It is launching an exclusive partnership by which all Ehang drones in Germany, then Europe, will have a Vodafone SIM card.
Vodafone gets into the flying taxi and drone business across Europe
Vendors explore three base station innovation trends to meet demands of 5G
As commercial 5G networks roll out, vendors are exploring three key areas in base station antenna (BSA) design to improve performance and reduce costs.
Report highlights impact of switching off 2G
Many applications, including critical infrastructure, still rely on 2G so switch-off and migration need to be carefully planned and new models should be explored.
Germany says it won't ban Huawei from 5G infra as vendor’s profits rise
The German authorities reiterated they want to create "a level playing field" for 5G suppliers.
Air Europa adopts Telefónica’s Movistar Living Apps to boost customer experience
Telefónica has launched new data and artificial-intelligence-based products and services for the corporate sector at its latest LUCA Innovation Day.
A third of UK consumers say they don’t need 5G
Consumers in the US and UK have a high awareness of and interest in 5G but services and benefits need to be better positioned if the technology is to take off rapidly.
Equinix completes $1bn JV with Singapore’s GIC
They will fund, develop and operate xScale data centres in Europe to support hyperscale customers, including cloud service providers.
CityFibre to consult industry on copper to fibre switch-over
CityFibre plans an industry-wide consultation on the role of alternative fibre infrastructure builders (such as itself) in switching customers from legacy copper networks.
Telenor puts 5G to the test in the Arctic
Telenor is launching the world’s northern-most 5G pilot on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, where it will test the technology against the rigours of the Arctic climate.
UK government pushes planners not to block 5G installations
The Minister for Digital & Broadband is writing to all UK planning authorities to say they cannot withhold permission without “legitimate grounds and evidence”.
Sunrise and Huawei open European 5G research centre
Through the first 5G Joint Innovation Centre (JIC) in Europe, Sunrise and Huawei will work together to research and develop 5G applications for various verticals.
5G report: industry digitalisation could be worth $700bn by 2030
Ericsson’s research says operators could account for almost half the total value of the ICT market for 5G-enabled business-to-business (B2B).
ETSI whitepaper highlights automated network management to reduce truck rolls
A new whitepaper from ETSI addresses what the standards group says is “perhaps the most critical challenge facing the telecom industry as it moves into 5G” – network management.
VodafoneZiggo chooses Amdocs for move to service cloud networks
Dutch communications and entertainment services company opts for Amdocs’ Network Function Virtualization (NFV) solution.
