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

Three confirms 2019 5G launch and Huawei Mate X. 11 April

Three confirms 2019 5G launch and Huawei Mate X.

Vodafone trials superfast 5G in Birmingham New Street train station 04 April

Vodafone trials superfast 5G in Birmingham New Street train station

5G UK trial and testing grounds confirmed 12 March

5G UK trial and testing grounds confirmed

First 5G Standard Gets Rubber Stamp of Approval 23 December

First 5G Standard Gets Rubber Stamp of Approval

Commercialisation of 5G edges closer with pre-standard 5G trial 22 December

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

Cardiff based IQE lead the advanced compound semiconductor field 01 June

Cardiff based IQE lead the advanced compound semiconductor field

Qualcomm announces the first commercial 5G modem 28 October

Qualcomm announces the first commercial 5G modem

Cobham Wireless: preparing the industry for 5G 01 September

Cobham Wireless: preparing the industry for 5G

5G revenue could reach $247 billion in 2025 31 May

5G revenue could reach $247 billion in 2025

LTE-B Alliance to develop ecosystem for next-gen mobile service 11 May

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

Ofcom assures that there will be plenty of spectrum for 5G 26 April

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

The METIS project has won a Technology of the Year Award 25 April

The METIS project has won a Technology of the Year Award

DragonWave and Mitel team for 5G development 06 April

DragonWave and Mitel team for 5G development

Bristol university uses MIMO to set world record 30 March

Bristol university uses MIMO to set world record

The government plans to make the UK a world leader in 5G 18 March

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

5G Telematics to drive Vehicle to Everything communications 16 March

5G Telematics to drive Vehicle to Everything communications

ITU refines the criteria for selection of 5G technologies 07 March

ITU refines the criteria for selection of 5G technologies

Ericsson teams with King’s College London for 5G research 02 March

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

BT successfully uses G.fast technology in world first experiment 16 February

BT successfully uses G.fast technology in world first experiment

Ericsson’s tech could allow for 4G speeds of 1Gbps 05 February

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

Ericsson partners with TeliaSonera for 2018 5G launch 25 January

Ericsson partners with TeliaSonera for 2018 5G launch

Europe is getting worried about 5G progress 14 January

Europe is getting worried about 5G progress

5G could enable the haptic internet 15 December

5G could enable the haptic internet

China is set to be a major 5G player 04 December

China is set to be a major 5G player

World's First 5G Communication Link up to 2Gbps demonstrated. 03 December

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

The ITU Assembly lays out a roadmap for 5G development 20 November

The ITU Assembly lays out a roadmap for 5G development

Ericsson predicts a ten-fold increase in mobile data traffic by 2021 19 November

Ericsson predicts a ten-fold increase in mobile data traffic by 2021

EE plans 1Gbps 5G tests 10 November

EE plans 1Gbps 5G tests

$5 billion will have been invested into 5G research by 2020 09 November

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

Ericsson and 5G Mobile Technology 04 November

Ericsson and 5G Mobile Technology

Orange to carry out 5G millimetre-wave tests in France 02 November

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

Ericsson to unify 5G infrastructure with 5GEx project 29 October

Ericsson to unify 5G infrastructure with 5GEx project

Ofcom outlines its first 5G spectrum auction 28 October

Ofcom outlines its first 5G spectrum auction

£1 million up for grabs for 5G projects 26 October

£1 million up for grabs for 5G projects

The NGMN leads the search for additional 5G spectrum bands 23 October

The NGMN leads the search for additional 5G spectrum bands

SK-T and Ericsson demonstrate 5G network slicing 23 October

SK-T and Ericsson demonstrate 5G network slicing

Nokia and 5G Mobile Technology 19 October

Nokia and 5G Mobile Technology

University of Bristol teams with Keysight for 5G research 16 October

University of Bristol teams with Keysight for 5G research

Ericsson’s 5G test bed wins award for 5G development 13 October

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

Small Cell Forum lays out its 5G mobile requirements 08 October

Small Cell Forum lays out its 5G mobile requirements

Brighton submits a bid to be the first 5G pilot region 07 October

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

ATIS has teamed with NGMN to foster development of 5G 02 October

ATIS has teamed with NGMN to foster development of 5G

Bristol University gets its own 5G network 28 September

Bristol University gets its own 5G network

Ericsson teams with LG Uplus to lead the development of 5G 24 September

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

The 5G Innovation Centre has begun installing its mobile testbed 24 September

The 5G Innovation Centre has begun installing its mobile testbed

Flex5GWare aims to create flexible, simplified 5G solutions 22 September

Flex5GWare aims to create flexible, simplified 5G solutions

Ofcom has begun laying the foundations for 5G 13 September

Ofcom has begun laying the foundations for 5G

Guides By Kevin Thomas

How LoRa Technology is making cities smarter

How LoRa Technology is making cities smarter...

What is the 5GPPP?

The 5G Public-Private Partnership (5GPP) claims to be the word’s biggest 5G research programme. ...

5G Abbreviations Explained

5G can often seem like a world of abbreviations. Head through for a comprehensive rundown of them....

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