Huawei: Commercial 5G rollout ramping up

Nordic vendor will help manage 50 per cent of 5G traffic going through BT and its EE provider Ericsson has won a huge contract to provide technology for BT's 5G networks in major cities across the UK. The Swedish firm said it would eventually manage 50 per cent of traffic across BT’s network, as well as across its EE brand. 🇬🇧 @Ericsson has been selected as BT’s #5G partner for Lond

Canada’s opposition called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to get tougher on China, including by officially banning Huawei’s 5G technology from being used in the country.

The UK’s 5G rollout is currently rated ‘average’ among European countries, with the country lagging behind frontrunners such as Switzerland and Finland, according to a new report from Ericsson and Qualcomm. The Cost-benefit Analysis of 5G by Market Segment report found that, despite the UK being an early leader in 5G rollouts, its 5G coverage in the country is currently at only around 30%. This pl

A new bill that could potentially give the government powers to retrospectively block foreign takeovers of UK companies is being passed through the House of Commons on Wednesday. The new legislation will update the government’s current powers, which are almost 20 years old. With the National Security and Investment Bill, ministers will be able to fully scrutinise interest from overseas, impose co

BT has switched on the UK’s first dedicated public 5G network for a connected campus at the University of Warwick. The network is part of a collaboration between the telco, the University of Warwick and Warwickshire County Council, and will bring 5G mobile coverage to University students, staff and visitors across the 720-acre site, and to people in surrounding areas through BT’s EE mobile network

PARIS (Reuters) - French telecoms firm Iliad is open to a mobile network-sharing agreement with market leader Orange to lower the deployment costs of 5G technology, its boss said on Thursday.

Sherwin Coelho 1 hour 33 min ago With Black Friday just around the corner, many retailers seem to be getting their best deals in early, so you have enough time to avail yourself of the best discounts and offers. Sky is one such retailer: the telecoms giant has just announced a Black Friday deals event that spans its entire portfolio, including Sky TV, Sky Broadband

Google launched Stadia, a streaming service that lets you play high-quality video games, exactly 12 months ago. The launch was met with a mixture of skepticism and disappointment. Was Stadia viable for people with an average-at-best internet connection? Would Google abandon it like Daydream, Reader and so many other services? These were perfectly valid questions. At the same time, people weren’t h

STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) - Sweden’s decision to ban China’s Huawei from its 5G networks restricts free competition and trade, the head of rival telecoms equipment supplier Ericsson told the