5G Global Launches & Statistics
| 5G will account for as many as 1.2 billion connections by 2025 |
The Global Rollout of 5G
By 2025, 5G networks are likely to cover one-third of the world’s population. The impact on the mobile industry and its customers will be profound.
5G is more than a new generation of technologies; it denotes a new era in which connectivity will become increasingly fluid and flexible.
5G Networks will adapt to applications and performance will be tailored precisely to the needs of the user.
Working closely with the mobile operators pioneering 5G, the GSMA is engaging with governments, vertical industries including automotive, financial services, healthcare providers, transport operators, utilities and other industry sectors to develop business cases for 5G.
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Baseball
Uses 5G to provide advanced features such as 3D viewing and different perspective views of live match.
VR
Uses 5G to enjoy VR contents anywhere anytime.
AR
Uses 5G to provide realistic AR services such as the virtual zoo.
Live Performances
Uses 5G to enable extremely high quality performance / music videos.
Game Streaming
Uses 5G to process games on the cloud and stream to / receive input from users.
Sing-a-long-online
Uses 5G to enable many people to sing-a-long simultaneously online.
Verizon Business to bring private 5G network to UK port
Thursday 15 April, 2021 | 5G Digest | Latest News
Verizon Business has secured its first European private 5G network contract, supplying Associated British Ports (ABP) with connectivity for the Port of Southampton – one of the UK’s busiest ports. The private network offers secure, low-latency connectivity, providing the ...
LG to exit smartphones as landscape shapes up for 5G
Thursday 15 April, 2021 | 5G Digest | Latest News
LG has announced it is to exit the mobile phone business. The South Korean firm declared that the move will allow it to focus resources on other drivers of growth. It will innovate in areas including electric vehicle components, connected devices and smart homes, and will ...
Companies step up open RAN commitments
Thursday 8 April, 2021 | 5G Digest | Latest News
Telefónica and IBM have worked together to deploy a proof-of-concept on open RAN, covering 81,000 people in the city of Puerto Madryn, Argentina. The deployment involved components and systems from multiple software and hardware vendors, including Altiostar, Red Hat, ...
Nokia looks to public cloud for enterprise RAN partnerships
Tuesday 23 March, 2021 | 5G Digest | Latest News
Nokia has announced separate partnerships with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud and Microsoft to further realise the potential of new network and cloud technologies. The goal is to develop cloud-based 5G radio solutions for enterprise use cases. The partnerships will ...
Mobile industry leaders make strong case for collaboration at MWC Shanghai
Monday 1 March, 2021 | 5G Digest | Latest News
A common theme across MWC Shanghai this year was the need for greater collaboration on shared goals. For example, Verizon highlighted efforts to close the digital divide and leverage 5G to increase access to life-enhancing services such as education and healthcare. ...
GSMA Hosted 5G Advanced Summit to Chart Sustainable 5G Development
Friday 26 February, 2021 | 5G Digest | Latest News
During Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2021, the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) successfully hosted the 5G Advanced Summit. The summit brought together global carriers, leaders from vertical industries, leading academic figures, and equipment and ...
New 5G Labs Facilitating Operator Innovation Globally
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Major European operators sign Open RAN MoU
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Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement Open RAN across Europe. The move aims to promote the timely deployment of Open RAN technologies and ensure that a strong ecosystem of companies emerges in ...
The GSMA Telco Edge Cloud Trials Workshop Launches, with 13 Mobile Operators & over 20 companies promising exciting Use Cases for the Telco Edge
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Telstra and Ericsson collaborate on edge cloud for enterprises
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Australian operator, Telstra and Ericsson will collaborate to develop an edge cloud solution for enterprise use cases. It will be delivered within months and strengthen Telstra’s ability to serve enterprise customer needs in the 5G era, with network services offered either ...
APAC leaders discuss 5G as South Korea reports numbers boost
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France completes delayed mid-band 5G auction
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After 17 rounds of competitive bidding spread across just three days, France has completed its long-awaited auction of 3.4–3.8 GHz spectrum. Each mobile operator committed to acquiring 50 MHz prior to the start of the process, with a further 11 spectrum lots put up for sale. ...
Telefónica and Rakuten partner to accelerate Open RAN
Monday 21 September, 2020 | 5G | 5G Digest | Latest News
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Operators embrace network virtualisation
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5G chipsets and devices develop at pace
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EU regulations set to accelerate deployment of 5G small cell antennas
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Guidance Out Now on 5G’s Standalone Option 2 Configuration
Tuesday 30 June, 2020 | 5G | 5G Digest | Latest News
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Nokia joins Open RAN Policy Coalition
Monday 1 June, 2020 | 5G | 5G Digest | Latest News
Nokia has become the first of the world’s three largest telecoms equipment vendors to join a new open RAN lobby group. Launched in early May with more than 30 members from across the ecosystem, the Open RAN Policy Coalition aims to influence and promote government policies ...
Verizon chief details 5G MEC, network expansions
Thursday 14 May, 2020 | 5G | 5G Digest | Latest News
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