ZTE wants its Unified Air Interface technology integrated into 5G new radio, promotes a pre-5G approach
LONDON – The 3GPP announced earlier this week the first formal specifications for "5G" technology, which will define new radio technology and is expected to be ready in June 2018....
5G trial includes technologies including NFV, SDTI cloud and network slicing
SHANGHAI – SK Telecom announced it signed a memorandum of understanding with Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson to cooperate in the development of the 5G core network.
Under terms of the deal, the three parties agreed...
As the telecommunications industry is readying for 5G, the first use case for 5G networks might be about supporting increasing IP traffic
LONDON – Mission-critical applications, connected cars and, in general, connected things are often referred to as future major use cases for "5G" technology....
Use cases for 5G are still on the drawing board but global standards and network slicing expected to be key to 5G
LONDON – We can easily envision multiple plausible use cases for "5G" technology, but many of them will probably be proved wrong as...
The mobile telecom market’s race towards 5G and the internet of things requires players to rethink spectrum plans, availability and models
Wireless spectrum remains a hot topic in the commercial telecom space as government agencies continue to look for ways to free up new spectrum...
ZTE wants its Unified Air Interface technology integrated into 5G new radio, promotes a pre-5G approach
LONDON – The 3GPP announced earlier this week the first formal specifications for "5G" technology, which will define new radio technology and is expected to be ready in June 2018....
NTT DoCoMo also confirmed plans to commercially launch 5G networks in 2020
SHANGHAI – Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo expects its Premium 4G LTE service to reach speeds of up to 500 megabits per second, the company’s new president and CEO Kazuhiro Yoshizawa said during a...
NTT DoCoMo also confirmed plans to commercially launch 5G networks in 2020
SHANGHAI – Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo expects its Premium 4G LTE service to reach speeds of up to 500 megabits per second, the company’s new president and CEO Kazuhiro Yoshizawa said during a...
5G trials conducted ahead of 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea
SHANGHAI – Korean telecommunications company KT confirmed "5G" technology will be available during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, which are set to take place in February 2018.
Speaking at this week's Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2016...
Asian telcos expressed interest in trialling ZTE multi-user shared access technology
SHANGHAI – Chinese vendor ZTE announced its cooperation with more than 10 operators on pre-"5G" technologies in a move to speed up the evolution of "4G" networks.
The vendor's pre-5G initiatives include massive multiple-input/multiple-output antenna technology,...
SK Telecom and Ericsson tout first SD telecom infrastructure demo targeting 5G network slicing, while Ericsson mobile 5G test hits 7 Gbps speeds in transit
SK Telecom and Ericsson claimed to have demonstrated the first software-defined telecommunications infrastructure based on Hyperscale Datacenter System 8000 at...
Asian telcos expressed interest in trialling ZTE multi-user shared access technology
SHANGHAI – Chinese vendor ZTE announced its cooperation with more than 10 operators on pre-"5G" technologies in a move to speed up the evolution of "4G" networks.
The vendor's pre-5G initiatives include massive multiple-input/multiple-output antenna technology,...
Nokia 5G demonstration plans include a claimed first ever network running on commercial platforms and cloud orchestration-based network slicing
Ahead of this week’s 5G World event, Nokia said it plans to demonstrate a “5G” network running on commercial platforms at the show in London. The...
Nokia 5G demonstration plans include a claimed first ever network running on commercial platforms and cloud orchestration-based network slicing
Ahead of this week’s 5G World event, Nokia said it plans to demonstrate a “5G” network running on commercial platforms at the show in London. The...
Verizon 5G efforts could leverage KT's millimeter wave technology
Verizon Wireless will work closely with Korea Telecom as part of its effort to lead the development of a "5G" standard. Korea Telecom announced the partnership this weekend, and said that the two carriers will cooperate to expedite...
Verizon 5G efforts could leverage KT's millimeter wave technology
Verizon Wireless plans to work closely with Korea Telecom as part of its effort to lead the development of a "5G" standard. Korea Telecom announced the partnership this weekend, and said the two carriers will cooperate to expedite...
VoWi-Fi deployment builds on successful hetnet trials
Singapore telecom operator Singtel aims to roll out a commercial Voice-over-Wi-Fi service in August following positive results from its heterogeneous network trial conducted over the past year in the Jurong Lake District.
The hetnet trial was carried out with the collaboration...
In addition to 5G, the deals cover IoT, cloud, network virtualization and CloudRAN
Spanish telecom operator Telefónica has signed "5G" development agreements with Chinese vendors ZTE and Huawei.
The European telco inked a memorandum of understanding with ZTE for the development of 5G and the transition from 4G...
In addition to 5G, the deals cover IoT, cloud, network virtualization and CloudRAN
Spanish telecoms operator Telefonica has signed 5G development agreements with Chinese vendors ZTE and Huawei.
The European telco inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ZTE for the development of 5G and the transition...
Andrew Entwistle of New Street Research said the internet of things and its relationship to 5G, doesn't present 'any business case for a telecoms operator'
Going against the mainstream industry thinking that "5G" as an enabler of the "internet of things" will create new vertical revenue streams...
Andrew Entwistle of New Street Research says the internet of things, and its relationship to 5G, doesn't present 'any business case for a telecoms operator'
Going against the mainstream industry thinking that 5G as an enabler of the internet of things will create new vertical...
Ericsson will upgrade MTS network to support LTE-U, IoT
Russian mobile operator MTS and Swedish vendor Ericsson have successfully tested a "5G" technology solution, LTE-Unlicensed, by aggregating two frequencies – 10 megahertz in the 1800 MHz spectrum band and 20 megahertz of unlicensed 5 GHz band...
Ericsson will upgrade MTS network to support LTE-U, IoT
Russian mobile operator MTS and Swedish vendor Ericsson have successfully tested a 5G technology solution – LTE-U (LTE-Unlicensed) – by aggregating two frequencies – 10 megahertz in the 1800 MHz spectrum band and 20 megahertz of...
Huawei and ZTE provided vendor support for LTE-Advanced Pro trials
Sri Lankan mobile operators Dialog Axiata and Mobitel recently carried out trials of LTE-Advanced Pro technology. The test was carried out on its LTE network in partnership with Chinese vendor Huawei, Dialog Axiata said.
“The demonstration...
FCC set for 'Spectrum Frontiers' proceedings next month in move to bolster spectrum support for 5G, IoT and virtual reality
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler talked all the usual use cases for “5G” technology, including the “internet of things” and virtual reality, in announcing...
