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AI-RAN Alliance kicks off to integrate AI into cellular technology
The members of the AI-RAN Alliance will collaborate to advance RAN capabilities through AI to improve spectral efficiency
MWC, Barcelona— Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung Electronics, Microsoft and other major players launched the AI-RAN Alliance, a body aimed at integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into cellular technology to...
Singtel claims first app-based network slicing technology
Singtel said the new technology was implemented in partnerhsip with Ericsson and Samsung
Singaporean telco Singtel, together with Ericsson and Samsung, announced what it claims to be the world’s first live implementation of app-based network slicing.
The Asian carrier said that this technology will enable app...
Vodafone kicks off O-RAN deployments in Romania
The launch follows successful tests Vodafone started with Samsung and other partners last year in Romania
Vodafone said it is installing new Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) sites in 20 cities across Romania.
In Romania, Vodafone said it is working with several partners, including Samsung for...
Telus, Samsung claim Canada’s first 5G vRAN, O-RAN network
Telus said that the commercial deployment of this technology will begin in the first half of this year
Canadian operator Telus and Samsung Electronics announced that they will build what they say will be Canada’s first commercial virtualized and Open RAN (O-RAN) network.
The companies said...
Samsung signs 6G partnership with Princeton University
Samsung Electronics plans to commercialize as-yet-unstandardized 6G by 2030
Samsung Research America (SRA), which is a research and development organization of Samsung Electronics, has partnered with Princeton University with the aim of shaping the future of 6G wireless and networking systems.
SRA has become a founding...
Samsung, Vodafone test AMD processors for Open RAN
Vodafone, Samsung and AMD completed an end-to-end data call in Samsung's research and development lab in Korea, utilizing AMD processors that supported Samsung's virtualized RAN (vRAN) software, which is O-RAN compliant.
The test result exceeded 1 Gbps throughput for multiple devices on multi-cell configuration,...
Twin Cities showdown: SRG tests Dish/Samsung vs. T-Mo/Ericsson, NSA vs. SA
How does Dish Wireless' network look in a match-up against another operator, particularly outside of its market of initial focus (Las Vegas)? Signals Research Group delved into that question in a new report, using Samsung Galaxy devices in extended drive tests in the Twin...
Dish Wireless awarded $50 million for O-RAN test facility
ORCID will allow participants to test and validate their hardware and software solutions against an O-RAN network deployed by Dish
Dish Wireless, which is now a subsidiary of EchoStar, was awarded a $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information...
Qualcomm launches new XR platform ahead of CES
The XR2+ Gen 2 comes with more GPU and AI capabilities; Qualcomm named Google and Samsung as among OEM partners
Ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show starting today in Las Vegas, Qualcomm announced the latest-and-greatest in Extended Reality (XR) silicon platforms. The XR2+ Gen 2,...
The current state of 5G deployments in India
Airtel said its 5G offering was available across all districts in India while rival telco Jio's 5G networl already reaches over 7,700 towns and cities
The two largest operators in India, Reliance Jio Infocomm and Bharti Airtel, are rapidly expanding 5G networks after they initially...
Rogers and Lynk complete satellite-to-mobile phone call in Canada
Rogers said the trial also tested SMS, data and emergency alerting services with a Samsung S22 smartphone
Canadian operator Rogers and Lynk Global announced they completed what they say is Canada’s first satellite-to-mobile phone call.
In a release, Rogers said the trial also tested SMS, data...
Bharti Airtel reaches full 5G coverage in several Indian states
Bharti Airtel said its 5G service is now accessible across all districts and union territories in India
Indian operator Bharti Airtel said its 5G service, dubbed "Airtel 5G Plus," is now available across all districts in the states of Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Odisha, Karnataka, Gujarat...
Samsung reveals generative AI model, targets 2024 launch
Samsung said its AI model is coming 'early next year,' suggesting it might be included in its Galaxy S24 lineup
Samsung Electronics this week announced Galaxy AI, which the company described as “a comprehensive mobile AI experience” in a blog post. According to the...
Samsung, O2 Telefónica to trial vRAN and Open RAN tech
Testing will first be carried out technologies at a lab in Munich, and then in a commercial 5G network in Landsberg am Lech
Samsung Electronics and O2 Telefónica are jointly trialing advanced cloud-native virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) and Open RAN technologies in several lab and...
Dish achieves simultaneous 5G uplink and downlink CA for FDD spectrum
Dish recorded 200 Mbps uplink peak speeds with 35 MHz of 5G spectrum and 1.3 Gbps downlink peak speeds with 75 MHz of 5G spectrum
Dish Wireless this week announced the successful completion of simultaneous 5G 2x uplink and 4x downlink carrier aggregation (CA) for Frequency...
Building a robust Open RAN ecosystem: Samsung at MWC Las Vegas
When it comes to building a successful ecosystem, the work has to be broad and deep. That, said Derek Johnston, head of 5G marketing and business development at Samsung Networks, is exactly the work that Samsung Networks has been doing in Open RAN and...
Bharti Airtel reaches 50 million 5G customers
Bharti Airtel initially launched its 5G network in India in October 2022
Indian telco Bharti Airtel announced it has reached over 50 million unique 5G customers within one year of the launch of its 5G network, the operator said in a release.
The company also announced...
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...
Malaysia says 5G adoption remains low despite growing coverage
The current penetration of 5G in Malaysia is 4.2% according to communications minister Fahmi Fadzil
Malaysia’s Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said that 5G adoption rate In Malaysia remains low despite the growing network coverage, local newspaper The Star reported.
The official said that the...
Vodafone UK starts O-RAN deployment to replace Huawei gear
Vodafone said its O-RAN program is supported by Samsung, Intel, Keysight, Dell Technologies, Capgemini and Wind River
U.K. telco Vodafone confirmed it has officially started the installation of Open RAN (O-RAN) equipment for 2,500 sites in Wales and in certain regions of England, the telco...
VMware sees wide-scale O-RAN deployments in India from 2025
VMware noted it is currently working with Indian carriers Bharti Airtel, Jio and Vodafone Idea
VMware expects to see wide-scale deployment of O-RAN-based 5G in India from 2025, local newspaper The Economic Times reported, citing Sanjay Uppal, senior vice president and general manager of VMware’s...
South Korea launches local alliance to boost O-RAN ecosystem
SK Telecom, LG Uplus and KT are some of the members of the new O-RAN alliance in South Korea
South Korea recently launched the Open RAN Industry Alliance (ORIA), a national body with the main aim of developing a domestic Open RAN (O-RAN) ecosystem in...
Bharti Airtel claims India’s first 5G FWA service
Airtel said its 5G-based Airtel Xstream AirFiber offering is already available for its customers in Delhi and Mumbai
Indian operator Bharti Airtel announced the launch of what it claims to be India’s first fixed wireless access (FWA) offering.
In a release, the company said that its...
‘Recovery in sight’ for global smartphone market, despite 11% decline: Canalys
The global smartphone market declined for the sixth consecutive quarter since 2022, according to the latest data from Canalys
According to the latest data from Canalys, the global smartphone market declined by 11% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2023, due to such low demand that even giants...