Dan Oliver

5G stocks How are 5G stocks performing in the middle of September? This 5G stocks update includes gains for MediaTek.

Research In its latest round of analysis, Ookla has found that Austria’s 5G continues to improve, with one network operator currently outstripping the competition.

Transport A a private and public sector consortium, led by Cisco, has gone underground to test 5G use cases on the Glasgow Subway.

Open RAN The UK’s government-backed 5G-ENCODE project has completed a world-first 5G slicing and splicing trial on an industrial 5G network.

5G drones 5G drones come in many shapes and sizes. Here we take a look at the current state of 5G drones, from those making deliveries, to those delivering 5G.

Phones ZTE’s Axon 20 was the world’s first phone with an under-display front-facing camera, and the Axon 30 delivers a host of upgrades.

Networks Speed testing company Ookla has ranked world capitals based on 5G speeds and availability, with not a single G7 capital making the grade.

Use case A new smart substation from UK Power Networks, and using Vodafone 5G, could potentially save 63,702 tonnes of CO2 by 2050.

In a number of OpenSignal tests across Europe, Samsung’s Galaxy Fold 5G has taken top spot for speed, but overall, it’s a different story for Samsung.

Open RAN At a recent FCC Open RAN Showcase, a CommScope spokesperson explained how telecommunication companies will need to work together on ORAN.

Networks EE has announced bold plans to provide full 5G coverage across the UK by 2028, including a full 5G core upgrade, which will launch by 2023.

IoT iSIM Secure Connect to help communication service providers (CSPs) and enterprises deliver new 5G mobile and IoT services.

Networks Using Nokia’s triple low band remote radio unit, TPG Telecom will use 700MHz spectrum to cover a larger area than previously seen via a 5G network.

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.

Infrastructure Working with Vodafone, Swisscom, and using tech from Kathrein Mobile Communication, Ericsson has developed two new products to help CSPs save space.

Networks Nokia has delivered record 5G capacity gains via a software upgrade to its AirScale software solution for mobile network operators.

Infrastructure Whilst praising the move of fellow Open RAN Policy Coalition members, Parallel Wireless says there’s an elephant in the room, which goes by the name of gallium.

Verizon has announced that C-band equipment, in the shape of basebands, radios and antennas from Ericsson and Samsung, is currently being deployed across its US network.

Networking It may be a while before many of us get back inside an office, but when we do, NEC has taken a big step towards delivering mmWave 5G coverage into a business environment.

Infrastructure Altiostar, NEC, and Rakuten Mobile announce the first O-RAN Alliance-compliant mMIMO 5G with vRAN.

Networking Ericsson hopes to take advantage of the need for mid-band 5G following the Federal Communications Commission’s ‘Auction 105’ for mid-band spectrum in the US.

Networking NEC looks to strengthen its position in the OpenRAN market with the launch of new radio units (RU) for 5G base stations, which will go on sale in 2022.