The U.K. government announced a new initiative with the main aim of accelerating the deployment of Open RAN (O-RAN) in the country. In a statement, the
The U.K. telecommunications regulator Ofcom officially announced that the its 5G spectrum auction will start on March 12. “The auction will increase the total amount of
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The current state of 5G deployments in the UK
The U.K. is one of the most developed markets in Europe in terms of 5G deployments. The country’s four mobile operators have already launched 5G
U.K. carrier Vodafone has has written to the government calling for the planned auction of 5G spectrum to be dropped due to the coronavirus (Covid-19)
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Tesco Mobile launches 5G in 24 UK cities via O2’s network
Tesco Mobile has officially launched its 5G network in 24 towns and cities across the U.K., using infrastructure from mobile operator O2. Some of the cities
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U.K carriers accelerate 5G deployments during 2019
EE, BT and O2 all have commercial 5G services The main cities across the U.K started to receive 5G coverage during the second half of 2019
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to allow Chinese vendor Huawei to participate in future 5G deployments in the country despite the pressure by
O2 sets October launch for 5G in the UK
U.K. operator O2, owned by Spanish telecommunications group Telefonica, has announced plans to launch 5G in the country in October. The telco said it aims to
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Vodafone expands 5G in the UK, launches 5G services in 20 German cities
U.K. telecommunications group Vodafone has announced the launch of 5G technology in eight additional cities across the country, the telco said in a statement. The service
Chinese vendor Huawei is currently involved in the deployment of 5G networks in the U.K., according to a report by U.K. paper The Observer. According to
U.K. carrier EE will be launching 5G services imminently, its parent company BT said in a financial release. BT said EE is on track to launch
The U.K. carrier said the Chinese vendor is one of its suppliers in the 5G segment The rollout of 5G networks in the U.K. will be
U.K. connectivity provider SSE Enterprise Telecom will be in charge of Three’s network transformation project U.K. mobile operator Three has signed an agreement with compatriot connectivity