NETWORKS EU telcos ask: Huawei going to afford to replace Chinese equipment? Proposed cybersecurity legislation may force a cull of high-risk network technology, costing tens of billions
networks Germany went off the rails as wireless outage saw all trains cancelled Unexplained GSM-R failure at Deutsche Bahn caused confusion and delay
networks Brit regulator finds mobile network service on trains is far from first class Comms watchdog says up to 83% of tests fail the 'good performance' threshold
networks Don’t repeat 5G mistakes with 6G, plead mobile operators NGMN wants a clear migration path before next-gen network rollouts begin
Networks Two men charged over series of arson attacks on 5G masts Pair accused of creating literal flame war as bonkers conspiracy theories grow
Networks Bullet train upgrade brings 5G windows and noise-cancelling cabins to Japan Private Shinkansen suites are pulling up to the station in October
Networks Western governments seek to lock down 6G before it even exists Telecoms coalition wants to avoid another 5G-style vendor scramble with early security guardrails
Networks Europe's 5G Standalone stall risks falling behind US, Asia Report warns delayed rollouts could widen capability gap as new standards emerge
Networks Brit broadband grilling descends into farce over targets and definitions MPs press minister for answers – and get few
Networks 6G isn't even here yet but mobile industry wants triple the spectrum Report warns of 2030s capacity crunch without expanding mid-band airwaves
Networks Implementation of ZTE All-RAT FDD Massive MIMO AAU on the XLSMART network for investment efficiency and optimization of data and voice services in the transition toward the 5G era Multi-generation FDD Massive MIMO trial boosts coverage, capacity, and user experience for XLSMART’s 5G evolution
Networks ZTE and China Unicom Jilin enable digital inclusion through 5G uplink enhancement at world's largest ginseng market 5G uplink innovation empowers rural live-streaming commerce at the world’s largest ginseng market
Networks ZTE wins the "2025 Global Connectivity Award - Best Mobile/5G Service Innovation" award, demonstrating its global competitiveness Award recognizes ZTE’s breakthrough dual-network convergence success
Networks China Telecom, ZTE and DeepRobotics unveil revolutionary 5G+ quadruped robot for intelligent emergency response Robots that go where humans can’t—powered by 5G and built to save lives
Networks China Telecom and ZTE unveil 5G-A MobileTurbo solution for AR glasses in 2B & 2C applications 5G-A and AI integration enable large-scale AR adoption across industry and tourism
Networks From passive to proactive: How AI is personalizing 5G in Xi'an AI-powered service engine enables personalized, real-time 5G optimization, dynamically allocating resources for high-density tourist areas.
Networks From best-effort to best-in-class: Guaranteeing 5G experience with AI China Mobile Fujian and ZTE introduce AI-powered Quality of Experience (QoE) guarantees, transforming 5G from best-effort delivery to a user-centric, reliable, and monetizable service model.
Networks China Telecom, Wuhu Fire Rescue, United Aircraft, and ZTE launch 5G-A powered drone firefighting solution Partnership pioneers an intelligent, high-efficiency firefighting system that redefines emergency response capabilities through 5G-A and drone innovation.
Networks China Telecom Shanghai and ZTE deploy 5G-A EasyOn·Robot private network ZTE's 5G-A EasyOn·Robot private network fulfills the requirements of diverse smart devices and applications
Research Boffins say tool can sniff 5G traffic, launch 'attacks' without using rogue base stations Sni5Gect research crew targets sweet spot during device / network handshake pause
Public Sector Trump's budget bill opens wide swath of spectrum for sale Including frequencies that overlap with Wi-Fi 6E and private mobile networking
Networks Britain's 5G experience 'among the worst in Europe' says MedUX Official figures for network performance don't play out in user's reality, says monitoring biz
Networks Fresh UK postcode tool points out best mobile network in your area Pick a provider based on how good their local 4G and 5G coverage is
Networks London's poor 5G blamed on spectrum, investment, and timing of Huawei ban Other cities either started with rival kit, or had Chinese vendor core already built before any bans, says expert
Networks London is bottom in Europe for 5G, while Europe lags the rest of the world Plus: Fandroid alert – Android devices sometimes say '5G' when connecting to 4G
Networks Mobile operators brace for bigger, faster headaches with 6G NGMN reports what telcos want, but admits most can be delivered by 5G
Networks Never mind those Chinese spies: US Air Force picks Verizon for 35 base network upgrades Salt Typhoon? Unpatched network kit? Sorry, I think you're breaking up
Networks FCC throws open 6 GHz band to unlicensed low-power gizmos Good news for techies pushing 'education, healthcare, and entertainment' gadgets in the US
Networks Brit telcos to clash in high-speed mmWave spectrum showdown next year Ofcom opens floodgates for turbocharged 5G in cities
Networks Verizon wobbles on the East Coast, outage cuts off night owls T-Mobile US and Comcast also stutter slightly
Networks Three and Vodafone: We need to merge because our networks are rubbish Voda users have to fall back to 2G in some places after 3G switchoff, docs claim
Science WHO-backed meta-study finds no evidence that cellphone radiation causes brain cancer The signal may not rot your mind, we can't say the same for the content
Personal Tech Qualcomm goes budget with Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 5G chipset Latest silicon aims to bring Gigabit connectivity to sub-$100 handsets
Networks Verizon hit with whopping $847M verdict for infringing 5G and hotspot patents Must be hard to face a huge, unexpected bill, amirite?
