BROWSING: 5G

Nokia secures deal to expand Taiwan Mobile’s 5G infra

Taiwan Mobile currently has nearly 1 million subscribers in the 5G segment Nokia announced that it has been selected by Taiwan Mobile in an expansion deal to enhance the latter’s 5G coverage across the country. Under the terms of the deal, Nokia will provide its energy-efficient...

BT to invest £100m to put UK enterprises in ‘digital fast lane’ and ‘soup-up security’

UK telecoms group BT has revealed a ‘charter’ to invest almost £100 million over the next three years in its new Division X digital change unit, which is at the heart of its broader strategy to establish itself as a ‘tech-co’ (“not a telco”),...

Telefonica Germany to deploy 60 portable radio stations for 5G

Telefonica Germany said its 5G network had around 10,000 antennas in the country German operator O2 Telefónica said it was ready to start operating 60 new mobile radio stations, enabling the carrier to provide its customers with additional 4G/2G capacities as well as 5G on...

Deutsche Telekom installs private campus network at Hannover Messe

Deutsche Telekom also said it is ensuring 5G coverage on a total area of more than 1.4 million square meters   German operator Deutsche Telekom has installed a private campus network at Hannover Messe, one of the world’s largest industrial trade fairs. The telco said that this...

US Cellular selects Ericsson, Nokia for C-band deployment

US Cellular expects to activate its mid-band spectrum for customer use by the end of 2023 US Cellular announced new agreements with Nordic vendors Ericsson and Nokia to boost the carrier's 5G network infrastructure. US Cellular and Ericsson inked a deal which includes the deployment of...

Ericsson (also) signs with T-Mobile to offer private 5G to US enterprise customers

Weird, and frustrating; Swedish vendor Ericsson has issued a press release, the day after Nordic rival Nokia, about a new working relationship with T-Mobile in the US on private 5G. It is the same press release, just with a different vendor attached, just as...

Corporate telco provider Iconec taps Athonet for private 5G push in Germany

German telecoms provider and system integrator Iconec (stylised iconec) is working with private LTE and 5G specialist Athonet to bring the Italian firm’s core network platform to the German enterprise market. Iconec has deployed an Athonet-made core network at its new lab in Nuremberg,...

Totally overhyped and utterly indispensable – why private 5G matters

What to say about the state of the private 5G market – about the state of ‘things’, if you like, at the top-end of the IoT game? I was asked to speak for five minutes to introduce the latest Private Networks Forum (PNF), put...

ATIS’ Next G Alliance and Japan’s B5GPC ink MoU on 6G technologies

The Next G Alliance is an initiative to advance North American wireless technology leadership over the next decade with the initial focus on 6G systems ATIS’ Next G Alliance and Japan’s Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium (B5GPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate...

AT&T launches 5G in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey

AT&T launched limited 5G services in Mexico in December last year AT&T Mexico announced its 5G network has been launched in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey. The telco said it expects its 5G network infrastructure to reach 25 new cities across Mexico before the end of...

2023 is the year for consumer 5G, says AT&T exec

DENVER—During a panel discussion at this year’s Connect EXPO, industry leaders offered insights into what some of the most lucrative use cases for 5G might be. AT&T VP of Mobility & Access Architecture Gordon Mansfield acknowledged how impactful 5G will be on several industry...

Bosch to make billions with green tech – 5G, IoT, AI subsumed in green Industry 4.0 push

German industrial giant Bosch has shifted its messaging, perhaps, in time for Hannover Messe, Europe’s big industrial trade fair, which sees its return next week after three calendar years of pandemic and disruption. Very squarely, the message from Bosch in its pre-show strategy update...

Hey, where’s my (autonomous) car?

Picture this: self-driving cars and delivery drones navigate busy roads, while traffic-calming systems adjust in response. Passengers enjoy in-car infotainment, confident that their safety – and that of surrounding people and vehicles – is protected by a robust on-board system. This is the ultimate autonomous...

For 5G and beyond, energy is as important as RAN, core and transport

Hardware, software, and site energy solutions can collectively make 5G more sustainable For communications service providers, the trend lines around demand for mobile and fixed wireless data are clear. The trajectory of adoption for the Internet of Things is equally clear. Layer in the distributed...

Mavenir, Rakuten among the Open RAN vendors chosen for 5G Challenge

Mavenir, Rakuten, Radisys and Capgemini are among half a dozen Open RAN vendors who have been chosen as contestants in a federal 5G Challenge that focuses on supporting development and interoperability of 5G Open RAN systems. The challenge is being hosted by the National...

Ericsson, Deutsche Telekom partner for sustainable 5G radio site ops

Ericsson and Deutsche Telekom have added a wind turbine as a second renewable energy power source German operator Deutsche Telekom and Swedish vendor Ericsson have carried out a trial in which they transformed a live radio site using a management solution to efficiently harness solar...

China adds 21.15 million 5G subscribers in April

China Mobile added 10.36 million 5G subscribers during April Chinese operators recorded a net gain of 21.15 million 5G subscribers in April, according to the carriers’ latest available figures. China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, added a total of 10.36 million 5G...

T-Mobile US appoints Nokia to build private 5G and hybrid 5G offer for US enterprises

T-Mobile US has recruited Nokia to help it with private 5G and hybrid public-private 5G networks. The pair will develop products for T-Mobile’s new suite of network solutions for enterprise and government customers, which will afford a higher degree of network ownership and control,...

Three’s 5G network reaches 54% of UK population

Three said its 5G offering is available in over 400 locations across more than 3,000 sites in the United Kingdom U.K. operator Three announced that its 5G network currently covers more than 54% of the population. The operator said its 5G offering is now available in...

Nokia intros glut of industrial 5G devices – ‘because, like we know, devices are a problem’

Nokia has released a glut of industrial 5G devices for deployment by enterprises, typically engaged in hard-nosed Industry 4.0 disciplines, in private 5G networks. The new products include an AI-laden video camera for various quick-time industrial analysis, wearable cameras for site surveillance and staff...

T-Mobile US launches private, hybrid 5G portfolio with key partners

T-Mobile US Advanced Network Solutions involves partners Dell Technologies, Ericsson and Nokia T-Mobile US has announced a new suite of private 5G solutions designed to support enterprise and government customers by providing faster speeds, lower latency and more network control, as well as options at...

Small cells or massive MIMO: The best way to densify (Analyst Angle)

The saying “don’t reinvent the wheel” implies not repeating what has already been done.  In the early days of 5G, operators seem to heed that advice.  During the 4G era, operators relied on cell splitting via small cells in dense urban areas to increase...

LG Electronics showcases 6G systems at tech conference

LG previously said that 6G is expected to be commercialized in 2029 Korean tech firm LG Electronics has showcased future 6G technologies at the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2022. At the conference, which took place in South Korea’s capital Seoul last week, LG displayed...

Movistar aims to launch 5G in Mexico using AT&T’s infra: Report

Movistar Mexico is currently evaluating 5G plans and the technological infrastructure necessary Mexican operator Movistar, owned by Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica, is considering a launch of 5G in Mexico via a network sharing agreement with AT&T, according to recent press reports. “The infrastructure sharing model that...

Orange carries out 5G demo at the port of Vigo

Orange said that the main goal of the 5G test was to detect the presence of people in unauthorized areas   The Port of Vigo, in Spain, recently hosted a demonstration of the use of a 5G network with a surveillance system that includes the deployment...