Italy

Telecom Italia (TIM) says it has achieved a speed of 1Gbps over a long-distance fixed-wireless access (FWA) link using 26GHz millimetre wave (mmWave) 5G technology.

Wholesale network operator Open Fiber and FWA provider Linkem partnered to trial 5G broadband wireless technology utilising Linkem’s 3.5GHz frequency licence. The firms say they will carry out tests aimed at providing improved 5G connectivity for users in rural regions.

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.

Fastweb launched live 5G trials in the city of Genoa along with equipment partner Ericsson. The operator said the 5G infrastructure enabled it to ‘implement innovative video surveillance projects, virtual reality solutions to enhance cultural heritage, an environmental monitoring system to control air quality, and manage lighting systems’.

Telecom Italia (TIM) and Ericsson say they are the first in Italy and among the first in the world to carry out a trial of a cloud-native 5G core network. The telco says the technology enables it to adopt solutions for advanced operational management of the network and implement a service-based software architecture in its […]

The first European 5G NR video call was achieved in Rome over TIM’s 5G network in mmWaves frequency band, powered by the Snapdragon X50 5G modem equipment from Qualcomm Technologies Inc. The network infrastructure was provided by Ericsson. TIM demonstrated its new ultra-fast mobile network with a remote-driven car, a remote control of industrial robots, […]

Cagliari will be the 6th Italian city to test 5G (after Milan, Prato, L’Aquila, Bari and Matera) since the government’s approval for 5G trials in the city by the local telco Fastweb in partnership with the vendor Huawei to develop IT solutions and services in the areas of health, transport, waste management, logistics, security and […]

Wind Tre and ZTE demonstrated 5G network-based drone HD and panorama VR live streaming at the Chinese company’s 5G Summit in L’Aquila.

TIM announced its partnership with Nokia and Qualcomm for the activation of 5G network hubs in San Marino where millimeter wave 5G mobile test devices will be experimented using the Snapdragon X50 modem.

TIM signed an agreement with Ericsson to collaborate on the “5G for Italy” programme, launched in 2015. The partnership also aims to facilitate the transition from existing mobile networks to 5G, supporting the standardisation work to make 5G a global standard.