5G

Telefonica Germany said it has been testing Nokia’s cloud RAN tech in Potsdam German carrier O2 Telefónica, which is controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica, said it is currently using cloud RAN technology from Nokia in its 5G network. The telco …

As part of the acquisition, BAI obtains ZenFi’s portfolio of assets, including over 1,100 route miles of fiber network throughout the New York and New Jersey metro region Communications infrastructure provider BAI Communications announced the close of its acquisition of …

Direct-to-satellite service tests are planned for the remote mountains on Japan’s northernmost island Rakuten Mobile announced this week that it has obtained preliminary licenses from Japanese regulators to begin testing direct-to-mobile satellite communication. The company said it is working with satellite maker …

Twenty-six organizations and alliances in the US with active interests in private and shared cellular for enterprise usage have jointly written to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to hail the “success” of …

The cloud-native solution will simplify and speed up the deployment of enterprise applications, say the companies Hungarian telecommunications operator Magyar Telekom has selected Mavenir as its converged packet core provider for its 5G network. According to the companies, the cloud-native, …

Semiconductor firm Skyworks Solutions claims to have produced the world’s smallest dual-mode cellular IoT system-in-package (SiP) solution. The US outfit partnered with IoT chip and module maker Sequans Communications on the product, numbered SKY66431, to combine the France-based firm’s Monarch …

Through this agreement, both entities will carry out collaborative research activities regarding future 6G technologies The Institute of Wireless Internet of Things (WIOT) at Northeastern University and the Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium (B5PC) of Japan have signed a Memorandum of …

AI and ML use for network energy saving, load balancing, and mobility optimization are key 3GPP Release 18 marks the first release of the 5G-Advanced standard. R16 and R17 exposed new functionality to help 5G address IoT and edge computing, …

The report noted that the 5G sector in India will generate revenues of nearly $180 billion by 2030 5G telecom networks are expected to represent nearly 2% of India’s GDP by 2030, according to a recent report by India’s National …

Federated Wireless is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) on a private cellular deployment with California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) to support the university’s new ‘5G innovation network’, geared to “accelerate” adoption of edge and cloud IoT networking and …

In this episode of Will 5G Change the World? Telecom Infra Project Chief Marketing Officer Eugina Jordan discusses how TIP’s community-driven approach to test and validation of deployment-ready disaggregating network solutions is driving innovation in the telecoms area. Jordan touches …

Wi-Fi can’t do what mmWave 5G can and “enterprises want that,” Verizon VP of Device Technology says MAUI—Coinciding with Qualcomm’s annual Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii, Verizon deployed a mmWave 5G network on-site at the Grand Wailea that has been consistently …

Reliance Jio expects to launch 5G in the city of Siliguri in the coming days Indian operators Reliance Jio Infocomm expects to provide full 5G coverge in the city of Kolkata by June 2023, while major parts of the city …

Nokia said this record speed was achieved during a live demonstration at the Nokia 5G Futures Lab in Sydney Nokia and Australian operator TPG Telecom announced they have hit a 5G uplink speed of 2 Gbps using the latter’s mmWave …

During the first nine months of the year, operators in China added 795,000 5G base stations China ended September with a total of 2.22 million 5G base stations across the country, state news service Xinhua reported. The figure represents a …

Mobile network operator UScellular and wireless WAN networking equipment Cradlepoint announced a new partnership Wednesday that promises to deliver “enterprise-grade” 5G business internet services to UScellular’s enterprise customers. The companies plan to offer UScellular customers pre-certified wireless routers and wideband …

Note, this article is taken from the intro/outro sessions at 5G Manufacturing Forum, hosted by Enterprise IoT Insights and RCR Wireless. It is a summary, a ramble, and a call-to-arms – which attempts only to say that industrial 5G is …

US and Canada get the service first, with France, Germany, Ireland and the U.K. coming in December Apple on Wednesday announced that it has activated the much-touted “Emergency SOS by satellite” feature of its recently released iPhone 14. The new feature …

Latest Qualcomm flagship mobile platform uses AI to power camera, connectivity, gaming, security and sound Editor’s note: Qualcomm provided travel, lodging and other accommodations associated with the Snapdragon Summit. MAUI—At its annual Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm today unveiled its latest flagship …

BT noted that the project will demonstrate value in three use case areas for ports and highways, including port operations and management, marine operations and highway safety and defect inspections U.K. carrier BT said that the government committed to provide …

T-Mobile US’s Ultra Capacity service is offered via spectrum in the 2.5GHz band T-Mobile U.S. said it has activated its “Ultra Capacity” 5G offering via 5G Standalone architecture nationwide. The telco’s “Ultra Capacity” offering provides higher speeds compared to its …

Reliance Jio and Sanmina are set to manufacture radio units that can be used to deploy 5G with the 700 MHz and 3.3 GHz spectrum bands Indian mobile operator Reliance Jio aims to incorporate a higher proportion of locally developed …

The BlueWalker 3 was launched in September on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket Satellite designer and manufacturer AST SpaceMobile has shared that its direct-to-cell satellite, the BlueWalker 3, which launched in September on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, has been successfully deployed. The update …

Network design and services firm Betacom has struck a channel sales deal (“integrated delivery model”) with Qualcomm whereby enterprise customers in the Industry 4.0 space will be able to link Betacom’s private 5G network design and management service with Qualcomm’s …

Barcelona-based antenna company Ignion has launched a digital-twin prototyping tool for IoT devices with up to five radios. The latest version of its Antenna Intelligence Cloud (AIC) product, which ostensibly removes the need to start with a physical prototype, supports …