Tag: 5g
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EU Council Stops WiFi Standard for V2X
The European Council of ministers reversed the Commission decision to support the WiFi standard for vehicle to everything (V2X) communication in the Union. The newly elected European Commission will have to draft a new proposal to the European Parliament and Council with a “neutral” approach, letting car manufacturers and operators decide what standard use for […]
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Network Slicing Allows Carriers to Charge More for Connected Cars
When 5G networks are operational and new autonomous driving features become available, carriers will have the opportunity to slice the services at will to offer customized speeds, latency and critical connectivity to different users. It will be like having several tiers of cellular data, with the premium users not only getting the best speeds, but […]
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The Road to 5G Starts With Home Broadband
This year’s MWC is all about 5G and IoT, with some handset and wearable launches. Wireless carriers and infrastructure vendors are starting to launch limited Gigabit broadband pilots to bring 5G class connectivity to residential users. While European telecoms have been focusing on deploying Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) and Fiber-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) broadband in most cities, in many […]
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Mobile Industry Asks EU to Relax Rules for 5G as Brexit Could Affect Roadmap
The unexpected result of last month’s Brexit vote has created a well-documented wave of troubles for the financial markets, a significant drop in the value of the pound, and a sudden freeze on major new investments in the UK. It has also created headaches for the European wireless industry, which has been working against the […]
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MWC Shows Industry’s Commitment to 5G
Hopes run high for 5G at Mobile World Congress as the industry awaits a standard for the emerging technology. As expected, 5G was one of the main topics of discussion during Mobile World Congress (MWC) this year. Several companies had prototypes showing significant advances on the path to standardization and visitors could see working test […]