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Economy
25
Sep

Greece launches €367.3m tender for 5G frequencies

September 25, 2020
Source: https://www.capacitymedia.com/articles/3826448/greece-launches-3673mn-tender-for-5g-frequencies Melanie Mingas The Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT) has launched Greece’s tender to award frequencies to operate the country’s 5G networks. Published Thursday, EETT said the auction concerns the 700-megahertz, the 2GHz, the 3,400-3,800 MHz and the 26 GHz bands. The starting price for the entire set of frequencies is set at...
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21
Sep

EU looks to 5G and supercomputing for economic recovery

September 21, 2020
21 SEPTEMBER 2020 The European Commission has urged member states to work together on accelerating the roll-out of fibre and 5G to help drive economic recovery from COVID-19. A new recommendation calls on EU countries to develop a “toolbox” of best practices by March 30 2021. It should include a common approach on measures to: reduce costs...
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15
Sep

‘5G can’t wait’: French economy minister ruffles feathers of tech-wary MPs

September 15, 2020
Text by: RFI France’s Economy Minister has called for 5G mobile phone services to be rolled out as soon as possible, saying any delay would disadvantage the French market. His comments angered dozens of MPs, who have signed a petition calling for a moratorium on the technology until studies are carried out into the effects...
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03
Sep

DATE FOR THE ISSUING OF INVITATIONS FOR THE LICENSING OF HIGH DEMAND SPECTRUM AND THE WIRELESS OPEN ACCESS NETWORK

September 3, 2020
3 September 2020 Pretoria – The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA/the Authority) wishes to confirm to all stakeholders that the Invitation To Apply (ITA) for both the Wireless Open Access Network (WOAN) and the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) spectrum, also known as high demand spectrum will be published no later than 30 September 2020....
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26
Aug

Global smartphone sales down 20% in Q2 on continued Covid-19 impact – Gartner

August 26, 2020
Tuesday 25 August 2020 Global smartphone sales fell by 20.4 percent in Q2 2020 to 295 million as the mobile phone industry continued to be impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research from Gartner. Most major markets, except China, continued to have some form of shelter-in-pace restrictions for most of the quarter, leading...
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04
Dec

Significance and security risks of 5G technology – EU Council Adopts conclusions

December 4, 2019
Source: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/cybersecurity/  Press release 3 December 2019 Today the Council adopted conclusions on the significance of 5G to the European economy and the need to mitigate security risks linked to 5G. The conclusions stress that 5G networks will form a part of crucial infrastructure for the maintenance of vital societal and economic functions. The conclusions also support...
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