BROWSING: 5G

Verizon is deploying C-band spectrum at the MetLife Stadium, adding to the millimeter wave spectrum already available Verizon this week announced that it will install major network upgrades at MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Jets and New York Giants, beginning in 2024. The upgrades,...

KDDI said the agreement will enhance its cellular connectivity to areas beyond the limits of current 4G and 5G networks Japanese carrier KDDI and SpaceX announced an agreement to provide satellite-to-cellular service using Starlink's low earth orbit satellites and KDDI national wireless spectrum nationwide. Starlink is...

The trial is part of the UAE efforts to have a leading position in the 5G Advanced field Emirati-based operator etisalat by e& said it has achieved 10 Gbps throughput on the 6 GHz band, a milestone which, according to the company, positions the United...

VMware noted it is currently working with Indian carriers Bharti Airtel, Jio and Vodafone Idea VMware expects to see wide-scale deployment of O-RAN-based 5G in India from 2025, local newspaper The Economic Times reported, citing Sanjay Uppal, senior vice president and general manager of VMware’s...

Currently, only Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have already deployed 5G networks nationwide Indian operators are expected to spend less on 5G frequencies in the upcoming spectrum auction compared to last year’s 5G spectrum offering, according to a report by Crisil Ratings. The report noted that...

US Cellular said it will turn up an enhanced 5G offering in the coming weeks, three months ahead of schedule US Cellular announced it would be able to expand its 5G network faster than expected, as it has received full access to the 5G C-Band...

Jio said it currently has 50 million 5G subscribers Indian carrier Reliance Jio Infocomm expects to complete the national rollout of 5G by the end of this year, local newspaper Times of India reported Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Jio's parent company Reliance Industries, as...

Telit Cinterion noted that the trial focused on how Nestlé could use 5G to connect autonomous manufacturing robots and automated guided vehicles at its plants Telit Cinterion announced the completion of a successful proof-of-concept trial of private 5G for factory automation. In a release, the company...

Enacom confirmed it will make available a total of 300 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.3-3.6 GHz bands for 5G Argentine telecommunications regulator Enacom’s board approved the terms of a long-delayed spectrum auction for the provision of 5G services in the country.   In a release,...

The licensing deal between Huawei and Ericsson includes 3G, 4G and 5G network infrastructure and consumer devices Huawei and Ericsson have established a new, global patent licensing agreement that includes 3G, 4G and 5G network infrastructure and consumer devices, granting global access to each other’s...

'It's time to deliver on the promise of 5G," writes T-Mo's John Saw It's August 2023, roughly four years after mobile 5G began to appear in the United States and still in the early days of 5G Standalone network availability. One of the key features...

Last month, Arrcus announced a new investment from Hitachi Ventures for an additional closing of its Series D Networking software company Arrcus has signed a partnership with Itochu Techno-Solutions Corporation, NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation (NESIC) and APRESIA in a move to expand its...

Airtel did not acquire 700 MHz spectrum in India’s first 5G spectrum sale in July 2022 Indian telco Bharti Airtel said it won’t buy airwaves in the 700 MHz band in the next 5G spectrum sale, according to local press reports. The company noted it will...

Deutsche Telekom will equip more than 28,000 sites with  high-speed connections at 10 Gbps German operator Deutsche Telekom has already connected 83% of all 5G mobile communications locations nationwide with fiber optics, the telco said in a release. The telco also said that more than 10,000...

A strange thing seems to be happening in the wireless and chip industry. Some players seem to be doing better than others. Huawei, Nokia and ZTE are showing growth, while Qualcomm, Ericsson and Samsung seem to be showing struggle. So, let’s pull the camera...

China has successfully established itself as a global leader of 5G deployments. In the past two years, 5G user penetration in China has jumped from 18% to 36%. Similarly, China’s 5G subscriber base stands at 1.2 billion as of 1Q 2023, with the three...

Last year, BT and Nokia announced 5G SA 4CC CA downlink U.K. telco BT and Nokia announced the successful uplink aggregation of two component carriers in a live 5G Standalone (SA) network. Last year, BT and Nokia announced 5G SA 4CC CA downlink. Now, by achieving...

SK Telecom, LG Uplus and KT are some of the members of the new O-RAN alliance in South Korea South Korea recently launched the Open RAN Industry Alliance (ORIA), a national body with the main aim of developing a domestic Open RAN (O-RAN) ecosystem in...

Jio is expected to launch the Jio AirFiber FWA device at its upcoming annual general meeting Indian telco Reliance Jio Infocomm is expected to launch its fixed wireless access (FWA) offering in the coming days after rival telco Airtel launched the Xtream AirFiber FWA device...

ZTE Corporation, in collaboration with China Mobile and Sanjiangyuan National Park, recently implemented 5G coverage in Kekexili (Hoh Xil) Nature Reserve located in Qinghai Province, China. Kekexili holds the distinction of being the highest altitude World Natural Heritage site at over 4,500 meters above...

Verizon used Ericsson's new RedCap compatible software and MediaTek’s RedCap testing platform Verizon announced the completion of data and voice (VoNR) sessions over its 5G network using Ericsson's new RedCap-compatible software (a.k.a. the "NR light" functionality) and MediaTek’s RedCap testing platform. RedCap, or Reduced Capability, is...

Nokia noted that there is a growing interest in FWA in India Finnish vendor Nokia expects a rapid increase in the adoption of private 5G networks in India from the second half of 2024, Indian newspaper The Economic Times reported. "You will see some early adopters...

The new solution will be delivered by Federated Wireless as part of its private wireless managed service Federated Wireless announced its selection by VMware to deliver private 4G and 5G networks-as-a-service for enterprises in the form of the new VMware Private Mobile Network Service. Federated Wireless...

As Communications Service Providers (CSPs) transition from closed proprietary RAN systems to open, disaggregated solutions as part of their migration to 5G, Ethernet adapters with hardware-enhanced timing synchronization are proving essential in allowing them to build virtualized RAN (vRAN) solutions to meet their customers’...