Public Sector China warns citizens to stop posting info about spy satellites on social media Plus: Singapore launches global regulatory blockchain; China gets new SciTech boss; India spectrum auction fizzles
Networks Nokia demos upper 6 GHz band for mobile, but UK wants it shared with Wi-Fi Splitting hotly contested spectrum could get messy
Networks Flying phone base stations to take off over Japan in 2026 NTT Docomo teams with Airbus subsidiary to make it happen
Networks FCC slams banhammer on 5G fast lanes with final net neutrality text Any way you network slice it, you can't favor an app, says US watchdog
Networks America may end up with paid-for 5G fast lanes under net neutrality anyway Damn you, network virtualization
Off-Prem China Unicom becomes Middle Kingdom's second carrier with a billion subscribers Rivals aren't far behind and 5G numbers are huge, but growth is slowing
Networks Biden admin keeps O-RAN dream alive with $42M funding for R&D facility AT&T, Verizon leading new initiative to finally commercialize OpenRAN technology, sans timeline
Networks 5G network slicing finally shown to be more than pipe dream Telcos demonstrate configuration in action at research facility. Now to find customers that want to buy one
Security Nokia walks the walk about its RAN to play on Uncle Sam’s China fears It pays not to be Huawei, and the US military can be lucrative, too
Networks Is it time for 6G already? Traffic analysis says yep 5G networks won't have the capacity to cope by end of the decade
Personal Tech Apple's quest for modem independence from Qualcomm is going nowhere fast iPhones could still be running Snapdragons into 2026
Networks Nokia to erase up to 14,000 employees from payroll Profits plunge, sales down in Q3. Multi-year cost cutting drive means staff will be decimated
Networks Ericsson sues Lenovo over 5G patents, accuses it of stalling talks Swedish company claims Moto parent is violating its FRAND commitment
Networks EU consultation on future telecoms cools on having big tech pay for network builds €1.5 trillion needed in the next five years – some to turf Huawei – and nobody's quite sure where to find it
Science 5G satellite briefly becomes brightest object in night sky With more constellations on the horizon, scientists call for better approval of launches
Networks Huawei's UK tech eviction reportedly caused Sky to fall on mobile customers Whatever the cause, MNVO customers not happy
Networks Vodafone claims first space-based 5G phone call – no modifications needed The roaming charges must be out of this world
Systems Apple extends Qualcomm contract to 2026 as homebrew 5G chip dream still on snooze Chipmaker reigns supreme, at least until iGiant gets its house in order
Networks We'll show you our patents if you show us yours, say Huawei and Ericsson Analysts reckon extension of 2016 deal will be good for industry – as long there are no gotchas
Networks South Korea's biggest mobile telco says 5G has failed to deliver on its promise Inflated expectations and an underdeveloped ecosystem have led to consumer disappointment
Networks Germany to cut Huawei from networks 'irrespective of costs' What a difference four years makes
Legal Judge throws out EE's £25M 5G contract suit against Virgin Media 2022's MVNO spat wrapped up as world+dog reminded to check exclusion clauses
Security Think tank calls for monitoring of Chinese AI-enabled products Will make regulating China’s 5G telecom equipment look like a cinch
Networks Huawei claims it’s ready to ship entire 5.5G networks – whatever they are – in 2024 Nobody else is using that nomenclature for planned updates to 5G
Networks Vodafone offers '5G Ultra' to users of very specific phones in very specific locations 'It will likely be unnoticeable for many consumers' says analyst
Software Singapore, Amazon lead push for 'purpose bound' digital money PLUS: US joins India’s software diplomacy push; Suzuki to make flying cars; Indonesia's broadband bird
Security EU boss Breton: There's no Huawei that Chinese comms kit is safe to use in Europe European Commission's own networks to toss Middle Kingdom boxes amid calls for total replacement
Networks Huawei could be banned from 5G networks across the EU In other news, member states are falling behind in their rollouts, says markets chief. Um...
