Europe needs to invest 300 billion euro for 5G rollout
An industrial study says that the economic boost from 5G will not be without up-front costs.
Europe needs to pump 300 billion euros ($355 billion) into its telecoms infrastructure by 2025 if it wants to roll out super fast 5G across the 27-country bloc to boost economic growth and tap the potent...
‘Industry 4.0 nearby as presence of 5G and edge computing grows’
In the first months of the year, various IT vendors predict important trends. Tech company Lumen is one of those suppliers. The company expects several existing trends to play a more prominent role in 2021. These trends include 5G and edge computing, which will shape 'Industry 4.0'.
Lumen Techno...
HPE starts group for facilitating 5G telcos
HPE has founded the Communications Technology Group. This organisation must help telecom providers to set up 5G networks. HPE supplies the hardware for the backbone of the network.
The new organisation was announced at an event called Realize the Full Potential of Open RAN & 5G. In it, HPE f...
Google and Intel partner to accelerate 5G rollouts
The two tech giants will team up to help providers deploy their 5G networks.
Google announced this week that it will work with Intel to help cloud service providers accelerate their network transformation.
The two tech giants will specifically partner to develop reference architectures and in...
‘EU needs to invest more in 5G’
The European Commission believes that Europe must invest significantly more to exploit technology’s full potential for innovation. This is necessary in order not to fall behind the United States.
This is according to a study by the European Commission and the European Investment Bank. They wri...
Apple appears to be working on 6G already
Apple has posted some job offerings online in which the company indicates that it is looking for people who can contribute to the development of a 6G network. In this way, the company seems to want to become less dependent on Qualcomm.
The two vacancies were noticed by Bloomberg. The website wri...
Qualcomm introduces 10gbps 5G modem
Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon X65. According to the company, it is the world's first modem that supports network speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second. The modem is to be incorporated into smartphones, among other things.
The Snapdragon X65 is produced on TSMC's 4nm process. It has more...
EU working on certification for 5G security
Enisa, the cybersecurity agency of the European Union, has announced that it is working on a cybersecurity verification scheme for 5G. It should help the EU to secure mobile networks against possible threats.
Telecompaper writes that Enisa is working on a certification process for 5G equipment, ...
Most EU countries behind in implementing telecom rules
Almost all countries in the European Union are lagging behind with the implementation of new rules for the European telecom sector. The deadline for this expired in December 2020.
At the end of 2018, new rules for the European telecom sector took effect. Member States were then given two years t...
Dell and SK Telecom are partnering to offer 5G edge connectivity
Dell’s push into 5G and the edge network just got a massive boost after partnering with the Korean telecom provider SK Telecoms. The partnership is with Dell’s VMware and aims to enhance content delivery and app experiences.
The idea is to eliminate the complex network path between devices a...
Apple CEO: Europe is behind on 5G coverage
In the presentation of the quarterly figures, Apple CEO Tim Cook shared his vision of the worldwide availability of 5G. He says that Europe is way behind China, South Korea and the United States in that area.
Cook says that the new iPhone 12 has been a huge success, especially in China. He think...
Operators prepare to give Sweden full 5G coverage
Spectrum sales shows interest in covering the whole country with 5G service.
On January 19, Swedish telecom regulator PTS announced that it had completed its 5G spectrum auction. Reuters reported that four bidders dominated the auction, which raised SEK 2.3 billion (EUR 227 million).
The bidd...