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Mercedes-Benz (Daimler) has opened the doors of its new 5G-connected €730 million Factory 56 facility, part of a €2.1 billion “future-oriented” car plant and the administrative area in Sindelfingen, in Germany. The highly-digitised Factory 56 facility, networked by Telefónica Germany and Ericsson, is billed...

  Spanish operator Orange has launched commercial 5G services in Spain using equipment provided by Ericsson, the latter said in a release. The carrier initially launched 5G technology in Madrid and Barcelona with the deployment of Ericsson’s 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) and core products and...

  Danish operator TDC announced the launch of its commercial 5G network in the country using equipment from Ericsson, while Telia and Telenor also announced a joint 5G launch scheduled for later this month. TDC’s 5G launch on the 3.5 GHz spectrum band includes the major...

Ericsson: The network is a 'platform for trial and development' for future enterprise 5G networks Ericsson deployed its very own 5G end-to-end distributed network in North Texas that runs across multiple campuses, including Plano Ericsson Village, the company's 38-acre U.S. headquarters, and its nearby research...

MEC node as a representation of the standalone 5G core Latency reduction is a big selling point for standalone 5G networks. Single millisecond latency, combined with ultra high capacity and speeds, opens up real-time use cases--things involving autonomous assets, precision robotics and integration of augmented...

Telefónica in Germany has started the process to build its 5G core network and functions in the cloud in order to develop and deploy new IoT and AI solutions for industrial customers, as well as enterprises at large. It is using Amazon Web Services...

  Telefónica has commercially launched 5G services in Spain, the telco said in a release. The European operator said that 75% of the Spanish population will have access to 5G by the end of the year. “The launch of our 5G network constitutes a leap forward towards...

Ericsson talks dual-mode cloud core; Oracle on move from VNF to CNF With one notable exception, commercial 5G networks use a non-standalone architecture wherein new 5G NR radio infrastructure is connected to an Evolved Packet Core that also supports LTE data transmissions. Virtualization of EPC functionality is...

  Ericsson and Finnish mobile operator Elisa have established what they claim to be the first end-to-end 5G Standalone connection in Finland, the vendor said in a release. Ericsson also said that this milestone also represents the first 5G standalone pilot in the Nordic region and...

The 5G data call achieved a 'farthest-ever connection' of 3.8 kilometers Qualcomm Technologies, Casa Systems and Ericsson have completed an extended-range 5G New Radio data call over millimeter-wave spectrum, which according to the companies, is the world’s first. Performed in regional Victoria, Australia on June...

  Qualcomm Technologies and Ericsson said they have completed interoperability tests for 5G standalone (SA) carrier aggregation across both FDD/TDD and TDD/TDD bands. The partners explained that 5G carrier aggregation technology allows operators to use multiple sub-6 GHz spectrum channels simultaneously to transfer data between base...

  German carrier Vodafone is in the process of deploying 5G technology to provide coverage along the country’s main waterways, the telco said in a release. Vodafone Germany said it has already activated the first 180 5G antennas at 64 locations along federal waterways. The operator also...

  Australian operator Optus has completed what it claims to be the world’-s first 2.3 GHz + 3.5 GHz 5G non-standalone carrier aggregation call, the company said in a release. The call -- made in Sydney, in collaboration with Ericsson and using Samsung’s Galaxy S20 5G...

  Danish operator TDC NET will launch its commercial 5G network in large parts of Denmark on September 7, the carrier said in a release. Population coverage will start at 80%, rising to 90% by the end of 2020, the operator said. TDC began deploying 5G infrastructure...

Airtel to trial 5G tech from Nokia and Ericsson Indian operator Bharti Airtel is preparing to submit new applications for 5G trials with European vendors Nokia and Ericsson for circles or cities where it previously requested permits to partner with Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE, Indian newspaper The Economic Times reported. According to...

Ericsson said it has supported Russian operator Tele2 in upgrading its infrastructure with 25,000 5G-ready base stations across Russia in a 18-month period. The update, which covers all 27 regions of Russia, has increased capacity and enhanced network performance , the vendor said. The installation and...

  Swiss state-controlled telecoms group Swisscom believes that the debate regarding the installation of 5G infrastructure in some regions of the country is becoming more "rational" and highlighted that it could be an opportunity for 5G deployments in the medium term. “Regarding the network rollout of...

Initial 5G services are available in major cities across Slovenia, covering an estimated 25% of the population Telekom Slovenije has launched what it's calling the first commercial 5G network in Slovenia with support from Ericsson, who is supplying the operator with RAN and packet core...

  Ericsson announced it has secured the company’s 100th commercial 5G agreement or contract with unique communications service providers. The Swedish vendor said that this figure includes 58 publicly announced contracts and 56 live 5G networks globally. The company's 5G milestone was reached with today's announcement of a 5G agreement...

  Canadian telecommunications operator Bell expects to expand its current 5G network to 28 additional markets this year, Mirko Bibic, president and CEO of Bell Canada, said during a conference call with investors. Bell had announced the launch of its commercial 5G service in the country...

Brazil's 3.5 GHz and the 26 GHz spectrum auction was delayed due to COVID-19 Ericsson and Claro Brasil are laying claim to the first 5G network in Latin America with the deployment of next-gen services being rolled out across 12 areas in Brazil ,in São Paulo and...

  Taiwan Star launched its commercial 5G services in the country, Taiwanese press reported. The operator said that the coverage of its 5G networks in Taiwan's major metropolitan areas has reached 50% and will top 80% by the end of this year. Taiwan Star also said it...

Bosch has started to build a private industrial 5G network at its semiconductor factory in Reutlingen, in Baden-Württemberg in Germany, to test for Industry 4.0 compatibility and network optimisation, along with industrial partners including ABB, Ericsson, Orange, and T-Systems. The Reutlingen industrial 5G network will...

Vodafone is to build a private LTE network, upgradeable to 5G, for Centrica Storage Limited (CSL), the gas storage and processing unit of UK gas and electricity supplier Centrica. The new private cellular network, at Centrica’s Easington facility in County Durham, will use Ericsson...