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Croatian telecom services provider Odašiljači i veze (Transmitters and Communications), aka OIV, and car parts maker AD Plastik have started the new year with the launch of the OIV 5G PrivateN-et network. This is a trial operation of a network that does not use the resources of the public mobile communications network. OIV says that this is not an upgrade on the existing 4G network, and Nokia has provided the equipment.

A1 Telekom Austria Group has chosen Scandinavian network equipment suppliers Nokia and Ericsson as partners in the rollout of 5G networks in the markets of Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia.

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total number of 5G connections will reach 3.2 billion by 2026, recording a growth rate of 940%.

United Group is partnering with Nokia to upgrade its cloud native mobile core network.

Nokia and Taiwan Mobile (TWM) have created the world’s first 5G system that combines spectrum in the 700MHz and 3500MHz bands.

According to analysts, the renewed US–Japan alliance to take on China’s dominance in 5G is an unrealistic illusion that is doomed to fail, given Chinese development of 5G infrastructure and their huge domestic application market.