The project will start with the establishment of a private LTE network, attaching to internet...

Vodafone to expand 5G testbed in Dublin

  The Irish carrier is currently working with Ericsson in its 5G program Vodafone Ireland, a subsidiary of U.K. telecom group Vodafone, announced that it is extending its live 5G network testbed coverage in the city of Dublin, local press reported. The company initially launched the 5G...

Private networks and public slices will combine in hybrid industrial 5G, says Nokia

Note, this article is continued from a previous post, entitled ‘Industrial companies are building private networks because they have to, says Nokia’. Click here to go to the previous article.  Where were we? Oh yes: part-way through a narrative about the desire of industry to...

Vodafone says bar on Huawei would cause delays in 5G rollout in the UK

  The company said that it uses Huawei’s equipment in 32% of its base stations across the UK   Telecom operator Vodafone said any move by the UK government to bar equipment made by Chinese vendor Huawei from new 5G networks would slow down the deployment of...

Vodafone joins consortium to test 4G and 5G drones, ready UK skies for robot deliveries

Vodafone has joined a UK drone-testing consortium as network provider to develop tools and processes to enable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to fly safely in the same airspace as manned aircraft. Vodafone will provide 4G and 5G connectivity to the National Beyond Visual Line of...

Vodafone to launch 5G in 12 new cities in the UK later this year

The carrier is currently testing the technology in a number of locations across the UK including Manchester, Bristol and Liverpool Telecommunications group Vodafone announced it will launch 5G technology in 12 new cities across the United Kingdom during this year. Vodafone said it became the first...

Private networks, guaranteed service, total control – “We are proving 5G for Industry 4.0,” says Vodafone

Vodafone will use a range of private networking options to serve industrial verticals, it has said, as it develops its advanced LTE and emerging 5G proposition for enterprises. These options include spot usage of unlicensed LTE, localised usage of public LTE, and dedicated slices...

LTE-V2X is ready to roll, says Ford, as Qualcomm releases chips, Vodafone runs tests, and market preps for 5G NR in 2022

LTE-based cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology will launch in earnest in the next months, as new automotive chipsets and platforms are released. The first vehicles to feature 5G-based C-V2X, enabling autonomous control of critical driving functions, will come off the production line in 2022, said...

The raw and the cooked – Impressions of MWC 2019, and the state of ‘things’

What is 5G anyway? Ericsson kicked off Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 by stating it is deploying 5G networks at pace, faster than anyone else. But these networks – alongside those of its peers, and all the slick handsets (some foldable) on the stands – just...

EU aims for quick resolution to 5G security concerns

  European Commissioner for digital economy and society Mariya Gabriel said during a keynote at MWC that Europe has to have a common approach to this issue   BARCELONA--European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Mariya Gabriel said the European Commission will soon bring a solution for...

Vodafone wins global ‘bootstrapping’ deal for Arm-based IoT devices

Chip-design company Arm has appointed Vodafone as its global 'bootstrap' provider for NB-IoT and LTE-M devices based on its new line of integrated SIM (iSIM) designs. Emerging iSIM technology provides enterprises with a programmable, connected system-on-chip design that eliminates the need for traditional SIM cards....

AT&T and Vodafone pool resources on 5G and C-V2X for automotive sector

Vodafone and AT&T are pooling resources to accelerate adoption of mobile technologies in the automotive industry. The pair will collaborate, they said, on 5G and cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technologies. The arrangement also covers innovations in connected vehicle systems and intelligent transportation system (ITS) for...

Vodafone Spain confirms plans to launch commercial 5G services in 2020

The telco said it will have over 85 5G base stations in six cities before the end of Q1 BARCELONA- Vodafone Spain confirmed plans to launch commercial 5G services in the European country in 2020. The telco, a subsidiary of U.K.-based telecom group Vodafone, also said...

Vodafone connects 5G phones to live 5G networks in Madrid and Barcelona

The company plans to test 5G speeds in Barcelona’s streets during Mobile World Congress next week Vodafone claimed to be the world's first operator to connect 5G smartphones to its live 5G network in the Spanish cities of Madrid and Barcelona, the carrier said in...

American enterprises rule, transport leaves automotive for dust – Vodafone IoT poll

American enterprises rule for IoT, and the transport industry leaves the automotive sector for dust when it comes to connecting 'things'. These are the conclusions of a new study by Vodafone, which nevertheless finds higher adoption, higher confidence, and higher urgency among global enterprises. One...

Vodafone trials 5G technology at Manchester airport

  The trial is part of a larger 5G test being carried out by the telco across Manchester U.K. carrier Vodafone said that it has switched on 5G technology at Manchester Airport. Manchester Airport is the first of several travel hot spots where Vodafone is currently trialling...

Vodafone UK partners with Qualcomm, Ericsson for 5G lab test

  The trial includes a 5G smartphone form factor test device with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G modem Vodafone UK said it has begun lab tests of a 5G smartphone form factor test device with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G modem using Ericsson radio equipment at...

JCDecaux to help French telcos to deploy small cells in street furniture

  The global outdoor advertising company said that small cells will be deployed in ten cities across France   Global outdoor advertising company JCDecaux has announced that will provide support for French telecoms operators to roll out small cells in around ten French cities in 2019. The company...

Vodafone pauses use of Huawei gear in 5G core but not in 5G RAN: CEO

  Vodafone’s CEO Nick Read said that the debate about Huawei was taking place at a "simplistic level" U.K. telecom group Vodafone will continue to use gear from Chinese vendor Huawei in 5G Radio Access Network but will pause the implementation of the vendor’s equipment for...

Vodafone, O2 ink letter of intent to add 5G to existing network sharing deal

  The two UK carriers said they also aim to upgrade their transmission networks with higher capacity optical fiber cables   UK carriers Vodafone and Telefonica UK (O2) have signed a letter of intent aimed at strengthening their existing network sharing partnership. Vodafone and O2 said they plan...

Test and Measurement: Broadband Forum focuses on connection quality in support of 5G

Vodafone and Predictable Network Solutions are leading a new Broadband Forum project that focuses on connection quality features including latency and reliability, as part of wired networks' preparation for 5G. Broadband Quality Experience Delivered, or Broadband QED, uses the Quality Attenuation framework "to look beyond just...

AT&T strikes deal with Toyota, walks the line on crunch C-V2X / DSRC debate

AT&T has slipped out a minor announcement about LTE connectivity on latest-model Toyota and Lexus cars and trucks in the US, starting from the fall, just as the technology and automotive markets appeared in a newly climactic embrace ahead of the 2019 Consumer Electronics...

UK regulator to approve Three’s plans to merge spectrum for 5G

  The decision will allow the U.K. carrier to have access to 100 megahertz of contiguous 5G spectrum UK telecoms watchdog Ofcom said it will allow local carrier Three UK to merge two separate blocks of spectrum, ahead of the company's 5G launch scheduled for next...