Dan Oliver

Drones Alongside a number of tech partners, BT has been given the green light to move ahead with Project XCelerate in the UK, which aims to establish safe sky corridors for 5G drones.

Infrastructure Ericsson’s role in the UK’s 5G infrastructure will create 800 new jobs, as the company begins work on the upgrade of 20,000 network sites.

Open RAN Collaborating with partners Altiostar, Gigatera, MTI and others, the NEC Center of Excellence in India will help demonstrate the benefits of Open RAN to 5G operators.

Smart cities Nokia will work with the Digital City Pole project in Belgium, as a case study in how the Flemish government can address 5G connectivity in urban settings.

Infrastructure Mukesh Ambani, chairman of India’s largest telco Reliance Industries, has announced that the company plans to roll out 5G in the second half of 2021, and it will be done using Indian tech.

Simon Fuller, the man who managed the Spice Girls, and went on to create the ‘Idol’ TV franchise, has partnered with Verizon to develop new use cases for 5G in entertainment.

Infrastructure SoftBank, one of the top three mobile network operators in Japan, has announced a partnership with Nokia to supply its 5G Core architecture.

Infrastructure In its latest report on mobile networks in South Korea, testing company RootMetrics has uncovered “outstanding” 5G performance.

Broadcasting Rohde & Schwarz is at the cutting-edge of 5G broadcasting, and its updated Broadcast Server & Control Center will enable providers to meet the demands of the future.

Environment Nokia has announced today that and Telefónica’s 5G RAN is 90 percent more energy efficient, per traffic unit, than its legacy 4G network.

Autonomous vehicles Vodafone and Ericsson have developed new Telco as a Service (TaaS) technology that enables 5G drones to be safely flown, whilst avoiding heavily populated areas.

Networks Despite 5G still being unavailable across most of the UK, the speeds for those that can access it are impressive, and are likely to get even faster as more spectrum is released, according to Ookla.

Infrastructure To make the most of wireless 5G, operators require fiber optic connections, and with the launch of 25G PON, Nokia has enabled fiber networks to be used for mobile 5G transport.

Infrastructure In a recent interview, and via a 5G webinar today, two Huawei execs have described the decision to ban Huawei from the UK’s 5G network as ‘harmful’, ‘political’, and having a ‘huge economic impact’.

Infrastructure The 5G speed record in Finland has been broken by delivering 8Gbps for the first time, in a test that served 5G to two mmWave-capable devices connected simultaneously.

Infrastructure As most countries are still getting to grips with 5G, China is pulling ahead, with Huawei already looking at the potential use cases for the next generation of mobile networking: 5.5G.

Infrastructure A new study conducted by Analysys Mason, on behalf of Ericsson and Qualcomm, has found that 5G can deliver £14.8bn in additional economic growth for the UK, with a five-fold increase in ROI.

Fixed wireless access Nokia partners with Swisscom to deliver 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) via the Nokia FastMile 5G Receiver, a self-contained residential device for 5G internet delivery.

Autonomous vehicles With the announcement that two new cities can now access Verizon 5G Edge with AWS Wavelength, 5G-powered vehicles are gearing up to transform travel in the US.

Healthcare A new health-focused report from Vodafone has found significant support for 5G across a number of different health settings, from ambulance care to remote appointments.

Artificial intelligence Nokia’s AVA QoE at the Edge, will bring artificial intelligence to the 5G edge, so CSPs can deliver personalized 5G experiences and guaranteed performance.

Infrastructure Nokia will provide 5G and managed services for A1 Telekom Austria Group’s campus networks, enabling its enterprise customers to fast-track digital transformation plans.

IoT A new report from Global Market Insights has revealed that, according to insight from 20 leading companies in the sector, the market size for time-sensitive networking will surpass $1bn by 2026.

Business Verizon and TechUnited:NJ are hoping 5G-enabled technologies, such as augmented reality and real-time digital inventory, will provide New Jersey businesses with a boost.

Autonomous vehicles The UK’s move towards autonomous vehicles has been boosted by a new partnership with Vodfone to introduce a 5G network at Horiba Mira’s Nuneaton HQ.