BROWSING: 5G

Editorial Report: The business case for 5G mmWave: Charting a path to ROI

While there are clear challenges associated with the propagation characteristics and cost of densely deploying 5G using millimeter wave frequencies, the high-band spectrum offers unique advantageous. In addition to providing multi-Gbps user experiences, 5G mmWave allows operators to add huge amounts of capacity in...

Windtre selects Ericsson for 5G SA deployment in Italy

The agreement also includes end to end support services with Ericsson network orchestration and automation Swedish vendor Ericsson has been selected by Italian telecom operator Windtre to deploy a container-based, dual-mode 5G core for Standalone on cloud infrastructure, the former said in a release. Ericsson said...

ExteNet Systems deploys 5G network for Circuit of The Americas

The Circuit of The Americas (COTA), a 1,500-acre motorsports and entertainment venue, is in Austin, Texas   Infrastructure company ExteNet Systems announced it would provide new 5G cellular and private wireless metwork infrastructure to improve coverage and capacity at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA), a...

Strong Qualcomm Q3 marked by long-term deal with Samsung

Qualcomm and Samsung extend patent licensing agreement through 2030 Qualcomm revenues are up across the company’s handset, RF front-end, IoT and automotive businesses based on Q3 earnings released this week as the firm executives on its strategy expand total addressable market to $700 billion in...

Samsung Networks mid-year roundup—vRAN/Open RAN progress, Dish, private networks traction, and more

Samsung Networks held its mid-year analyst day last week, giving an update on their progress on the vRAN/Open RAN front, Dish deployment, and the opportunities they see in the Private Networks space. I was among a few key analysts they invited to their offices...

Rogers extends deadline to complete Shaw acquisition

Canada’s competition bureau has put on hold Rogers’ proposed purchase of Shaw, as it believes the deal will negatively impact competition in the domestic telecom sector Rogers Communications has delayed the deadline for its CAD20 billion ($15.56 billion) acquisition of rival Shaw Communications to December...

Telefónica Germany’s 5G network reaches 14,000 antennas

Telefónica said it has already deployed nearly 6,000 5G antennas in the 3.6 GHz frequency German telecom operator Telefónica Deutschland/O2, controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica, said its 5G network is operating around 14,000 antennas in the country. The telco said that this network infrastructure is enabling...

BMW recruits NTT and Intel for private 5G test site to drive Industry 4.0 gains

Some new light on the murky, creeping digital change taking place in the automotive sector, long-considered the flashiest venue for Industry 4.0 (but highly secretive and deeply conservative), and specifically at one of its blue riband manufacturers, in the original home of Industrie 4.0; German...

AT&T Mexico expands 5G coverage to five new cities

AT&T expects its 5G network infrastructure to reach 25 new cities across Mexico before the end of 2022 AT&T Mexico launched 5G services in five new cities across the country, the telco said in a release. The carrier now offers its 5G technology in parts of...

UK government announces fresh funds for 5G, 6G R&D activities

The U.K. will also invest £1.6 million in a joint-funded competition with the Republic of Korea to collaborate on a R&D project to accelerate the development of O-RAN technology The U.K. government has invited universities and telecoms firms to apply for up to £25 million...

Midband, mmWave 5G services really are better: Opensignal report

Download speeds on 'premium' 5G networks were roughly three times faster than low-band AT&T and Verizon 5G speeds, and 1.36 times faster for T-Mobile Opensignal’s latest report digs into the mobile experience when connected to the top three U.S. carrier’s premium — or enhanced, as...

Vodafone Germany deploys 13,000 5G antennas so far this year

Vodafone said that its 5G network is expected to be available to 60 million people by 2023 Vodafone Germany has deployed 13,000 antennas for the provision of 5G services since the beginning of the year, the telco said in a release. Including this recent deployment, more...

Comptek takes part in New York’s Link5G initiative

Comptek acts as the designer and manufacturer of the Link5G poles utilized in this project   Smart pole company Comptek Technologies announced that it is taking part in the Link5G initiative, a multi-tenant siting solution designed to accelerate the pace of 5G deployments in New York...

Eutelsat and OneWeb to create satellite broadband behemoth – with IoT promise

France-based Eutelsat and UK-based OneWeb have signed a provisional takeover deal, which values OneWeb at $3.4 billion, and would, if pursued and passed, would create a European satellite rival for the likes of SpaceX-owned Starlink. The pair have agreed to combine their satellite connectivity...

Rakuten Symphony to open new lab in India next year

The Rakuten Symphony Global Innovation Lab will carry out global R&D in the field of industrialized automation of O-RAN-based, cloud native mobile networks Japanese O-RAN platform company Rakuten Symphony has announced plans to establish a new lab in Bengaluru, India. The Rakuten Symphony Global Innovation Lab...

Spanish telcos Orange, Masmovil ink deal to merge their operations

Orange said that the transaction is based on an enterprise value of 18.6 billion euros Spanish mobile operators Orange and Masmovil have signed a binding agreement to combine their operations in Spain. The telcos had started negotiations in early March of this year. The transaction is...

Belgium completes final phase of spectrum auction

Orange Belgium, Proximus and Telenet Group have secures spectrum in the 1,400MHz band The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT) concluded the final phase of the radio spectrum auction, which raised 216.5 million euros ($221.2 million) bringing the total amount for the two...

Mobilizing the future of 5G with no-code orchestration (Reader Forum)

5G holds promises we never imagined for our personal and professional lives. Through ultra-low latency, higher speeds, and ability to partition, or slice, network resources, businesses and industries are changing the way they operate and now how we live. And, of course, Telcos are...

Mediacom inks FWA RAN deal with Samsung

CBRS is key to “helping to close the digital divide” – Samsung Samsung announced Friday that Mediacom Communications will deploy Samsung’s Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum wireless networking solutions for its 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) service. The deal includes Samsung’s 4G and 5G-ready...

DT, Commerzbank cooperate to develop digital industry solutions

Deutsche Telekom stated its enterprise IT subsidiary T-Systems was already working with Commerzbank on a pilot system   German operator Deutsche Telekom and compatriot bank Commerzbank have partnered to develop digital supply chain systems with integrated financial services which use 5G, AI, IoT, blockchain, sensors and...

Crown Castle aims to double small cell deployments in 2023: CEO

Crown Castle owns, operates and leases more than 40,000 cell towers and approximately 85,000 route miles of fiber Crown Castle expects to double the rate of small cell deployments next year compared to the 5,000 nodes the firm expect to put on air this...

Singtel reaches 95% 5G standalone nationwide coverage

Singtel had announced the launch of its 5G SA network in the country in May of 2021 Singaporean carrier Singtel's 5G Standalone network currently covers over 95% of the country’s territory, the telco said in a release. Singtel noted that the milestone comes more than three...

VW lines up ST for automotive SoC, TSMC for silicon, and whole chip-chain behind

Volkswagen-owned automotive software company CARIAD has appointed Franco-Italian semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics (ST) to develop a system-on-chip (SoC) for a new line of Volkswagen vehicles based on the CARIAD software platform. At the same time, the parties “are moving to agree” that silicon contract manufacturer...

Telefónica and Boston Scientific, Nokia and OneLayer look to secure hospital 5G

Note, this article is not about remote 5G surgery! A couple of press notes across the desk at Enterprise IoT Insights this week make a play of 5G security in hospital settings. Firstly (in no order), Spain-based network operator Telefónica is working with US...