During a press conference to announced his recovery plan for the country, UK PM Boris Johnson was asked if China’s growing oppression of Hong Kong had affected his thinking on Huawei. “We are deeply concerned about the decision to pass the national security law in Beijing, as it affects Hong Kong,” said Johnson. “We will
Month: June 2020
In previous blog posts I have discussed intra-gNB-DU handover and inter-gNB-DU handover scenarios.Now it is time to look at inter-gNB-CU handover that uses the Xn interface. At the RRC protocol layer there will be the measurement setups and measurement reports as in the intra-gNB handover cases. And F1AP UE Context Setup and Release Procedures are
Vodafone UK called on the government to prioritise 5G rollout as part of its Covid-19 (coronavirus) recovery plan, as it published a new report predicting the technology could add £158 billion to the economy over the next decade. The operator stated research for its Levelling up: How 5G can boost productivity across the UK report,
The United Kingdom says it will allow Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei to build part of its new 5G cellular network. The U.S. government had warned against the move, arguing Huawei poses a national security threat, but British officials said the company’s role will be limited to lower-risk parts of the process. William Brangham talks to
Agora isn’t the only company headquartered outside the United States aiming to go public domestically this quarter. After catching up on Agora’s F-1 filing, the China-and-U.S.-based, API-powered tech company that went public last week, today we’re parsing DoubleDown Interactive’s IPO document. The Exchange is a daily look at startups and the private markets for Extra Crunch
Jio is reportedly offering free 2GB high-speed daily data benefit with a validity of four days to select users once again. It is notably the fourth consecutive month when the telecom operator is offering the promotional data pack. The last such offer came in May, though there are references showing identical benefits in place for
5G auction covers frequencies in the 700 MHz, 1400 MHz and 2100 MHz bands The Dutch government today an auction of 5G frequencies through which it expects to raise a minimum of 900 million euros ($1 billion). The 5G auction includes spectrum in the 700 MHz 1400 MHz and 2100 MHz bands. The Dutch government
Irish BSS vendor Openet has chalked up a nice win with MVNO Lebara to sort out its charging systems in five European countries, including the UK. This gig is all about the cloud, it seems with Openet’s Evolved Charging Suite residing in the AWS cloud and being managed by Rackspace. Openet is one of the
Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Richard Baker, CEO of GeoSpock, looks at the various technologies being considered to help with the fight against coronavirus. Easing the lockdown, while avoiding a second wave, is one of the great challenges of our time.
Singtel and a joint venture between StarHub and M1 received 3.5GHz and mmWave spectrum and named their primary RAN suppliers to build two nationwide 5G networks in Singapore, with Huawei missing out on another high-profile next-generation deployment. Market leader Singtel selected Ericsson to provide its standalone (SA) 5G RAN, core and mmWave networks, while the
Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN China has rolled out 5G across 50 cities. It’s not the first country to install the technology, but it’s the first to make it available on such a large scale. The launch happened two months ahead of schedule, as
Realme X3 SuperZoom and Realme X3 phones have started to receive a new update just days after their big debut in India. The new update brings along the June 2020 Android security patch alongside improved system stability and few key fixes. The updates are rolling out via OTA and it has arrived on our Realme
With growing pressure to keep China’s Huawei out of 5G network development, it could be time for firms like Japan’s NEC and South Korea’s Samsung to shine. Washington has pushed allies to bar Huawei, a Chinese telecom giant, from building next-generation 5G mobile networks, claiming its equipment can be used to spy for Beijing. Huawei
Verizon has also completed trials of Pivotal Commware’s mmWave repeater technology Verizon announced that is has expanded its 5G Home, making the enhanced service available in parts of Houston. The enhanced service, designed to provide better, more reliable wireless internet, comes as work, school and socialization continue to largely take part at home for many
The fact that the Department of Defense is linking Huawei to the Chinese military should surprise few, but this could be viewed as a bureaucratic tick-box exercise for a renewed assault. Leaked this week was a list of 20 companies which the US Department of Defense believes has material ties to the Chinese Government and
Censorship advocates are celebrating the addition of US telco Verizon to their campaign against Facebook, but they’re mistaken. At the start of this week we reported on a campaign by a coalition of political activist groups designed to coerce Facebook into censoring any content it disapproves of. Initially it seemed to have only attracted the
