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Stage X to launch 5G network in Korea next year: Report
Stage X said it will deploy a total of 6,000 5G base stations nationwide
South Korean company Stage X, which has been awarded spectrum that will enable it to be the nation's fourth mobile carrier, plans to launch nationwide mobile network services in the first...
Stage X becomes fourth mobile operator in South Korea
Stage X will launch its 5G network using spectrum in the 28 GHz band
A local consortium dubbed Stage X has been selected as the new company to operate the spectrum in the 28 GHz band, effectively becoming the country’s fourth mobile carrier, local news...
Samsung Electronics sees 6G as crucial for the company’s future
Samsung noted that the development of future 6G systems will be critical for the commercialization of innovative products in AI, autonomous driving and extended reality
Future 6G communications technology will be crucial for the future of Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics, according to Samsung Electronics’...
Samsung, Intel deepen vRAN partnership
Samsung will integrate its virtualized vRAN 3.0 software with 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors
Samsung Electronics and Intel announced this week that they are expanding their collaboration with the integration of the Samsung's virtualized radio access network (vRAN) 3.0 software with 4th Gen Intel...
NTT DoCoMo grants standard essential patent license to Samsung
As part of the agreement, Samsung is to pay licensing fees to NTT Docomo
Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo announced that it has reached an agreement to grant a patent license covering DoCoMo's standard essential patents, including 5G, to Korean company Samsung Electronics.
As part of the...
Reliance Jio’s 5G infra reaches 277 Indian cities
Last year, Reliance Jio Infocomm announced 5G contracts with Nordic vendors Ericsson and Nokia
Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm announced the launch of 5G services across 20 cities, taking the total of towns and cities covered by its 5G infrastructure to 277, the telco said...
KDDI will use Samsung’s 5G core for its SA network
Samsung noted that the 5G core will enable KDDI to optimize network slicing
Samsung Electronics announced the company has been selected by Japanese telco KDDI to provide its cloud-native 5G Standalone (SA) core for the operator’s commercial network across Japan.
Samsung’s 5G core solution supports both...
Samsung, KDDI complete SLA assurance network slicing field trial
Samsung said that the trial took place in Tokyo during Q4 2022
Samsung Electronics and Japanese operator KDDI asay that they have successfully achieved Service Level Agreement (SLA) assurance network slicing in a field trial conducted in Tokyo, Japan.
In a release, the Korean vendor said...
Bharti Airtel’s 5G service reaches 17 cities across India
In October, Bharti Airtel initially launched 5G services in seven Indian cities
Indian telco Bharti Airtel is already providing 5G services in 17 cities across the country, according to local press reports.
In October, Bharti Airtel launched 5G services in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri,...
Samsung supplies new O-RAN-compliant radios to NTT Docomo
NTT Docomo had selected Samsung Electronics as its 5G network solutions provider in March 2021
Korean vendor Samsung Electronics recently announced that it is supplying a variety of 5G radios to support Japanese telco NTT Docomo’s Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) expansion.
Under the terms of...
Samsung claims record data rates using mmWave spectrum
Samsung said it used eight component carriers (8CC) to aggregate 800 megahertz of mmWave spectrum
Samsung Electronics announced it recently used mmWave spectrum to achieve record data rates over a distance of 10 kilometers in trials with Australian operator nbn.
The Korean vendor noted that this...
New Zealand to enable direct allocation of 5G spectrum
Access to current short-term 3.5 GHz rights expires at the end of October 2022
The government of New Zealand has reached an agreement with the country’s major telecommunications network operators to accelerate the deployment of 5G services across New Zealand and improve rural connectivity, the...
Mavenir negotiates potential 5G deals with Indian carriers: Report
Mavenir aims to start supplying its locally made O-RAN radios in the coming months
U.S.-based O-RAN provider Mavenir said it is in talks to provide 5G gear to Indian carriers including Vodafone Idea, local newspaper ETTelecom reported.
The U.S. firm was expecting to start supplying its...
Samsung Electronics supports NTT East’s 5G private efforts
Samsung has been focusing on the provision of private 5G networks in a number of markets including Japan, Korea and the U.S.
Korean vendor Samsung Electronics announced it is currently supporting Japanese telco NTT East’s private 5G network expansion.
In a release, the company said that...
Samsung Electronics to establish 6G research group in the UK
The new 6G research project will be based at the Samsung R&D Institute U.K. based in Staines-upon-Thames
Samsung Electronics announced it will establish a new research group in the U.K., which will focus on developing technologies for 6G networks and devices.
The Korean vendor said that...
KT plans to build private 5G network testbed
KT said that its private 5G network testbed runs on the 4.7 GHz spectrum band
Korean telco KT unveiled plans to build a specialized 5G testbed running on the 4.7 GHz band with the aim of enabling multiple customers to access its core network equipment...
Comcast to deploy Samsung network equipment to boost its 5G offering
Samsung is delivering CBRS and 600 MHz equipment that will help Comcast expand its capacity and coverage in select areas
Comcast announced that Samsung Electronics is providing it with 5G Radio Access Network equipment that will be used to boost 5G connectivity for Xfinity Mobile...
Kajeet, Samsung to deliver private 5G network solutions in the US
The education sector will be the first area of focus for the Kajeet and Samsung collaboration
Private wireless and IoT company Kajeet said it is currently collaborating with Samsung Electronics America to deploy Kajeet's private 5G platform with Samsung’s Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) solutions.
With...
Optus claims first four component CA 5G SA data call in Australia
The 4CC data trial combined Optus’ low-band spectrum and 2,100MHz FDD bands with 2,300MHz and 3,500MHz TDD bands
Australian operator Optus has completed what it claims to be the first four component carrier aggregation 5G standalone data call in the country.
To achieve this milestone, Optus...
LG Uplus, Nokia ink MoU to cooperate in 5G Advanced, 6G
LG Uplus and Nokia aim to cooperate for research on the expansion of network structures, bandwidths and service zones
LG Uplus, South Korea’s third-largest mobile operator, has reached a tentative deal with Finnish vendor Nokia to cooperate in research and development (R&D) projects for next-generation...
Samsung Electronics, Naver Cloud claim first 5G private network in Korea
Samsung Electronics and Naver Cloud signed a MoU in March 2022 for a private 5G network collaboration
Korean companies Samsung Electronics and Naver Cloud announced that the companies have joined together to switch what they claim to be South Korea’s first private 5G network.
Samsung noted...
Samsung unveils 6G research findings and 6G spectrum white paper
Samsung Electronics had published a white paper introducing its 6G vision in July 2020
Samsung Electronics released a white paper that lays out the company’s vision for securing global frequency bands for future 6G technology.
The paper, titled “6G Spectrum: Expanding the Frontier,” discusses ways to...
Nokia, Optus claim world’s first 3CC Carrier Aggregation 5G SA data call
Nokia said that 5G carrier aggregation allows compatible 5G smartphones to receive multiple 5G frequency bands in parallel
Nokia, Optus and Samsung Electronics Australia announced that they have achieved a data session using three-component-carrier (3CC) Carrier Aggregation (CA) technology over a 5G Standalone (SA) network...
South Korea aims to launch a communications 6G prototype in 2026
In January, the Korean government said it was working with local telcos on 6G network development strategies
The new government of South Korea expects to come up with a 6G communications prototype in 2026, Korean press reported.
The Presidential Transition Committee said that the incoming...