5G

Making the 5G Switch: The Business Benefits of 5G

As 2022 gets into full swing, many business owners are considering how they can give their tech setup a refresh. 5G first hit the UK’s shores in May 2019, but it’s taken a while for the rollout to expand enough to make it a viable commercial option. Here, Kristian Torode, Director and Co-Founder of business mobile expert […]

U.S. FAA Clears 45% of Commercial Plane Fleet After 5G Deployed

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Sunday it had cleared an estimated 45 percent of the U.S. commercial airplane fleet to perform low-visibility landings at many airports where 5G C-band will be deployed starting Wednesday. The FAA has warned that potential interference could affect sensitive airplane instruments such as altimeters and make an impact […]

AT&T, Verizon comply to FAA demands to limit 5G rollout

Following the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) examination into whether the C-band spectrum for 5G rollout jeopardizes aircrafts’ safety, AT&T Verizon extended Wednesday their offer to reform power from their fifth-generation cell towers for the upcoming six months. Both U.S.-based telcos structured a plan to launch vital improvements to their 5G networks operating C-band spectrum obtained […]

Brazil's awaited 5G tender yields billions in investment

Brazil held its much-anticipated auction for build-out of the nation’s fifth-generation wireless network on Thursday, with the open question of whether China’s Huawei telecommunications company will be involved. The technology promises faster speeds, less lag when connecting to the network and the ability to connect more devices to the internet. But the ambitious auction also […]

AT&T 5G Plus Plan mirrors T-Mobile’s coverage trails

AT&T announced on Tuesday the initiation of its plan to deploy the fifth generation of network with C-band spectrum, a factor that will reinforce the carrier’s total 5G coverage. Currently, the operator is offering two categorizations of the fifth generation: 5G Plus over high-band mmWave spectrum and regular 5G – which resembles 4G LTE. “AT&T […]

Airtel, Ericsson launch India’s first rural 5G trial

Indian Telecom operator Bharti Airtel and Swedish vendor Ericsson initiated a plan of what seems to be India’s first rural 5G network trial, enabling access to high broadband in the areas. Initiated in the village Bhaipur Bramanan by using a 5G trial spectrum given to Airtel from India’s Department of Telecom, the trial could hold […]

Introducing the 5G Workforce

It’s been a long time since a technology breakthrough generated as much anticipation and fanfare as 5G. Buzz around it has been building for some time and with good reason: 5G will fuel an economic and social revolution that disrupts how companies operate while opening-up incredible new opportunities for those who have the talent to […]

Middle East and Africa Region 5G Userbase to Hit 10.4 Million in 2021

Middle East and Africa region telcos plan to extend their user base by welcoming 7.58 million subscribers in 2021 by the amplifying enrolment of the fifth generation of mobile network (5G), according to GlobalData study. The study determined that expansion in 5G subscription rates will be synchronized with telecom operators, as the industry is implementing the required […]

Beijing pins 12 million 5G subscribers with 45,700 base stations

Beijing Communications Administration released a data report revealing that by end of August, the Chinese capital obtained 45,700 5G network stations with 12 million users, according to local news agency Xinhua.  Beijing fulfilled full 5G network coverage in the city’s key areas, such as the downtown core area, sub-center, and central business district. With every 10,000 […]

Nokia, Indosat Ooredoo bolster 5G launch in Surabaya

Finnish vendor Nokia and Indonesia’s operator Indosat Ooredoo jointly announced on Friday the initial release of commercial 5G services in the Indonesian city of Surabaya, with prospective future data center initiatives could be in the making for the metropolis city. Under operating conditions terms, Indosat Ooredoo’s userbase will be granted a variety of advanced enterprise […]