Since its first commercial launch in 2019, 5G has evolved rapidly – far faster, in fact, than its technological predecessors, 3G and 4G.
Industry standards organisation 3GPP officially chose the name 5G Advanced for the next step in 5G’s technical evolution last April and announced in December that work was commencing on defining the technology in Release 18.
Release 18 is currently expected to be published in 2024.
“We’ve never seen a generational technology advance so quickly. We’re seeing operators launching 5G networks around the world, using different access technologies like Fixed Wireless Access…
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Japan aiming to establish leadership in 6G
A report by Nikkei Asia has highlighted the ambition of the Japanese government backed group, the Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium, to establish a leadership position in 6G…
ISP RunFibre Joins CityFibre’s Network in Wolverhampton and Gloucester
UK ISP RunFibre, which is busy building their own gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across rural South Gloucestershire in England, has announced that they’ve also made their services available over CityFibre’s full fibre network in Wolverhampton and Gloucester. At present CityFibre is investing £50m to cover the vast majority of local homes and businesses in […]
Progress Update on R100 Scotland Superfast Broadband Rollout
A new report from Audit Scotland has provided somewhat of a summary and progress update on the Scottish Government’s £600m Reaching 100% (R100) project with BT (Openreach), which is busy extending fixed “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) coverage across rural parts of the country (mostly via FTTP). The R100 programme is split between three contract LOTS and […]
XtndNet Launch Hybrid ADSL, Mobile and Satellite Broadband for UK Rural Areas
A new provider called XtndNet claims to have launched a new ISP network for serving “forgotten broadband customers” in remote rural parts of the UK, which adopts a “hybrid” approach that combines mobile broadband (4G / 5G) with fixed line ADSL and satellite connectivity in order to offer “typical” download speeds of 25Mbps. According to […]
Open Dutch Fiber expands FTTP network in Amsterdam
T-Mobile Netherlands and Open Dutch Fiber (ODF), a joint venture between Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners & KKR, have launched a programme to add 29…
Zayo Group makes history with world’s longest 800G optical wave
Zayo Group Holdings and Infinera today announced the successful completion of the world’s longest known terrestrial 800G optical wavelength in a commercial network — 1,044.51 km. The Zayo-owned fiber route stretches from Springville, Utah to Reno, Nevada and is lit and powered by Infinera’s ICE6 800G coherent technology…
Deutsche Telekom domestic business unit doubles Berlin FTTH target
Telekom Deutschland aims to provide almost all households and companies in Berlin with gigabit speeds by 2030, raising the goal for FTTH connections to 2 million.
The plan was announced by Telekom Deutschland Board Member Srini Gopalan at a meeting with the Governing Mayor of Berlin…
Ofcom Tweaks Help UK People Who Struggle to Pay Broadband ISP Bills
The UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom, has proposed to make a few changes to their ‘Treating Vulnerable Customers Fairly‘ guide, which aims to help the 1.1 million households (5%) that are estimated to still be struggling to afford their broadband and phone (this rises to around 1 in 10 among the lowest-income households). Over the past […]