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Kevin Thomas

Kevin Thomas

Editor at 5G.co.uk

Kevin Thomas has worked in the world of Telecom reporting for over 17 years. He reviewed the first 3G phone way back in 2003, reviewed the first 4G phone in 2012 and now he's keen to welcome in the first 5G phone too. Kevin previously worked for over 15 years within the Telecom industry including: AT&T in Europe, BT in the UK and Phillips in the Netherlands. He holds a HND in Telecommunications.

Articles By Kevin Thomas

12 March

5G UK trial and testing grounds confirmed

23 December

First 5G Standard Gets Rubber Stamp of Approval

22 December

Commercialisation of 5G edges closer with pre-standard 5G trial

01 June

Cardiff based IQE lead the advanced compound semiconductor field

28 October

Qualcomm announces the first commercial 5G modem

01 September

Cobham Wireless: preparing the industry for 5G

31 May

5G revenue could reach $247 billion in 2025

11 May

LTE-B Alliance to develop ecosystem for next-gen mobile service

26 April

Ofcom assures that there will be plenty of spectrum for 5G

25 April

The METIS project has won a Technology of the Year Award

06 April

DragonWave and Mitel team for 5G development

30 March

Bristol university uses MIMO to set world record

18 March

The government plans to make the UK a world leader in 5G

16 March

5G Telematics to drive Vehicle to Everything communications

07 March

ITU refines the criteria for selection of 5G technologies

02 March

Ericsson teams with King’s College London for 5G research

16 February

BT successfully uses G.fast technology in world first experiment

05 February

Ericsson’s tech could allow for 4G speeds of 1Gbps

25 January

Ericsson partners with TeliaSonera for 2018 5G launch

14 January

Europe is getting worried about 5G progress

15 December

5G could enable the haptic internet

04 December

China is set to be a major 5G player

03 December

World's First 5G Communication Link up to 2Gbps demonstrated.

20 November

The ITU Assembly lays out a roadmap for 5G development

10 November

EE plans 1Gbps 5G tests

09 November

$5 billion will have been invested into 5G research by 2020

04 November

Ericsson and 5G Mobile Technology

02 November

Orange to carry out 5G millimetre-wave tests in France

29 October

Ericsson to unify 5G infrastructure with 5GEx project

28 October

Ofcom outlines its first 5G spectrum auction

26 October

£1 million up for grabs for 5G projects

23 October

The NGMN leads the search for additional 5G spectrum bands

23 October

SK-T and Ericsson demonstrate 5G network slicing

19 October

Nokia and 5G Mobile Technology

16 October

University of Bristol teams with Keysight for 5G research

13 October

Ericsson’s 5G test bed wins award for 5G development

08 October

Small Cell Forum lays out its 5G mobile requirements

07 October

Brighton submits a bid to be the first 5G pilot region

02 October

ATIS has teamed with NGMN to foster development of 5G

28 September

Bristol University gets its own 5G network

24 September

Ericsson teams with LG Uplus to lead the development of 5G

13 September

Ofcom has begun laying the foundations for 5G

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