Topics: 5G

BIF: 5G spectrum auction quantum is inadequate and costly

NEW DELHI: The quantum of 5G spectrum on auction in the country is inadequate and pegged at a very high reserve price which is...

Ravi Shankar Prasad asks CEO’s of electronics, Mobile corps to step up investment and manufacturing in India

The Government on Monday exhorted captains of electronics and the mobile industry to step up investments as well as manufacturing in India and asserted...

Italy’s new government to use special powers on 5G supply deals

Italy’s new government on Thursday approved its use of special powers in supply deals for fifth-generation (5G) telecom services by a number of domestic...

Apple acquires Intel’s smartphone modem unit for $1 billion

U.S. technology giant Apple Inc, on Thursday, announced the acquisition of Intel’s smartphone modem business at $1 billion. In a statement issued by the Intel,...

Singapore to invest $30 million on 5G networks test

Singapore on Thursday launched an S$40 million ($29.5 million) initiative to test applications for 5G networks, the next generation of mobile communications, ahead of...

UK’s Three to offer 5G broadband service in London

UK mobile operator Three on Monday said it would launch its first new-generation 5G broadband service in London in August and would roll out...

China Ministry may use 5G licenses for commercial use in the near future

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) will roll out commercial 5G licenses "in the near future", Xinhua said. It did not provide further...

Nokia CEO admits delays in getting 5G technology up and running

Nokia Chief Executive Rajeev Suri said on Tuesday that the company had been a little slow in getting 5G technology up and running, citing...

Infinix Mobile is expecting the growth of 50 to 60 percent from smartphone sales

Mobile device maker Infinix expects around 50-60 percent growth in its smartphone sales this year with its focus on customers in the economy segment,...

Huawei reports 39% growth of $27 billion in Q1, despite US pressure on the world and its allies

Huawei Technologies said on Monday its first-quarter revenue jumped 39 percent to 179.7 billion yuan ($26.81 billion), in the Chinese technology firm's first-ever quarterly...

No spying evidence found against Huawei technology says Belgian cybersecurity agency

BRUSSELS: Belgium's centre for cybersecurity has found no evidence that telecoms equipment supplied by Huawei Technology could be used for spying. The agency, which reports...

NTT Docomo, KKDI, SoftBank and Rakuten receives 5G Spectrum of 1.7 trillion Yen from telecom ministry

Japan's telcos were formally allocated 5G spectrum by regulators on Wednesday, a major milestone ahead of the launch of high-speed wireless services next spring. The...

Samsung starts 5G modem and chip development for premium mobile devices

Samsung Electronics on Thursday said its 5G modem and chips are in mass production for the latest premium mobile devices. The 5G chipsets include "Exynos...

Samsung Galaxy flagship smartphones are selling well in China: CEO

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Wednesday its new Galaxy flagship smartphones were selling well in China and it was confident it could reverse...

Tech Mahindra to acquire 100 percent shares in K-Vision Co

One of India, largest technology major Tech Mahindra has announced that "The company has agreed to acquire 100 percent stake of K-Vision a Japan-based...

US threatens Germany over Huawei’s 5G tech use

"No end to the tension between Trump Administrations and Chinese tech giant Huawei technologies over the 5G technology use," which has now brought Germany...

Huawei wants Japanese manufacturers to supply more smartphone components

Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies has asked Japanese firms including Murata Manufacturing and Toshiba Memory to increase supplies of smartphone components, the Nikkei...

Spectrum allocation for 5G trial in India is likely to take place in June

In a pre-service rollout exercise for telcos, spectrum allocation for 5G trial and subsequent field experiments can take place June onwards, official sources said...

Huawei plans to pay billions in cash dividends to its shareholding employees

China’s Huawei is set to reward employee shareholders with a 3 percent rise in cash dividends that are worth billions of dollars, according to...

Department of Telecom to study the concerns raised by the other countries on Chinese telecom gear makers

As Chinese telecom gear makers face heat globally over alleged security risks, Department of Telecom (DoT) on February 27 said it will "carefully" study...

Bharti Airtel chairman: Govt must ensure the early rollout of 5G technology in the country

Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal Tuesday said the government must encourage 5G rollout in the country at the earliest by supporting the telecom sector...

Vodafone CEO: the US should share evidence against Huawei with European authorities

The United States needs to share any evidence it has about Huawei with European authorities so they can take a common view about whether...

Bharti Airtel partners with Nokia to conduct 5G trials in India

India's largest telecom company Bharti Airtel on Saturday announced the partnership Finnish technology giant Nokia Corp to conduct the trial of its homogeneous fronthaul...

Intel’s 5G modem chips will be available for mobile phones only after 2020

Intel Corp executives said on Friday its 5G modem chips will not appear in mobile phones until 2020, raising the possibility its biggest customer,...

CMR: The 5G enabled device shipment in India is expected to grow by 140 million by 2025

According to the 'APs of Mobile Handset Industry report 2019', the shipment of 5G enabled smartphones in India is expected to grow by 140...

Vodafone Idea disagrees with proposed 5G spectrum auction timeline

India's largest telecom operator Vodafone Idea Ltd said Wednesday that the auction of 5G spectrum should not be held before 2020 as the industry...

Sources: British security officials do not support complete Huawei network ban

British security officials do not support a full ban of Huawei from national telecoms networks despite US allegations the Chinese firm and its products...

Manoj Sinha: 5G to bring $1 trillion in the Indian economy

The economic impact of 5G is estimated to be over one trillion dollars for India, which is aggressively positioning itself to be at the...

Huawei starts 5G test bed in Thailand

Thailand on Friday launched a Huawei Technologies 5G test bed, even as the United States urges its allies to bar the Chinese telecoms giant...

Researchers found a sheer vulnerability in the 5G network

Ahead of the roll-out of the advanced 5G network protocol, researchers have revealed the sheer vulnerability in the network that allows for spying of...

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