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Nokia under pressure as operators wait on 5G
Nokia shares plunged after the company said customers aren’t quite ready to increase spending on faster networks and are demanding price cuts.
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5G set for rapid global adoption: new report
There will be more than a billion 5G subscriptions by the end of 2023 – just over five years from now – accounting for 12% of all mobile subscriptions, according to a new report from Ericsson. The company’s latest
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Vodacom to show off 5G at the races
It’s all rather academic at this stage, but Vodacom – like rival MTN – is keen to show off the capabilities of 5G wireless broadband technology. The company will use the upcoming Durban July to showcase the capabilities
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MTN shows off 1.6Gbit/s 5G in Gerotek demo
MTN and its technology partner, Ericsson, have achieved throughput of 1.6Gbit/s using 5G technology at the Gerotek skid pan outside Pretoria. Using 100MHz of spectrum in the 28GHz band, the
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First 5G devices will be hotspots, not phones
The US’s two biggest mobile network operators, AT&T and Verizon Communications, have conceding that phones won’t be available in time for the launch of fifth-generation mobile service this year, plan instead
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5G makes debut at Winter Olympics
The first to experience the future of wireless technology, well before most humans, will be South Korea’s wild boars. That’s because 5G, the fifth-generation wireless network, is making its worldwide debut at the Winter Olympics
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US said to mull single network for 5G
The US is in talks with private companies to build a secure 5G network amid concerns about China and cybersecurity, said two administration officials familiar with the plans.Talks are preliminary, and key decisions over funding
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Interview: Giovanni Chiarelli on MTN’s 5G trial
Thank for listening to the TechCentral podcast. In this episode, Duncan McLeod talks to MTN South Africa chief technology and information officer Giovanni Chiarelli about the operator’s 5G trial. In the podcast, Chiarelli
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MTN launches 5G trial, gets over 20Gbit/s
MTN has launched the first 5G trial in South Africa – and in the broader Africa – in partnership with networking equipment vendor Ericsson. Last November, the operator’s principal rival, Vodacom, said it would launch a 5G trial in
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MTN promises 5G trial in SA early next year
Two days after Vodacom said it would begin trialling 5G services in South Africa on a limited basis, MTN has also jumped on the bandwagon, saying in a statement on Thursday morning that it has signed a memorandum of understanding