BROWSING: 5G

Slow 5G SA rollout to negatively impact UK SMEs: Vodafone

Vodafone highlighted that countries such as Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland and Denmark are currently investing in 5G SA connectivity at a faster rate compared to the U.K. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in the U.K. could be missing out on up to $10.9 billion...

Ericsson boosts 5G-A, 6G initiatives in Turkey

Ericsson and Türk Telekom have signed a MoU during MWC Barcelona 2024 to cooperate on exploring the 6G ecosystem and its application areas Swedish vendor Ericsson has announced two separate developments with Turkish operators to cooperate in different fields including 5G-Advanced (5G-A) and 6G. In the...

Intel showcases ‘AI Everywhere’ vision at MWC

With focuses from client to edge to RAN to core, Intel is all-in on AI for 5G Mobile World Congress was big for Intel. In the larger sweep of 5G network disaggregation and automation, Intel has already built out a big partner ecosystem on its...

ZTE announces 5G-A plans, launches 5G-A products at MWC 2024

ZTE unveiled 10 5G-A products including UBR and FDD massive MIMO products, mmWave products and a non-terrestrial networks (NTN) base station Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation recently announced 5G-Advanced (5G-A) products at an event during MWC 2024, which took place in Barcelona, Spain, last week. During its...

Zain announces plan to boost 5G-Advanced tech in Saudi Arabia

Zain initially launched 5G-A services last year in capital Riyadh Saudi Arabia telco Zain aims to accelerate the deployment of 5G-Advanced (5G-A) services from 2024, the carrier’s engineering executive general manager Mohammed Abdulazis AlNujaidi said. The telco launched 5G-A services last year. The initial launch took...

Ericsson, Chunghwa Telecom boost collaboration in 5G-A

Ericsson and the Taiwanese telco signed this 5G-A deal during MWC 2024 Swedish vendor Ericsson and Taiwanese carrier Chunghwa Telecom signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost 5G technology in Taiwan, the former said in a release. The agreement, signed at MWC 2024, aims to...

The human edge—where context and data create knowledge

39,997 feet above the Gulf of St. Lawrence—Still on the way home from Mobile World Congress, still trying to figure out Mobile World Congress. One thing I learned is that context and data are everything really if you’re looking to create knowledge, right? Whether it’s...

5G to account for 51% of mobile connections by 2029: GSMAi

As of January 2024, 261 operators in 101 countries had launched commercial 5G services, GSMAi said 5G connections are expected to represent 51% of total mobile connections at a global level by 2029, according to new figures from GSMA Intelligence (GSMi). Meanwhile, 5G connections will account...

Ericsson, du partner to provide 5G private networks in the UAE

Ericsson will provide advanced private 4G and 5G networks to enhance connectivity for government and enterprise customers Swedish vendor Ericsson and Emirati telco du had announced strategic partnership under which Ericsson will provide its private 5G networks with the aim of enabling smart services to...

Is telecoms focusing on how without asking why?

BARCELONA—I know the show is over but I’m leaving the dateline on because, of course, I’m still here. Mobile World Congress was good; so good, in fact, it’ll take me a few months and a couple of off-schedule visits to my therapist to make...

Ericsson, DNB ink deal to boost 5G-Advanced in Malaysia

Ericsson and DNB said they will collaborate for use cases enabled by end-to-end network slicing Ericsson and Malaysian state-run 5G network Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) have announced plans to collaborate on 5G-Advanced (5G-A) technology, the former said in a release.  The commitment to collaborate in the...

NTT Docomo selects AWS to deploy 5G O-RAN in Japan

AWS said it has also joined NTT Docomo’s OREX initiative to promote O-RAN efforts at a global scale Japanese operator NTT Docomo has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) to commercially deploy its nationwide 5G Open Radio Access Network (RAN) in Japan. In a release, AWS said...

5G+AI for integrated communication and computing

The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence(AI) is revolutionizing various industries, ushering in a new era of innovation. Pioneering AI models such as ChatGPT and Sora by OpenAI, and Gemini by Google are at the forefront of this transformation, providing users with an expanded realm...

