BROWSING: 5G

5G matters for consumers (Reality Check)

I hear over-and-over again from industry experts that 5G doesn’t matter for consumers. Yet every time I turn on the TV, I see Communications Service Providers (CSPs) advertising consumer 5G devices and phone plans. It’s easy to see that it matters. The focus on the...

America Movil plans to double 5G sites in Mexico by end-2022: CEO

In February, America Movil launched 5G services in 18 of Mexico’s largest cities, reaching more than 48 million people Mexican telecom group America Movil expects to double the number of 5G sites in Mexico by the end of the year, America Movil’s CEO Daniel Hajj...

T-Mobile’s IoT network to power Lucid Drone Technologies’ drones

T-Mobile US will initially deliver 4G LTE connectivity to Lucid Drone Technologies industrial spraying drones Lucid Drone Technologies has selected T-Mobile US as the exclusive provider of IoT connectivity and management for their fleet of industrial spraying drones. Under the agreement,  Lucid Drone Technologies and T-Mobile...

Qualcomm in Q2: Double-digit growth in handsets, automotive, RFFE, IoT

CEO: Plan to grow market to $700 billion "remains on track, and I'm very excited for the future of Qualcomm" Last year Qualcomm laid out a plan to leverage its core expertise well beyond the handset market it's best known for to grow share...

How is Verizon evolving its 5G network?: A Q&A

'More than 30% of overall traffic is leveraging C-band,' says Verizon SVP and chief engineer On January 19th 2022, Verizon — along with AT&T — turned on its C-band networks, and in doing so, finally shook up the dynamic in which T-Mobile was the...

Editorial Webinar: Industrial 5G Innovation: From setting standard to becoming standard

Industrial 5G, capable of meeting the exacting performance requirements of mission- and business-critical applications, is continuing to evolve as relevant international organizations finalize standards for important features. As these standards are memorialized and then integrated into commercial products, what's the outlook for industrial 5G adoption,...

What 5G NR positioning enhancements are in in Rel-17?

Cellular positioning was first introduced in the mid-nineties to meet regulatory requirements of emergency call positioning; since then, the possibilities for this feature have drastically expanded to address the needs of industrial verticals and use cases such as logistics, smart factories, autonomous vehicles, digital...

Huawei diversifies porfolio, hikes R&D spending amid global challenges

Huawei is diversifying its portfolio as well as increasing R&D spending and focusing on operational efficiency, given the growing challenges faced by the vendor this year, which are even higher compared to 2021, rotating chairman Ken Hu said in his keynote presentation at the...

Editorial Report: The global status of 5G: Spectrum, deployments and customer trends

Some say the pandemic hindered 5G progress; some say it accelerated its rollout. More than two years into COVID-19 where does 5G stand globally? This report explores how different regulations, spectrum availability and customer demands impact the deployment and adoption of next-generation cellular services around...

GSA: Planned 5G devices reach 1,334 globally at end-Q1

GSA said that nearly 1,000 of these 5G devices are commercially available The global number of 5G devices that have been announced rose by 3.2% in March 2022 to 1,334 devices, according to a recent report by the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). “Of these,...

How are C-band deployments changing the 5G landscape in the US?

On January 19th 2022, Verizon and AT&T activated their C-band networks, and in doing so, finally shook up the 5G dynamic in the U.S. At the end of last year, an Ookla report positioned the U.S. as the world leader for 5G availability, but when...

Bell signs 5G MEC partnership with AWS

Bell had launched its commercial 5G service in Canada in June 2020 Canadian mobile operator Bell announced the launch of a public multi-access edge computing (MEC) with AWS Wavelength in Canada. As part of a previous agreement between the two firms, Bell and AWS are deploying...

Three 5G power-saving aspects of Release 17

As the 5G standard continues to evolve, one of the important aspects for increased sustainability, as well as prolonging device battery life, is power efficiency. The recently frozen Release 17 builds upon previous releases in enabling 5G power saving features. That 5G power saving...

Seven use cases for 5G NR over non-terrestrial networks

5G is becomes more broadly deployed across the planet, but the technology may also eventually end up in the skies. 3GPP has established, and is continuing to build upon, standards that will enable 5G services to be delivered over satellite infrastructure, otherwise referred to...

European Commission approves infrastructure scheme to boost 5G in Italy

The four Italian carriers had launched their 5G networks between June 2019 and December 2020 The European Commission (EC) approved an Italian government program to allocate 2 billion euros ($2.14 billion) for expansion of 5G and fiber networks in the country as part of a...

What 5G NR coverage enhancements are in Release 17?

Coverage performance is key for mobile operators when commercializing 5G New Radio (NR) networks. Compared with LTE systems, NR systems operate at higher frequency bands, resulting in higher path loss and worse coverage performance. According to Ericsson, the direct impact that coverage has on service...

Nokia opens new lab in Korea to boost adoption of 5G private networks

Nokia said that new lab will allow local firms to test their solutions and services, including interoperability tests for 5G private wireless networks   Nokia announced that it has launched a Private 5G Open Lab, as part of its existing Advanced Technology Center at its...

Federated Wireless and CalChip Connect combine on private 5G install, reseller offer

US IoT distributor CalChip Connect (CCC) has selected Federated Wireless for private LTE and 5G, both for its own distribution centre in Pennsylvania, and as a distribution product for CalChip Connect to resell to enterprise customers. Federated Wireless called CCC the “leading IoT distributor”...

IoT enables utility firms to achieve direct, indirect cost savings: Sequans

Sequans noted that utility companies are well aware of the benefits of adopting 5G private networks for their operations   The implementation of IoT technology by firms operating in the utilities sector could help these companies to achieve both direct and indirect cost saving benefits, Jeremy...

Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband comes to Oracle Industry Lab

Verizon and Oracle hope to spur new 5G innovation at the Oracle Industry Lab, now equipped with Verizon's 5G mmWave service.

Chinese carriers add 55.5 million new 5G customers in March

Local telcos aim to build 600,000 new 5G base stations this year across China, including 134,000 already built in the first quarter Chinese operators recorded a net gain of 55.5 million 5G subscribers in March, according to the carriers’ latest available figures. China Mobile, the world’s...

‘A sum of many things’ – Edzcom’s 5G mix for industry, and that Athonet-Nokia joint-ticket

Note, for more on this topic, join the Enterprise IoT Insights webinar on Industrial 5G (From Setting Standard to Becoming Standard) on April 28, featuring speakers from ABI Research, MFA (MulteFire Alliance)/Nokia, Schneider Electric and Vodafone; check back here, also, for the editorial report...

What’s new and improved in 5G Release 17?

5G is now mainstream, with more than 200 commercial 5G networks having already launched around the world and close to 1,000 5G devices already shipping—of which about half are non-smartphone devices, according to figures from the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). Those 5G New...

What is 5G Broadcast/Multicast?

Rohde & Schwarz and Qualcomm will demonstrate the technology at CABSAT conference in May One of the use cases being explored for 5G systems is that of remote media production. But the 5G standard also offers a built-in broadcast function, called 5G Broadcast/Multicast. A broadcast or...

Nokia White Paper: Wi-Fi 6 – Not Just for Gamers

Wi-Fi is now universally recognized as a vital component of the broadband experience: if a customer’s in-home Wi-Fi fails them, even the fastest, most reliable, and lowest-latency FTTH connection is wasted. Wi-Fi 6 brings a step-change in performance that service providers can use to...