Nokia also announced a 5G field trial in Italy in partnership with Vodafone
BARCELONA- Nokia and China Mobile have inked a deal under which the two firms will jointly investigate how the Chinese operator can extend its service offerings for vertical markets using the capabilities...
The vendor said the new 5G base stations have passed trials in China and other countries
BARCELONA--ZTE has unveiled its series of new-generation 5G base stations at Mobile World Congress 2018, which takes place in Barcelona, Spain, this week.
The Chinese vendor highlighted that the new...
Enhanced mobile broadband use case will lead 5G deployments, CEO says
Ericsson President and CEO Börje Ekholm kicked-off Mobile World Congress 2018 by providing an update on the network infrastructure giant's plans to deliver 5G equipment this year in an effort to help service providers support...
Now that the 3GPP has adopted an initial 5G specification, chipmakers and device manufacturers can start developing end-user equipment for next-generation networks. National Instruments is laying the groundwork with a test device that the company plans to demonstrate at Mobile World Congress.
The test device...
The two companies will collaborate on end-to- end
network slicing for critical communications
Mobile operator Swisscom announced plans to deploy a commercial 5G network by the
end of this year in partnership with Ericsson, which will provide the necessary hardware and
software.
The European telco said it will trial...
The pace of 5G trials has "rapidly accelerated during the past six months," according to new information from Viavi Solutions on the state of 5G trials.
Viavi said that 72 operators are testing 5G, which is almost three times the number that were testing 5G...
5G fixed wireless access use case brings new set of testing challenges
With the 5G non-standalone (NSA) specification set for completion later this year along with the 3GPP tracking to complete the standalone 5G New Radio (NR) specification mid-2018, operators are aggressively looking to leverage...
The 5G call used an end-to-end test network in Spain
U.K.-based telecom group Vodafone and Huawei have announced the completion of what the companies claim to be the world’s first call using the non-standalone (NSA) 3GPP 5G new radio (NR) standard and
sub-6 GHz spectrum.
The two...
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--There are numerous challenges ahead for 5G network deployments, as the next generation of wireless technology moves from the lab to field testing to commercial deployments over the next few years.
During a session at the National Association of Tower Erectors conference this week,...
SK Telecom developed "hologram AI" and autonomous driving solutions for consumers, and fronthaul and relay tech for the network
With a high rate of mobile penetration, competitive carrier landscape, governmental support and a tech-savvy user population, South Korea is seen as an early debut market...
SK Telecom teasing a 5G-PON deal announcement next week
South Korean telecommunications firm SK Telecom announced plans to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nokia and Cisco aimed at expanding 5G-Passive Optical Network (5G-PON) technology globally.
The operator said the new agreement will be signed...
AT&T 5G plans will tap millimeter wave spectrum
After initially announcing its plans to offer mobile 5G in 2018, AT&T identified Dallas and Waco, Texas, and Atlanta Georgia, as the first cities where it will deploy network services based on the 3GPP non-standalone 5G New...
Unlimited data is back. Price wars are a constant threat to the bottom line, and customer loyalty is harder to earn. But a new report from Bain & Company and mobile edge computing company Vasona Networks finds that operators finally have an opportunity to...
With the non-standalone 5G New Radio (NR) specification approved by 3GPP in December 2017, the telecom ecosystem is rapidly conducting standard-compliant interoperability testing to prepare for commercialization as soon as the second-half of this year. The non-standalone 5G NR standard uses the LTE core...
For mobile operators, the phrase ‘innovate or die’ is perhaps more apt than it is across other industries. After all, any incumbent operator that elects not to bid for a 5G license and roll-out the innovative new network technology is more than likely signaling...
The 5G test in Helsinki used the 5G network build in the 3.5GHz band
Finnish mobile operator has carried out a 5G test in Helsinki in partnership with Huawei. During the test, a 5G network was tested for the first time in a moving car...
2G, 3G and 4G were all about smartphones while 5G encompasses much more, Mavenir CEO says
Rapidly increasing demand for mobile data, stagnant ARPU and capital and operating cost pressures mark the current state of mobile network economics, Mavenir CEO Pardeep Kohli said in an...
Nokia, Intel Deutschland, SK Telecom and KT are part of the 5G consortium
A consortium by European and Korean companies, universities and research institutes will demonstrate what it claims to be the first 5G platform during the 2018 Winter Olympics Games, taking place in South...
With appeals court decision, 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands will be auctioned for 5G
U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom has said it can now move forward with the auction of spectrum in the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands after a London court of appeals...
Huawei said the field trial has reached download speeds of more than 2 Gbps
Huawei and Canadian telco Telus have launched 5G wireless-to-the-home (WttH) trial service using a specially-designed 5G customer premise equipment (CPE) unit. The vendor said the trial is taking place in downtown Vancouver’s...
There is a rich roadmap of new technologies on the horizon as we drive the evolution and expansion of 5G
NR — the global 5G standard. This technology roadmap will expand the reach of 5G NR to new
industries, new deployment and business models, and new...
Leading global operators and OEMs coalesce around the Snapdragon X50 5G modem for first wave of mobile 5G launches in 2019.
Last year, Qualcomm led a coalition of mobile industry leaders to answer the call for increased network capacity, to meet the ever-rising demands on mobile networks,...
https://youtu.be/QKE2HdctbFo
Durga Malladi, SVP of Engineering and Corporate R&D, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., discusses the standardization of 5G NR and highlights 5G use cases beyond enhanced mobile broadband including vehicular communications and the Industrial Internet of Things.
T-Mobile is currently showcasing 5G in the city of Innsbruck, in Austria, while Vodafone has tested the technology in Ireland’s capital Dublin
A pair of 5G trials, in Innsbruck and Dublin, are helping operators test out latency, spectrum characteristics and other factors that will inform...
https://youtu.be/D2g-dkkbVsA
Serge Willenegger, SVP of 4G/5G and Industrial IoT, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., discusses the role of the X24 and X50 modems in facilitating the continued evolution of LTE networks in advance of commercialization of 5G.
