Tele2 chooses Nokia for their 5G network rollout
The Swedisch telecom operator Tele2 has chosen a partnership with Nokia for the deployment of 5G core networks in Sweden and the Baltics. Which is a huge win for Nokia, since their biggest competitor, Ericsson, is also from Sweden. They beat them at their home turf.
The news about this partnersh...
Qualcomm’s new chipset brings 5G to budget phones
Snapdragon 480 aims to accelerate global 5G Commercialization and deliver enhanced features to the lower-cost Smartphone market.
Qualcomm this week announced the Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 480 5G Mobile Platform. The company claims the 480 is the first 4-series mobile platform equipped with 5G.
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‘Roll-out of 5G will continue undiminished in 2021’
The GSM Association has issued its annual Global Mobile Trends report. The organisation expects the roll-out of 5G to resume at full speed in 2021, after a short downturn in 2020.
In the report, the GSMA indicates that despite the short setback of the corona pandemic, the roll-out of 5G is back ...
Report: long-standing vulnerabilities threaten 5G Smartphone users
EU agency also issues its own report highlighting threats from 5G.
Global cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies have published their latest report on 5G security this week. The report, "5G standalone core security assessment," discusses vulnerabilities and threats for subscribers and mobile n...
‘Samsung wants to take Huawei’s place in European 5G market’
The Korean electronics giant Samsung seems to be planning to jump into the gap in the market opened by the measures taken against Huawei. Getting the costs right appears to be a major challenge.
Company executives have told Reuters that Samsung has been talking to Telefonica in Spain and Orange ...
Ericsson brings Samsung to court, for violating 2G-5G FRAND patents
Ericsson has brought a lawsuit against Samsung for what it is calling a violation of contractual obligations. The company is accusing Samsung of not adhering to contractual commitments for an assortment of licensing patent agreements.
The lawsuit was raised at District Court in the US. Ericsson ...
‘Apple developing its own modems’
Apple appears to have started developing its own modems. With these modems, the company would no longer be dependent on parties such as Qualcomm or Intel for its network equipment.
Johny Srouji, the senior vice president of hardware at Apple, is said to have informed Apple's employees internally...
5G is 90% more energy-efficient than 4G, Nokia/Telefonica study shows
According to a new study published by Nokia and Telefonica, 5G is 90% more energy-efficient than 4G networks. After studying the Radio Access Network power consumption in Telefonica's network, these findings show that 5G is the gift that keeps giving.
The study used Nokia’s AirScale Base Stati...
By the end of 2020, over 1 billion people will have access to 5G
With the current rate of 5G deployment and adoption rates by consumers, Ericsson predicts that 40% of mobile subscriptions will be 5G-ready within five years. In the Ericsson Mobility Report, the company says that 5G is the fastest-deploying mobile connectivity technology ever.
By the end of thi...
British telecom providers face fine when using Huawei equipment
Telecommunication companies in Great Britain may face a large fine if they choose to ignore a ban on the usage of equipment made by Huawei. The policy is part of a new law put forward this week.
The fine is 10 percent of turnover or 100,000 pounds (€112.000) for every day the companies ignore ...
Palo Alto Networks unveils new native 5G security offering
New offering will enable service providers and Enterprises to create new revenue streams while securing 5G.
This week Palo Alto Networks introduced the industry's first 5G-native security offering. This new offering enables service providers and enterprises to turn 5G networks into highly secure...
Canonical wins biggest Russian telco for OpenStack 5G infrastructure
The Russian telecom giant MTS hopes to accelerate its rollout of 5G and other new services.
Russian telco MTS has decided to use Canonical’s Charmed OpenStack cloud computing platform to power the operator’s next-generation cloud infrastructure. They aim to use OpenStack to support future se...