LG Uplus emerged as the leading operator in South Korea in 5G download rates with an average considerably faster than its two rivals, data from Opensignal revealed. The operator recorded an average of 237.2Mb/s compared with 220.4Mb/s at SK Telecom (SKT) and 214.8Mb/s for KT. Their 5G rate ranged from 3.5-times to 5.2-times faster than
In this video we discuss four focus areas: PDU Sessions and QoS Flows, Core Network Architecture and Components, Network Functions Virtualization and finally Network Slicing. This video has been taken from our Introduction to 5G course. This short course is designed to provide a concise synopsis of the key areas associated with the 5G System,
Games and esports analytics firm Newzoo released its highly cited annual report on the size and state of the video gaming industry yesterday. The firm is predicting 2020 global game industry revenue from consumers of $159.3 billion, a 9.3% increase year-over-year. Newzoo predicts the market will surpass $200 billion by the end of 2023. Importantly,
Masayoshi Son, the chief executive of Japanese technology company SoftBank Group, said Thursday that he is stepping down from the board of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. Son announced the change at the end of SoftBank’s general shareholders’ meeting. He emphasised that the decision was a “happy” one and did not reflect any discord between the
US Secretary of State says, “The tide is turning against Huawei…” The United States government sees Huawei as a security concern both domestically and abroad. This is not a secret. As lawmakers work to replace Huawei equipment in smaller, rural U.S. networks, officials are simultaneously working to convince other states to exclude the Chinese vendor
Whether it’s important, depressing or just entertaining, the telecoms industry is always one which attracts attention. Here are the stories we think are worth a second look at this week: Huawei gets the green light for £1 billion Cambridge R&D centre Cambridge City Council has officially given Huawei permission to construct a 50,000 sq. meter
NTT has announced a joint research programme with NEC, while also purchasing a 5% stake in the network infrastructure vendor. Some might suggest the ‘open’ movement is receiving a disproportionate amount of attention, there are limited OpenRAN trials compared to the market hype, however this latest move from NTT adds more credibility to the foundations
Huawei loses out in Singapore 5G network provider bid Nokia and Ericsson have been chosen as Singapore’s main 5G network providers, telecom operators said. #Singapore #Singapore5G #Huawei About Channel: WION -The World is One News, examines global issues with in-depth analysis. We provide much more than the news of the day. Our aim to empower
The OnePlus 8 Pro and the Mi 10 5G from Xiaomi are both excellent value flagship offerings, but if one of them has to be your next purchase, which one should it be? I’ve seen this question pop up quite a bit, so let’s settle this once and for all. Having reviewed both phones, it’s
China’s Huawei Technologies said on Thursday it had received planning permission for a GBP 1 billion (roughly Rs. 9,389 crores) research and development facility in England. The new centre will employee around 400 people and focus on producing optical equipment used in fibre-optic communication systems, Huawei said in a statement. The development is likely to
Keysight Technologies has acquired digital automation company Eggplant from The Carlyle Group for $330 million. Keysight described Eggplant as a “software test automation platform provider that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics to automate test creation and test execution” and said that the company’s Digital Automation Intelligence platform “can test any technology on any device,
AIS pledged to support Thailand’s economic recovery from Covid-19 (coronavirus) by deploying 5G services across a number of key sectors as part of an ongoing nationwide network build. The operator cited healthcare, retail and industry options for its network, with CEO Somchai Lertsutthiwong (pictured) noting recovery from the global effects of the pandemic requires digital
Once more the UK has failed to do what it’s told regarding its policy towards embattled Chinese telecoms vendor Huawei. Not satisfied with daring to make up our own mind on the matter of Huawei’s involvement in the UK’s 5G networks, we recently had the temerity to allow it to build a semiconductor optoelectronics R&D
Cambridge City Council has officially given Huawei permission to construct a 50,000 sq. meter R&D centre to focus on optoelectronics, serving as the international HQ for the segment. While Cambridge has long been associated with academic excellence thanks to the university, the region is increasingly gaining a reputation as a hub for the telecoms and
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