Bengt Nordström, CEO of consulting firm Northstream, looks at 5G roll-outs around the world so far, early use cases and those to come. He outlines three primary areas where he thinks mobile operators must make big changes if they are to gain maximum benefit from 5G.

Smart city is no longer a topic about the future. It is on governmental and municipal agendas, as well as private initiatives and various large-scale discussions across different industries, writes Bengt Nordström*, CEO at consultancy Northstream.

The four have agreed to reciprocal sharing of masts in remote areas if Ofcom will amend coverage targets for the upcoming spectrum auction.

A new type of antenna, developed in the US, could enable mobile communication in situations where conventional radios don't work, such as under water, through the ground and over very long distances through the air.

The world’s first commercial-grade quantum test network link has been opened between the BT Labs in Suffolk and the Cambridge node of the UK’s new Quantum Network.

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Broadband network-builder Openreach has launched a six-week consultation on how to upgrade customers to full fibre broadband connections

Orange and Nokia completed the migration in France, Europe and Asia to manage the network's resources through distributed software intelligence.

Their agreement enables multi-terrabit services via the 6,600km MAREA transatlantic cable and Telia’s European backbone and US footprint.

France’s Minister of Economy and Finance put forward a bill to tax internet companies such as Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple.

Sunrise announced it would acquire the Swiss cable operator from Liberty Global, but shareholder Freenet objects.

The operator signed an agreement with Nokia for its gigabit passive optical network (G-PON) tech to deliver fibre to another 1 million households in three years.

The new four to six-year managed services deal is for AI-powered network operations in the UK and Latin American countries.

Vodafone Italia and Telecom Italia Group (TIM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore an active network-sharing partnership for 5G.

Group CEO spells out the reasons for Orange’s financial results for 2018 – content and fast access are two of them.

Having talked about collaboration and partnerships for so long in telecoms, it seems we’re finally seeing more of them as MWC2019 looms.

The Forum delivered recommendations to 3GPP for a converged 5G core for fixed and mobile networks.

CityFibre announced an agreement with infrastructure provider Amey to extend its 150km network in Edinburgh to homes and businesses across the city.

Eir, the largest provider of fixed-line and mobile services in Ireland, plans to reach another 1.4 million premises.

Optical communications company best known for developing low-loss fibre tech teams up with TIM.