BROWSING: 5G

Major Indian cities to get 5G technology during 2022: report

Indian 5G launch delayed by spectrum allocation process 5G services are expected to be deployed in some of the main Indian cities during 2022, local press reported citing information from the Indian government. The cities which are set to get the 5G technology in 2022 include...

Deutsche Telekom reaches over 140 cities with 5G via 3.6 GHz spectrum

Deutsche Telekom has deployed more than 3,500 5G antennas German carrier Deutsche Telekom said that its 5G service offered via the 3.6 GHz band is currently available in over 140 cities across the country, with over 3,500 antennas at almost 1,200 locations. Deutsche Telekom has also...

LG Uplus signs agreement for 5G-based smart drones in Korea

Korean carrier LG Uplus has recently signed a business agreement for the development of AI differentiation solutions and specialized mission equipment for 5G-based smart drones with the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation at Korea Aerospace University and Quaternion. According to Korean press reports, LG Uplus loaded 5G...

China reaches over 1.3 million 5G base stations nationwide: Report

China counts 497 million 5G users Chinese operators have already installed more than 1.3 million 5G base stations across the country, state news agency Xinhua reported, citing data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). To date, the number of 5G users in China...

America Movil launches limited 5G services in Brasilia

Brazilian operator Claro, owned by Mexican telecoms giant America Movil, launched limited 5G services in capital Brasilia. The telco also launched a very limited 5G service in the city of Sao Paulo. The telco said that it is using spectrum in the 2.3 GHz band while...

Huawei, China Unicom show progress on Beijing’s 5G Capital project

5G Capital meant to turn Beijing into a "gigabit city" Chinese vendor Huawei and China Unicom Beijing and Huawei have showed the progress of the "5G Capital" project, through which the partners aim to turn Beijing into a gigabit city able to support the emerging...

Telefónica buys equipment from Ericsson to replace Huawei gear

Telefónica planning to deploy Standalone 5G beginning in 2022 Spanish telecommunications operator Telefónica has acquired equipment from Swedish vendor Ericsson with the aim of replacing some gear previously deployed by Chinese vendor Huawei, local newspaper Expansion reported. A source at the Spanish telco had confirmed the...

NTT Docomo selects NEC for 5G Standalone deployment in Japan

Japanese tech company NEC said it has provided packet core and base stations for the 5G Standalone (SA) services that compatriot operator NTT Docomo launched commercially earlier this month. NEC noted that its 5G core for Standalone architecture helps create customized networks on demand according...

‘The real risk is we don’t partner’ – cloud-cos, telcos and the free-for-all in the 5G house

Note, this is an excerpt from a new editorial report, The Role of Hyperscalers in 5G and Edge – and how they are Collaborating and Competing with Mobile Operators at the Industrial Edge. The report is free to download, and available here – or...

Chile kicks off 5G era with initial deployments

Entel, Movistar and Wow activating 5G networks Chilean mobile operators Entel, Movistar and Wow have started to activate 5G networks in the country, the government said in a release. According to the Chilean government's plans, the deployment of 5G will require 9,000 new base stations, of...

How softwarization will be key to future 6G networks: National Instruments

The difference between 5G and 6G One key aspect where future 6G technology will differ from 5G is softwarization, as several features will become pure software solutions in the 6G era, Chen Chang, Strategic Business Development Director at National Instruments (NI), told RCR Wireless News. “5G...

Digital Industry Solutions | The role of hyperscalers in enterprise 5G and edge – and how they are collaborating and competing with mobile operators

cessing and the near real-time responsiveness it enables. 5G connectivity is also at the core of the movement but it is the combination of 5G and edge that will bring true innovation for enterprises moving to Industry 4.0. Can hyperscalers and CSPs go it alone...

China Unicom, Huawei test 5G ‘super sensing’ for drones, transport, digital twins

China Unicom and Huawei have embarked on a research and development initiative to explore ‘smart super sensing’ in 5G networks. The technology seeks to leverage the multi-antenna architecture and high bandwidth capacity of 5G networks. It is pegged for usage with low-altitude drones, transportation,...

TIM and Ericsson reach speed of 5.2 Gbps in live trial of 5G SA system

TIM used Standalone 5G core architecture and dual connectivity radio functionality Telecom Italia (TIM) said it reached peak downlink speeds above 5.2 Gbps in a trial of a 5G standalone (SA) system carried out on a live network in Rome in partnership with Ericsson. In a...

When will initial 6G testbeds take place?

6G Flagship targets 2026 for 6G testbeds The initial 6G testbeds are expected to occur by 2026 while the first standards of this technology will be around 2028, Matti Latva-aho, Director of the 6G Flagship, told RCR Wireless News. “Now is the time for 6G research,...

Editorial Report: Is it really time to start talking about 6G?

There's a common line of thinking in telecom--real value and innovation only comes with even-numbered Gs. While 5G has been the talk of the industry for years with no signs of slowing, has it really lived up to the long-held world-changing promises used to...

Editorial Report: The role of hyperscalers in enterprise 5G and edge

Major cloud providers like Google Cloud are steadily making inroads with enterprises looking to embrace the Industry 4.0 movement and take advantage of localized data processing and the near real-time responsiveness it enables. 5G connectivity is also at the core of the movement but...

Editorial Webinar: Is it really time to start talking about 6G?

There's a common line of thinking in telecom--real value and innovation only comes with even-numbered Gs. While 5G has been the talk of the industry for years with no signs of slowing, has it really lived up to the long-held world-changing promises used to...

Bharti Airtel, Capgemini partner to offer 5G-based solutions for Indian firms

  Indian carrier Bharti Airtel and French IT firm Capgemini announced that they will collaborate to offer 5G-based, enterprise-grade solutions in the Indian market. Under the terms of the agreement, Airtel and Capgemini will bring together their experience in connectivity and system integration capabilities, to co-innovate...

Verizon strikes deal with Google Cloud to complete the 5G-MEC set in the US

Verizon and Google Cloud have confirmed a partnership on 5G and multi-access edge computing (MEC). Verizon said it is the first US operator to offer “5G mobile edge computing” with “all” of the major cloud providers. It is working with Microsoft Azure at the...

Deutsche Telekom says 63,000 antennas already transmitting with 5G

German telco Deutsche Telekom said that over 63,000 antennas across the country are already transmitting with 5G, of which 6,000 were installed during 2021, the telco said in a release. The company added that 90% of the German population has access to its 5G network,...

Lockheed Martin, Radisys partner to further develop 5G military capabilities

Lockheed Martin and Radisys, a specialist in open telecom solutions, have established an enterprise agreement for use of Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) software in Lockheed Martin's 5G products for the military, dubbed 5G.MIL. According to a Lockheed Martin release, the agreement includes development of...

‘It’s the Android model’ – Google Cloud on how it will remake the 5G edge with carriers

Note, this article is taken from a new Enterprise IoT Insights report, called The Role of Hyperscalers in 5G and Edge. To read the full article – including about Google Cloud’s go-to-market strategy with operators, the breakdown of use cases across the cloud-edge, and...

Airspan, Padtec, Tropico ink MoU for 5G solutions in Brazil

Airspan Networks, Padtec and Trópico have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to offer 5G network solutions in the Brazilian market. The agreement is part of Padtec’s and Trópico's strategy, which focuses on entering the 5G market. The partnership will provide solutions in several...