Italy will be holding a 5G spectrum auction in September as part of an initiative meant to prepare the Mediterranean country for the next wireless revolution, communications regulator AGCOM said earlier this week. The auction is expected to see Italy raise at least €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion), with AGCOM already defining basic bidding rules, though the […]
Saudi Arabia’s Al Khobar has become the first city in the MENA region to test a 5G network as part of a programme launched during the first week of Ramadan, according to the kingdom’s Ministry of Culture and Information. The move came shortly after the country’s ICT regulator, the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) […]
The 6th annual Compass Intelligence awards honors the top companies, products, and technology solutions in mobile, IoT, and emerging technology industries. After nominations come in from companies, PR and corporate communications firms, and others the awards are then voted on by 40+ industry-leading press, editors, journalists, thought leaders, and analysts. The program includes three primary […]
Germany’s Federal Network Regulator said on Tuesday it planned to auction spectrum for fifth-generation (5G) mobile services in early 2019, rather than this year as originally planned. “We want to auction the frequencies as quickly as possible,” said a spokesman for the Bonn-based regulator, confirming a report in the Handelsblatt newspaper. “The likely date will […]
BT Group is looking to launch a commercial 5G product in the next 18 months, lightreading.com reports. His comments were made during the company’s strategy and earnings presentation. Chief technology officer (CTO) Howard Watson said that although a commercial 5G launch would initially focus on enhanced mobile broadband, BT was also looking at the development […]
Open network platforms are only part of the picture if the 5G vision, of an open ecosystem of operators and vendors, supporting a huge variety of business models, is to be realized. Open spectrum, able to support many service providers through sharing, while keeping some airwaves for critical or optimized performance, is equally vital, and […]
Plans to establish the European 5G Observatory were announced in February 2018 by Commissioner Gabriel, to closely monitor the progress of the European 5G Connectivity objectives for a competitive Digital Single Market by 2025. The European Commission has launched recently a RFP looking the first comprehensive reports and a publicly accessible online platform to be available from end 2018. In […]
Recently in Madrid, Huawei has presented its WEU 5G Roadshow 2018 programme. Huawei 5G demo truck comes this year with the end to end portfolio of 5G products and solutions with full range, full scenario, and all-cloud being the defining characteristics and is going to tour ten European countries over the next three months. Under […]
The importance of digital media in modern societies is undeniable, especially since we use them in almost every aspect of our lives. Our work, information, social and entertainment needs are all met through digital media. But new multimedia applications and our increasing use of on-demand online services are stretching current systems beyond their limits. With […]
MOG Technologies, the worldwide provider of end-to-end solutions for professional media, today announced the release of new versions for both mxfSPEEDRAIL and SKYWATCH platforms. The new versions include the support for innovative formats, codecs and protocols, ensuring high interoperability with social networks. The need to reach a multitude of platforms and devices has been a challenge for media professionals […]