The Department of Homeland Security is “conducting a broad review of risks posed by 5G technology, officials said, as the U.S. grapples with concerns about the new network’s vulnerability to hacking and the rise of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co.” Chris Krebs, who heads the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency within Homeland Security, told reporters at the RSA Conference, said the assessment should be completed within the coming months.
Flexential adds more PoPs and makes new carrier alliances
Flexential, a leading provider of hybrid IT and wholesale data center solutions, announced a major expansion to its FlexAnywhere network fabric with new point of presence (PoP) deployments and carrier capabilities. The expansion includes new PoPs in Atlanta and Minneapolis alongsi...
Huawei confirms invite to take part in India’s 5G trials
Huawei Technologies confirmed that it has been invited by the Indian government to conduct 5G trials in the country, which are scheduled to start in early 2019, Indian press reported. The Indian government initially did not invite Huawei to take part in the 5G trials but has now f...
New 4G and 5G spectrum auction aims to fix rural mobile not-spots
To improve mobile coverage across the UK, regulator Ofcom announced plans to hold new spectrum auctions offering mobile operators the 700 MHz band, as well as 3.6 GHz to 3.8 GHz band. The auction will take place in 2019 or early 2020. While the 700 MHz band is intended to boost 4G...
AT&T’s 5G network now live in San Antonio
On December 18, AT&T announced it had turned on its new 5G mobile network in 12 cities, including San Antonio. Later that week, it released a select number of wireless hotspots in area stores. "This is the first taste of the mobile 5G era," said Andre Fuetsch, president of AT&T La...
Telstra flicks on a tiny piece of 5G in Melbourne and Sydney
Sydney and Melbourne have small patches of 5G available, with Telstra getting early access to 3.6GHz spectrum. Telstra's Customer Insight Centre on George St in Sydney, Telstra Labs on Exhibition St in Melbourne, and both major cities' airports all have access to 5G thanks to earl...
China’s Huawei announces small increase in new 5G customer base
On Dec. 18, Huawei Technologies said it has secured more than 25 commercial contracts for 5G, slightly above the 22 the Chinese technology giant had announced here in November. Huawei has shipped more than 10,000 base stations for the fifth generation of mobile communications, its...