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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...

Well, technically… vRAN and Open RAN are key to network expansion: Samsung’s Ragha Gopavarapu (Ep. 102)

Ragha Gopavarapu, a senior manager for Samsung’s carrier accounts, shares Samsung's perspective on the vRAN and Open RAN revolutions in telecom networks, and provides an update on the company's new vRAN 3.0 offering.

Samsung, MediaTek hit top 5G uplink speeds with CA and 3Tx antennas

The tests achieved 5G uplink speeds of 363Mbps, said Samsung and MediaTek Samsung and MediaTek this week announced the successful testing of 5G Standalone Uplink (UL) 2CC Carrier Aggregation (CA) with C-Band UL MIMO at the former’s lab in Suwon, Korea. The pair claim the...

MU-MIMO: A boost for 5G capacity and a ‘critical role’ in FWA

Testing on Verizon's network sought to illustrate real-world performance of MU-MIMO A new report from Signals Research Group tested the ability of Multi-User Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MU-MIMO) to increase 5G site capacity and says that the technology will be a important component of 5G network support...

Samsung foundry vision includes focus on AI and expanding capacity

Samsung also shared that it has secured additional foundry partners for its Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem (SAFE) At its 7th annual Samsung Foundry Forum (SFF) 2023, Samsung shares its latest foundry technology mission business strategy, focusing largely on the growing need to address artificial intelligence (AI)...

Telus invests to expand and upgrade 5G networks in Montreal

Telus also announced partnerships to set new 5G labs in Montreal Canadian operator Telus plans to invest CAD30 million ($22.7 million) this year to expand and update its 5G network and connect the city’s businesses to optic fiber. The telco said the main aim of the...

Galaxy S23 Ultra experience review—the ultimate camera phone

I have been using the Galaxy S23 Ultra for over two months, and I think it's one of the best and most versatile camera phones on the market today. If you are looking to upgrade to a better camera phone with extensive productivity features...

Revolutionizing industries through the power of 5G 

The deployment of 5G networks has been one of the most anticipated technological advancements in recent years. The lightning-fast speeds, low latency, and massive connectivity that 5G offers make it the perfect platform for a wide range of innovative applications across various industries. Read...

Samsung opens new innovation center with focus on next-gen network capabilities

The new innovation center at the Samsung headquarters in Plano, Texas explores vRAN, FWA and private 5G Samsung has opened the doors to a new innovation and briefing center at its headquarters in Plano, Texas. In a press statement, Christine Nelson, senior manager of Samsung...

Samsung, NAVER Cloud deploy private 5G for Hoban Construction

Samsung Electronics and NAVER Cloud have expanded their collaboration to launch a private 5G network for Hoban Construction, a Korean company specializing in construction, property development and manufacturing. company. The aim of the network is enable 5G-supported applications like drone-based, high-resolution monitoring for live site...

O-RAN, vRAN revenue moderate growth in Q1: Dell’Oro

Dell'Oro highlighted that O-RAN revenue growth in Q1 was in the 10-20% range Open RAN (O-RAN) and virtualized RAN (vRAN) revenue growth moderated in the first quarter of 2023 after strong growth last year, according to a recent report from Dell’Oro Group. “Since both Open RAN...

Galaxy Book3 Pro 360—excellent laptop for work, life and play (Analyst Angle)

Nowadays, all Windows laptops in a given segment look and work alike—premium aluminum body, full-day battery life, performance in alignment with the processor they use, etc. Even among such equals, Samsung's Galaxy Book3 Pro stands out as a premium product, mainly because of its...

Oppo’s Find N2 is a dazzling display of folding competence (Analyst Angle)

I’ve had the opportunity to use Oppo’s Find N2 Flip foldable smartphone for the last few weeks. In fact, I have traveled around the world with it and taken it with me everywhere. It’s an incredible device. The Find N2 Flip is also one of...

Yes, vRAN and O-RAN are coming, just more slowly than we thought (Analyst Angle)

Watching the evolution of telco carrier RAN networks feels like viewing a sports replay in slow motion. It’s interesting to see, and there are often angles and perspectives that crop up that aren’t immediately apparent. In the end, however, you still know where things...

New Samsung UWB chipset for auto and IoT; plus new short-range portfolio brand

Samsung Electronics has announced its first ultra-wideband (UWB) chipset, the Exynos Connect U100, for use in mobile, automotive, and IoT devices. The new hardware solution offers precise distance measurements, down to “single-digit centimetres”, reckons the South Korean firm. It has introduced the U100 as...

Samsung to put $230 billion into world’s largest chip-making cluster

Samsung Electronics plans to make a massive $230 billion investment in South Korea's chip-making capacity, in the form of a new "mega cluster" of silicon manufacturing that could end up being the world's largest such hub. The investment, to be made over the next...

India to reach full coverage with 5G tech by end-2024: Report

Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm aim to complete their 5G network deployments within the next 15 months India will achieve 100% coverage for 5G services by the end of December 2024, local press reported, citing the country’s communications minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw. The official said that...

Bharti Airtel reaches 10 million 5G subscribers in India

According to Bharti Airtel, its 5G offering is currently active in 140 cities in India Indian operator Bharti Airtel has reached 10 million 5G subscribers across the country, the telco said in a release, with 1 million 5G subscribers in Mumbai alone. The Asian operator,...

Samsung to provide Dish with 24,000 Open RAN-compliant 5G radios

In addition to Samsung, Dish is working with Dell, VMware and AWS on its 5G network Per a new agreement, Samsung is supplying Dish Wireless with an initial shipment of 24,000 Open RAN-compliant radios and 5G virtualized RAN (vRAN) software solutions to help the operator...

The macro market will drop by 28% by 2027, but don’t worry (Analyst Angle)

Yes, the market for Macro and Massive MIMO infrastructure will drop dramatically through 2027.  But that drop will be offset by small cells, software, millimeter wave, and private cellular investments. In fact, with a rebound expected from new spectrum bands in 2028, our new...

Korean carrier LG Uplus ends 2022 with 6.1 million 5G subscribers

LG Uplus added a total of 1.48 million 5G subscribers during last year Korean operator LG Uplus ended the fourth quarter of 2022 with 6.11 million 5G subscribers, up 32.11% year-on-year, according to the company’s latest earnings statement. The telco added a total of 1.48 million...

KDDI starts deployment of 5G Open vRAN sites in Japan

KDDI has been developing O-RAN compliant 5G Open vRAN sites using Samsung's virtualized solutions Japanese operator KDDI announced that, in cooperation with Samsung Electronics and Fujitsu, it initiated commercial deployment of O-RAN-compliant 5G Open Virtual Radio Access Network (Open vRAN) sites in Osaka, Japan. “The expansion...