BROWSING: 5G

The private networks deployed at this Swedish port currently rely on 4G LTE technology A cellular private network for Hutchison Ports Stockholm has enabled a high level of automation at the facility, including the operation of automated straddle carriers, Graham Wilde, head of 5G business...

A panel session at Private Networks European Forum last month put the spotlight on the discipline of network and system management, specifically, where traditional mobile operators are increasingly facing-off with rival factions in the developing Industry 4.0 supplier market. These other groups include system...

Siemens has worked with Qualcomm to deploy an indoor private 5G network in CBRS spectrum at Siemens headquarters in Chicago, with a view to test and develop solutions to automate building functions and services. The private 5G trial network is being used, initially to...

Nokia is to deploy a private LTE network at the Port of San Antonio in Chile, the country’s main maritime port, handling almost 50 percent of the country’s import and export trade. The Finnish vendor was selected by the port operator, San Antonio Terminal...

The pressure on enterprises to embrace sustainability from business perspective has been catalysed by the public's desire for a sustainable future. From board rooms, ESG regulatory compliance to product design meetings and shop floors, most of the organization conversations revolve around: How to create transparency...

The Nokia Wavence portfolio includes high-capacity microwave transceivers, designed to support operators as they build out their 5G networks Nokia announced that it has extended its collaboration with French operator Orange to upgrade its microwave backhaul network, the former said in a release. The vendor noted...

LG Uplus will provide cloud-based services using artificial intelligence tools under a subscription model to help small business customers reduce initial investment costs South Korea's third largest operator, LG Uplus, announced plans to work with automation company Fanuc to develop a smart factory platform to...

In 2019, Qualcomm invested $14.55 million in Baicells LTE and 5G hardware company Baicells and chipmaker Qualcomm are taking private 5G global with the expansion of their previously cemented collaboration. The pair said that the combination of their “broad portfolio of technologies, markets and other...

Start-up lays claim to 'first commercial 5G over lasers' A new 5G demonstration at a lab in Sydney has used a laser to deliver a 5G backhaul link with 10 Gbps capacity, using commercial equipment from a startup as well as Open RAN vendor Mavenir. Venture-backed,...

The implementation of private 5G and 4G networks in the manufacturing sector is helping manufacturers to embrace the digital transformation and also to boost productivity, reduce certain costs and increase safety for workers, Catherine Gull, head of business development at Cellnex Telecom, said during...

There was a good panel session, yesterday (November 29; see cover image, available on-demand), on IoT tracking in the supply chain, which brought insightful content and commentary from leading IoT outfits DeltaTrak, Telit, and Unabiz, plus from analyst house ABI Research. But even with...

Qualcomm, BMW Group, Valeo and Ericsson also took part in the 5G SA automated driving tests    Deutsche Telekom, BMW Group, Valeo, Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies announced what they claim is the world's first demonstration of automated driving application supported by 5G Standalone (SA) network slicing...

Nokia said that the new facility will advance research in technologies that are key components of current 5G and future 6G networks Finnish vendor Nokia announced the opening of a new research and development center focused on 5G and future 6G mobile network technology at...

Bharti Airtel founder and chairman Sunil Mittal said that most parts of India will be covered by 5G by March 2023 Indian telco Bharti Airtel is already offering 5G services in 12 cities across the country, according to local press reports. Last month, Bharti Airtel launched...

SK Telecom has recently announced the launch of its metaverse platform in 49 countries and regions South Korea’s largest telco, SK Telecom, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Asian communications technology group, Singtel, to jointly grow their metaverse businesses in some Asian markets,...

Since its commercial launch in 2019, 5G is gearing up to enter its next transformational phase, which will be driven largely by 5G-Advanced — an upgrade to The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) release that will bring about substantial improvements driven by the introduction...

The mobile experience in and around major stadiums is crucial to keeping customers happy as they browse, text, call and share their pictures and video from large sporting events or concerts. With tens of thousands of subscribers concentrated in a small area at very...

Passengers aboard flights in the EU will be able to use their mobile phones just like with a ground-based 5G mobile network Airlines in Europe will be able to provide the latest 5G technology on their planes, now that the European Commission has updated the...

The Ericsson study noted that emerging markets could benefit from GDP growth between 0.3 and 0.46% through 2035 The deployment of 5G technology could trigger a number of economic benefits for certain emerging markets, according to a new Ericsson-commissioned study by Analysys Mason. The study noted...

The Hong Kong government is taking comments through December 15 Hong Kong’s Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (SCED) and the Communications Authority (CA) recently launched a public consultation on the proposed reassignment of 20 megahertz of spectrum in the 850/900 MHz bands and 90...

The move is part of China's broader initiative to widen the application of 5G industrial internet to boost the domestic manufacturing sector   The government of China has granted the first 5G private network license in the country to Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), the...

Japanese company Fujitsu is taking part in this 5G initiative   A consortium of Japanese organizations has developed open source software for private 5G networks, claiming to domestically produce a low-cost 5G core (5GC) network which brings down the cost of private infrastructure. The organizations taking part...

Deutsche Telekom said that telecom regulator Bundesnetzagentur provided support for these 6 GHz tests with a special license German carrier Deutsche Telekom said it tested frequencies in the 6 GHz band in the city of Bonn under real-world conditions. The telco noted that these are...

France-based virtual operator Transatel, busily offering somehow-unfashionable local MVNO and MVNE services in Europe for two decades already, has a second (actually, third and fourth) life, suddenly, in the global IoT game – which has become even racier in recent years with its acquisition...