Huawei has unveiled what it described as an industry-first fully containerised 5G core network at the 5G Core Summit in Madrid.

Satellite broadband provider Inmarsat is launching its new “gold standard” GX Aviation in-flight WiFi on AirAsia planes.

AT&T has signed roaming agreements with Canadian operators, including Bell Canada, Rogers Communications, and Telus, to support them in their endeavour towards the Internet of Things (IoT).

Nokia, OMRON, and NTT DOCOMO have come together to jointly conduct field trials at their individual facilities using 5G technology to address some of the biggest challenges faced by manufacturers today.

Coupled with the challenges of cybercrime, financial service institutions now experience business model disruption from innovative fintech startups and increasing regulatory oversight from legislation such as the Second Payment Services Directive.

Fiber-like connectivity will be available across the entire Arctic from 2020 thanks to a network of low-orbit satellites.

As concerns about foreign state influence over critical telecommunications equipment grow, Poland and the USA have signed a declaration calling for stringent checks.

With 5G quickly becoming a real-world presence and the Internet of Things picking up speed, we are on the cusp of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Gartner believes worldwide 5G wireless network infrastructure revenue will double between 2019 and 2020.

SK Telecom has announced it has reached the milestone of one million 5G subscribers – a mere 140 day since the launch of its network in April.

UK mobile operator EE has issued a formal complaint to the advertising watchdog about rival Three over its ‘real 5G’ marketing.

The IoT has numerous applications within the energy and utility sector - and as an example, smart meter penetration in North America is forecast to reach 81% by 2024.

Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has said the UK “won’t say no to us” in the rollout of 5G while simultaneously praising new PM Boris Johnson.

US national security advisor John Bolton has said during a UK visit that new PM Johnson's government will look at the Huawei issue "from square one".

UK mobile operator O2 has clashed with regulator Ofcom which it believes is giving preferential treatment to rival Three in 5G.

Twilio has partnered with leading call ID apps to finally tackle the scourge of robocalls with a groundbreaking new solution called ‘Verified by Twilio’.

Accenture has acquired Swedish strategic consultant, Northstream to expand its capabilities in the Nordic region.

Sprint and T-Mobile have won approval from the Department of Justice (DoJ) for their $26 billion merger proposal.

UK mobile operator Three has pledged it will not charge any extra for 5G over current 4G plans.

Virgin Media COO Jeff Dodds has voiced his enthusiasm for UK PM Boris Johnson’s pledge to speed up the rollout of gigabit broadband.

The Small Cell Forum (SCF) has published the PHY API for 5G to encourage a competitive ecosystem for 5G small cell hardware, software, and equipment vendors.

Britain has said it’s “not yet in a position” to make a final decision on whether Huawei should be involved with 5G networks, but tougher industry-wide security controls will be introduced.

Digital consumers have come to expect what they want, when they want it, and with a very clear indication of what it will cost at the moment of purchase.

Japanese telecoms giant SoftBank aims to use drones for delivering internet and IoT connectivity by 2023.

Swisscom has signed its first roaming agreements with South Korea’s SK Telecom and Finland’s Elisa - with its customers being able to use a fast mobile network abroad.

Continued adoption in traditional markets of strength, alongside traction in mesh networking systems, smart home, automotive, and IoT applications will drive the Wi-Fi market forward to nearly four billion annual device shipments by 2024, says ABI Research.

A new whitepaper released by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has outlined deployment guidelines for different possible situations where Wi-Fi 6 technology will be used.

Telecom Italia (TIM) is all set to transform its home country soon with the power of 5G: the telecommunications company will be rolling out initiatives in major cities and industrial districts, along with digital literacy initiatives set to launch all over the country after the summer.

Samsung and Vodafone will ‘make history’ this weekend by unveiling the world’s first remote-controlled 5G car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Each cell in a network broadcasts huge amounts of low-level data in sufficient volume to be used as input to machine learning systems.

As far as demonstrations of 5G technology go, Vodafone’s is definitely among the most unique.

Another hurdle to T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger gaining approval looks set to be overcome as a “rough agreement” is reached with the Department of Justice (DoJ).

Canalys has predicted that around 800 million units of 5G-enabled handsets will be shipped in 2023, which will account for 51.4% of all smartphone shipments.

The chief executive of Nokia has warned that increased regulation over Huawei concerns will harm the whole industry.

While no single manufacturing technology drives a transformation movement yet, simulation software now holds the potential to act as a significant catalyst for new Industry 4.0 platforms.

Ericsson has announced that it is planning to construct the company’s first fully-automated smart factory in the US.

Savvy financial services startup entrepreneurs embrace innovative methodologies to differentiate themselves from the incumbents - but the CIOs and CTOs at traditional banks are now starting to catch up.

AT&T and Uber have established a partnership aiming to solve congestion in major cities using 5G-powered flying taxis.

“As market after market switches on 5G, we are at a truly momentous point in time,” argues Ericsson in its latest Mobility Report.

Three UK has proclaimed it will provide the nation’s fastest 5G when it launches in 25 cities later this year.

While the debate over whether to ban Huawei from 5G networks continues, the Chinese vendor is appealing directly to the UK public.

Global telecom industry body GSMA expects India to have 920 million unique mobile subscribers by 2025, which will include 88 million 5G connections.

Samsung will be a small player in 5G networks, but it aims to change that with 6G as it begins research on the next generation.