Security Malaysia goes its own Huawei, won't ban Chinese vendor from 5G network Country to have two networks as first buildout falls behind schedule
Networks West warns Malaysia to keep Huawei out of 5G networks Entertaining offers from 'untrusted suppliers' could cause damage, according to US and EU envoys
Networks Tokyo has millions of surplus Wi-Fi access points that should be shared with blockchain, says NTT Claims it's verified viability of city-scale network that would free vast resources, in Japan or elsewhere
Networks 5G on the high seas brings the Internet of Things to Singapore's port Inspection drones and telemedicine enabled by island-hopping hybrid network
Networks Building your own private 5G is as easy as Wi-Fi YMMV. Hold onto your hats, we're diving into network technicals today
Networks Ericsson braces for 'choppy' year despite meeting Q1 expectations Waning 5G deployments in response to economic uncertainty blamed
Networks Germany to examine China-made kit in its 5G networks over security concerns Do you like American music? I like American music
Systems Brazil defies US, cozies up to Chinese tech on chip building Foreign minister says it's not afraid of the 'big bad wolf' up north
Energy Efficient Datacenters Energy efficiency starts to rock telcos' 5G infrastructure choices And not only because not considering their options makes them look bad
Networks UK govt wants standalone 5G by 2030 but won't shell out to help hit target Instead tech department working on 'range of measures' to foster investment
Security Xi, Putin declare intent to rule the world of AI, infosec 'Technological sovereignty is the key to sustainability' states Russian despot
Networks German 5G network ban said to loom for Huawei and ZTE Playing catch-up with Western allies, federal government to initiate rip 'n replace for mobile operators
Networks Ericsson pulls plug on 8,500 workers At least we know who isn't going to suffer Stockholm syndrome
Off-Prem HPE drops private 5G into GreenLake by acquiring Athonet Wi-Fi not? It boosts Aruba's portfolio, single wireless nets are a way off, and everything-as-a-service is hot right now
On-Prem Dell pitches products to drag telcos into next-gen networks You're going to have your cloud-native infrastructure and you're going to like it
Networks Vodafone tests waters with 5G Raspberry Pi base station Prototype private network uses single board computer with software-defined radio circuit hardware
Networks Swedish network biz Ericsson chops 1,400 jobs at home More to come in other country ops? Company talks of admins 'sweating assets' and slowdown in 5G network builds
Networks Qualcomm claims to be 5G Advanced-ready with Snapdragon X75 Bog-standard 5G already old hat by 2024 apparently
Networks Japan's NTT Docomo uses invisibility cloak tech to fix 5G reception Giving windows a transmissive metasurface can improve coverage from a single base station
Networks BT in tests to beam down 5G coverage from the stratosphere Bet is to use UAV to plug not-spots in mobile coverage with 150Mbps across 15,000 square km
Networks Ericsson's earnings slip as telcos rein in 5G spending Oh, snap... next gen networks suddenly not a must-have in this economic climate
Networks FAA sets 2024 deadline for preventing 5G crash landings US watchdog puts its foot down: Even a small possibility of interference means a fix is mandatory
Networks Telecoms networks could provide next-gen GPS services without the need for satellites Decimeter-level uncertainty, sub-nanosecond time synchronization – but what happens when there's no signal?
