South African mobile operator MTN, together with Huawei launched<\/a> their C-band 5G trial as part of the operator\u2019s network evolution plan towards 5G<\/p>\n C-band, the so-called \u2018golden band\u2019 for 5G spectrum, is a valuable slice of spectrum and comprises of a frequency range of around 3.3 \u2013 3.8GHz<\/p>\n O2 5G technology to be used for driverless trials in London<\/strong><\/p>\n (Source- Smartcitiesworld<\/a>)<\/p>\n Mobile network operator O2 enabled<\/a> London\u2019s Smart Mobility Living Lab (SMLL) to use its 5G technology to test driverless vehicles on roads<\/p>\n O2 said the network will allow large amounts of data, including 4K video, to transmit almost instantly to intelligent cloud-based transport systems, which are expected to improve road safety and help to monitor and manage traffic flow.<\/p>\n Orange’s Trial on ZTE’s 5G Standalone Core Ahead of Network Deployments<\/strong><\/p>\n Orange trialed<\/a> ZTE’s 5G standalone core ahead of network deployments<\/p>\n Orange Plans to Deploy 5G in Its Major Markets in 2020, but 5G Standalone Core will be Required to Deliver the Complex 5G Use Cases<\/p>\n T-Mobile\u2019s nationwide 600 MHz 5G network will launch on December 6th<\/sup> in US<\/strong><\/p>\n T-Mobile\u2019s nationwide 5G network \u2014 built on the company\u2019s 600 MHz band of spectrum \u2014 will be launched<\/a> on December 6<\/p>\n According to T-Mobile\u2019s CEO, the network will cover 200 million customers when it launches and eventually hit speeds of up to 450 Mbps, 10 times faster than its current LTE speeds<\/p>\n Ericsson, Qualcomm complete 5G DSS call with Swisscom<\/strong><\/p>\n Ericsson and Qualcomm completed<\/a> the first over-the-air 5G data call using dynamic spectrum sharing with partner Swisscom in Switzerland.<\/p>\n Swisscom introduced 5G in Switzerland in April using 3.6 GHz spectrum, with Ericsson as its sole 5G equipment vendor.<\/p>\n Samsung, HPE, Openet demonstrate 5G standalone core<\/strong><\/p>\n Samsung, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Openet have collaborated<\/a> on a 5G Standalone (SA) Core demonstrating multivendor interoperability.<\/p>\n With this multi-vendor solution, Samsung\u2019s 5G SA Core enables operators to select innovative network functions offered by numerous IT vendors.<\/p>\n Qualcomm Forecasts 200 Million 5G Phones in 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n Qualcomm said<\/a> it expects 175 million to 225 million 5G smartphones to be shipped in 2020<\/p>\n Global shipments of new 3G, 4G, and 5G devices should be around 1.75 billion to 1.85 billion units in 2020, an increase of 3% in the first half of the year.<\/p>\n Kakao launches its first 5G smartphone<\/strong><\/p>\n (Source- ZDnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n South Korean chat company Kakao has launched<\/a> its first 5G smartphone. It was developed by Stage Five, a 5G service affiliate of Kakao, and local smart device maker Infomark.<\/p>\n The smartphone, called Stage 5G, is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 5G and has a triple rear camera, a 6.47-inch FHD Plus Display, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of internal memory, as well as wireless charging.<\/p>\n Hong Kong 5G auctions raise $244M<\/strong><\/p>\n Hong Kong completed<\/a> the last of three 5G spectrum auctions, with operators spending a combined HKD665.1 million ($85 million) on 100MHz of 3.3GHz airwaves.<\/p>\n HKT and Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong each paid HKD199.5 million for 30MHz of the mid-band 5G spectrum, while China Mobile Hong Kong and SmarTone forked out HKD133 million apiece on 20MHz.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0Vivo has more than half of China\u2019s 5G smartphone market<\/strong><\/p>\n (Source-Abacus<\/a>)<\/p>\n According to IDC, as of September, China shipped about 485,000 5G smartphones. In the third quarter, Vivo alone accounted for 54.3% of all 5G smartphones shipped in China, according to the report.<\/p>\n Samsung came in second with 29% of the market. Huawei and Xiaomi were the third and fourth with 9.5% and 4.6% respectively.<\/p>\n Ericsson and OPPO strengthen 5G collaboration<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"O2_MobilityLab_PR\"](\"https:\/\/www.dolcera.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/O2_MobilityLab_PR-300x200.jpg\")
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