BROWSING: 5G

India starts analyzing frequencies for future 6G systems: Report

India aims to allow academic institutions and the industry to obtain spectrum to test future 6G technologies India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is looking to obtain comments from the sector’s regulator to analyze the possibility to opening up spectrum in the 95 GHz - 3...

#TBT: iPad Air debuts; Qualcomm under pricing pressure; What might 5G look like? … this week in 2013

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! iPad sales strong...

SEGRON Webinar: How automated 5G QoE testing can maximize customer retention

Subscribers expect their mobile operator to deliver a seamless Quality of Experience when using voice, video services and OTT applications and in a highly competitive market, ensuring QoE is a key factor to avoid churn. With the emergence of 5G and the demanding commercial...

T-Mo reportedly seeking fiber network partners

T-Mobile US is looking into the possibility of building a fiber network, either as part of a joint venture or a commercial partnership, according to reporting by Bloomberg. AT&T and Verizon have significant fiber networks, both to support fiber-to-the-premise enterprise and residential services...

Enabling the metaverse with 5G

In my last blog post, I described how we’re in an exciting time to harness the low latency and high capacity of 5G to enable a new era of distributed computing —  where workloads can be split between the device, edge cloud, and cloud to enable the...

What is 5G Rel.18?—the beginning of 5G Advanced

3GPP approved its Rel. 18 5G Advanced package at the December 2021 RAN plenary meeting 3GPP's Release 18 (Rel.18) will certainly set the initial phase towards 5G-Advanced as the mid-point of 5G standardization. Indeed, the 3GPP has already announced its decision to recognize Rel.18 as...

Federated eyes role as 6 GHz spectrum coordinator, signs with Wi-Fi 6E suppliers

Federated Wireless has been conditionally approved as an automated frequency coordination (AFC) system operator by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to go alongside its role as gatekeeper for CBRS spectrum access for private cellular deployments in the US. The firm has already struck commercial...

SK Telecom unveils strategy to become an AI company

Last year, SK Telecom rearranged its business into five different groups, namely fixed and mobile telecommunications, media, enterprise, AIVERSE (AI+Universe), and connected intelligence   South Korea’s largest telco, SK Telecom, aims to become an artificial intelligence (AI) company, the telco’s CEO Ryu Young-sang said during a...

A consumer ‘tipping point’ for 5G this year: GWS

This year represents a "tipping point" for consumer 5G adoption and enthusiasm, according to recent research from Global Wireless Solutions. 5G coverage is up, 5G device adoption has jumped markedly in the past year and people with 5G devices (even if they don't have...

Airtel, Jio currently deploying 3,500 5G sites per week: Report

Reliance Jio has announced plans to reach nationwide coverage with 5G by December of next year, while Bharti Airtel aims to offer full 5G coverage across India by March 2024 Indian telecom operators Bharti Aitel and Reliance Jio are adding around 3,500 mobile sites per...

Qualcomm Webinar: Enabling the metaverse with 5G

5G is going mainstream across the globe, and this is an exciting time to harness the low latency, high capacity, high reliability, and flexibility of 5G to enable emerging applications like boundless XR for more immersive AR and VR experiences. These applications distribute processing...

Scaling up 5G deployments while reducing network energy consumption? It’s possible!

5G is here, and with the expansion of connectivity comes the challenge of deploying and operating networks that prioritize both performance and reduced energy use.  In the past, each generation of mobile broadband has come with a steep increase in energy use due to the...

Samsung claims record data rates using mmWave spectrum

Samsung said it used eight component carriers (8CC) to aggregate 800 megahertz of mmWave spectrum Samsung Electronics announced it recently used mmWave spectrum to achieve record data rates over a distance of 10 kilometers in trials with Australian operator nbn. The Korean vendor noted that this...

Far EasTone inks 5G R&D deal with Intel Taiwan

Far EasTone’s chairman, Chee Ching, said the telco has been looking to integrate and utilize 5G’s core technologies Taiwanese mobile operator Far EasTone Telecommunications has signed an agreement with Intel Taiwan to carry out joint research on 5G open virtualized radio access networks, computer vision...

Bharti Airtel tests 5G SA tech for enterprise use cases: Report

Bharti Airtel will cover all towns in urban regions as well as key rural areas in India by March 2024 Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel is currently testing 5G Standalone (SA) technology with the aim of using it to cover certain uses cases for enterprises,...

France reaches 36,868 authorized 5G sites at end-September

In France, mobile carriers are currently providing 5G services through spectrum in the 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands France had a total of 36,868 authorized 5G sites as of October 1, of which 27,854 were declared technically operational by local carriers, according...

Deutsche Telekom kicks off 5G project at port of Duisberg

Deutsche Telekom said that the semi-automation with the help of 5G technology should increase the capacity of the cranes   German carrier Deutsche Telekom announced the start of the construction of a 5G field test at the port of Duisburg. The telco explained that the initiative stipulates...

Drei Austria, ZTE collaborate on award-winning 5G network

Partnership is continuing with Drei Austria and ZTE commercializing 5G Standalone Internationally-recognized mobile network performance benchmarking firm Ookla has recognized Hutchinson Drei Austria as having the fastest 5G network in the country for three consecutive quarters. In the latest period, Ookla speedtests found that the...

Virgin Media O2’s 5G network reached 800 UK cities at end-Q3

Virgin Media O2 launched services in June 2021 as a JV between Liberty Global and Telefónica in the U.K U.K. operator Virgin Media O2’s 5G network reached 800 towns and cities across the country as of the end of the third quarter of the year,...

5G FWA subscriptions to reach 58 million in 2026: Study

ABI Research highlighted that the U.S. is currently driving the number of 5G FWA connections with major carriers aggressively expanding their FWA business 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) technology will reach 58 million subscriptions globally in 2026, according to ABI Research. The analyst firm noted that...

5 ways to think and test differently in a 5G world

We are still discovering how 5G will transform our lives. With unprecedented speeds and decreased latency, society will benefit from innovative connected experiences, the Internet of things, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. While many have the luxury of reacting to 5G, communications service providers (CSPs)...

Bharti Airtel reaches 1 million 5G subscribers in less than 30 days

Last month, Bharti Airtel had launched 5G services in eight Indian cities Indian operator Bharti Airtel announced that it has already reached 1 million unique 5G subscribers in less than 30 days since it had commercially launched this technology in certain areas of the country. Last...

Vodafone Germany expands 5G network, trials O-RAN

Vodafone said that its 5G Standalone network is currently available to nearly 20 million people across Germany Vodafone Germany said its 5G network is already providing coverage to 60 million people across the country. In a release, the telco said it has already deployed a total...

Rakuten Webinar: Cloud-native Service Assurance

Unlocking the path to autonomous networks Rakuten Symphony offers a new yet proven approach to automated, end-to-end service assurance. It gives operators a way to reduce today’s operational costs, and also a future-proof solution able to support the journey from today’s 2G/3G/4G mobile and fixed...