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UK 5G testbed ready for action

A government-backed UK 5G testbed will be up and running in April, enabling trials of applications and use cases delivered by the next-generation technology. The project, which involved the deployment of a pilot network by King’s College London, the University of Surrey and the University of Bristol, is backed by £16 million of funding from […]

Towards 5G from research and market opportunities

Italtel participated at 5G Summit Trento, University of Trento, in the first time the event was organized in Italy. IEEE 5G Summits are organized by IEEE Communication Society within a strategic framework based on the principles that embrace Industry’s interests and priorities, while integrating IEEE and ComSoc’s objectives. This one day summit provided a platform for […]

Bristol shows off world’s first 5G urban network

Researchers at the University of Bristol have demonstrated what they claim is the world’s first end-to-end 5G urban network. The university’s Smart Internet Lab has used technology from American semiconductor firm Xilinx to develop a “flexible and programmable 5G testbed”. It consists of 5G NR radio heads that are connected to a virtualised baseband pool. […]

Italy, Portugal, and Australia plan 5G spectrum auctions ahead of 2019 rollouts

Italy, Portugal, and Australia are each setting the stage for 5G cellular network launches in 2019, as regulators in each country have announced near-term plans to auction 5G-specific radio spectrum to mobile carriers. The regulatory moves follow last week’s 5G legislative agreements in the United States and European Union, demonstrating how countries are moving to hasten availability […]

Europe will make 5G spectrum available by 2020

On last Thursday evening, the European Parliament, the Council, and the European Commission reached a provisional political agreement about the availability of radio spectrum for 5G by 2020 in the EU. According to the European Commission, the provisional agreement will prepare the ground for 5G network deployment across the EU, taking into account the previous […]

Commissioner Gabriel announces European 5G Observatory

Very interesting announcements have been announced by Commissioner Mariya Gabriel to enforce 5G progress in Europe during the recent Mobile World Congress 2018: the European 5G Observatory and the European 5G Pioneer Award. The European 5G Observatory will provide independent monitoring information regarding the main actual and likely market developments, 5G trials and other actions taken by […]