Networks If you think 5G is overhyped, wait till you meet 5.5G Less than half of next gen networking users say it has improved speed or reliability for them
Networks Vodafone's software-defined silicon bet signals a biz model shakeup It's not through Intel, which remains quiet on plans to enable chip features via code
Networks Chinese carriers collectively claim to have cracked a billion 5G subs 5G was meant to top a billion subs globally this year – China may have done it single-handed
Networks 5G masts will be strapped to lampposts and traffic lights – once £4m project figures out who owns them
Networks Watchdog clears 90 per cent of US commercial aircraft to land in low visibility at nation's 5G C-band airports
Networks Japan solves 5G airliner conundrum: Keep mobe masts 200m from airport approach paths. That's it
Personal Tech AT&T, Verizon delay 5G C-band rollout over FAA fears of passenger plane radars jammed by signals
Personal Tech Dutch nuclear authority bans anti-5G pendants that could hurt their owners via – you guessed it – radiation
Networks If you're not sold on the benefits of 5G, Ericsson suggests you keep an eye on gaming, home broadband
Networks Three UK says its 5G plans are under threat if tower merger with Euro giant Cellnex is blocked
Networks China passes half a billion 5G subscriptions and adds at least 190k new 5G base stations in six months
Networks 319 terabits – great Scott! Boffins in Japan speed along information superhighway at new world record
Personal Tech Galaxy quest: Yet another sub-£500 phone comes to trouble mobile big dogs in the form of Realme GT 5G
Networks UK cuts ribbon on OpenRAN security and resiliency testing hubs to make sure kit works with 5G infrastructure
Networks Vodafone names vendors tapped for Britain's first wide-scale OpenRAN build: NEC, Dell, and Samsung
Networks Not keen on a 5G mast in your street? At least it'd be harder for crackpots to burn down 'a flying cell tower in orbit'
Personal Tech Hear that, Qualcomm? Analyst claims Apple's homegrown 5G modems to land in 2023 'at the earliest'
Networks FreedomFi's 5G gateways will mine HNT cryptocurrency for owners who dole out coverage to passing users, IoT devices
Networks UK Telecoms Diversification Taskforce says Ofcom should take lead to ensure telcos don't rely on too few suppliers
Networks Chinese officials declare intention to become network superpower, tout glorious 5G rollout that's smaller than local carriers' claims
Networks Telecoms Diversification Task Force urges UK government to give smaller hardware vendors a bigger slice of the 5G pie
Networks What's Red and scale-y and shacked up with NEC? A new Red Hat network function virtualization solution, apparently
Security United States' plan to beat China includes dominating tech standards groups – especially for 5G
Networks US national parks to be smothered under blanket of liquid-hot Magma. Yes, the open-source 5G software
Networks Obtaining US 5G supremacy is easy as Pai, says FCC commish Brendan Carr. It's all in the spectrum
Personal Tech Got a need for speed? New report claims iPhone 12's 5G performance lags behind that of rival Android models
Networks ISP industry blasts UK Telecoms Security Bill for vague requirements, high costs of compliance
Networks After spending $45bn on 5G licences, Verizon tells customers to turn off 5G to save battery life
Networks FCC announces winners in $81bn 5G spectrum auction. Congrats to Verizon, which must cough up $45.4bn
Personal Tech Snapdragon X65: Qualcomm says its next-gen 5G modem handles up to 10Gbps downloads, knows if you're holding it wrong
Networks EU infosec agency unveils 5G vendor security licensing scheme despite years of Huawei ambiguity
Networks Skål! Ericsson toasts healthy set of Q4 2020 results thanks to global 5G rollout and a kneecapped competitor
Networks Going, going, gone... until March: UK comms regulator delays 5G spectrum auction over pandemic logistics
Networks London calling: 5G coverage in British capital grew during second half of last year with fastest speeds on Vodafone
On-Prem Dell CTO shares his hottest trends for 2021: Four interesting technologies, one of which is still borderline sci-fi for now
Bootnotes Lay down your souls to the gods of rock 'n' roll: Conspiracy theorists' 5G 'vaccine' chip schematic is actually for a guitar pedal
Networks Telcos face £100k-a-day fines unless they obey new UK.gov rules on how to deploy Huawei 5G gear in their networks
Networks Shocking revelations from Huawei-commissioned report: Huawei is good for the UK's economy so don't ban them
Personal Tech MediaTek's latest chip promises 5G for the proles: Destined for those not-so-high end smartmobes
Networks Please, tell us more about how just 60 hydrogen-powered 5G drones could make 400,000 UK base stations redundant
Networks Vodafone bets big on OpenRAN as it replaces its Huawei estate in rural Wales and South West England
