Gautam Billa
Senior Director, Regional Field Systems Engineering
Ciena
5G
Perspective
Ashwinder Sethi
Principal
Analysys Mason
Deepu Nair
Senior Industry Analyst - ICT Practice
Asia Pacific, Frost & Sullivan
Sunil David
Regional Director – IOT India, and ASEAN
AT&T Global Network Services India Pvt. Ltd.
Ramarao Anil
Director – R&D & Application Support (Wirelesscom)
Rohde & Schwarz-India
Dr Konstantinos Stavropoulos
Solution Marketing Manager
EXFO
Abhishek Budholiya
Technology Writer
Future Market Insights
Prashant Tarwadi
Director, Corporate Ratings & GIG
India Ratings & Research (Fitch Group)
Rajesh Maurya
Regional Vice President, India & SAARC
Fortinet
Brian Lavallée
Senior Director, Portfolio Marketing
Ciena
Reports
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Reliance’s digital unit wins Qualcomm backing in boost to 5G plans
July 13, 2020India’s Reliance Industries said on Sunday Qualcomm Inc’s investment arm will buy a 0.15% stake in its digital unit Jio Platforms for 7.3 billion rupees ($97.1 million). The partnership will…Read More
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Deals by major suppliers in the race for 5G
July 11, 2020Despite coronavirus lockdowns hitting global supply chains and construction projects, telecommunication firms have continued to contract equipment from Chinese technology giant Huawei, Finland’s Nokia and Sweden’s Ericsson to build fifth-generation…Read More
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TIM excludes Huawei from 5G core equipment tender
July 11, 2020Telecom Italia (TIM) excluded China’s Huawei Technologies from a tender it launched this month for 5G equipment for the core network it is preparing to build in Italy and Brazil,…Read More
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Huawei and ZTE face strict conditions for 5G trials in India
July 10, 2020With the world moving towards the adoption of 5G networking, India had also planned 5G trials with various operators partnering with either Huawei or ZTE. However, the planned 5G trials are on uncertain…Read More
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Huawei urges UK not to rush into 5G decision
July 9, 2020Chinese telecoms giant Huawei urged Britain on Wednesday not to rush into taking any costly decision to phase out its equipment from the UK’s 5G network because of US sanctions….Read More
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Britain jeopardising China relationship, says Huawei’s UK boss
July 8, 2020Britain risks throwing away its long-standing relationship with China if it bans Huawei from its 5G networks at the behest of the United States as part of a global battle…Read More
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2G and 3G will still account for around 33% of mobile connections by 2025
July 7, 2020As mobile network operators around the world look to build out their fledgling 5G networks and reinforce their 4G and LTE networks, they must continue to be mindful of the…Read More
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China mobile reportedly going big on NB-IoT through the end of the year
July 7, 2020China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator in terms of subscribers, plans to deploy 118,000 NB-IoT base stations across the country during 2020, taking the total to 350,000, Chinese news…Read More
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3GPP finalizes Rel. 16 5G new radio specifications
July 7, 2020The first version of the 5G New Radio specifications focused on delivering enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) which operators around the world have run with, building out non-standalone networks using a…Read More
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Tension with China may drive up private telcos’ 5G rollout costs
July 5, 2020The central government’s move asking state-owned BSNL and MTNL not to purchase Chinese-made equipment to upgrade their mobile networks has triggered fear among private firms that they may have to…Read More
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Data theft, security issues key in selecting 5G vendors
July 2, 2020A day after the US communications department tagged Chinese telecom vendors Huawei and ZTE as a “national security risk”, government sources here asserted that concerns over data theft and security implications will shape the crucial call…Read More
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The state of European connectivity. How ready are we for 5G?
