Cisco hardware is set to underpin O2 and Vodafone’s roll-out of free public Wi-Fi in London.

5G was in the spotlight at Mobile World Congress Shanghai this week, as vendors Nokia and Huawei showcased new innovations.

The Small Cell Forum is aiming to tackle hyperdense network architecture, shared spectrum and the Internet of Things with its latest release guide for operators deploying the technology.

The Small Cell Forum is to explore how antenna technology will fit within 5G networks, after plasma silicon technology firm Plasma Antennas joined the organisation.

Sigfox’s role as a disruptor in the Internet of Things has led to it ruffling some telco feathers, but a senior executive has claimed operators are seeing the benefits of the technology, even as the landscape gets more competitive.

Bouygues Telecom and Ericsson have hit download speeds of 25.2GBps in their latest 5G tests.

The number of LTE subscriptions rose by 74 percent last year, reports suggest, as analysts project that over 50 percent of the world’s population will connect to 4G technology by 2022.

Finding the best use-cases is the biggest challenge facing Deutsche Telekom as it moves towards 5G, the operator’s new Chief Technology and Innovation Officer has said.

Orange’s Head of Innovation, Marketing & Technologies, claimed that “pieces of the puzzle” are coming together on 5G in an exclusive Mobile Europe interview at Mobile World Congress 2017.

Telefónica has launched a mini autonomous LTE network to help rescue teams cope with disasters and retail businesses attract more customers.