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U.K. operator BT and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust are demonstrating scenarios where 5G technology could provide solutions for the healthcare sector. The showcase will bring the concept of a 5G connected ambulance, in which the technology allows clinicians to remotely assess and diagnose a patient, view medical records, vital signs and ultrasounds. The […]

EE opened nine additional sites in busy areas of east London for 5G trials. The tests will aim for evaluating customer experience with businesses and consumers in the selected areas.

BT (EE) signed a collaboration agreement on 5G technologies with Nokia. They agreed to work together on potential customer use cases for 5G technologies, the creation of 5G trials and the development of the emerging technology. These trials will focus on mmWave radio and convergence, as well as potential commercial services including ultrafast mobile broadband […]

BT and Huawei initiated a partnership to explore various aspects of 5G, including network architecture, interface between devices and base stations, network slicing, M2M communications in Internet of Things (IoT) applications, and security technologies.

EE and Huawei demonstrated data speeds of up to 2.8 Gbps using a 5G end-to-end test network in its UK mobile lab. Tests used 100 MHz of 3.5 GHz spectrum and linked a virtualised 5G network with a 64*64 Massive MIMO antenna.

The mobile operator EE has announced its plan to launch a live trial of 5G services in 2018 in 10 sites around East London’s tech hub. This will enable the use of prototype 5G devices five small businesses and five homes.