Researchers from the University of Bristol are demonstrating the world’s first end-to-end 5G wireless network at a major trade show in Barcelona this week. The team, which includes researchers from the University of Surrey (5GIC) and King’s College London, are allowing visitors at Mobile World Congress to control robot football players via the network. This is to show the […]
Italtel – a partner leading telecommunications company in 5G City project – revealed its latest 5G video application, delivering improved upload performances, reducing latency, and increasing the battery life of connected devices. Italtel’s i-EVS (Enhanced Video Services) – the latest advancement of its virtual Transcoding Unit (vTU) application – runs over a Multi-Access Edge Computing […]
The European Commission called on member states of the European Union on Wednesday to move fast and consolidate the latest 5G generation of cellphone network to avoid being left behind by global competition elsewhere. Speaking in in Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress, Vice President and Commissioner for the Digital Single Market, Andrus Ansip told EFE that […]
The global smartphone installed base will grow from four billion in 2016 to more than six billion smartphones in use by 2020, according to new analysis released today by IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions. Messaging and communications apps such as Line and Whatsapp will grow from five […]
Ofcom has approved six participants for upcoming auction of 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz spectrum, which will pave the way for 5G services in the Uk. All four mobile operators – EE, O2, Three and Vodafone – have been approved, alongside Airspan Spectrum Holdings and Connexin Limited. Airspan is a small cell operator, while Connexin is a fixed wireless […]
The Winter Olympics closing ceremony was in full swing in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 25—but the major technology sponsors of the 2020 games were already looking ahead. Intel, carrier NTT Docomo, and automaker Toyota announced their partnerships for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo on the eve of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. They […]
The 5G Action Plan is a strategic initiative which concerns all stakeholders, private and public, small and large, in all Member States, to meet the challenge of making 5G a reality for all citizens and businesses by the end of this decade. Very high-capacity networks like 5G will be a key asset for Europe to […]
Telecom operators, network, cities, worldwide brands and providers at Mobile World Congress will also be showcasing technologies to ensure their networks can harness the power of 5G for the Internet of Things and smart cities. While 5G, the next evolution of mobile technology after 4G or LTE, is expected to be high on the agenda […]
Acceleran, I2CAT, Italtel, Cellnex/Retevision will take part in the next edition of Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress 2018, which will take place from February 26th to March 1st, at Fira de Barcelona. An important opportunity to get to meet some of the prestigious partners, especially for more information and details on the 5G CITY project. We are […]
5G hardware is closer than you think. Intel’s upcoming XMM 8000 series modems will power 5G in notebooks in the second half of 2019, the company announced today. That’ll include machines from Dell, HP, Lenovo and Microsoft. So, this means we’ll see a 5G Surface next year. You can expect their mobile network speeds to […]