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Ericsson pitches private 5G to enterprises

Ericsson has unveiled a private network system that uses its 4G and 5G SA core and radio technologies to offer businesses secure connectivity and network management via the cloud.
Mobile World Live

Greater Share of iPhone 13 Models Expected to Support Ultra-Fast mmWave 5G

More than half of the units of the future iPhone 13 that Apple hopes to sell starting in the fall will be compatible with 5G over millimeter waves.
MacRumors

What Is 5G Good For? Four Use Cases That Might Be Overhyped

The vice president of Jio considers the applications of 5G in telesurgery, immersive reality, autonomous vehicles and the internet of things overrated.
Forbes

This fiber optic cable full of air could be the key to better 5G networks

BT is testing a new type of hollow optical fiber developed by Lumenisity that offers a 50% speed increase over conventional fibers.
ZDNet

Italy gives Vodafone 5G deal with Huawei conditional approval – sources

The Draghi government has authorized Vodafone Italia to use Huawei equipment in its 5G deployment in the country. Sources indicate that restrictions have been placed on remote maintenance interventions by the Chinese supplier.
Reuters

El precio de salida de la subasta de 5G será de 995 millones, un 15% menos del importe inicial

The Government has already set the date for the start of the decisive 700 MHz spectrum auction. It will be before July 21, as indicated in the tender specifications, published by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation in the BOE .
Cinco Días

Belgian consultation committee approves draft law for 5G auction

Belgium finalizes the public consultation on the 5G spectrum auction, which will take place in early 2022 and plans to raise 800 million euros. The delay is partly attributed to disagreement between the federal and regional governments over the distribution of the funds raised.
TeleGeography Comms Update

Croatia invites applications for 5G auction

The Croatian telecommunications regulator will auction from July 12 for a period of 15 + 5 years the frequencies for 5G in the 700 MHz, 3.5 GHz and 26 GHz bands.
TeleGeography Comms Update

Telia Eesti plans 3G shutdown by end-2023

The Estonian subsidiary of the operator Telia will shut down its 3G network in the country at the end of 2023. Currently only 1% of its data traffic and a third of its voice traffic circulate over its 3G network.
TeleGeography Comms Update

Telefónica lining up 5G core vendors for Brazil

Vivo, Telefónica's operation in Brazil, will turn to Mavenir, Nokia and Oracle for the core of its future 5G SA (autonomous) network. In this way, the operator disassociates itself from Huawei, which currently provides the equipment for 65% of its networks.
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