BROWSING: 5G

Kyocera develops new technology to improve 5G and future 6G coverage

Transmissive Metasurface will help deliver high-frequency millimeter-wave 5G and 6G to places where communication is impossible due to obstacles Japanese company Kyocera said it has developed a "transmissive metasurface" technology that can redirect wireless network signals in a specific direction to improve the coverage area...

1&1 signs agreement with ATC to lease antenna sites in Germany

ATC currently operates 15,000 communications sites in Germany German carrier 1&1 has signed a framework contract with ATC Germany Holdings, a subsidiary of U.S. tower firm American Tower Corporation (ATC), to lease antenna sites for the deployment of the former’s mobile network. Under the agreement, ATC...

How to deploy Standalone 5G—strategies and considerations

The move to Standalone 5G means technological and organizational changes with the latter perhaps more difficult As some operators begin to operationalize Standalone 5G, it’s clear there are different strategies, based on spectrum deployment, network modernization and other factors, that inform this key network evolution....

‘Scale is the thing’ – Schneider Electric sets out strategy as private 5G user and reseller

Note, for more on this topic, and more on Schneider Electric's private 5G story, catch Zach Nimboorkar on the Enterprise IoT Insights webinar on April 28 on Industrial 5G (From Setting Standard to Becoming Standard). He is joined by speakers from ABI Research, MFA...

Dish and Cisco partner with Duke University to trial CBRS neutral-host network

Dish Wireless and Cisco, in partnership with Internet2, have launched a Neutral Host Network (NHN) pilot at Duke University using Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) shared spectrum. Stephen Bye, chief commercial officer at Dish Wireless, explained that it can be challenging to provide consistently reliable connectivity...

What is mTRP for eMBB?

mTRP for eMBB is a MIMO technique that will help 5G mmWave deployments deliver predictable 5G broadband service at scale.

Nokia shifts private 5G sales strategy to go all-indirect, zero-touch, mega-sized

Another challenge, apart from devices, with the mission to scale industrial 5G is with sales channels. Speaking a while back, following its “flagship” arrangement with system integrator Kyndryl for its various Industry 4.0 gear, Nokia says its strategy on private networks has shifted, decisively....

Rakuten Mobile signs deal to carry out digital twins research

Rakuten Mobile views digital twins as a fundamental requirement to achieve the validation of efficient and reliable networks in the future Japanese carrier Rakuten Mobile signed an agreement with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) with the aim of collaborating on research into digital twins...

China Tower ends Q1 with 2.05 million sites nationwide

Last year, China Tower had completed approximately 552,000 5G construction projects China Tower ended the first quarter of the year with a total of 2.05 million towers under management, after a new addition of 18,000 sites during the period. In a release, the company said that...

What is 5G NR sidelink relay?

According to 5G Americas, NR sidelink relay is the use of device-to-device communication as a way to extend the network coverage outside the area directly covered by the network infrastructure NR sidelink relay was included as a working item in the 3GPP Release 17 to...

EE, Qualcomm test seven-carrier aggregation to boost 5G

EE expects to reach half of the U.K. population with its 5G service by early 2023 U.K. carrier EE claimed to be the first European network to successfully aggregate a 5G signal using seven different spectrum carriers, the telco said in a release. The experiment was...

The big 5G problem – not networks, not spectrum, but devices (Talking 5G Blues)

Note, for more on this topic, and to hear more from MFA and others, join the Enterprise IoT Insights webinar on Industrial 5G (From Setting Standard to Becoming Standard) on April 28 – also featuring speakers from ABI Research, Schneider Electric, and Vodafone; check...

China ends Q1 with over 400 million 5G users

China added a total of 48.1 million 5G users during the first quarter of 2022 China ended the first quarter of the year with over 400 million 5G users, Chinese press reported, citing data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The ministry noted...

T-Mo hits 1 million Home Internet customers

T-Mobile US expects 7-8 million broadband customers by 2025 T-Mobile US says that, one year after launching its Home Internet service, it reached the milestone of 1 million customers earlier this month. The carrier has seen rapid growth in the service, particularly during the fourth...

Athonet and BearCom partner on private LTE, 5G

The partnership is targeting key industries including education, healthcare and Industry 4.0 Private network technology provider Athonet is teaming up with BearCom, a wireless integrator, to deliver private LTE, 5G and Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) solutions throughout North America. The partnership is targeting key industries including...

Editorial Webinar: The global status of 5G: Spectrum, deployments and customer trends

Some say the pandemic hindered 5G progress; some say it accelerated its rollout. More than two years into COVID-19 where does 5G stand globally? This webinar explores how different regulations, spectrum availability and customer demands impact the deployment and adoption of next-generation cellular services around...

Asia Pacific Telecom approves merger with Far EasTone

Asia Pacific Telecom and FET had previously announced a partnership to provide 5G services on Taiwan’s 3.5 GHz frequency band Taiwanese operator Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) approved a merger with rival telco Far EasTone Telecommunications during an extraordinary shareholders meeting, held on April 15. APT said...

Five ways that networks (and testing) are transforming in 5G

"The network of the future is a cloud of a cloud of a cloud," said Viavi Solutions CTO Sameh Yamany 5G is opening up support of new verticals and use cases via a more flexible network -- but it also brings new challenges for network...

Driving incremental revenue with IoT services

The way to think about the business of IoT – the opportunity of it, newly enabled by blockchain-based, crowd-sourced, low-powered IoT networking – is as a virtuous circle, where infrastructure set down to drive operational savings also creates new enterprise revenues. It is akin...

What is further enhanced MIMO (FeMIMO)?

Qualcomm noted that further enhanced massive MIMO was one of the key areas of improvement in Rel-17 According to a report by Ericsson, Rel-17 MIMO enhancements address four areas: Beam management; multiple transmission and reception points (mTRP) for ultra-reliable, low-latency communication (URLLC); mTRP for enhanced...

Well, technically… In 5G testing, you must balance accuracy with efficiency: Infovista’s Jaana Tengman (Ep. 67)

5G networks will result in more data, and so testing needs to be more efficient. But at the same time, 5G networks will have critical applications running on them, and so testing also has to be more accurate. Jaana Tengman, director of Product Management at Infovista, comes on the podcast to discuss this test & measurement balancing act in more detail, as well as how things like automation are helping.

Dell Technologies to enterprises: ‘Make your plans to incorporate 5G’

Private 4G/5G and edge computing are key enablers of enterprise digital transformation Seeing a big opportunity in enterprise adoption of 5G and complementary solutions, Dell Technologies has invested heavily in establishing and growing its Telecom Systems Business. The group works with operators, who themselves are...

T-Mobile US remains the fastest 5G provider in the US, according to Ookla

Verizon, which remained second, saw a strong increase in speeds, likely due to new C-Band deployments Ookla’s latest speed tests concluded that T-Mobile US was the fastest mobile operator in the United States during Q1 2022 with a median download speed of 117.83 Mbps, while...

Parallel Wireless partners with Brazilian carriers for O-RAN trial

Mobile operators Brisanet, Claro, TIM and Vivo are partners in the O-RAN program U.S.-based Open RAN company Parallel Wireless said it is partnering with Inatel, Telecom Infra Project (TIP), Brisanet, Claro, TIM, and Vivo to conduct a field trial enabling leading-edge 4G and 5G broadband...