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Future Networks convene developers in Montreal for 5G Operator Platform Lab

With the business case for 5G now established, attention in 2020 turns to launches worldwide, and how to make the most of this new era of hyperconnectivity. There is broad ...

Is RCS set to transform Mobile Payments and PSD2 SCA?

Mobile telecommunications services, and the devices consumers use to access them, are evolving rapidly – and, with the roll-out of 5G, the integration of IoT and wearables, ...

China issues 5G spectrum licences for indoor coverage

The Chinese government has granted new licences to mobile operators to share spectrum for 5G indoor coverage. China Telecom, China Unicom and China Broadcasting Network (CBN) ...

Telefónica Deutschland obtains 4G/5G deployment loan with strict sustainability dimension

Telefónica’s German unit has secured a loan of EUR450 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support its rollout of a 5G network to 30 cities by the end of 2022 ...

GSMA Beta Labs Launches Energy Benchmarking Tool to Help Operators Monitor Their Energy Consumptions

The GSMA Future Networks Programme has launched an MNO Energy Consumption Benchmark initiative to support member operators against the projected increase in energy consumption ...

2019 saw 5G become a commercial reality – 2020 will take it to the mass market

2019 was without question the year of 5G, as the industry took it from the conceptual phase of standardisation of 2018, to worldwide consumer launches. This is primarily due ...

 

About the Programme

New opportunities created by the transformative capabilities of 5G and IP Services are inspiring Operators to deploy innovative technologies and develop new commercial principles to deliver network economic optimisation.

Directed by 21 leading operators, the GSMA Future Networks Programme guides the industry to meet emerging consumer and business demands with innovations in Network Slicing, Operator Cloud Platform Interoperability and Open Networking.

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