5G Is Official: First 3GPP Specs Approved

The mobile sector’s key industry body, the 3GPP, has approved the initial 5G New Radio (NR) specifications at a meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, heralding the start of the standards-based 5G era and a new battle amongst the mobile sector’s leading players to...

It’s a Good Time to Hop on This Growth Train

What’s the big deal about the Internet of Things (IoT)? In 2016, Business Insider estimated that “there will be 34 billion devices connected to the internet by 2020, up from 10 billion in 2015.” It went on to forecast that from 2016 to 2020, almost $6 trillion would...

Huawei demos 5G uplink-downlink decoupling tech

Huawei has demonstrated separate uplink-downlink (UL/DL) decoupling technology across a 5G-LTE network deployment in London as part of its strategic partnership with BT and EE. The trial network includes 5G New Radio (5G NR) and LTE co-site deployments, separating...