July 2, 2020The coronavirus crisis has reinforced the importance of expansive high-quality connectivity, which is required to ensure social equity and a non-distortive platform for economic innovation. As Europe plans its recovery,…Read More
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LTE – 5G June 2020: market snapshot
July 2, 202084 operators have launched one or more 3GPP-compliant retail 5G services; four more scheduled to launch within a week •There are 797 operators with commercially launched LTE networks (offering broadband…Read More
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Top ministers discuss ‘ban’ on Chinese 5G equipment
June 30, 2020The government has begun consultations at the highest level to decide on the use of 5G technology, which is seen as a precursor to a possible bar on the use…Read More
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AT&T continues to build 5G on the nation’s best wireless network
June 30, 2020Consumers in new 5G markets among the first to experience the value of AT&T’s dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) technology in launch of 5G, building on the nation’s best and also…Read More
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Apple suppliers brace for weak 5G iPhone shipments in 2020
June 30, 2020Apple is expected to launch its 5G iPhone later this year, but its supply chain partners are now much less optimistic about shipments for the new devices that reportedly will…Read More
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How 5G can boost productivity across the UK
June 30, 2020We don’t yet know what the full impact of this global coronavirus pandemic will be on the way we live, work and socialise. But what I am certain of is…Read More
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Dutch government begins auction of 5G frequencies
June 29, 2020The Dutch government started an auction Monday of new 5G wireless frequencies, with telecom companies bidding so they can provide customers with the faster mobile communication networks. The government says…Read More
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Rakuten’s 5G roll-out on track, eyes taking tech abroad this year
June 26, 2020Rakuten said on Friday (Jun 26) its Japanese wireless network was on track to begin 5G services in September, after being forced to delay the introduction by three months due to disruption…Read More
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Nokia selected by SDN Communications to prepare for 5G services by automating its IP and optical networks
June 24, 2020Nokia today announced that its Network Services Platform (NSP) has been selected by SDN Communications, a leading business-to-business broadband service provider in the South Dakota and southern Minnesota region, to…Read More
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ZTE and China Mobile complete the remote disaster recovery deployment of the world’s largest commercial 5G SPN network
June 24, 2020Posted by ZTE ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, in partnership with the Shanghai branch of…Read More
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Nokia set to commercialize next-generation 5G Cloud RAN in 2020
June 24, 2020Nokia’s first-generation 5G AirScale Cloud RAN based on vRAN1.0, which has a virtualized Central Unit (vCU), has been in commercial operation on a mmWave network in the U.S. since early…Read More
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5G Network: Where will India stand in post COVID-19 world to build a digital society
June 22, 2020Exhibitions India Group, with Communications Today as its Media Partner hosted an invigorating round of discussions at a webinar on 5GNetwork: Where will India stand in Post COVID-19 World to…Read More
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Chunghwa Telecom secures first 5G license in Taiwan
June 19, 2020Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom became the first telco in Taiwan to receive a license for 5G services, the National Communications Commission (NCC) said. The telco expects to launch commercial 5G…Read More
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O2 joins the conscious advertising network to fight fake news on 5G
June 19, 2020A voluntary coalition of over 70 organisations set up to ensure that industry ethics catches up with the technology of modern advertising, today announces that mobile network operator, Telefónica UK…Read More
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ZTE appoints Ni Fei as its president of mobile devices to strengthen resource integration for 5G opportunities
June 17, 2020ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, today has named Ni Fei as its President of Mobile…Read More
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Digital Transformation, 5G and COVID-19 have triggered further growth in indoor traffic
June 17, 2020Digital transformation is underway regionally and globally. A recent survey by IDG found that 68% of respondents in Australia and Singapore were either undergoing or have completed their digital transformation…Read More
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AT&T 5G launches in 137 new markets, covering more than 160 million people in the U.S.
June 16, 2020AT&T’s* 5G network is now live for consumers in 137 additional markets across the country and now covers more than 160 million people. With today’s launch, AT&T now offers access…Read More
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Nokia expands 5G Reef Shark chipset portfolio with broadcom collaboration
June 15, 2020Nokia and Broadcom today announced that they are collaborating on the development of advanced semiconductor technologies, including new custom system-on-chip (SoC) processors, which will be integrated into Nokia’s “5G Powered…Read More
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3 Hong Kong enables enterprises to apply for 5G subsidy scheme while promoting early deployment of 5G applications in Hong Kong
June 15, 20203 Hong Kong, the mobile arm of Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited (HTHKH; stock code: 215), will provide all-round support to facilitate local enterprises applying for the government’s Subsidy…Read More
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Why Paraguay is behind the curve with 5G
June 15, 2020Paraguay continues to advance with ambitious plans for its digital transformation but still lags behind its main peers when it comes to key initiatives such as bringing 5G technology to…Read More
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China Unicom selects Nokia core networking products for 5G
June 15, 2020China Unicom has chosen Nokia to support the buildout of its 5G SA Core network in China, marking an expansion of Nokia’s existing 4G working relationship with the Chinese communication…Read More
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The world’s first 5G networks are still more patchy than powerful
June 14, 2020Fifth-generation networking hype has been in full force since Qualcomm Inc. declared “5G is here, and it’s time to celebrate” in February of last year. The reality, however, has required…Read More
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Bell launches Canada’s largest 5G wireless network
June 12, 2020Bell today announced the launch of Canada’s largest 5G wireless network, offering unprecedented mobile data speeds and Canada’s broadest selection of 5G-capable smartphones. Now available in Montréal, the Greater Toronto Area, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver,…Read More
