Telcos wants Big Tech help to pay for 5G upgrades
Want EU to make it happen
Big tech companies accounting for more than five per cent of a telecoms provider's peak average internet traffic should help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband across Europe, according to a draft proposal by the telecoms industry.
Ericsson has flat first quarter as 5G deployment slowed
Needs puncture repair kit
Ericsson reported flat organic sales as companies slowed their 5G deployments.
5G will hit 5.9 billion subscribers by the end of 2027
It made 1.5 billion connections at the end of last year
Beancounters at market analysts Omdia has added up some numbers and divided by their shoe size and worked out that there will be 5.9 billion 5G subscribers by the end of 2027.
UK brings in national mobile phone alert
Will warn you if there are tomatos avaliable in your supermarket
Post-Brexit turnip-eaters, the UK have bought in a government-backed public warning system, in which alerts are sent to mobile phone users about events that may put their life in danger.
UK opens mmWave spectrum
26 GHz and 40 GHz bands available
The UK's telecom's regulator Ofcom is making mmWave spectrum in the 26 GHz and 40 GHz bands available for new mobile technologies and 5G services.
South Australian council forced to reassure ratepayers it is not using 5G to kill them
Smart city plans are not drawn up by lizard people
A South Australian council has been forced to refute a bizarre panic amongst its citizens who have been convinced it is under the control of lizard people who want to install 5G towers to kill them or control their minds.
Samsung and Nokia sign cross licence agreement
5G agreement renewed
Samsung and Nokia have signed a new cross-license patent agreement covering the fundamental inventions by Nokia in 5G and other technologies.
Apple abandons plans for fourth-generation iPhone SE in 2024
5G chips not good enough
Apple has told suppliers that it has canceled plans to release a fourth-generation iPhone SE in 2024 and appears to be having trouble getting its own 5G chip going.
AMD and Viettel Collaborate on 5G Mobile Network Expansion
Xilinx Zynq MPSoC and RFSoC adaptive platforms
AMD and Viettel High Tech (Member of Viettel Group) today announced the successful completion of a 5G mobile network field trial deployment conducted by Viettel and powered by AMD Xilinx Zynq™ UltraScale+™ MPSoC devices.
Nokia profits up
5G is a money spinner
Former rubber boot maker Nokia reported substantially improved third-quarter profits and higher sales on the back of strong demand for 5G technology.