TIM and Ericsson, alongside Qualcomm, have successfully completed Europe’s first connection overcoming the 2 Gbps speed barrier on a 5G live commercial network.

An industry leading step in 5G took place last month when Qualcomm and ZTE achieved 5G-enabled Voice over New Radio call.

Ericsson delivered 5G network equipment for a new pilot network that was launched in the city of Helsingør, Denmark.

While 5G launches to date have been based on non-standalone architecture, 2020 is set to see standalone 5G become a reality.

French finance ministry removed the last hurdle to commencing the 5G frequencies sale.

Ericsson has been re-selected by Orange as its managed services provider in five European countries in a deal that will also see the deployment of Ericsson Operations Engine.

The move toward commercial Ericsson Spectrum Sharing continues to gather pace with a 5G smartphone from OPPO now added to its 5G ecosystem and successfully tested with a transglobal data call in live commercial networks.

Qualcomm and Siemens have setup a joint proof-of-concept project, demonstrating the first private 5G standalone network in a real industrial environment using the 3.7-3.8GHz band.

South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT plans to nearly double the allocation of 5G spectrum for mobile operators.

ZTE and the Guangdong Branch of China Mobile  have provisioned the MEC-related B2B2C end-to-end network slicing services.

Ericsson expects the global number of 5G subscriptions to top 2.6 billion within the next six years, driven by sustained momentum and a rapidly developing 5G ecosystem.

France plans to sell each operator in the country 50MHz of 5G spectrum for €350 million and then auction a further 11 lots with a minimum price of €70 million each.

The Croatian Competition Agency announced its decision to initiate a Phase II investigation into Tele2’s divestment of Tele2 Croatia to United Group.

Germany plans to invest around €1.1 billion to close mobile coverage gaps in the country by 2024.

Disagreements between France’s communications regulator and its finance ministry on pricing and other details of the country’s 5G spectrum auction were tipped to hold-up the process until at least March 2020, Reuters reported.

Nokia has been selected by New Zealand operator Spark for its roster of 5G suppliers, making it the 50th 5G deal for Finnish company.

UK Communications Service Provider O2 has launched commercial 5G in several major cities enabled by Ericsson products and solutions.

In a live 5G test network, Türk Telekom and Huawei have achieved a single user 5G smartphone speed above 2.92 Gbps, breaking the world record in this field.

Communications service providers around the world recognize the need for immediate action on AI and automaton in their operations to boost cost-efficient customer experiences.

The crucial role of wireless backhaul technologies in the successful deployment of commercial 5G services remains in focus in the latest Ericsson Microwave Outlook report.

At the 10th Global Mobile Broadband Forum, Huawei Wireless X Labs released Eight Categories of 5G Commercial Use Cases white paper.

Ericsson laid out a roadmap for operators to unlock the revenue potential of 5G-enabled industry digitalization.

The UK government has accepted a proposal made by operators to pool resources to address 4G coverage gaps in rural areas of the country.

Nokia has opened a 5G Future X Lab at its global headquarters in Espoo, Finland.

Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor ZTE announced that it has partnered with Hutchison Drei Austria to demonstrate the first slicing store in Europe.

Nokia announced that it will power Telia’s 5G network at the new Mall of Tripla shopping center in Helsinki.

Ericsson and Xtreme Enterprises announce a strategic partnership to include Ericsson Radio System to support rural Wireless Internet Service Providers.

With the first 5G Joint Innovation Center in Europe, Sunrise and Huawei will work together to research and develop 5G applications for both the private and business sectors.

Sunrise and Huawei have achieved a top speed of 3.67Gbps downlink with multiple 5G smartphones in one 5G cell in Zürich.

With 3GPP technologies able to meet increasing industry requirements on performance, the demand for private cellular networks is growing rapidly.