Tag: 5G
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Ericsson launches critical communications broadband portfolio
Ericsson on Thursday said it had launched a critical communications broadband portfolio for the benefit of service providers. Per Narvinger, Head of Product Area Networks, Ericsson, said that this would enable service providers to meet the business and mission-critical needs of industries and public safety agencies. According to him, Ericsson has developed a new portfolio…
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Italy denies report it will ban Huawei, ZTE from 5G plans
The Italian Industry Ministry on Thursday denied a newspaper report that it planned to ban China’s Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp from participating in the rollout of its 5G infrastructure. “We have no intention of adopting any such initiatives,’’ the ministry said in a statement. It added that national security was a priority and that…
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GSMA announces new growth companies to ‘GSMA 100’
The mobile communications industry body, GSMA has named 18 new growth companies to the ‘GSMA 100’. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the GSMA 100 is a global innovation discovery initiative designed to identify the world’s most promising growth-stage companies and advance the next generation of connectivity and digital services. The new companies named after AppOnBoard, Cinarra, Cloudify,…
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Huawei set for launch of foldable 5G smartphone
Chinese smartphone maker, Huawei is set for the launch of the first foldable 5G smartphone. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the launch event will take place just a day before Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 kicks off. The smartphone maker made this know via a press invite, that was shared by the official Huawei Mobile Twitter handle.…
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Nigeria braces for next level of tech revolution
Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta has stressed the need for collaboration among academia, telecom industry players and the regulatory body as the nation gears up for the next level of technology revolution. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Prof. Danbatta was speaking during NCC’s Fifth Roundtable Forum with Academia, Telecom…
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Huawei secures over 25 commercial 5G contracts, to spend $2bn on cyber-security
Chinese technology giant Huawei Technologies said it has secured more than 25 commercial 5G contracts, the largest in the world, and has shipped more than 10,000 base stations for the fifth generation of mobile communications. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Huawei’s rotating chairman, Ken Hu made this known while speaking at a press conference at the company’s…
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Samsung to unveil its first 5G-capable smartphones early 2019
Samsung has been reported of having plans to unveil its first 5G-capable smartphones at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in February next year. According to a report, the South Korea company will announce the phones during the mobile trade show, followed by the launch in March to coincide with the rollout of 5G services. Samsung…
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Deployment of 5G network will foster economic development – NCC
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called for regulations and successful deployment of 5G network to foster economic development. Danbatta made the call on the side-lines of a workshop themed “Future of Industry, Driving Innovation and Growth’’ organised by Global System Mobile Association (GSMA) in collaboration with NCC…
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5G to cover over 40% of world’s population by 2024
5G is expected to reach more than 40 percent global population coverage and 1.5 billion subscriptions for enhanced mobile broadband by the end of 2024. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports this will make 5G the fastest generation of cellular technology to be rolled out on a global scale, according to the latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility…
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Smart Grid: China releases report detailing results of national 5G network slicing project
China Telecom, China’s State Grid and Huawei have jointly released a report that details the results of their national 5G network slicing project, which was first announced last September. TheNewsGuru gathers the report sets out the challenges encountered during smart grid development, potential application scenarios of 5G network slicing in smart grids, and analysis of…