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Six cloud-native best practices (and four steps to implementation) from Orange

Orange sees its cloud-native reinvention as setting the stage for the ultimate move to AI-native networking As it relates to how telecom networks were built and operated, not much changed between 1990 and 2010; physical networks were (and some still are) built using specialized, proprietary...

FCC takes ‘cautious’ approach to network slicing in proposed net neutrality rules

Draft rules decline to broadly classify network slicing technology The draft net neutrality rules that the Federal Communications Commission will vote on later this month, don't take a position on whether network slicing technology would fundamentally and inherently be regulated by those rules. The draft...

Nokia, A1 deploy 5G edge cloud network slicing solution

The 5G edge cloud network slicing solution can be used by enterprises and industries across a wide range of use cases including retail, media, utilities, healthcare and transportation Finnish vendor Nokia and Austrian carrier A1 Austria announced that they have successfully completed what it claims...

The story of an Orange (network) slice—and a vocabulary lesson

Think Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinny: "What is a git anyways?" The move to 5G Standalone is afoot, and operators are working out the kinks of instantiating network slices tuned to the needs of particular end user applications. In the broader move...

How is Verizon approaching 5G Standalone in 2024? 

5G Standalone opens up opportunities for automation, network slicing, RedCap In 2023, Verizon activated a good deal of its deep C-Band spectrum holdings, expanded the footprint of its fixed wireless access home broadband product, and extended its Verizon Cloud Platform from centralized data centers to...

How are operators using 5G Standalone in the real world? 

While 5G Standalone is often referred to as “real 5G,” is it really making any impact in the real world? Dozens of operators around the world have deployed 5G Standalone networks in an effort to capture opportunities that fit into two major buckets: First,...

Verizon on enterprise 5G in 2024: ‘Everyone is interested’ 

Private 5G and network slicing set to drive enterprise adoption of 5G  In a wide-ranging conversation with RCR Wireless News, Verizon Business Chief Revenue Officer for Global Enterprise and Public Sector Massimo Peselli shared his outlook for 2024. With a growing private 5G business and...

Three Ireland launches 5G SA technology with Ericsson

Three Ireland has partnered with Technological University Shannon (TUS) to trial 5G SA technology Irish telco Three claimed to be the first operator in Ireland to launch a 5G Standalone (5G SA) with the aim of improving services for businesses and consumers. Operating initially on a...

Verizon: Network slicing showed ‘exceptional performance’ during Vegas race

Verizon put 5G network slicing through its paces as part of its support of last weekend's Formula 1 Last Vegas Grand Prix racing event. The carrier said that the technology "showed exceptional performance for streaming content in a high data-usage environment." Verizon said that...

Deutsche Telekom and partners showcase 5G network slicing for urban infrastructure

The network slicing demo took place at the new Deutsche Telekom lab in Poland and in partnership with with cthings.co and Valmont Deutsche Telekom demonstrated the use of 5G network slicing for mission-critical urban infrastructure with edge IoT solutions company cthings.co. The demonstration took place...

Will 5G Change the World? Heather Broughton, NETSCOUT (Ep. 62)

Network slicing can be a game changer for communications service providers (CSPs), allowing them to offer new services to their customers and generating new revenue. Heather Broughton, AVP Marketing Service Provider Solutions, NETSCOUT, discusses the current state of 5G network slicing and where she...

Chunghwa Telecom, Ericsson use 5G network slicing for healthcare sector

This trial was completed at St. Paul's Hospital on Chunghwa’s 5G SA network and used an Ericsson network slicing solution Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom and Swedish vendor Ericsson have implemented network slicing technology to help improve healthcare services in Taiwan, the latter said ina release....

To sell 5G SLAs, CSPs need complete network visibility and telco-grade accuracy (Reader Forum)

With the ongoing roll-out of 5G standalone networks, wireless carriers find themselves tasked with meeting heightened service quality and performance expectations. In an era where service degradation or network failure is simply not an option, especially for mission-critical applications like autonomous vehicles, telemedicine and...

Mavenir, Deutsche Telekom show progress in 5G network slicing

Mavenir said that one of the projects is 5G Live Video Production Service, which is aimed at providing stable broadcasting of live events using 5G SA and network slicing technologies Network software provider Mavenir, together with Deutsche Telekom, announced advancements across two projects both focused...

Six ways AI can enable 5G RAN innovation

Intel sees the combination of 5G and AI as “transforming dreams into reality”  Intel has been an ecosystem and market leader as operators turn to new virtualized and open 5G RAN architectures. With silicon support, partnerships and reference designs for vRAN and Open RAN, Intel...

Samsung, KDDI form Global Network Slicing Alliance

KDDI and Samsung successfully completed SLA assurance network slicing on a live 5G SA network in Tokyo in January Korean vendor Samsung Electronics and Japanese carrier KDDI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form the 5G Global Network Slicing Alliance, the former said...

T-Mobile US expands network slicing beta access, unveils ‘security slice’ service

On the MWC Las Vegas keynote stage, John Saw talks slicing LAS VEGAS—Network slicing continues to gain momentum, with T-Mobile US CTO John Saw announcing a nationwide expansion of the carrier's network slicing beta program for developers, as well as a new "security slice" service...

Deutsche Telekom demos 5G network slicing

Deutsche Telekom noted that slices are implemented as a dynamic and automated end-to-end service offering that is activated in minutes across the 5G network Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, Mavenir and Blue Planet (which is a division of Ciena) said they have jointly demonstrated the benefits of...

Taking a slice from the 5G pie: Why automation is more critical than ever (Reader Forum)

When we talk about 5G innovation, often the discussion defaults to the end-customer use cases rather than the network itself. Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things are prime examples of the innovations being driven by 5G's capabilities; autonomous vehicles and smart city applications...

Network slicing? ‘It’s time,’ says T-Mo CTO

'It's time to deliver on the promise of 5G," writes T-Mo's John Saw It's August 2023, roughly four years after mobile 5G began to appear in the United States and still in the early days of 5G Standalone network availability. One of the key features...

What are the major 5G consumer and enterprise developments in China? (Analyst Angle)

China has successfully established itself as a global leader of 5G deployments. In the past two years, 5G user penetration in China has jumped from 18% to 36%. Similarly, China’s 5G subscriber base stands at 1.2 billion as of 1Q 2023, with the three...

Ericsson, Vodafone demo 5G SA network slicing for cloud-gaming

Thanks to network slicing, trial participants experienced a 270% increase in throughput, a 25% decrease in latency and 57% less jitter Ericsson and Vodafone demonstrated that an optimized 5G Standalone (SA) network can enhance cloud-based mobile gaming in a live network trial at Coventry University,...

T-Mobile US launches network slicing beta for video calling

T-Mobile also said it plans to expand the network slicing beta to additional application types and use cases in the future T-Mobile US announced the launch of a network slicing beta for developers based on application type, with the aim of bringing new video calling...

Jio to offer 5G FWA services via dedicated slice

Jio aims to reach 100 million connected premises in India with its FWA offering Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm has created a dedicated 5G network slice for the provision of its 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) solution, dubbed Jio AirFiber, local newspaper The Economic Times...