Telstra aiming 5G coverage at 75% of population by June 2021 August 3, 2020 https://www.zdnet.com/article/telstra-aiming-5g-coverage-at-75-of-population-by-june-2021/
MediaTek’s 5G Dimensity chips will finally start shipping on smartphones outside of China later this year August 3, 2020 https://www.xda-developers.com/medi...lly-start-shipping-smartphones-outside-china/
Verizon strikes roaming deal to allow for 5G use in South Korea Verizon travelers with a "compatible" 5G device will be able to get 5G when visiting South Korea August 3, 2020 https://www.cnet.com/news/verizon-strikes-roaming-deal-to-allow-for-5g-use-in-south-korea/
Four Corners on Mullumbimby: 5G coronavirus conspiracies could be spread by Russia https://www.news.com.au/technology/...a/news-story/0b6b50a7c952760f03084315e98a4000
Ofcom confirms UK 5G auction for January 2021 Some operators had called for an administrative process to replace 5g auction August 3, 2020 https://www.techradar.com/news/ofcom-confirms-uk-5g-auction-for-january-2021
T-Mobile is turning on its so-called standalone 5G network, which should overall better coverage and performance August 4, 2020 https://www.cnet.com/news/t-mobiles-5g-network-upgrade-means-better-indoor-and-rural-coverage/ T-Mobile: T‑Mobile Launches World’s First Nationwide Standalone 5G Network
The White House Announces a Plan to Speed the Rollout of 5G August 10, 2020 https://www.wired.com/story/white-house-plan-speed-rollout-5g/ White House: Unleashing America’s 5G Potential
Ericsson hits 100th 5G commercial agreement milestone August 13, 2020 https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252487550/Ericsson-hits-100th-5G-commercial-agreement-milestone Ericsson: Ericsson achieves 100th 5G commercial agreement with unique communications service providers
Some Chinese internet users are hoping that 5G will kill wired broadband An S&P survey shows 93 per cent of internet users are interested cutting the internet cord Experts warn 5G isn’t ready for you to dump your cable internet just yet August 17, 2020 https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/ar...ome-chinese-internet-users-are-hoping-5g-will
Chinese tech hub Shenzhen says it’s the first city in the world to to have full stand-alone 5G coverage August 19, 2020 https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/ar...hen-says-its-first-city-world-have-full-stand
Cricket Wireless starts rolling out 5G, but only one phone is supported right now August 21, 2020 https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/...5g-but-only-one-phone-is-supported-right-now/ Cricket Wireless: Cricket Wireless Launches 5G Nationwide Network and Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G Smartphone
Telefónica to cover 75% of Spanish population with 5G by the end of the year September 1, 2020 https://www.lightreading.com/5g/tel...pulation-with-5g-by-end-of-year/d/d-id/763588
Qualcomm and Ericsson claim 5G mmWave range record Qualcomm, Ericsson, and Casa Systems jointly set a world record [...] reaching 3.8 km in a recent trial in Australia September 1, 2020 https://telecoms.com/506276/qualcomm-and-ericsson-claim-5g-mmwave-range-record/ Qualcomm: Qualcomm, Casa Systems and Ericsson Achieve World’s First Extended-Range 5G NR Data Call Over mmWave
T-Mobile promises faster 5G for ‘thousands’ of locations by 2020’s end September 2, 2020 https://www.reportdoor.com/t-mobile-promises-faster-5g-for-thousands-of-locations-by-2020s-end/ T-Mobile: Already Nationwide, T‑Mobile Supercharges 5G Speeds for Millions More People in Over 80 New Cities & Towns
Verizon picks Samsung as 5G network supplier in $6.6 billion contract September 7, 2020 https://www.neowin.net/news/verizon-picks-samsung-as-5g-network-supplier-in-66-billion-contract
French telecom giant Orange launches 5G network in five Spanish cities September 7, 2020 https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...-five-spanish-cities/articleshow/77980331.cms Ericsson: Orange launches Ericsson-powered 5G in Spain
Ericsson 5G rides on Shenyang subway, goes live in Denmark and launches in Spain September 8, 2020 https://www.computerweekly.com/news...ay-goes-live-in-Denmark-and-launches-in-Spain Ericsson: Ericsson 5G Radio Dot connects commuters on Shenyang subway TDC Denmark goes live with Ericsson 5G
"The 5G lie: The network of the future is still slow... For the past few weeks, I’ve been carrying six phones: a year-old 4G LTE one and a new 5G one from each of the three major U.S. carriers: AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. Then wherever I went around the San Francisco Bay area, I ran simultaneous download tests on them using an app called Ookla Speedtest. I’ve done this more than 4,000 times... 5G may hold promise for the years ahead — but across most of America in 2020, a 5G phone does diddly squat. Testing 5G phones, I’ve been clocking download speeds that are roughly the same as on 4G LTE ones. And in some places, like inside my house and along the California highway, my 5G phones actually have been slower..." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/09/08/5g-speed/
U.S. Cellular claims record-breaking 5G mmWave data call spanning 5km September 17, 2020 https://venturebeat.com/2020/09/17/...rd-breaking-5g-mmwave-data-call-spanning-5km/ Ericsson, Qualcomm and U.S. Cellular achieve extended-range 5G data call over mmWave
Telstra's 5G co-developer Cradlepoint acquired by Ericsson September 18, 2020 https://www.crn.com.au/news/telstras-5g-co-developer-cradlepoint-acquired-by-ericsson-553552 Ericsson: Ericsson accelerates 5G for Enterprise with acquisition of Cradlepoint