BROWSING: Ericsson

It took the industry 30 years to consolidate mobile communications developments into a single 4G standard with the introduction of LTE and the demise of WiMAX.  That attainment—also in 5G—should be cherished; but it is imperiled by geopolitical developments. While the international response to Russia’s...

The 5G NR Light term is standardized to 5G RedCap NR in most 3GPP documentation While 5G Release 16 introduced 5G NR (5G New Radio) to enhance mobile broadband services, Release 17 further supports Internet of Thing (IoT) in the form of "NR-Light", known as...

The 3GPP has announced a study item on NB-IoT over non-terrestrial networks Internet of Tings (IoT) and Machine Type Communications (MTC) applications are experiencing an exponential surge and are expected to play a key role in future networks and systems. However, the industry is well...

Nokia said its radios are being used in 5G OI Lab’s field labs to test a variety of applications and use cases for rural farms Nokia announced that it has joined the 5G Open Innovation Lab (5G OI Lab) as a corporate sponsor. In a release,...

Nokia will provide Indosat Ooredoo Hutchinson equipment including base stations and 5G Single RAN for both indoor and outdoor coverage Indonesian telecom group Indosat Ooredoo Hutchinson has selected Nordic vendors Nokia and Ericsson to expand the telco’s 4G and 5G networks across the country. In a...

The '5G City' project involves implementing wide 5G coverage for the city of Curitiba, the capital of Parana state TIM Brasil and Huawei have signed a collaboration agreement to develop a "5G City" initiative in the country, the Chinese vendor said in a release. The initiative,...

In Saudi Arabia, Ericsson carried out a proof of concept which will allow local telco stc to accelerate the introduction of the 2.3 GHz 5G band Ericsson and Saudi Arabian operator stc have successfully completed a TDD-TDD 5G Carrier Aggregation proof-of-concept (PoC) to support stc’s...

This might seem like a cop-out, but the irresistible narrative from MWC over the week, that the grand-standing on the show floor masked (and revealed) a battle between three industries for the soul of 5G, is not quite right. The idea that the traditional...

Telefonica said its new 5G offering will be initially offered in 700 towns and cities across Spain Spanish telco Telefonica has announced the activation of 5G services using spectrum in the 700MHz band. The telco said it expects to reach 1,400 localities in Spain with...

Orange selected Ericsson, Nokia and Oracle Communications for the group's 5G SA deployments in Europe French telecommunications group Orange has selected its suppliers for the deployment of 5G Standalone (5G SA) networks in its European footprint. The telco has selected Ericsson’s 5G SA core network...

Eighteen months after its acquisition of Cradlepoint, Ericsson has integrated Cradlepoint's NetCloud platform with its own IoT Accelerator platform and extended SIM management to Cradlepoint’s LTE and 5G routers and adapters. The move allows enterprise connectivity providers on the Ericsson portal to provide enterprise...

Breaking the energy curve as 5G matures requires network modernization and energy-smart operations The landmark Paris Agreement, signed in 2015, brought sustainability to the global stage in a major way. Just as nations have established their own sustainability strategies, so too have large global corporations,...

MFA, formerly the MulteFire Alliance, has released a set of ‘technology blueprints’ for industrial 5G networks and devices to help enterprise users, device makers, and application developers select key 3GPP features for their specific 5G private network deployments and solutions. The new work was...

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 the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Ericsson launches DSS Ericsson...

The move to a cloud-native core enables 5G VoNR services While most current 5G network deployments are in the Non-Standalone mode of operation wherein 5G radios supporting new frequencies are attached to an LTE Evolved Packet Core. But operators are quickly gearing up to transition...

Ericsson portfolio update aligns with goal to help operators break the energy curve with sustainable 5G infrastructure and operations Ericsson announced today seven new RAN products the company billed as delivering "sizeable energy savings and up to 10-fold capacity increases with minimal or no added...

Your community suffers from insufficient broadband capabilities, and you are eager to make a difference in closing the digital divide this decade while taking advantage of new available funding. Whether you are a service provider, policy maker or other stakeholder in the Digital Divide...

Zain Bahrain exec: 'Carrier Aggregation is the foundation for deploying high-performing 4G and 5G networks' As part of its ongoing 4G/5G partnership with Ericsson, Zain Bahrain has implemented the vendor’s 5G Time Division Duplex (TDD/TDD) Carrier Aggregation (CA) on a commercial device to use on...

Operators can deploy 5G more sustainably than 4G, and use the combo of 5G and IoT to help enterprises become more sustainable Download the report "The green credentials of 5G and IoT" here. In many ways, 5G and IoT were made for one another. The...

India expects to conclude its 5G spectrum auction by August and for services to be rolled out subsequently, CNBC reported, citing the country’s Telecommunications and Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The ministry said that the country’s telecoms regulator TRAI is in the final stages of its...

Operators can become greener with the deployment of 5G and use 5G to propel sustainability initiatives in other sectors Telecommunications and technology firms the world over are focused on delivering 5G- and internet of things-based solutions—as well as a litany of complementary tech like artificial...

India seems to be set to auction new frequencies to allow local telcos to launch 5G services as the nation’s Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled plans for an auction later this year. The official confirmed that operators are expected to launch...

The IoT platform market is innovating and expanding, and about to boom. So says ABI Research, which has counted 62 companies offering connectivity management platforms for enterprises to keep track of their varied IoT estates, and calculated $31 billion will be spent on them...

The GSM Association (GSMA) and the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA) are to collaborate more deeply on industrial 5G for smart manufacturing. The pair have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly “promote and advance a shared understanding” of industrial...