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  • U.S. threatens to cut intelligence sharing with Germany

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    The U.S. has issued warning to Germany that they would scale back the exchange of intelligence if their European ally allows Chinese companies to help build a high-speed internet network. A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Berlin told dpa that having “untrusted vendors’’ in Germany’s 5G network “could raise future questions about the integrity…

  • Ban on Huawei: Germany says 5G security requirements apply to all vendors

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    Germany’s federal network regulator set new security criteria on Thursday for vendors supplying equipment for 5G networks, saying the same rules should apply to all providers. The regulator equally imbibed on toughening scrutiny of gear used in critical infrastructure. The criteria, updated following a national debate over whether to heed U.S. calls to ban Huawei…

  • Smartphone shipments to experience third consecutive year decline

    Smartphone shipments to experience third consecutive year decline

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    The smartphone market is projected to experience its third consecutive year of declining shipments in 2019, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports worldwide smartphone volumes are forecast to fall by 0.8% in 2019 with volumes dipping to 1.39 billion. However, the smartphone market will begin to…

  • Mobile technologies, services generate 4.6% of GDP globally

    Mobile technologies, services generate 4.6% of GDP globally

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    In 2018, mobile technologies and services generated 4.6% of GDP globally, a contribution that amounted to $3.9 trillion of economic value added, GSMA Mobile Economy report has shown. According to the report the mobile ecosystem also supported almost 32 million jobs (directly and indirectly) and made a substantial contribution to the funding of the public…

  • 5G to contribute $2.2 trillion to global economy

    5G to contribute $2.2 trillion to global economy

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    The latest generation of cellular mobile communications, 5G currently the rave of mobile connectivity, will contribute a whopping $2.2 trillion to the global economy over the next 15 years, according to a new report authored by GSMA Intelligence. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports key sectors such as manufacturing, utilities, and professional and financial services will benefit the…

  • Samsung 5G phone: A long way to go in Nigeria

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    Samsung on Wednesday launched its first ever 5G phone, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, but the phone has a long way to go in Nigeria as 5G network is not available as of yet. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Samsung announced rollout of Galaxy S10 5G particularly for markets where 5G is being rolled out. With Galaxy…

  • China sets up campus network for 5G trial

    China sets up campus network for 5G trial

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    China has setup a campus network to carry out trial of 5G wireless network, according to local media. TheNewsGuru (TNG) learnt the campus network for the 5G trial was setup in the Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), which is located in central China’s Hubei Province. An official with HUST said the network will…

  • Samsung makes 5G reality with Galaxy S10 5G rollout

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    Samsung Electronics has announced a range of new 5G operator partnerships that will see the rollout of Galaxy S10 5G this summer, bringing the future of mobile connectivity to consumers today. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports partnering with major mobile network operators in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the UK, Galaxy S10 5G pioneers Samsung’s vision…

  • World’s most advanced commercial multimode 5G modem unveiled

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    Qualcomm Technologies on Tuesday announced the world’s most advanced commercial multimode 5G modem, the Snapdragon X55 5G modem, Qualcomm’s second-generation 5G New Radio (NR) modem. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Snapdragon X55 is designed to accelerate global 5G rollout and bring 5G to a broad range of device categories and applications beyond smartphones, including hotspots, Wi-Fi routers,…

  • Nigeria to experiment 5G networks with 5% population

    Nigeria to experiment 5G networks with 5% population

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    5G networks are the next generation of mobile internet connectivity in the telecommunications industry, and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is hoping to spread the network to at least 5% of the population upon deployment in the country. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, hinted on this while…