5G is ushering in a new era of faster and more efficient telecommunications, enabling the expansion of other new technologies, from automated factories to extended reality and giving users more security and control over their networks. In essence, 5G is remaking the telecom industry...
Canadian operator Bell announced an agreement with compatriot firm Esri Canada, a geographic information system (GIS) provider, to create the Bell Integrated Smart City Ecosystem.
This integrated solution will combine Bell's 5G network and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions with Esri's real-time analytics and location...
China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, has already deployed over 560,000 5G base stations across China, local press reported, citing the operator’s General Manager Dong Xin.
The operator aims to cover all rural towns across the country with its 5G network...
The pair used E-band spectrum to connect small cells and macro cells in areas where fiber is challenging to deploy
Earlier this week, Nokia claimed to have achieved a record breaking 9.85 backhaul capacity on Indian operator Vodafone Idea’s 5G network using E-band (60GHz to...
Industrial 5G and IoT – or at least, the digital pyrotechnics sprung from 5G and IoT networks – can help the planet reduce carbon emissions, reckons the tech and telecoms market. Telecoms vendor Ericsson, chorusing the message from telecoms operator Vodafone a couple of...
The Scotland 5G Centre, a government-sponsored research centre with the universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow, has opened a private 5G network testbed in Dumfries in the south of Scotland, to be followed by a second private 5G showcase before the year is out in...
China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) has reached over 1 million subscribers in the 5G segment, the telco said in a release.
Li Feng, chairman of CMHK said: "We are delighted to announce that the number of 5G customers has exceeded 1 million just a few...
Vodafone Germany said its 5G network is now available to more than 35 million people across the country.
The company had previously said it aimed to service over 30 million people with 5G in Germany by the end of this year. The telco also said...
Qualcomm insists on calling its product offering a “Modem-RF System” highlighting the importance of RF in achieving excellent smartphone performance, as well as the tight integration between modem and RF subsystems that can take the performance even further.
Despite the rapid expansion of its RF...
Mobile customer experience comes down to two driving factors: Faster speeds and better coverage. Both national and rural operators face similar customer expectations, but the challenge of meeting them, and doing so profitably, is a far different calculation for the smaller operators. As rural...
Earlier this week, the pair demonstrated interoperability between Lockheed Martin’s open tactical gateway solutions and the Verizon 5G network
Verizon has partnered with aerospace, arms, defense, information security and technology corporation Lockheed Martin to prototype, demonstrate and test 5G.MIL technologies for use by the U.S....
Qualcomm CEO: 'We’re working with our partners and customers to reduce emissions footprints, conserve resources and harness the sustainability benefits of 5G'
With the ongoing UN COP26 summit as a backdrop, Qualcomm has announced a new sustainability pledge, in which the chipmaker will achieve net-zero emissions...
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How 5G could improve factory floor communications?
Factory or plant floor communications refers to the control and data communications typically found in automation environments, on a manufacturing plant floor or process...
Russian telco MTS and Ericsson have signed a strategic partnership to develop private 5G-ready networks for industrial enterprises in Russia, the vendor said in a release.
Since 2019, MTS has implemented more than 15 pilot projects for private networks in partnership with Ericsson across various...
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Over the past year it’s been hard to miss the headlines about huge fires across the world, from Australia, to Russia, to the USA. I am saddened to read about the damage to the landscape, wildlife and property, not to...
Dell Technologies recently announced it is delivering a fully validated solution for Mavenir Open vRAN and VMware Telco Cloud Platform to accelerate the deployment of new open radio access network (RAN) architectures and usher in a new era of 5G growth.
To accommodate the enormous amount...
5G will help U.K. hit climate targets by reducing CO2e emissions, according to a new study commissioned by Ericsson
The accelerated deployment of 5G connectivity across Europe and the U.K. will have an immediate and catalyzing impact on climate targets by reducing CO2e emissions, according...
Indian operator Bharti Airtel has rolled out a business initiative to demonstrate a wide range of enterprise grade use cases using 5G networks, the telco said in a release.
As part of the #5GforBusiness initiative, Airtel is joining forces with Accenture, AWS, Cisco, Ericsson, Google...
Verizon combining 5G and MEC, growing its private networks business, and partnering with hyperscalers
LOS ANGELES--Verizon was an early mover on mmWave 5G, has tapped Dynamic Sharing Spectrum to leverage existing spectrum and offer nationwide 5G coverage, and has a trove of C Band holdings...
Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) announced the award of 255 megahertz of spectrum in 19 frequency blocks after a spectrum auction that required a total of 32 rounds of bidding in three days.
In a release, the government agency said that the...
American Tower Corporation (ATC) is expecting to experience a period of solid growth in its European markets, where the firm is seeing similar network growth trends to the U.S., with early-stage 5G deployments set to accelerate in the coming years, the company’s President and...
'Low cost for massive deployment is the name of the game,' Verizon Business’ Chief Revenue Officer said during a Mobile World Congress LA keynote
LOS ANGELES – Verizon Business’ Chief Revenue Officer Sampath Sowmyanarayan took to the Mobile World Congress Los Angeles (MWC LA) keynote...
Below, Summer Chen, VP and General Manager of ZTE Branding and Communications department weighs in on green ICT infrastructure and the steps they are taking to make a global impact when it comes to more efficient 5G deployments.
1. How can the industry address concerns that 5G...
When it comes to striking a balance between delivering on the multiGbps speeds expected from 5G and the capex-intensive process of deploying millimeter wave (mmWave) small cells, operators have a difficult task. While early criticisms around the viability of mmWave 5G--line-of-sight conditions, oxygen absorption,...
Qualcomm has announced three new chip series intended to bring 5G capabilities to mid-range smartphones, as well as one series focused on the continued evolution of LTE.
“Mid-range smartphones are expected to be the main driver for accelerating 5G device adoption – especially in...
