BROWSING: 5G

T-Mobile US launches private, hybrid 5G portfolio with key partners

T-Mobile US Advanced Network Solutions involves partners Dell Technologies, Ericsson and Nokia T-Mobile US has announced a new suite of private 5G solutions designed to support enterprise and government customers by providing faster speeds, lower latency and more network control, as well as options at...

Small cells or massive MIMO: The best way to densify (Analyst Angle)

The saying “don’t reinvent the wheel” implies not repeating what has already been done.  In the early days of 5G, operators seem to heed that advice.  During the 4G era, operators relied on cell splitting via small cells in dense urban areas to increase...

LG Electronics showcases 6G systems at tech conference

LG previously said that 6G is expected to be commercialized in 2029 Korean tech firm LG Electronics has showcased future 6G technologies at the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2022. At the conference, which took place in South Korea’s capital Seoul last week, LG displayed...

Movistar aims to launch 5G in Mexico using AT&T’s infra: Report

Movistar Mexico is currently evaluating 5G plans and the technological infrastructure necessary Mexican operator Movistar, owned by Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica, is considering a launch of 5G in Mexico via a network sharing agreement with AT&T, according to recent press reports. “The infrastructure sharing model that...

Orange carries out 5G demo at the port of Vigo

Orange said that the main goal of the 5G test was to detect the presence of people in unauthorized areas   The Port of Vigo, in Spain, recently hosted a demonstration of the use of a 5G network with a surveillance system that includes the deployment...

Unplug-and-play – 5G is the future of factory automation (Reader Forum)

The latest developments in cloud-based AI and edge computing, coupled with 5G’s enhanced bandwidth, are about to mobilise robots like never before and unleash a manufacturing revolution, explains Richard Cockle, Global Head of IoT, Identity and Big Data at GSMA. Factory automation is on the...

The future of decentralized wireless – opportunities from 3G shutdowns and 5G alternatives

The story of how blockchain is revolutionizing IoT, by democratizing and expanding low-power wide-area (LPWA) networking and creating incremental opportunities for forward-looking enterprises, has been told already. We know the IoT market has failed so far to live up to the hype (50 billion...

India considers use of power infrastructure for 5G small cells deployments

The Goverment of India is expected to initiate the 5G auctions in June India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) may use infrastructure owned by power distributors for the deployment of 5G small cells nationwide, according to Indian press reports. As part of the initiative, the government will...

Canada to ban Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks

The Government of Canada said that local telcos will have time until June 2024 to remove 5G gear from these two vendors Canada has decided to ban the use of equipment by Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE due to security concerns.  “The Government of Canada is...

Ofcom considers allowing O2 and Vodafone use existing licenses for 5G

Ofcom said the proposed changes would allow these telcos to deploy new technologies, including 5G U.K. telecommunications services regulator Ofcom has proposed an update of some licenses held by mobile operators Vodafone and O2 (Telefonica) with the aim of enabling the deployment of 5G using...

New iBwave platform offers combined private 5G and Wi-Fi network design

Network design company iBwave Solutions has introduced new software to help US enterprises dovetail their local-area private Wi-Fi and LTE/5G designs in a single platform. The solution is geared for new private LTE/5G installations in CBRS spectrum in the US, to complement legacy enterprise...

Vantage Towers to upgrade Telefonica’s 5G infrastructure in Spain

Telefonica currently offers 5G coverage to over 80% of the Spanish population German telecommunications infrastructure provider Vantage Towers has signed an agreement with Spanish operator Telefonica to upgrade its 5G infrastructure in the country, the former said in its earnings statement. Vantage Towers said that the...

Siemens integrates Profinet over 5G, fixes 2023 date for own private 5G launch

If you wanted a signpost to where industrial 5G is today, you could do worse than consider a couple of pre-Hannover Messe announcements, from Nokia about integrating Wi-Fi into its private 5G system, and from Siemens, detailed below, about integrating layer-two Profinet comms into...

Tele2 to deploy private 5G for electric boat company in Sweden

Tele2 announced yesterday that has signed an agreement with electric boat company X Shore to build a private 5G network in their new factory located in Nyköping, Sweden. The private network will wirelessly connect the company’s production equipment to collect data and maintain and...

Telecom vendors ready to start 5G deployments in India by October: Report

The government of India expects to kick off a much-awaited 5G spectrum auction next month Telecom equipment vendors have said that they will be ready to roll out the first phase of 5G in India by October. According to a report in Indian newspaper Business Standard,...

Kagan: 5G fixed wireless access growth potential

Fixed wireless access (FWA) is a very important, yet not very well-known, slice of the wireless landscape. It has significant growth potential for the companies that can find a solution to this problem. There are many companies in the wireless space who are focused...

Nokia integrates Wi-Fi 6/6E and private 5G – plus switching mechanic to go between

Nokia has added Wi-Fi 6 and 6E to its seminal Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) private LTE and 5G networking product, available from the fourth quarter of 2022. DAC support for Wi-Fi is included for non-critical industrial applications, it said; the Finnish outfit maintains cellular...

BT trials a new quantum radio to boost next-generation 5G, IoT networks

BT highlighted that this new type of receiver may reduce mobile network energy consumption U.K. carrier BT announced a trial of a new hyper-sensitive quantum antenna technology using "excited atomic states", which could boost the capability of next-generation 5G and IoT networks. The operator noted that...

Rakuten Mobile aims to launch FWA services in Japan by end-2022: CEO

Rakuten Mobile’s FWA will run on both Sub-6 GHz and mmWave spectrum Japanese mobile operator Rakuten Mobile expects to launch fixed wireless access (FWA) services in Japan in December, the telco’s CEO Tareq Amin said during a call with journalists. “I’m just waiting for our CPE...

T-Mobile US accelerator focuses on 5G AR experiences for smart glasses

T-Mobile Accelerator participants will use Lenovo ThinkReality A3 augmented reality smart glasses   T-Mobile US' Accelerator program, in which it works with startups, developers and entrepreneurs, is now focusing on how to enable immersive experiences for augmented reality smart glasses using T-Mobile 5G and the Snapdragon...

Ericsson creates private 5G division to go straight to enterprises – plus new AI-5G unit

Ericsson has restructured its business and management to reflect its new growth strategy, which hinges on private 5G and cloud services, and has set a group target of 15-18 percent EBITA margin “within two-to-three years”. The Swedish vendor said its strategy is to be...

T-Mobile US in 2022: It’s time to ‘finish what we started’

Neville Ray, T-Mobile US president of technology, looks back and looks ahead  AUSTIN--T-Mobile US is inarguably in a strong position based on a rich spectrum portfolio, an astonishingly fast field deployment operation, and disciplined, clear-eyed network leadership from President of Technology Neville Ray. After a...

NTT rolls out 5G IoT service in the U.S. via its Transatel subsidiary

NTT started to offer both private and public 5G connectivity in the U.S. market on May 12   Transatel, a subsidiary of NTT, announces the worldwide deployment of a new 5G IoT solution for the industrial, IT and automotive sectors. The firm said that its offerings are...

NTT rolls out 5G IoT service in the U.S. via its Transetel subsidiary

NTT started to offer both private and public 5G connectivity in the U.S. market on May 12   Transatel, a subsidiary of NTT, announces the worldwide deployment of a new 5G IoT solution for the industrial, IT and automotive sectors. The firm said that its offerings are...