5G technology to 'transform the world': Huawei VP

Last Updated: Friday, September 4, 2015, 10:19

Senior Vice President of Huawei Walter Ji said 5G technology "would transform the world".

China's ZTE to partner with Softbank on 'pre-5G' technology in Japan

Last Updated: Friday, July 10, 2015, 10:40

Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corp said on Friday it has struck a deal with SoftBank Corp to deploy its "pre-5G" technology in Japan, with a commercial trial to begin early next year.

Nokia Networks may look at India for producing 5G telecom systems

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 16:39

Finnish telecom broadband infrastructure software and services provider Nokia Networks will consider India as one of the production bases for making 5G telecom systems, said a senior company official on Wednesday.

Phone firms and the quest for the 5G Holy Grail

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 22:56

Lightning-quick downloads, driverless cars and remote surgery: telecom firms are racing to develop a new generation of "5G" mobile networks that could start to change the world in five years.

EU bets on 5G to catch up in mobile technology race

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 20:16

The European Union is looking to sign agreements with China and Japan and the United States to cooperate on developing the next generation of mobile broadband as it seeks to help its companies catch up in the race to develop such technologies.

China to test 5G technology by 2020

Last Updated: Friday, September 27, 2013, 18:56

China is reportedly working on developing 5G technology after the wide acceptance of predecessor 3G and 4G getting equally greater response.

India, Israel to jointly work on 5G technology

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 22:48

The matter was discussed during the visit of Telecom and IT Minister Kapil Sibal to Israel last month, sources said.

Huawei working to develop 5G technology

Last Updated: Sunday, July 21, 2013, 22:47

As people across the world get used to the fourth generation (4G) mobile technology, Chinese equipment maker Huawei Technologies has said it is working on the fifth generation (5G), which is likely to be available for use by 2020.

4G to be passe, Samsung`s 5G is here

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 13:19

Samsung Electronics has claimed that it has found a revolutionary way to transmit data swiftly through a fifth generation network, or 5G, which will transform current mobile and internet technology.

Samsung announces 5G breakthrough

Last Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013, 14:31

South Korean electronic giant Samsung Electronics has successfully tested a super fast fifth generation (5G) technology that will allow users to download an entire movie in just one second.