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VIDEO INTERVIEW: Talk of balloons and drones to extend internet connectivity within emerging markets is quietly brushed aside by Ulf Ewaldsson, Ericsson CTO, as more fantasy than reality.

Ericsson’s technology chief Ulf Ewaldsson talks 5G, drones, and how Europe can catch up with the rest of the mobile world.

The European Commission again put its weight behind the development of 5G, saying in a memo that the technology will be “a leap, not a step, forward”.

ZTE unveiled details of a new 5G access network architecture based on dynamic mesh networking and IP backhaul. The move comes despite no formal industry definition of 5G being anywhere near confirmed.

The European Commission (EC) and South Korea’s government have struck a deal to pool resources on 5G and ICT R&D.

NTT Docomo, Japan’s biggest mobile operator, announced it is working with six suppliers to conduct various “experimental trials” for 5G involving higher frequency bands than those used for existing mobile technologies.

LIVE FROM HUAWEI GLOBAL ANALYST SUMMIT 2014: 5G networks need to be designed with a different mindset to previous generation technologies, with the focus being on enabling the most effective access to a wide range of content and services rather…