Dan Oliver

Networks EE has launched the ‘Full Works Plan For iPhone’, including 5G, exclusive Apple content, and the option to upgrade to a new phone at any point in the contract.

Training Nokia has announced a series of qualifications to certify industry professionals on end-to-end 5G networks, from network access to application management.

Security The GSMA hopes to promote a ‘security-by-design culture’, but will validating Huawei’s 5G equipment as secure lead to further confusion amongst network operators?

Report In a new report from mobile testing company Opensignal, the UK’s 5G experience has been called out as the worst of the 12 countries it measured.

Regulation The FCC’s “milestone” 5G mid-band auction has now ended, with 271 bidders snapping up more than 20,000 Priority Access Licenses.

Networks Virtualizing the entire network from the core to the edge will remove vendor dependence, enabling MNOs to choose general purpose, off-the-shelf hardware.

Research Howard University physics professor Thomas Searles has won a three-year grant to study quantum communications that will take us beyond 5G.

IoT MediaTek’s satellite-enabled narrowband IoT chipset has been tested at Fucino Space Center in Italy, using Inmarsat’s ’Alphasat’ geostationary orbit satellite.

Networks South East Asia’s first live 5G non-standalone (NSA) network trial will be introduced by Nokia and StarHub, and will initially rely on existing 4G infrastructure within Singapore.

Hardware The US has announced stricter Huawei sanctions, which will now incorporate MediaTek, and stop the Taiwanese fabless chip-maker supplying Huawei with components.

Cloud Red Hat’s latest version of OpenShift provides new capabilities that enable developers to build, deploy and manage applications in Kubernetes-based environments.

Report A new report from KPMG International and HFS Research has surveyed 900 technology executives to explore the current and future state of funding for emerging technologies.

Regulation The US Court of Appeals has upheld that cities must adhere to three FCC orders, introduced to improve the process of densifying the country’s 5G networks.

Infrastructure Ericsson has announced that it has made its 100th 5G commercial agreement with unique communications service providers.

Regulation The FCC’s “milestone” 5G mid-band auction is generating huge demand, providing more opportunities for smaller bidders.

Networks Nokia will supply Taiwan’s fifth-largest mobile network operator with 5G New Radio (NR) and 5G core technology.

Event A live webinar, presented by Positive Technologies, is taking place on the 6th August at 2pm GMT, examining the need for MNOs to address vulnerabilities in SS7 protocols and 5G networks.

Infrastructure According to state sources, Changsha, a city in Hunan Province, China, is using 5G to improve its industrial supply chain following the coronavirus pandemic.

Funding Six new projects have secured funding from 5G Create, a UK competition to showcase 5G innovation.

Networks As mobile operators around the world prepare for fifth generation networking, handling the huge jump in data consumption is key.

Automotive Avanci says it will enable the next generation of connected vehicles with its new 5G patent program.

Environment IoT sensors have been attached to a number of trees in Surrey and Northumberland to monitor the effects of climate change on the UK’s woodland.

Networks The race to replace Huawei technology in the US is well underway, and Ericsson has just delivered its first US-manufactured commercial 5G base station to Verizon HQ.

Infrastructure Neom, Saudi Arabia’s $500bn smart city project, has launched 5G infrastructure work with Saudi Telecom Company (stc).

Regulation The Federal Communications Commission has announced the start of its “milestone” auction for critical mid-band 5G spectrum.