BROWSING: 5G

AIS and vivo conduct 5G standalone network tests in Thailand

AIS launched 5G standalone services in July 2020 Thai mobile service provider Advanced Info Service Plc. (AIS) has partnered with Chinese smartphone manufacturer vivo to run 5G Standalone (SA) network tests in Thailand. This is the first time that vivo has stepped outside of China to participate...

Vodafone slices 5G network for UK Power Networks as part of major smart grid trial

Vodafone has kickstarted a trial with UK Power Networks to connect the UK electricity network on a dedicated slice of its national 5G network. The initiative is part of the grid operator’s new Constellation project, to bring compute resources into its substation network, connected...

China Mobile adds 28.7 million 5G subscribers in June

China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, added a total of 28.7 million 5G subscribers in June, according to the carrier’s latest available figures. The operator said it ended last month with 250.69 million 5G subscribers, compared to 70.2 million 5G customers...

SIs in trouble, hyperscalers indifferent – the case for carrier-led private 5G

Note, this article is continued from a previous post, entitled ‘Software AG, StarHub and the blueprint for carrier-led industrial private 5G’, available here. Bernd Gross, chief technology officer at Software AG, is presenting the case for telcos as the go-to agents for private 5G. He...

Spanish government raises $1.3 billion in 700 MHz spectrum auction

The Spanish government raised a total of 1.1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in the 700 MHz spectrum auction, with local operators Telefónica, Vodafone and Orange securing these key frequencies to expand 5G services. The Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs detailed that the government raised around...

Ericsson, Three Ireland launch indoor 5G network at Irish dairy processing plant

According to Ericsson, this is Ireland's first indoor 5G campus network in a live manufacturing environment Ericsson and Three Ireland have launched what they say is Ireland’s first indoor 5G campus network in a live manufacturing environment at Glanbia’s multi-purpose dairy processing plant in Ballyragget,...

Bell Canada expands 5G coverage to 28 more communities, adds US roaming

According to Bell, its roaming partner networks cover more than 90% of the U.S. national population with 5G service Bell Canada has taken the opportunity of being labeled Canada's fastest 5G mobile network in Ookla’s latest network benchmarking report to stake its claim on being the...

Intel ramps up private LTE with Federated Wireless, California school districts

Federated Wireless has signed with Intel to use its Smart Edge platform to pursue private network trials using CBRS spectrum in the education sector in the US. The move is part of Intel’s drive to push edge networking in sundry enterprise sectors. The firm...

MultiTech’s CBRS Wi-Fi AP empowers rural schools, communities to provide high-speed connectivity

In 2016, data showed that more than 34 million people, as a result of where they live, do not have access to decent broadband service Multi-Tech Systems released a Wi-Fi Access Point (AP) that will enable one-to-many connectivity to families with more than one child...

MFA Webinar: Uni5G Private Networks: A Simplified Path to Deployment

Industry verticals are seeking to deploy 5G and 4G private networks to increase control, reliability and security of their networks. This webinar will highlight the private network opportunity in unlicensed, shared and locally licensed spectrum. Attendees will learn how MFA is enabling a simpler path...

Vodafone and Nokia develop ML system to detect network anomalies

Vodafone, in partnership with Nokia, has introduced a new machine learning (ML) algorithm to its pan-European mobile networks to detect and correct anomalies before they impact customers, the U.K. carrier said in a release. Based on Nokia Bell Labs technology, the Anomaly Detection Service autonomously...

Intel partners with Airtel to accelerate 5G development in India

Intel and Indian telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel announced a collaboration to drive network development of 4G and 5G virtualized radio access network (vRAN) and open radio access network (RAN) technology. Work by Intel and Airtel will evolve communications networks from fixed-function equipment to virtualized cloud-native...

Comba Telecom, 3 Hong Kong delivered 5G indoor coverage to several landmark buildings

The 5G indoor coverage is available in several major landmark buildings, including the Hong Kong Convention Center and Exchange Square Comba Telecom announced that it has deployed its indoor 5G solution, the ComFlex Pro, for 3 Hong Kong in several major landmark buildings including the Hong Kong...

NI Connect Event (Sponsored)

Register today for NI Connect, the free virtual event designed for all engineers to learn about the future of wireless communications, and the latest trends in test and data analytics. Join NI for a mix of innovation and learning opportunities at times convenient for participants around...

Nokia secures deal to expand Taiwan Star’s 5G network

Nokia announced that it has been selected by Taiwan Star Telecom (TST) to extend its 5G network across the country. In a release, the Nordic vendor said it will provide equipment from its latest 5G AirScale portfolio which will support TST’s 5G standalone (SA) network. Under...

Nokia wins part of China Mobile’s 5G contracts, Ericsson loses ground

Nokia won its first 5G radio contract in China, after securing a share in one of China Mobile's three contracts for the provision of 700MHz 5G base stations, while rival vendor Ericsson lost market share chiefly due to political tensions between China and Sweden. Through these...

Evolving complexity of the RFFE as the market transitions from 4G to 5G and why it matters (Analyst Angle)

As the mobile industry continues its transition to 5G, outperforming its predecessor generations on nearly every metric at launch, it brings with it a host of extremely complex challenges for vendors to overcome if this demand explosion across all price tiers and device types...

Will 5G Change the World? Ed Cholerton, Nokia (Ep. 39)

Ed Cholerton, president of Nokia North America, discusses private network traction, the Open RAN landscape, the importance of closing the digital divide, and more.

‘The quality is in the radio, not the core’ – Nokia questions new rivals in private LTE/5G

The magic in private cellular networks comes with the radio, and not with the core, says Nokia. And the magic in the radio cannot be so easily copied or imitated; it takes decades of graft, it says, honed through five generations of cellular at...

Ericsson, John Deere sign agreement to develop 5G, IoT solutions in Brazil

  The Brazilian subsidiary of Ericsson have signed a partnership with John Deere to research and develop technological innovation using 5G technology to boost new agribusiness revenue. The agreement enables the companies to work together to develop solutions focused on 5G and the Internet of Things...

Nokia, Ericsson to roll out Telefonica’s 5G SA radio network in Spain

Spanish operator Telefonica has officially announced its decision to award the contracts to deploy its 5G standalone (SA) radio networks across Spain to Nordic vendors Ericsson and Nokia. The deployment of Nokia and Ericsson 5G SA networks will be carried out on the 3.5 GHz...

Bell Canada furthers multi-cloud vision, partners with Google Cloud for 5G

Bell Canada partnered with AWS on 5G edge services in June Bell Canada will host some of its 5G network services on Google Cloud, beginning with its IT infrastructure, network functions and on-premise applications. In addition, the pair will develop cloud and edge services, and will...

Enough talk. It’s time to put CBRS to work. (Sponsored)

It has been a long road to reality for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service, with more than a decade of work by regulators and industry that ultimately has resulted in an elegant, three-tiered sharing system that balances licensed use with a generous spectrum allotment...

Ericsson strikes $8.3bn 5G agreement with Verizon

Ericsson announced a new multi-year agreement with U.S. carrier Verizon to provide its 5G solutions with the aim of accelerating the deployment of Verizon's 5G network in the country. Under the $8.3 billion deal, Verizon will deploy Ericsson's 5G MIMO C-band, low-band and millimeter wave...