BROWSING: 5G

Japan-based NTT has expanded an already-major private LTE and 5G project in the City of Las Vegas, in Nevada in the US, by leading a vendor collective to double the number of network access points across the city, and also to open the infrastructure...

Verizon has deployed Open RAN compliant, multi-vendor cell sites Verizon has deployed virtualized radio access network (vRAN) kit at some 8,000 5G sites, both mmWave and C-Band, and plans to use this architecture at 20,000 total by the end of 2025. The operator has targeted...

Kajeet’s Derrick Frost discusses the company’s new private 5G managed service offering, including technical details, enterprise buying patterns, and how this new line of business maps to Kajeet’s focus on education, healthcare and other key verticals.

By using network intelligence to cut RAN power consumption, ZTE is helping operators work towards sustainability goals As 5G deployments expand globally to support increasing demand for mobile data, operators are spending billions in capital to build out radio access network (RAN) infrastructure and, subsequently,...

Orange Belgium is deploying its 5G SA network in partnership with Ericsson, Nokia and Oracle Orange Belgium said it is deploying a 5G Standalone core network on a cloud-native architecture together with partners Ericsson, Nokia and Oracle. Orange Belgium said that it is working with Ericsson...

Ericsson had suspended operations and deliveries to customers in Russia in April as a consequence of the war with Ukraine Swedish vendor Ericsson has already notified its 400 employees in Russia that they will be laid off as part of the company’s plan to shut...

All enterprise eyes are on the development and deployment of private 5G cellular networks, as businesses seek new flexibility and capabilities that traditional IT infrastructure has not delivered.  But how do you know that your private network is delivering on the promise of 5G? It all...

Australian satellite and IT comms provider Speedcast has deployed a private LTE network across four natural gas plants for Brazilian energy integrator Origem Energia in the state of Alagoas in the northeast of the country. The project has been carried out by Speedcast’s local...

With shifting markets easily weeding out the strong from the weak, DataBank has proven itself as a force in the data center sector. In today's episode, Carrie Charles sits down with none other than DataBank's CEO, Raul Martynek. DataBank had 6 data centers in...

The network update will support 3G, 4G and 5G NSA Samoan operator Bluesky has selected Ericsson for the modernization of its equipment and services in the American territory of Samoa. The agreement represents the first time that the companies are working together. Specifically, the network...

Beijing had 28.9 5G base stations per 10,000 people China’s capital Beijing had a total of 63,000 5G base stations as of the end of July, up 11,000 from the end of last year, local press reported. According to Sun Lixin, an official from the city's...

The government of India expects to reach nationwide coverage with 5G in two years India’s prime minister Narendra Modi is expected to officially announce the launch of 5G services in the country at India Mobile Congress on October 1, according to the National Broadband Mission,...

The government of Spain said that national 5G concessions will have a starting price of 7.5 million euros each The Spanish government has kicked off the process to auction more spectrum for 5G mobile services in the country. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital...

When going to cloud-native 5G, forget what you know about telecoms: Dish exec Said Berrahil U.S. operator Dish is in process of building out a cloud-native 5G network that adheres to Open RAN principles and specifications. Extending from this idea of a cloud-native network, the...

Huawei said that the massive MIMO technology deployed in the Philippines boost download and upload speeds by 35% Chinese vendor Huawei has started to commercially deploy its third-generation 5G massive MIMO outside China, with the Philippines being the first major market. In a release, the vendor...

M1 noted that its 5G SA network currently covers about 90% of Singapore Singaporean operator M1 Limited announced that all its mobile handset plans will come with 5G connectivity. In a release, the Asian carrier said that consumers who sign up for the first time or...

A total of 677,000 5G base stations were built by local mobile operators in the first eight months of this year Chinese mobile operators have already deployed over 2.1 million 5G base stations across the country, local news agency Xinhua reported, citing data from the...

T-Mobile US' 5G network allows Pano AI to gather high-quality video in at-risk areas T-Mobile US announced a partnership with Pano AI, which provides disaster preparedness technology solutions, and Portland General Electric to deploy 5G-connected cameras that enable AI-powered active wildfire detection near Portland, Oregon. The...

Improving access to care is all about improving access to data, Verizon says Verizon Business and U.K.-based health technology company Visionable are collaborating on a range of connected healthcare solutions. The partnership, which is an expansion of a 2021 agreement, combines Visionable’s patented technology and...

London-based startup FloLIVE, offering aggregated hybrid-private 5G from global mobile operators for IoT use cases, is working with California-based satellite IoT provider Skylo to augment its footprint with the addition of non-terrestrial 5G network (NTN) coverage, to go beyond the reach of terrestrial mobile...

IMDA said the new 6G hub is the first R&D lab in Southeast Asia Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has partnered with the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), with the aim of launching what it claims to be the first 6G-focused R&D...

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...

Core network provider Athonet has expanded its fledgling private 5G vendor club to include a broader cross-set of companies to promote and deliver new cellular systems for enterprises. The new joiners are Airspan, Ambra, Imagine Wireless, Integra Network Solutions, Itatel, RippleLink, Teal Communications, and...

The deal will provide subscribers with access to the peer-deployed Helium 5G network, as well as T-Mobile US' 5G network Amid preparations for the launch of Helium Mobile, a mobile service that will enable subscribers to earn crypto rewards for using the network, Nova Labs has announced a...