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Telecom Italia (TIM) said it achieved a European record speed of 2Gbps on its live commercial 5G mobile network using 26GHz millimetre wave (mmWave) frequencies in collaboration with Ericsson and Qualcomm.

During the MWC 2019, Huawei and Vodafone demonstrated their capability of providing a superior 5G experience based on a live network and 5G devices. Using Huawei’s E2E products and solutions, Vodafone deployed high performance 5G networks in multiple sites across Barcelona City Center (Plaza Catalunya, Paseo de Gracia, Balmes and Universitat) were users could experiment […]

The mobile operator Elisa cooperated with Huawei for testing the 5G network preliminary standard using frequencies from the 3.5 GHz band and achieving speeds of up to 1.8 Gps. Huawei’s 5G routers were used for the test, equiped with self-developed Balong 5G01 chipset that support tje 3GPP standard for 5G. Elisa’s commercial network enables a […]

SFR announced its 5G trials on the cities of Toulouse and Nantes.

Under Decision No. 2018-0177 from Arcep, Orange will be allowed to use the 3.5GHz spectrum for 5G trials for twelve months starting June 2018, in over 30 French cities including Lille and Douai. Orange had already started installing its equipment at 30 sites in Lille and 48 sites at Douai in the 3600-3700 MHz frequency […]

Arcep has issued a temporary licence (Decision No. 2018-178) to Bouygues Telecom, for 5G pilots in the cities of Bordeaux, Lyon and Villeurbanne. The authorisation grants Bouygues rights to stage 5G pilots over the period May-September 2018 Bouygues Telecom is deploying 5G over the 3.5 GHz band using two relay antennas for the moment. They […]