French telecoms giant Orange has teamed up with Ericsson to demonstrate a “live field trial” of future 5G based Mobile Broadband technology, which was able to deliver data speeds beyond 10Gbps (Gigabits per second). But the details remain frustratingly sparse. The achievement certainly sounds impressive and appears to bring us much closer to achieving the […]
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Ericsson and Orange Demo 5G Mobile Speeds of 15.41Gbps in France
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Report Calls for 5G Mobile First, with FTTP Broadband Only as Required
A new report from Communications Chambers, which was funded by Deutsche Telekom, has suggested that tackling broadband needs by focusing on pure ultrafast fibre optic (FTTP/H) connectivity is “backward looking” and it might be better to foster a fibre fed 5G wireless future. At this point it’s worth remembering that any debate about the future […]
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Three UK Acquire Fixed Wireless 4G Operator UK Broadband Ltd for £250m
Mobile operator Three UK has today announced a surprise deal to acquire UK Broadband Ltd. (PCCW), which operates fixed wireless broadband ISP Relish Wireless via a 4G based network in Swindon, Reading and central London using spectrum in the 3.5GHz to 3.6GHz bands. UK Broadband Ltd. has long held an aspiration to launch a truly […]
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TeraHertz Transmitter Delivers 105Gbps Wireless Speeds via Single Channel
A team of Japanese scientists have developed a TeraHertz (THz) transmitter that is capable of transmitting digital data at a rate of 105Gbps (Gigabits per second) over a single channel using the 300GHz band, which they claim could power a future generation of Mobile Broadband and Satellite links. At present most WiFi and 4G Mobile […]
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The Next Generation of 5G Mobile Technology Finally Gets a LOGO
You can almost hear the golf clapping. We might not have a solid standard yet or any live commercial networks but hay, at least the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has finally decided on one thing, the LOGO for 5G. Now feel free to bask in its glory and retro green curvy bits. Last year […]
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Ofcom Refines their UK Choices for Future 5G Mobile Spectrum Bands
The UK telecoms regulator has today posted an update on their quest to identify the best radio spectrum bands for use with future 5G based Mobile Broadband technology, which alongside the EU appears to have short-listed 700MHz, 3.4-3.8GHz and the higher frequency 24.25-27.5GHz (26GHz band). A number of experimental 5G demonstrations have already been conducted […]
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O2 UK Claim Economic Benefits of 5G Mobile to Beat Fibre Broadband by 2026
Forget FTTC, G.fast, FTTH/P and other forms of fixed line “fibre broadband” connectivity. According to a new report from mobile operator O2, the economic benefits of future 5G based Mobile Broadband technology will overtake “fibre” by 2026. At this stage it’s perhaps a touch premature to be boasting about 5G becoming a wonder drug for […]
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Connexin Becomes First in the UK to Trial 10Gbps Elva-1 PPC Radio Link
Fixed wireless broadband ISP Connexin, which operates networks in Hull (East Yorkshire) and Lincolnshire, today claims to have become the “first company in the UK” to trial an Elva-1 PPC-10G with RF Com. This is a 5G style 10Gbps wireless link that could give their network a big boost. The new Elva-1 PPC-10G kit is […]
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BT and Huawei Start UK Research into Future 5G Network Slicing
National UK telecoms operator BT and Chinese technology firm Huawei have today announced the start of new research into how “network slicing“, which allows specific “slices” within an IP-based network to be ring-fenced for particular activities, can be used to support future 5G Mobile services. Using this approach individual services could “remain unaffected by bandwidth […]
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Verizon to Launch First 5G Fixed Wireless Broadband Trials in April 2017
Verizon has today announced that in April 2017 they will become one of the first Mobile operators in the world to launch a real-world trial of future 5G technology. Initially this aims to deliver multi-Gigabit speeds via a fixed wireless broadband network to select customers in 11 markets across the USA. The 5G trial, which […]
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Arqiva Unveil First UK Trial of 5G Mobile as ITU Set Draft Performance Spec
The ITU has published a draft of its performance specification for the future 5G (IMT-2020) based Mobile Broadband technology, which calls for a download speed of 100Mbps (50Mbps upload) in dense urban areas. On top of that Arqiva will launch the first UK trials in London during H2-2017. In order to be correctly described as […]
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BT Join the Telecom Infra Project and Facebook to Build Future Telecoms Tech
BT has today announced a new partnership with Facebook and in relation to that they’ve also joined the global Telecom Infra Project (TIP), which is aimed at helping the operator to develop a future generation of telecoms, broadband infrastructure and digital services. Some of TIP’s existing members (over 450 of them) are already working to […]
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New UK Digital Strategy Sees Government Reiterate Broadband and 5G Pledges
The Government has today set out their future Digital Strategy for the United Kingdom, which aims to “create a world-leading digital economy” and “deliver world-class connectivity” but most of their broadband infrastructure commitments are re-announcements of existing policy. We had been hoping that the new UK Digital Strategy would have delivered a much longer term […]
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techUK Plugs 5 Recommendations for Helping the UK to Deliver 5G Mobile
A new report from techUK, which is an industry group for many of the United Kingdom’s key technology companies, has proposed five recommendations that Ofcom and the Government should adopt in order to make the upgrade to future ultrafast 5G Mobile technology a success. At present 5G technology is still in the late alpha stages […]
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Gov Seek Directors for UK Telecoms Delivery to Oversee 5G and Fibre Rollout
The Government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has today put out three new job offers for directors’ to help oversee the implementation of their telecoms, broadband “Local Full Fibre Networks” (FTTH/P) and future 5G mobile strategy for the United Kingdom. At this point we recommend a quick read of our Budget 2017 report […]
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Three UK Moot Ultrafast Fixed Wireless Broadband for 40% of Population
Sources close to mobile operator Three UK are reported to have hinted that the provider is planning to compete with fixed line home broadband services by using their recent £250m acquisition of UK Broadband Ltd (here) to power an ultrafast fixed wireless network, covering 40% of people in UK cities. Avid readers will know that […]
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IET Calls for the UK Gov to Plan for Reliable Universal 5G Mobile Coverage
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has today published a new report that makes 23 recommendations to help the Government roll-out future 5G Mobile services from 2020 and achieve “reliable universal coverage” of the United Kingdom by 2025. Easier said than done. At present 5G is still very much a hype train, with talk […]
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Ofcom – TV Interference Not a Big Problem for Mobile Broadband at 700MHz
The telecoms regulator has today said that only a “small number of households [up to 36,000] may be affected by interference” when they shift UK Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT) services out of the 700MHz spectrum band (TV will go to 600MHz) and replace it with Mobile Broadband (4G, 5G). Using 700MHz (694-790MHz) for Mobile Broadband […]
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VIDEO Ericsson and Verizon Hit 6.4Gbps in 5G Test on Moving Car at 60MPH
Ericsson has teamed up with mobile network operator Verizon (USA) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indy 500) to demo how their future 5G Mobile technology can deliver downlink data speeds of up to 6.4Gbps (Gigabits per second) and “extremely low latency“, all in a car travelling at 60MPH. Judging by the accompanying video it looks […]
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New Report Reveals Ways to Cut the UK Rollout Cost of “Full Fibre” Broadband
The Broadband Stakeholder Group, which is a think-tank for the UK Government, has published a new report from Analysys Mason that proposes a number of changes for making it easier and cheaper for telecoms operators to deploy ultrafast 5G Mobile and “full fibre” (FTTP/H) broadband networks. Over the past few years we’ve seen the cost […]
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