In Pictures: The road to 5G wireless
A look back at the evolution of the way data gets from the Internet into the palm of your hand
Spark says it will launch fixed 5G wireless broadband in five South Island heartland locations prior to Christmas, followed by further heartland locations from March 2020.
Spark has launched its trial 5G network covering parts of Auckland Harbour for use by the Emirates Team New Zealand competing in the Americas Cup, due to be held on the harbour in March 2021.
Blacklisted Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei is in early-stage talks with some U.S. telecoms companies about licensing its 5G network technology to them, a Huawei executive told Reuters on Friday.
Blacklisted Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei is in early-stage talks with some US telecoms companies about licensing its 5G network technology to them, a Huawei executive told Reuters
5G connectivity is set to be in high demand by enterprises and consumers in the coming months, as the major carriers race to fulfil demand.
A healthy adoption for 5G is continuing to the impact the market.
The event has morphed from a mobile industry congress to a broader ICT–TMT–mobility fair at which telecoms meets digital media, IT, and entertainment.
"The move is just one (albeit important) step in moving the industry toward an agreed approach to 5G technology development."
Industry players are busy taking positions in earnest in their bid to play a central role in 5G systems, building on their success in defining and rolling out 4G networks.
Once again, the mobile world is getting ready for the most important mobile event of the year, the Mobile World Congress (MWC).