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U.K. mobile operators O2 and EE expanded the footprint of their 5G networks in the country, both firms said in separate statements. O2, owned by Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica, said that its nationwide 5G network now reaches 150 towns and cities across the UK. The telco...

Hong Kong’s smallest mobile operator, SmarTone, said that its 5G network already provides coverage throughout Hong Kong, currently covering over 95% of the population. SmarTone’s 5G network coverage has been extended to 65 rural areas, including country parks, cycle tracks, hiking trails, nature trails and...

The Japanese government will earmark 50 billion yen ($482 million) with the aim of promoting research and development on 6G advanced wireless communications services, Japanese news agency Jiji Press reported. The Japanese government expects to boost public-private cooperation in 6G research and development to secure...

Middle East telecom group Ooredoo Group and Ericsson have signed a global framework agreement for the supply of 5G radio, core and transport products and solutions, as well as related implementation and integration services. The agreement includes Ooredoo Group’s operating companies in Qatar, Indonesia, Algeria,...

dtac will deploy its 5G network on the 700 MHz band Thai communications service provider dtac has selected Ericsson’s 5G RAN products and solutions for a coverage area in which nearly half of Thailand’s 70 million population resides. Specifically, Ericsson’s solutions will support dtac 5G...

In 2021, increasing availability of 5G will provide the launching pad for manufacturing to truly evolve to Industry 4.0, the new industrial revolution that will push industries forward. Connected factories will move from isolated pilot programs and early test cases to truly integrated ecosystems,...

Mobile operators in Australia have been accelerating 5G deployments in 2020 and are waiting for additional spectrum that local regulator ACMA plans to award next year to further expand 5G networks. The main cities across the country are already covered by 5G. Here...

Ericsson and Singtel have announced they are deploying 5G New Radio (NR) Standalone and dual-mode 5G core network products and services. The 5G network will operate on Singtel's 3.5 GHz and 28 GHz spectrum bands, spanning outdoor and indoor 5G coverage. Ericsson said that mmWave connectivity...

Canadian operator Rogers Communications announced that it is starting to roll out what it claims to be the country’s first 5G Standalone core network. The new network, with solutions from Swedish vendor Ericsson, will be initially rolled out in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver. “Considered the...

Swisscom, in partnership with Ericsson and handset maker OPPO, has successfully carried out 5G voice and data calls over a commercial 5G standalone network, the vendor said in a release. Ericsson said that all of Europe’s live 5G networks are deployed in 5G non-standalone mode,...

Ericsson is readying a new ‘maritime mesh network’ solution, based on LTE and 5G, as an alternative to ‘high-cost, high-latency, low-throughput’ satellite-based communication for the shipping industry, which it has blamed for slowing the pace of digital change on the high seas, compared notably...

Mona Shukla, head of Packet Core & Communications Services at Ericsson North America, says it's every telecom operator's goal to eventually move to 5G standalone. On this episode, she delves into the strategies behind the transition to 5G SA, and some of the benefits it will bring to consumers, enterprises and operators.

Ericsson’s shares fell 8.2% after trading began in Stockholm Ericsson announced that it’s taking Samsung to court in the U.S., alleging that the South Korean company failed to deliver on contractual commitments concerning royalty payments and patent licenses. In a statement, Ericsson said that case involves...

Japanese carrier KDDI has selected Ericsson to deploy a cloud-native dual-mode 5G core in its 5G Standalone network in Japan, the latter said in a release. The solution, consisting of the Ericsson Cloud Packet Core, will support KDDI’s focus on accelerating the digital transformation of...

How is Nokia doing with private networks for enterprises? Pretty well, and probably better than Ericsson, choruses the analyst community in response. Except its strategy is too narrow, its offer is too inflexible, and its competition – beyond its traditional vendor peers, and beyond...

Nokia announced that it is leading the Hexa-X project, the European Commission’s 6G flagship initiative for research that will drive the overall vision for not-yet-standardized 6G. The project goals include creating unique 6G use cases and scenarios, developing fundamental 6G technologies and defining a...

Italian operator TIM, Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies claimed a new world record for ultra-broadband long-distance speed with 5G technology applied to Fixed Wireless Access (FWA). A speed of 1 Gbps on 26 GHz millimeter-wave frequencies, at a distance of 6.5 kilometers from the site (1Gbps...

Of the 106 CSPs with 5G services, 22 have announced mobile cloud gaming services, reports Ericsson The November Ericsson Mobility Report included a dedicated mobile gaming section, where it explored the new business opportunities emerging in this space as a result of 5G and cloud...

Danish operator TDC said it completed nationwide 5G deployment on December 1 after upgrading 3,800 mobile masts. The carrier said that this makes Denmark the first Nordic country to have 5G service across the country. “Every year, Danes' consumption of mobile data increases by about 35-40%....

RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Gheorghe Spiride, Ericsson (Ep. 28) Ericsson's Gheorghe Spiride discusses what 5G can do for rural communities as well as how smaller operators are exploring the technology, and he parses whether the impact of 5G will be...

With topics ranging from the basic components of Cloud RAN, management and orchestration and the relationship between Ericsson Spectrum Sharing and Cloud RAN, this e-book will keep you hooked until the last page.

Russian mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) and Swedish network vendor Ericsson are to deploy a private LTE network for Anglo-Russian mining company Polymetal. The deployment is at Polymetal’s Nezhdaninskoye gold deposit in the Republic of Sakha , in the far-east of Russia. The network...

Spanish operator Orange is already offering 5G services in 45 cities across the country, the telco said in a blog post. Some of the cities covered by Orange’s non-standalone (NSA) 5G network includes Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Malaga, Zaragoza, Logroño and Pamplona. Orange also said it...

The German federal network agency Bundesnetzagentur said it has awarded 88 spectrum licenses for private 5G campus networks, one year after the start of the application process. In a release, the regulator’s president, Jochen Homann, said it has seen increasing interest in the frequencies and...