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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION has signed what it calls a ‘landmark agreement’ with South Korea to help develop 5G mobile technologies.
The agreement, which was signed in Seoul today, will see both sites cooperating in research into both 5G and Information Communications Technology (ICT) as well as launching a jointly funded Research and Development (R&D) program in 2016-2017.
The partnership will see both sides look towards developing a target timetable for 5G by the end of 2015 as well as providing a definition and outlining its key functionalities. It will also look at the possibility of using radio frequency band to meet the additional spectrum requirements for 5G.
An agreement will also be signed between the EU’s 5G Infrastructure Association, which includes telecom carriers and companies like Nokia, Orange, Ericsson, and Huawei, and South Korea’s 5G forum.
Trials have been taking place in Asia with companies in South Korea and Japan testing out the technology in the past year.
For Japan, one of its network carrier DOCOMO plans to test a wide range of 5G mobile technologies before it’s released commercially. Indoor trails are expected to begin at its R&D centre later this year with outdoor field trials planned for next year.
5G technology is a next-generation cellular system which is said to provide speeds that are several hundred times faster than existing 4G networks. It’s expected that the first networks will be released commercially in 2020.
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Good man Hugh. Can I suggest that you circulate this to some of your younger colleagues who have posted articles over the past few days which have suggested that the fans were responsible for this tragedy.
Hi Eamonn, can you give me any specific examples here?
@ Hugh. Sure, check out an article posted 22 hours ago in the Score section. The original wording was amended after I pointed out the facts of the Taylor Report but in the discussion below the article the writer repeats the assertion that " fan irresponsibility" was the cause of the tragedy. This is totally untrue. The Taylor Report clearly states poor crowd management and Stadium design as the key factors. Thanks Hugh.
@Eamonn: I understand this is a highly emotive subject, and I accept your point re:the ambiguity of the original wording, but your claim that I blamed the actions of fans for the tragedy is grossly inaccurate. I think if you re-read my comment, you’ll see that’s the case.
The significance of the Commons debate lay in its attempt to dispel the myth of fan irresponsibility once and for all, bringing the official, government narrative in line with the experience of supporters and victims. The PM is contemplating a public apology because that never really happened, even in the wake of the Taylor Report.
@ Conor. My concern is that comments like “The question of official blame, however, has historically been reduced to one of fan irresponsibility” is just simply untrue and unfortunately, only helps perpetuate the myth. I’m not sure how else I’m supposed to read this. This is totally at odds with the only official inquiry into the events leading up to the tragedy. That’s my point, nothing personal. Over and out. Thanks Conor.
Another of Thatcher’s legacies.
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