Industry Updates

Report from "Global 5G Operator Forum"

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Thursday granted 5G licenses for commercial use, marking the beginning of a new era in the country's telecommunication industry.

Today the European Commission made a technology choice in its Connected Car Legislation that, in the view of the GSMA, undercuts its own 5G Action Plan and jeopardises its digital competitiveness; the Commission has chosen to ignore technological innovation and choice, and instead stick with an outdated wi-fi (802.11p) technology for connected vehicles.

NGMN partner and Board member Chunghwa Telecom said the “Taiwan 5G Alliance - CHT Pilot Team” had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with “Korea 5G Forum” to establish a strategic partnership in 5G development. The CHT Pilot Team is organized by Chunghwa Telecom under the supervision of Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA).

The company launched 5G network at 00:00, December 1, 2018, in 13 cities throughout Korea. The first call over the commercial 5G network was made between Bundang and Myeondong.

Patrick Donegan, Founder & Principal Analyst at HardenStance Ltd., published a blog post on Palo Alto Networks joining NGMN and the importance of security vendors in NGMN.

5G Americas Report Details 3GPP Releases 14 to 16 Standards

NGMN Partner Gemalto announces a foundational component of their 5G security strategy by bolstering protection against cyber-attacks for the next generation of cloud-based virtualized networks.

Vodafone and Huawei have jointly completed the world’s first call using the Non-standalone (NSA) 3GPP 5G new radio (NR) standard and sub6 GHz spectrum.