Enterprise, enterprise, enterprise – MWC is not a telco show, 5G is not a telco story

MWC 2024: Bleary-eyed and dead-on-our-feet, after 72 hours in Barcelona and 24 hours in briefings… MWC is not just a telco show, anymore; it is not even a telecoms show, really. Which reflects well on the event itself, as well as the industry that puts...

Ericsson, O2 Telefonica announce cloud RAN deployment

Ericsson claimed the deployment is the first cloud RAN project in Europe Swedish vendor Ericsson and German operator O2 Telefonica will start deploying Cloud RAN technology to support the latter’s 5G Standalone (SA) network in Offenbach, Germany in the first half of 2024. The vendor said...

ZTE inks 5G-A MoU with Malaysian telcos CelcomDigi, U Mobile

ZTE said that the collaboration will cover 5G field trials of live use case applications in Sarawak using 5G-A tech MWC Barcelona—Chinese vendor ZTE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Malaysian operators CelcomDigi and U Mobile to demo the capabilities of 5G Advanced (5G-A)...

du, Huawei sign strategic cooperation to boost 5G-A in the UAE

The project, dubbed "5G-A Country", seeks to accelerate the digital transformation of the Arab country MWC Barcelona--Chinese vendor Huawei and Emirati-based telco du signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost 5G-Advanced (5G-A) technology in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The project, dubbed "5G-A Country", seeks...

Verizon to supply 4G/5G IoT to Sony-Honda AI-EV JV in US

US operator Verizon has struck a deal with Japan-based counterpart KDDI to provide connectivity in North America to a forthcoming electric vehicle from Sony Honda Mobility (SHM), a joint venture between Sony and Honda. Verizon will supply cellular IoT and broadband connectivity to the...

Huawei claims world’s first ‘5.5G’ intelligent core network

Huawei had previously said that it planned to launch a complete set of commercial 5.5G network equipment this year MWC Barcelona- Chinese vendor Huawei launched what it claimed to be the world’s first "5.5G" intelligent core network during an event at MWC 2024, taking place...

5G-Advanced: Unfolding a new journey for a boundless digital future

2024 is being recognized as the inaugural year of the evolution of 5G-Advanced. In the coming years, 5G-Advanced is poised to flourish, unlocking further potential and laying the foundation for the future development of 6G. Li Xiaotong, Vice President of ZTE Corporation, elaborates on...

Fibocom announces MediaTek-powered 5G RedCap module FM330 series to lead 5G expansion at MWC Barcelona 2024

Fibocom announces the launch of the industry-first T300-based 5G RedCap Module FM330 series in collaboration with MediaTek during MWC Barcelona 2024. Expanding the landscape of 5G with MediaTek's T300, the new RedCap module series features incomparable wireless performances in high transmission reliability, cutting-edge hardware...

Virgin Media O2 activates 5G SA network in the UK

Virgin Media O2 launched its 5G SA networks in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Newcastle, Leeds and Cardiff, among others Virgin Media O2 has announced the activation of its 5G Standalone (SA) network in 14 cities across the U.K. In a release, the telco said its 5G...

Chile modifies calendar of 5G auction due to forestry fires

Chilean operators which will take place in the 5G auction are currently focused on guaranteeing telecom services in several regions affected by massive fires Chilean telecommunications services regulator Subtel introduced new changes to the calendar for the spectrum auction through which it will award frequencies...

ZTE to showcase 5G-A developments during MWC 2024

During MWC 2024, ZTE said it will showcase its indoor 5G-A CampSite solution, among other solutions BARCELONA--Chinese operator ZTE will unveil its latest developments in the 5G-Advanced (5G-A) field during Mobile World Congress 2024, taking place this week in Barcelona, Spain. In the field of green...

Dell takes on 5G core, multi-vendor infrastructure automation

From vertical stacks to open, horizontal networks As it continues to grow its Telecom Systems Business, Dell Technologies announced ahead of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona solutions that address ongoing operator efforts to broadly modernize, cloudily and automate network infrastructure and management processes. Dell’s telecom...