BROWSING: 5G

AT&T Mexico had initially launched 5G services in Mexico in December last year using spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band AT&T Mexico announced the launch of its 5G network in ten new cities across the country. In a release, the operator said that its 5G offering...

The partners recently developed a JCAS testing solution in which they used the latest R&S AREG800A automotive radar echo generator as an object simulator The China Mobile Research Institute and test company Rohde & Schwarz are partnering to research and validate joint communication and sensing...

The FCC noted that these firms are forced to comply with Chinese regulations and could pose an unacceptable risk to national security The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has added international telecoms company Pacific Network Corp., its wholly-owned subsidiary ComNet (USA) and the operator China...

This is part two of a two-part article. Please read part one first. In the first article, we covered the impact of 5G on the public sector and education. Use cases for enterprises, however, are equally as profound and daunting. Let’s take a look at...

China Mobile had added a total of 152 million subscribers in the 5G segment since the beginning of the year Chinese operators recorded a net gain of 26.2 million 5G subscribers in August, according to the carriers’ latest available figures. China Mobile, the world’s largest operator...

Ericsson noted that MTN has initially launched its 5G offering in capital Lagos Mobile operator MTN and Ericsson have launched 5G services in Nigeria, the vendor said in a release. Ericsson noted that the deployment includes 5G radio access network and NonStandalone packet core, with the...

The new “digital twin” tech is already being used by Charter for its 5G planning Data analytics firm Heavy.AI and Nvidia on Tuesday announced HeavyRF, a new network planning and operations tool for telcos that leverages Nvidia’s Omniverse metaverse technology. The announcement came as part...

Optiva counts an unnamed Canadian telco among its customers for the new service OSS/BSS software developer Optiva has announced that its Optiva Charging Engine is now available through Google Cloud Marketplace. The company claims it to be the first 5G telecom charging solution to be made available...

Verizon’s 5G hub is housed in the McNair Center in Columbia, South Carolina Verizon and the University of South Carolina have launched a 5G hub to jointly explore how 5G technology can be used by industries, including manufacturing, healthcare and civil infrastructure, among others. Verizon and...

Communication service providers (CSPs) have already invested millions of man-hours and billions of dollars to develop and market their new 5G solutions. Now, they need the appropriate infrastructure to deploy and deliver those solutions. To accomplish this huge task, the mobile industry is turning to...

Swiss food-and-drink manufacturing conglomerate Nestlé has tapped Brazilian telecoms duo Claro and Embratel, both subsidiaries of Mexican group América Móvil, to build a private 5G network at a factory in Caçapava, a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Swedish vendor Ericsson...

Brunei launched a 5G pilot project in April 2021 to demonstrate 5G proof-of-concept network environments The Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) announced that the Asian country is officially beginning 5G trials. The (AITI) is working with wholesale telecommunications provider Unified National...

With commercial services set to start this year, Lynk’s CEO says the sky's the limit Satellite telecom service provider Lynk has announced that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted the company a commercial license to operate its satellite-based direct-to-mobile service. The company expects...

MTN currently provides 5G services in 38 cities across South Africa   South African telco MTN is currently building private 5G networks for 14 companies in the mining and ports sectors in South Africa, according to local newspaper the Sunday Times. MTN’s CEO Charles Molapisi said that...

Ericsson said that DNB is the first operator in Asia to use Ericsson’s latest radio which is 18% more energy-efficient than the previous generation radio Swedish vendor Ericsson said that Malaysia’s 5G network, which is currently being deployed by state-run wholesale 5G network operator Digital...

1&1 had contracted the deployment of its 5G network infrastructure to three companies German operator 1&1 is experiencing delays in the deployment of its 5G network, and it won't be able to meet its deployment goals for this year, according to local press reports and...

The two agencies noted that the deployment of O-RAN introduces new security considerations for mobile network operators The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and National Security Agency (NSA), through the Enduring Security Framework (ESF), have published a paper about the security considerations in regards...

Rural market share, enterprise, home broadband among T-Mobile US growth drivers T-Mobile US CEO Mike Sievert sees a number of tailwinds the carrier can leverage to continue gaining market share as the company’s value proposition expands from a value-focused perception to now include 5G network...

In this episode of Will 5G Change the World? we hear from Chris Vassallo of ExteNet Systems about how the digital divide is more than a rural problem. Pockets of dense urban areas are also underserved by cellular connectivity which has sweeping implications for...

Analyst house ABI Research, in association with US network design and services firm Betacom, has put out a white paper about private 5G in warehousing, and Enterprise IoT Insights has had a quick read and (borrowed and stolen and) come up with five takeaways...

5G accounted for 33.3% of all mobile subscriptions in South Korea in July South Korea ended July with 25.1 million subscribers in the 5G segment, local press reported, citing data from the Ministry of Science and ICT. Local carriers in South Korea had initially launched 5G...

Oulu Univesitiy had created the 6G Flagship, which claims to be the world’s first 6G R&D program The University of Oulu in Finland and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) of Japan have agreed on collaboration in the ICT field, particularly with...

The evolution of SD-WAN and promise of 5G are moving operators and SASE vendors closer together As operators evolve enterprise portfolios to include not just advancements in SD-WAN but also leverage massive investments in 5G to support enhanced workforce mobility, security has come into sharp...

5G OI Lab said it is also welcoming 16 multi-stage startups to join the Lab’s fall program The 5G Open Innovation Lab (5G OI Lab) announced that SK Telecom, GAF and Deloitte have joined the group as new partners. In a release, 5G OI Lab said...