Remember when the unlimited wireless data war began 10 years ago? That’s when Apple's iPhone and smartphones powered by Google's Android operating system entered the market and carriers wanted to grease the marketplace so users could use all the apps and not worry about...
Playing it even more conservative than rival Verizon, Sprint CFO Tarek Robbiati said the carrier sees mobile 5G within the next 5 years.
Similar to plans by larger rivals, Sprint sees initial “5G” deployments centered on fixed wireless internet access – also...
Verizon said it’s more cautious on deployment of mobile 5G services than rivals coming out of MWC, though does expect technology to be a game changer.
Verizon Communications is seen by many in a leadership position in terms of the move towards...
Turkcell is focused on developing GPON, DWDM and 5G.
ZTE and Turkish telecommunications operator Turkcell inked a strategic agreement to collaborate in different fields including gigabit-possible passive optical network and "5G" technologies.
The two companies explained the strategic agreement includes cooperation on fixed...
STC and Nokia will trial various technologies.
Nokia and Saudi Telecom Company signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of "5G" and internet of things use cases. Under terms of the agreement, Nokia and STC will carry out trials of...
Partners look to release NFV requirements, an assessment framework and best practices by the end of 2017.
Huawei, China Mobile and the GSMA have agreed to work together on a joint project to build an assessment framework for achieving carrier-grade network functions virtualization...
BARCELONA, Spain – Mobile World Congress 2017 provided a glimpse into how automation is currently enabled by the internet of things, and, down the line will be further emboldened by "5G" networks. Use cases ranging from lights out manufacturing to driverless trucking promise a...
Affirmed Networks discusses how virtualizing the evolved packet core will facilitate 5G network slicing for the internet of things.
BARCELONA, Spain – In the race to "5G," operators are steadily implementing network functions virtualization and software-defined networking solutions to gradually gain software control...
With "5G" customer trials and testing underway, network and customer equipment is starting to emerge into larger-scale production. Vendors took the opportunity of Mobile World Congress to showcase some of the first prestandards 5G hardware.
According to data recently released by Viavi Solutions, more than two...
Ooredoo said the service will initially be available for select customers in capital city of Doha.
Middle East mobile operator Ooredoo launched fiber-to-the-home service in Qatar with support for speeds up to 10 gigabits per second. The service is initially available in...
Was the strong showing at the recent MWC event by Sprint a sign of maturation or more cynically an attempt to attract attention?
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Cloud-based 5G end-to-end network slicing demo hosted at DT’s lab in Bonn, Germany.
Huawei and Deutsche Telekom said they are currently carrying out a demonstration of cloud-based “5G” end-to-end network slicing, which includes radio access, transport and core network elements. ...
More realistic expectations and real-world use cases highlighted significant action around 5G and IoT at this week’s Mobile World Congress event.
With this week’s Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, in full swing, we figured it would be a good time...
Latest agreement between Swiss telecom operator Sunrise and Huawei builds on initial strategic partnership from 2012.
BARCELONA, Spain – Swiss telecommunications operator Sunrise Telecom extended a previous partnership with Huawei as part of the company’s goal of creating a “defect-free” network. The deal...
Nokia said the data center interconnect solutions will link seven facilities.
Nokia said it is providing Chinese phone maker and internet service provider Xiaomi with a fiber optic network to link seven data centers in the Beijing region.
For the project, Nokia is providing...
UPDATE: Story updated to clarify Sprint handset requirements for 64T64R MIMO.
RCR Wireless News editors dive into early news out of this week’s MWC event, including Sprint MIMO moves, 5G test and simplifying IoT deployments.
With this week’s Mobile World Congress...
With major "5G" development news coming out of this week's Mobile World Congress event, test company Keysight Technologies is enjoying the spotlight as a major partner in 5G research and development.
Keysight said it's collaborating with ZTE on predeployment 5G plans in China, as well...
China Mobile states plans to begin large-scale precommercial 5G technology trials in 2019.
BARCELONA, Spain – China Mobile said it will launch a new phase of its “5G” field trials this year, according to Liu Guangyi, CTO of wireless development at China...
NEC claims the test with U.K. operators BT and EE targeting backhaul solutions for 4G and 5G deployments.
NEC is working with U.K. telecommunication operators BT and EE, and the University of Salford as a research partner to test millimeter wave mobile...
Huawei claims the SOC 2.0 5G solution will provide on-demand services for all vertical industries.
BARCELONA, Spain – Huawei launched its Service-Oriented Core 2.0 platform, which it explained is a “5G” core solution for commercial use cases.
Huawei said the SOC 2.0 platform...
Sprint demos with Nokia highlights MIMO, 64T64R technology to boost cell capacity; with Ericsson on 3CCA, 4x4 MIMO, 256 QAM for 1 Gbps speeds.
Sprint highlighted a pair of demonstrations with vendor partners Nokia and Ericsson at this week’s Mobile World Congress...
Telecom giant NTT DoCoMo said it's looking to launch commercial 5G services in 2020.
BARCELONA, Spain – NTT DoCoMo confirmed plans to launch a “5G” trial in May covering two districts in Tokyo.
During a presentation at the Huawei Digital Transformation Forum at...
The telecom industry’s move towards 5G through greater use of virtualization technologies is set to change the view of service assurance.
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T-Mobile US CTO, speaking at Ericsson event, adds that 5G is ‘not real today.’
BARCELONA, Spain – Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm, who took the top job in October, kicked off the Swedish vendor’s Mobile World Congress presence with a look ahead at...
Qualcomm Technologies is leading the charge to accelerate "5G" deployments into 2019, with the company using this week's Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, to highlight an update to its 5G modem and a coordinated effort among more than 20 companies to support...
