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ITU agrees 5G roadmap with 2020 deadline

Dan Worth

19 June 2015 •

Timeline agreed by technical standards body

Mobile 5G services will be in operation by 2020, based on the latest agreement brokered by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The creation of the IMT-2020 plan has been overseen by...

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