Infrastructure As it continues to pursue a vision of a fully virtualized 5G network, Rakuten Mobile announces another partnership to ensure compliance and a consistent UX across its architecture.
Laptops Getac has launched the world’s first ruggedized notebook to support 5G, and it's also the brightest.
Military The US Department of Defense has announced a number of new locations, where it will be testing the military application of 5G technology.
Regulation In a “ground-breaking” report, the EBU has examined whether 5G technology can support linear, nonlinear, and enhanced media.
Infrastructure In a world-first, Nokia has partnered with Finnish mobile operator Elisa to deliver cost and energy savings within its 5G network.
Networks Following a partnership with Alaskan operator GCI, T-Mobile is now offering 5G coverage across every state within the US.
Report A new report from Grand View Research examines the global market for private 5G networks in 2020 and beyond.
Edge computing Broadpeak helps optimize 5G video on Deutsche Telecom’s MobiledgeX edge compute infrastructure.
Infrastructure With 5G spectrum becoming increasingly difficult to come by, the US Department of Defense has awarded $2.7m of funding to a group working on AI-driven spectrum sharing.
Use case China Mobile and Huawei have taken 5G half a kilometre underground, into a Chinese coal mine.
Report A new report from Grand View Research looks at the global market for 5G communication infrastructure over the next seven years.
Report In a review of 10 leading 5G network speeds around the world, Verizon took the top spot, trouncing the competition. But availability was another story.
Smart cities Using NEC’s Smart Street Lighting, Tokyo Metropolitan Government hopes to make the city one of the smartest in the world.
IoT Autonomous vehicles have been touted as one of 5G’s stand-out applications, and they are already appearing in factories around the world.
Report But a study from mobile network benchmarking firm Global Wireless Solutions also reveals a lack of understanding about the next-generation 5G network.
App development In its latest Android 11 Developer Preview, Google is trying to remove confusion around different 5G flavors. But could it be adding to the problem?
Report A new report looking at enterprise spend in the US and China reveals that more investment is being channelled into areas such as 5G, AI, edge computing, and IoT.
Report In the last of four carrier-specific reports, RootMetrics provides its verdict on Verizon’s performance through the start of 2020.
Networks Starting May 21st, Verizon customers will be able to preorder a bespoke version of Samsung’s flagship 5G phone, the S20.
