Vodafone 5G network goes live across New Zealand
“If 4G was ‘the era of the smartphone’, 5G will be the ‘era of connected everything’,” says Vodafone NZ CEO Jason Paris
“If 4G was ‘the era of the smartphone’, 5G will be the ‘era of connected everything’,” says Vodafone NZ CEO Jason Paris
Teams up with Vodafone to offer travellers a chance to try 5G speeds for free - but only for five minutes at a time
"We are working on a range of initiatives to upgrade our network technology, to deliver an overall reduction in electricity and energy use in our network operations,” says Sharina Nisha, head of platforms at Vodafone NZ.
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Blacklisted Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei is in early-stage talks with some US telecoms companies about licensing its 5G network technology to them, a Huawei executive told Reuters
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Organisations must ensure that their approach to 5G considers the influx of endpoint devices producing enormous amounts of information, as well as a holistic assessment of the storage, security and compliance of this data, writes Matt Oostveen, chief technology officer at Pure Storage
Washington has been warning allies against using the Chinese company's equipment, which it says presents a security risk, but has so far largely made public comments to European states.
“We’re going to have at least 100 cell sites upgraded by December when we switch on our 5G network,” says Vodafone NZ technology director Tony Baird.
Although consumers represent the main segment driving 5G development, communications service providers will increasingly aim 5G services at enterprises
“4G was the transformation of the smartphone. 5G is the transformation of the Internet of Things,” says the Vodafone NZ CEO.
Aims to prepare this group for jobs in industries such as construction
“We are excited to be working with Nokia to deliver a commercial 5G network for Vodafone and New Zealand, building on our proud heritage of being first to deliver to Kiwis, the best mobile technology available at the time, including 2G, 3G, 4G and now 5G,” says Tony Baird, technology director, Vodafone New Zealand.
Mobile providers’ marketing claims fail to address many basic enterprise uncertainties about how to plan for 5G services, reports Gartner.