5G WIRE: India declared 5G late adopter + partnership blitz

5G action this day: Moody’s ranks India among Asia’s 5G “late adopters”; SK Telecom and DT in edge computing/quantum tie-up; Telstra officially partners with Ericsson for 5G; Huawei lands 5G VR/AR deals in the Middle East; NEC and Samsung join forces to create 5G solutionsMoody’s ranks India among Asia’s 5G “late adopters”For all its ambitions to be at the forefront of the expected 5G wave in 2020, India is more likely to be a “late adopter” of 5G, says Moody’s Investors Service. The partnership is designed to bring together best-in-class technology and expertise in 5G and IT from both firms to create flexible and localized 5G solutions. Read more …NEC and Samsung join forces to create 5G solutionsNEC and Samsung Electronics announced a partnership of joint effort to strengthen their next generation business portfolio, including 5G. Meanwhile, Huawei and Mediapro will collaborate in the distribution of VR and AR over 5G networks via Huawei’s media cloud application. Telstra and Ericsson have already jointly completed a number of 5G trials in the past 12 months.