News tagged: 5G

22 November, 2019

Swisscom: 5G in research, for public safety and for business customers

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07 November, 2019

Huawei re-affirms European market commitment, says no Berlin Wall needed in digital world

Huawei has emphasised its commitment to the European market at its Innovation Day and eco-Connect Europe events held in Paris, France this week, writes George Malim. The company revealed research from Oxford Economics that totals its contribution to the European economy as €12.8bn per year, taking into account direct contributions through its 13,300 employees in the region, taxation and its €6.6bn spending in Europe plus the spending and taxation of those employed in its supply chain.

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04 November, 2019

Accenture enables network operators to implement 5G and fibre strategies

Accenture launched its Network Decision Platform, a cloud-based solution that provides communications network operators with an integrated, end-to-end view of fifth-generation (5G), fibre and traditional mobile communications services. (more…)

31 October, 2019

Most enterprises believe 5G will help customer acquisition and generate new revenue streams, says Infosys Research

Infosys Knowledge Institute (IKI), the global thought leadership and research arm of Infosys, has unveiled new market research titled, ‘State of 5G – The Road Ahead’. The research was aimed at gathering insights around the current state of 5G adoption and identifying current and future initiatives that can serve as a guide for business and technology leaders across enterprises in their 5G digital transformation journey. (more…)

28 October, 2019

Hands up who’s making money in 5G? And who’s not?

A WEEK IN TELCO IT – 5G is starting strong, says Huawei. The company’s deputy chairman, Ken Hu, told its annual Mobile Broadband Forum (#MBBF) in Zurich, Switzerland last week that 5^th Generation mobile communications “arrived faster than expected,” and that there are now 40 carriers in more than 20 countries supporting 136 different 5G-enabled devices. (more…)

22 October, 2019

5G Positioning and Pricing Strategies: Driving Early Success

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As 5G is becoming a commercial reality in multiple lead markets, and with many other launches anticipated over the next 12-18 months, the pressure is on Service Providers to finalize successful go-to-market strategies for 5G. (more…)

16 October, 2019

Huawei ships more than 400,000 5G active antenna units and advises carriers on how to make 5G a success

During a keynote speech delivered today at the Global Mobile Broadband Forum 2019, Ryan Ding, Huawei executive director of the board and president of Carrier BG, noted that among consumers, households, and vertical industries, there is a real and urgent demand for 5G. (more…)

27 September, 2019

Sigma’s new catalog capabilities capitalise on 5G and virtualised networks

The rollout of next-generation networks will challenge the capabilities of today’s business support systems to effectively create, sell and deliver the next wave of digital services. (more…)

27 September, 2019

Becoming the tigers of tomorrow

Earlier this year during a CXO Summit at Digital Transformation World in Nice, we asked a room of telecoms C-levels which animal they would choose to describe the telecoms industry today. Their answers included elephant, sloth, whale and hippopotamus – all large, slow-moving animals. When asked which animal the telecoms industry should be, the same executives chose tigers, cheetahs and foxes – all agile creatures known for speed. (more…)

19 September, 2019

Video streaming named the USA’s killer app for 5G, as the tech prediction season opens early

OK, I admit it. I have a real problem with the notion that there’s a killer app for each new bearer technology that comes along, says Jeremy Cowan. Perhaps this is because ‘What’s the Next Big Thing?’ is the first question I’m asked every year when I meet people at Mobile World Congress. (more…)