BROWSING: 5G

Orange says the combination introduces the ability to activate networks faster and delivers flexibility, optimization Orange Spain has successfully tested a data connection using Open RAN equipment and a cloud-native Standalone (SA) 5G core network, a combination the carrier said introduces the ability to activate...

3GPP Release 18 marks the start of 5G Advanced, which builds on the 5G baseline defined by 3GPP in previous Releases 15, 16, and 17. There is a wide consensus in the industry that 5G Advanced will bring new enhancements to current mobile network...

Mavenir said the two projects are part of the U.K. government's Open Networks Ecosystem Competition Network software provider Mavenir said it has been awarded two 5G Open RAN (O-RAN) projects, as part of the U.K. government’s Open Networks Ecosystem Competition, which aims to foster the...

Ericsson highlighted that 5G users in India stand out for their high daily engagement with apps, such as streaming HD video, video calling services, mobile gaming and AR Nearly 31 million users in India could upgrade to 5G phones in 2023, according to a report...

A Q&A with Dish’s Sidd Chenumolu on the public cloud, network programmability and the role of the RIC Dish Wireless has reached major coverage milestones in its effort to build out a nationwide Standalone 5G network using Open RAN principles. Company Vice President of Technology...

Preparing to give a speech at a meeting of wireless executives and investors, I will focus on the growing debate regarding today’s wireless industry. The question is this. Has wireless seen its best days or is growth continuing in new and different ways? Let’s...

In April, Rogers had acquired the Canadian operations of BAI Communications, which had owned the rights to provide wireless service on the Toronto subway Canadian carrier Rogers Communications has announced that customers of major Canadian wireless operators can now connect to its 5G wireless network...

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...

O2 Telefonica said its 5G services are currently being provided through NonStandalone (NSA) architecture German operator O2 Telefonica announced the launch of its 5G Standalone (SA) network in the country under the 5G Plus brand, the telco said in a release. The telco said that the...

Under the terms of the deal, Telefónica and Ericsson will also explore how to deploy Cloud RAN sites with a high degree of automation Swedish vendor Ericsson and Spanish operator Telefónica have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate the adoption towards an...

In June, China Broadnet said it had reached 9 million 5G package subscribers twelve months after launching the service Chinese operator China Broadnet shortlisted local vendors Huawei and ZTE for the second phase of a 5G core project, Chinese press reported. According to the report, the...

The Argentine government had said that the 5G spectrum auction is expected to take place during the first days of November Argentine mobile carriers Personal (owned by Telecom Argentina), Movistar (owned by Spain’s Telefonica) and Claro (owned by Mexican telecommunications group America Movil) have expressed...

Telia, Nokia and MediaTek performed the RedCap field tests using a base station from Telia Finland's production network and a Standalone 5G core network on MediaTek's RedCap test platform Nordic telco Telia has conducted field tests of 5G Reduced Capability (RedCap) with Nokia and MediaTek...

In March, Ofcom unveiled plans to award spectrum in the 26GHz and 40GHz bands for 5G and other mobile technologies U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom confirmed plans to award millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum but announced it will not hold an auction until a decision has been...

The European Union and the U.S. had previously warned Malaysia of risks to national security if it allowed Huawei to take part in local 5G networks Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that the adoption of a dual 5G network scheme by the country from...

The lack of ubiquitous network coverage from terrestrial cellular networks can be disruptive not only to industry and enterprise, but even the safety of individuals when they most need connectivity. 5G coverage from space has the potential to make connectivity to the Internet truly...

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...

AIS said it recently completed a 5G RedCap commercial test in Bangkok in partnership with Huawei Thai operator Advanced Info Service (AIS) said it had completed verification of 5G RedCap technology with Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE. In a statement, AIS said that it recently completed...

NTT Docomo partnered with Nvidia, Fujitsu and Wind River on the GPU-accelerated 5G network NTT Docomo this week announced the deployment of a GPU-accelerated wireless solution in its network in Japan, reportedly making it the first telco in the world to adopt a GPU-accelerated commercial 5G network and...

The grand combined promise of 5G networking and edge computing for enterprises is to max out the performance, reliability, and security of mission- and business-critical Industry 4.0 systems.But which workloads should always stay on-prem, for reasons of security and performance, and which can be...

Once the towers are transferred, NTT Docomo will lease these towers from JTower Japanese tower operator JTower and compatriot telecommunications operator NTT Docomo concluded a new master agreement aimed at facilitating the sharing of Docomo's current telecommunication tower infrastructure in Japan. Under the terms of the...

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...

5G growth is a persistent trend across industries, and reports have forecasted that 5G subscriptions will reach 4.4 billion globally by the end of 2027, accounting for approximately 48% of total global mobile subscriptions. 5G network technologies are evolving faster than any previous generation, with cloudification...

Dish's 5G cloud-native network and the Nokia Network as Code platform will provide enterprises with access to the software development tools Nokia today launched a Network as Code platform and developer portal, which the company said will help application developers and communication service providers...