EE has announced the launch of its 5G network and revealed plans to develop new experiences in partnership with Google and Niantic. The UK’s largest mobile operator will switch on 5G on May 30th in six initial cities: London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham, and Manchester. Later in the year, the BT-owned network plans to expand … Read more

Sprint and T-Mobile have received approval from the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) for their proposed $26 billion merger. “Today marks an incredibly important step forward for the New T‑Mobile. We are ready to bring this supercharged Un‑carrier to consumers and businesses across the country, and this milestone brings us much closer to making that … Read more

Migrating the UK’s critical national infrastructure (CNI) from aging analogue networks to modern digital services could deliver a net economic benefit of more than £3 billion by 2040. A study by Assembly Research, published today by BT, highlights the significant financial, social and environmental benefits of this transition while warning about the rising cost of … Read more

A recent consumer survey conducted by Citrix shows that most smartphone users would consider using services offered through sponsored data plans provided by mobile operators. Overall interest varies by gender and generation: 71% of men and 62% of women said they would participate in a sponsored data plan. Younger users are the most receptive—78% of … Read more

News that the EU is preparing a major anti-dumping trade case against China—alleging that Chinese mobile manufacturers have benefited from illegal government subsidies—has been met with cautious reticence and silence from European technology leaders. On Friday the Financial Times reported that the European Commission was poised to launch one of its largest trade investigations, saying … Read more

UK mobile operator Three has announced a planned investment of £2 billion in 5G infrastructure, stating the network will become so reliable and capable that many households could eventually replace their fixed-line broadband connections with 5G service. Three has assembled one of the largest 5G spectrum portfolios in the UK and upgraded its network with … Read more

T-Mobile has achieved the world’s first six-carrier aggregation call using sub-6 GHz spectrum on its live 5G production network. In collaboration with Ericsson and Qualcomm, T-Mobile aggregated six 5G component carriers to reach peak speeds above 3.6 Gbps—fast enough to download a two-hour high-definition movie in under seven seconds. “We are thrilled to have achieved … Read more

The outdoor small cell market is poised to become an essential component of mobile networks, according to new analysis from iGR. The report finds that the primary obstacles to expanding outdoor small cell deployments are not technical limitations but practical installation challenges: power availability, backhaul connectivity, regulatory hurdles, deployment timelines, and overall expense. Small cells … Read more

When Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen enters the European Commission’s Brussels headquarters later this year to present the Digital Networks Act, she will be carrying what amounts to Europe’s digital declaration of independence. Unlike historic political declarations, this one is packed with implementation timetables, detailed impact assessments and regulatory complexity likely to keep Silicon Valley lawyers … Read more

T-Mobile and Ericsson have completed the first standalone 5G data session in the United States. Most current 5G deployments in the U.S. use a non-standalone (NSA) architecture, which relies on an existing LTE connection for control functions. Although NSA 5G delivers higher speeds and improved performance compared with LTE alone, a standalone (SA) 5G architecture … Read more