As 3GPP ratifies NSA 5G NR specification, Ericsson doubles down on investment
With $220 million from the Nordic Investment Bank and $150 million from AB Svensk Exportkredit, a state-owned Swedish financier, Ericsson is looking to put that money to work to "further develop 5G and...
The Asian government plans to award 5G spectrum licenses in June
South Korean mobile operators are expected to invest more than $9.36 billion in 5G network technology in 2018, Korean press reported citing industry sources.
According to the reports, the local Ministry of Science and ICT...
Although much of the dialogue on 5G spectrum in the US has focused on millimeter (mmWave) spectrum, it is not clear whether the mmWave spectrum is suitable for mobile network deployment in the near to mid-term future.
This is exactly why Verizon is concentrating on...
As the final days of 2017 draw closer, we achieved a very significant milestone this week in the path to making 5G a commercial reality. At the 3GPP RAN Plenary meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, which I’m actively participating in, 3GPP successfully completed the first...
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Sprint makes major exec shuffle following T-Mo merger breakdown
After months of speculation, in November merger talks between Sprint and...
The purpose of this paper is to identify the business opportunities for communications service providers (CSPs) and mobile network operators (MNOs) from a novel Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) based on dynamic shared spectrum access.
This paper explains how dynamic sharing and scalable use of...
As the industry celebrates the much-anticipated, official ratification of the first 5G standard, companies are eager to utilize the specification for "full-scale development of 5G NR" with tests and trials over the coming year and commercial offerings as soon as 2019. Qualcomm and Ericsson...
The companies said they have successfully tested pre-standard 5G for the first time in the U.K.
Vodafone U.K. and Ericsson announced they have successfully tested standalone pre-standard 5G
using a prototype device in a central London 3.5 GHz spectrum field trial.
The two companies said the 5G...
What's the difference between fog computing and edge computing?
“I think edge is to fog as...apple is to fruit,” Helder Antunes, chairman of the OpenFog Consortium explained. “We look at fog computing as an end-to-end architecture from the cloud to the very thing connected. It encompasses...
In a milestone that ushers in the next generation of wireless technology, the Third Generation Partnership Project has officially ratified the first release of the 5G New Radio standard.
The non-standalone 5G NR specification, or NSA 5G NR, will rely on an operator having an...
Five wireless inventions that define 5G NR — the global 5G standard
I have seen many changes and amazing innovations in wireless technology, but nothing quite compares to the fundamental shift happening right now with 5G. Over the last several years, I’ve been leading a...
SK Telecom developed a fronthaul specification as an open standard to help small firms enter the market
Korean telecom operator SK Telecom announced its self-developed 5G fronthaul technology has been adopted as a Korean national standard by the country's Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA).
SK Telecom developed...
Multi-layer convergence and new approach to network architecture in support of 5G
5G is all about more--more capacity provided in a more efficient manner that creates more value for consumers and more attractive business cases for communications service providers. Next-generation connectivity will be realized through...
Editors note: This week we’ll take a look back at the 50 stories that drew the highest level of engagement from our RCR Wireless News community.
Hans Vestberg on transition to Verizon and the next five years
After serving for six years as the CEO of...
Partnership with the popular Magnolia lifestyle brand will provide insights into 5G for the enterprise
Two weathered, 210-foot silos preside over the home of Magnolia in Waco, Tex., giving the site its name and a distinctive identity. Now Magnolia Market at the Silos -- the...
Speeds up to 1.2 Gbps available to Ooredoo customers with compatible smartphones
Carriers around the world are pushing the 1 Gbps data throughput barrier with increasingly advanced LTE network deployments, which also serve to lay the groundwork for quick commercialization of 5G. In the latest,...
The trial, which took place in Yokohama, paves the way for applications and deployment of 5G millimeter wave, according to Huawei
Chinese vendor Huawei and Japanese telco NTT DoCoMo have completed a joint field trial for 5G mobile communications over a long distance with 39...
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Mobile devices making data connections must be configured with an LTE APN
Within the Long Term Evolution (LTE) network infrastructure...
Verizon prepping to deliver residential broadband using 5G fixed wireless access in 2018
U.S. operators in 2017 carried out extensive tests of the pre-standard, non-standalone 5G fixed wireless access variant, and Verizon, building on field trials, is planning a commercial deployment in the second-half of...
The telco has activated a 5G antenna with millimeter wave support in Turin
Italian telecommunications firm TIM, owned by Telecom Italia, announced it has activated what it claims to be the first 5G antenna with millimeter wave support in Italy. The trial, which took place...
Each year Ericsson looks ahead at consumer technology trends that will likely shape the way humans interact with their devices and with each other. In its latest report, The 10 Hot Consumer Trends for 2018 and Beyond, a theme emerges of a continuously more...
ETSI creates ZSM group centered on management and automation
ETSI announced it has created a new branch dubbed Zero touch network and Service Management Industry Specification Group (ZSM ISG), which will focus on 5G end-to-end network and service management. The aim of the ZSM group,...
Operators around the world prepping for rapid commercialization of 5G
As the 3GPP works toward finalizing the 5G New Radio specification, set for mid-2018, operators, infrastructure providers and the larger telecom ecosystem have engaged in a number of promising pre-standard 5G trials that lay the...
DT selects Ericsson for '5G-ready' radio access network deployment
Its been a good week for network infrastructure vendor Ericsson. On Dec. 11, the company won a contract with U.S. operator Verizon to provide core, RAN, transport and services for a 2018 commercial 5G fixed wireless...
The telco will trial 5G technology in Milan using spectrum in the 3.6-3.8 GHz band
Vodafone Italia, a subsidiary of U.K.-based telecoms group Vodafone, has officially launched its project to test 5G technologies via the 3.6-3.8 GHz band in the city of Milan. Vodafone Italy’s...
