BROWSING: 5G

The Federal Aviation Administration is giving the aviation industry more time to update legacy radio altimeters that could potentially be impacted by terrestrial 5G operations in C-Band spectrum. In a notice of proposed rulemaking, the FAA said that it remains concerned about the impacts...

Vodafone Idea acquired 5G spectrum in the 3.3GHz and 26GHz 5G bands India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is keeping an eye out for Vodafone Idea’s 5G roll out plans to make sure the company meets its deployment obligations, The Economic Times reported. The telco is...

The 5G smart patrol car solution is an application created for the Kaohsiung City Police Department, in a city located in Southern Taiwan Taiwanese operator Far EasTone Telecom (FET) said it had delivered what it claims is the world-first 5G smart patrol car solution for...

The co-founder of Weaver Labs Maria Lema takes listeners on a network desegregation deep dive and explains how this growing trend is changing the telecoms industry and how service providers operate in "really fun" ways. https://soundcloud.com/rcrwirelessnews/well-technically-network-disaggregation-is-making-telecoms-really-fun-ep-87?si=1edb61c14e1f4ea498c0893281765db3&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

European countries are now required to jointly develop and measure progress on digital skills, digital infrastructure, and digitalisation of both private industry and public services. A new ‘monitoring and cooperation’ mechanism obliges EU member states to collaborate on the development, implementation, and measurement of...

BSNL will start to deploy 4G services in India this year Indian state-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) could launch 5G services by March 2024, Indian press reported, citing the country’s Minister of Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw. Vaishnaw also confirmed that the state-owned operator will...

Reliance Jio Infocomm had initially announced the launch of the beta trial of its 5G services in October 2022 Indian telecommunications operator Reliance Jio Infocomm has already launched 5G in 78 cities across India, according to local press reports. Some of the cities where the...

Different technologies and approaches to 5G have made it hard for consumers to know what to expect from 5G service. From millimeter wave 5G that is exceptionally fast (but lacking in range) to low-band, high-range 5G that is reminiscent of 4G LTE to mid-band...

There is a clear dichotomy in the cellular IoT market – high-throughput and high-power IoT applications powered by advanced 4G (LTE) and 5G at one end, and low-throughput and low-power applications powered by cellular IoT technologies like NB-IoT and LTE-M at the other. And...

Adani had previously applied for a universal license in six geographic regions across India   Indian conglomerate Adani Group aims to launch 5G services for enterprises in 2023, according to local press reports. The Indian conglomerate also announced that it would be launching consumer apps this year as...

Tech Mahindra will leverage its expertise in next-generation technologies such as 5G, Internet of Things (IoT), Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), to help Tagawa become a smart city   Indian company Tech Mahindra and Tagawa City in Japan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

Airspan said that the Japan Innovation Lab will host several Open RAN architectures Airspan Networks announced plans to expand its 5G Innovation Lab initiative in Tokyo to accommodate accelerating network adoption and scaling in the Asia-Pacific region. Airspan noted that the Tokyo office will spearhead the...

Go to any busy large public venue, and you’ll be surrounded by people on their mobile devices. No matter if it’s an 80,000-seat open-air stadium, a large theatre presenting a concert, a casino or major hotel, you’ll find thousands of visitors talking, texting, live...

Reliance Jio is currently offering 5G services in over 50 cities across India Indian telecommunications operator Reliance Jio Infocomm has launched 5G services in Odisha state, the telco said in a release. The telco said that the two cities where Jio will be initially offering 5G...

In France, mobile operators are currently providing 5G services through spectrum in the 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands France had a total of 38,132 authorized 5G sites as of January 1, of which 29,315 were declared technically operational by local operators, according...

Some mobile edge computing market adoption trends are clear, but questions remain In a session at the recent Mobile Edge Forum virtual event—available on-demand here—Tantra Analyst Founder and Principal Prakash Sangam shared his perspective on how stakeholders should consider mobile edge computing investments, and looked...

1&1 said its O-RAN network will be soon available in Hamburg, Essen, Düsseldorf, Wiesbaden, Mainz, Munich and Freiburg German operator 1&1 announced plans to expand its cloud-based Open RAN in new cities across the country in the coming weeks, the telco said in a release. Some...

Globe also highlighted it has already tested and deployed use cases for 5G Standalone (SA) technology Philippine telco Globe Telecom said that it more than doubled its 5G footprint during 2022, reaching 70 cities at the end of the year, the carrier said in a...

In July 2022, Telit and Thales agreed that the latter will take a 25% stake in the expanded Telit business   IoT module maker Telit announced the conclusion of its acquisition of the cellular IoT unit of French aerospace, defense and security company Thales, the former...

Huawei also expects to keep R&D investment at a high level in 2023 Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies estimated that its 2022 revenues remained flat compared to the previous year, despite continued sanctions by the U.S. government. "U.S. restrictions are now our new normal, and we're back...

DNB said its 5G network ended last year with a total of 3,900 sites across the country Malaysian company Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) announced that its 5G network has achieved almost 50% coverage of populated areas with some 3,900 sites at the end of 2022. In...

While cellular has undergone and brought about rapid and continuous change in human communication over the 40 years since the industry’s inception, we can identify a certain few developments that were profound and revolutionary. These include digitization of voice in 2G, text messaging, smartphones...

Nepal Telecom plans to conduct the 5G trial using the 2600 MHz frequency band State-owned Nepal Telecom has postponed its 5G trial by several weeks, citing a dearth of compatible mobile devices. Specifically, the carrier will conduct its trial using the 2.6 GHz airwaves that...

Orange already deployed 5G services in 1,529 towns and cities in 52 provinces across Spain Spanish telcos have accelerated 5G deployments during 2022 and a further expansion of this technology is expected for 2023 with the new spectrum in the 26 GHz band recently awarded...