Spectrum allocation will be vital for the development of 5G, Qualcomm has warned, urging governments to ensure operators can buy chunks of more than 100MHz of contiguous frequency.
Spectrum allocation “vital” for 5G, Qualcomm urges governments
Nokia banks on A-L experiences as it seeks to shift operators to the cloud, SDN, NFV
Nokia is hoping its own recent experiences integrating a new company will give it the edge in transforming operators' networks as they shift to the cloud.
EU willing to learn the lessons of 4G failure with new 5G Action Plan
Jean-Claude Juncker's state of the union address offered that rarity from a public figure; a mea culpa, an acceptance the European Union had got it wrong, specifically on the rollout of LTE.
Smartwatches struggle to be heard as consumers stick with smartphones
Apple's Watch struggled to make itself heard amid last week's annual product showcase, with the wearable jockeying for position against two new iPhones, and guest appearances from Mario and Pokemon.
"5G" radio launch sees Ericsson try to balance being first with fragmentation risks
The battle for 5G has taken another twist with Ericsson vowing to deliver the first networks next year, albeit with several caveats.
TIM takes vRAN into the wild, as it imagines “networks of the unknown”
TIM will deploy virtual RAN (vRAN) in Italy this year, following the July launch of “intelligent” cloud RAN based on virtualised hardware in Palermo.
Vodafone plans quartet of countries for NB-IoT launch
Vodafone is planning to launch its first NB-IoT networks in Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands and Turkey, as the operator vowed the tech's late entry would not damage its prospects.
VIDEO: UK telcos can endure the Brexit storm, claims EE exec
The UK telecoms industry can weather the storm of the country's decision to leave the European Union, an EE network executive has claimed.
VIDEO: Telcos need answer on which bands 5G will sit on to meet 2020 goal, claims Qualcomm
Decisions on which frequencies 5G will operate on need to be made imminently if networks are to be deployed at scale by 2020, a senior Qualcomm executive has claimed.
VIDEO: Clock ticking to get 5G locked down, warns Ericsson exec
The telco industry is facing an aggressive deadline for 5G, which is creating a balancing act of priorities for operators, an Ericsson executive has claimed.
VIDEO: LTE work will continue for at least a decade, claims Deutsche Telekom
LTE will continue to be worked on until towards 2030, in spite of the industry's evolution into 5G, a senior Deutsche Telekom exexcutive has claimed.
Industry raises questions about "broken" spectrum model in move towards 5G
Spectrum was in the spotlight at the 5G World event this week, with questions raised about whether the current methods of allocation were fit for purpose.
TIM Strategy & Innovation Chief says market, not telcos, will define 5G success
The world of crowdsourcing has been a fixture of the technology world for some time now but TIM has argued that 5G will see a network built according to the demands of its customers, rather than vendors.
Bouygues Telecom's Objenious keeps on truckin’ with LoRa strategy
"It was like being handed the keys to the truck and being told to 'go and do the business'," is how Stéphane Allaire describes being told by Martin Bouygues to set up an IoT-focused unit within the French telco.
