BROWSING: 5G

The 5G core is built on the Verizon Cloud Platform Verizon has officially begun moving customer traffic onto its cloud-native, containerized-design 5G core. Doing so will deliver "unprecedented levels of service agility, flexibility and automated scalability," said the carrier. The 5G core is built...

Data scientists from Ericsson's Global AI Accelerator in Montreal will support the three-year research project in close collaboration with professors and researchers from ÉTS, Concordia and Polytechnique Ericsson Canada has partnered with a group of Montreal-based universities to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can help...

5G networks will undeniably enable many extraordinary new services and revenue possibilities for communication service providers (CSPs). To leverage these opportunities to the highest potential, CSPs require a flexible, high-performing packet core that will deliver the low latency and high-speed connections these services demand. That...

Cradlepoint noted that its 5G Wireless WAN solutions enable IoT firms to immediately deploy solutions with the security and remote management capabilities needed to support IoT deployments at scale   Cradlepoint announced a collaboration with T-Mobile U.S. and the Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners to enable...

French regulator Arcep has awarded three new trial spectrum licences for enterprises to deploy private 5G networks in the 3.8-4.0 GHz band, taking its total roster of enterprise trialists in France to 13. The band is being liberated for French enterprises, in line with...

The government confirmed that Huawei technology must be removed from the U.K.’s 5G public networks by the end of 2027 The U.K. government extended the deadline for local carriers to remove Huawei’s equipment and services in core network functions to December 31, 2023, from the...

Adani Data Network entered the Indian telecom space after purchasing frequencies in a recent spectrum auction carried out by the government Indian company Adani Data Network has obtained a license for network access services, which will allow the firm to provide all kinds of telecom...

This is a fairly straight writeup of a summary report / blog from UK5G, the government-backed innovation network dedicated to industrial 5G in the UK, from a couple of weeks back, about findings from the UK’s grand £200 million trials and testbeds (5GTT) scheme...

C-Band deployment delays over interference concerns. Shared CBRS spectrum. Significant coordination zones for 3.45-3.55 GHz. Spectrum is a finite resource, and while regulators continue to make additional airwaves available, it's often not free and clear. What does this mean for the cost and utility...

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...

VMware said that the Next G-AI Research and Innovation Center is part of the TETRA initiative VMware announced the opening of the VMware Next G-AI Research and Innovation Center in Montreal, Canada. In a release, the company noted that the new facility will bring together VMware's...

Cellular networks were built over several decades with features that provided a consistent experience for all users. However, over time, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) realized the need for more options and customized capabilities as enterprises continued to scale. Enter 5G — which through higher speeds,...

Research topics considered in some of the selected projects include novel 6G system architectures and advanced optical communication technologies The European Union (EU) has selected 35 research and innovation projects in a call that has the goal of developing 5G systems and promoting research into...

Earlier this month, Bharti Airtel launched 5G services in eight Indian cities Indian telco Bharti Airtel has selected Israeli wireless solutions firm Ceragon Networks for the provision of wireless multiband radio solutions, the latter said in a release. Ceragon said that its IP-50E and multi-band vendor...

The Dimensity 1080 chipset supports sub-6GHz 5G and Wi-Fi 6 MediaTek says its newest chipset, called the Dimensity 1080 (D1080), offers 5G smartphones a “nice performance bump and significantly upgraded camera features.” When compared to its predecessor, the Dimensity 920, the 1080, sports an upgraded...

A new summary report / blog from UK5G, the government-backed innovation network dedicated to industrial 5G in the UK, makes for good reading. It concludes, ultimately, that industrial 5G is the same as industrial IoT – that it is a discipline that is massive...

Swedish operator Tele2 has supplied an Ericsson-made private 5G network to local electric boat manufacturer X Shore, to drive its production processes and sustainability agenda. Ericsson called the private 5G deployment, at X Shore’s new factory in Nyköping, south of Stockholm, “one of the...

A helpful snapshot of the developing IoT market, from a presentation at The Things Conference in Amsterdam a couple of weeks back; Paul Pinault, vice president of platform and market strategy at France-based Braincube, took to the stage to draw interesting, possibly important, distinction...

5G coverage in Malaysia has already reached over 30% of populated areas and is on track to achieve the 80% target set by the government by 2024 Malaysia’s six major telecom operators have signed access agreements with state-run wholesale 5G network operator Digital Nasional Berhad...

In France, mobile carriers are currently providing 5G services through frequencies in the 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands France had a total of 36,295 authorized 5G sites as of October 1, of which 26,589 were declared technically operational by the local mobile...

Masmovil said that it had reached 505 new towns and cities in its latest 5G expansion Spanish telecom operator Masmovil is currently offering 5G service in almost 1,400 towns and cities in 51 provinces across Spain for the customers of its Yoigo brand, the carrier...

In a world with 5G connectivity, network slicing is one of the prominent technologies that is here to stay, delivering tailored services and connectivity for users. Network slicing provides communication service providers (CSPs) the ability to flexibly separate services in their 5G network and...

AT&T is expanding its fiber and wireless networks while planning for multi-service edges and distributed Standalone 5G cores DALLAS--AT&T CTO Jeremy Legg last week at the company’s headquarters met with members of the trade press to lay out a phased, one- to two-year strategy that’s...