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Are you as excited about the new iPhone 13 models as I am, but are wary that the 5G it contains might give you COVID? Weirdly, it turns out you might not be alone, and we can't put it down to just the usual iPhone vs Android rivalry!

COMPANY NEWS by NEC/Telefonica: Telecommunications service provider Telefonica and NEC Corporation have entered an agreement to conduct Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) pre-commercial trials in Telefonica's four core global markets of Spain, Germany, the UK and Brazil.

Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company MediaTek has emerged as the top company in its sector in the second quarter, grabbing a 43% share of the smartphone application processor/system on chip chipset shipments, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has opened applications for the upcoming 2021 auction of 5G spectrum in the 850/900 MHz band.

Finnish telecommunications equipment vendor Nokia has pulled the plug on its participation in the US-backed Open Radio Access Network Alliance [corrected], a grouping that aims to develop software for running 5G networks, according to a report on the Asia Times website.

Telstra has released its first prepaid 5G handset: the Samsung Galaxy A22 5G.

A smart-farming trial project will deploy TPG Telecom’s 5G technology to deliver benefits and efficiencies to the agricultural sector.

General Motors and AT&T will bring 5G cellular connectivity to millions of GM vehicles coming off the assembly line over the next decade in the United States. GM and AT&T are working together with a fifth-generation cellular network architecture to meet the needs of an all-electric and autonomous future, the companies said.

Qualcomm unveiled what it claims to be the world’s first drone platform and reference design to offer both 5G and AI-capabilities, the Qualcomm Flight RB5 5G Platform.

Rural and regional telecommunications carrier Field Solutions Holdings has reported record results for the 2021 financial year.

Market research store Research and Markets has launched a new report detailing how 5G fixed-wireless access (FWA) is gathering pace worldwide as more operators have the opportunity to start deployments.

Game day is being radically transformed, but not everyone stands to benefit, writes Derek Rast, Area Vice President – Australia and New Zealand, Fastly

TPG Telecom says the acquisition of additional 5G spectrum holdings will boost 5G experience for customers in Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Canberra, Sydney, and Melbourne.

Chinese smartphone maker vivo has undercut its own stablemate OPPO and released a 5G phone, the Y52 5G, that is cheaper than OPPO's A54 5G which was released in April.

Nokia and TPG Telecom announced the first global deployment of the latest generation of Nokia’s integrated 5G Interleaved Passive Active Antenna (IPAA) at a TPG Telecom site in Brisbane, following the successful introduction of Nokia’s IPAA solution in networks across the world.

Nokia and Taiwan Mobile (TWM) announced that it has achieved what they claim is the world’s first New Radio Carrier Aggregation (NR CA) by combining spectrum in the 700MHz and 3500MHz bands.

Global research and advisory firm Gartner forecast that 5G network infrastructure revenue will reach US$19.1 billion in 2021, representing an increase of 39% from US$13.7 billion in 2020. It also predicts that more CSPs will be providing 5G services in the future.

New measurements from the ACMA, conducted in early 2021, show that levels of electromagnetic energy (EME) at 5G enabled mobile base station sites across Victoria are very low.

Inmarsat ORCHESTRA will enable new services in new places for global mobility customers in maritime, aviation, government and enterprise. The network will seamlessly integrate GEO, LEO and terrestrial 5G into one harmonious solution.

Small Cell Forum (SCF) has released a paper outlining the key test configurations for 3GPP TS38.141 compliance testing of split 6 products using the SCF nFAPI 2.0 interface.