BROWSING: LTE

Exploring enterprise private network opportunities

  Cradlepoint highlights enterprise private network use cases The notion of an enterprise private network, whether it’s LTE or 5G deployed in unlicensed, licensed or shared spectrum, is a hot topic at the moment. Carriers and vendors see a major opportunity to work with enterprise stakeholders...

Port authorities and terminal operators: private networks and public slices in sea ports

Sea ports have become a primary focus for the telecoms sector as it maps out potential customers for private communications networks, particularly as the industrial space at large hits upon the opportunity for new LTE and 5G networks to bring digital advancement. But networking...

China Unicom selects Nokia to support 5G deployment in Beijing

Nokia announced that China Unicom has selected the Nokia optical fronthaul solution to power its 4G and 5G networks in China’s capital Beijing, supporting the operator’s commitment to deliver 5G during 2019. Part of the Nokia end-to-end 5G portfolio, the solution will accelerate the deployment of...

Why co-evolution of 4G & 5G matters, suggestion on 5G migration: ZTE

  ZTE considers that the co-evolution of 4G and 5G networks is a key issue as these two technologies will be sharing many resources and will be offering each other a strong support in the next decade. This is why, ZTE believe that it is essential...

“A million private networks in the US” – boom time beckons for industrial LTE and 5G

The rise of private industrial networking should be measured by the number of new networks, and network operators, and not by the number of cell sites, reckons Italy-based industrial networking specialist Athonet. Speaking at a MulteFire-sponsored panel session, chaired by Enterprise IoT Insights (way...

Corning White Paper: Future-Ready Mobility

Every enterprise mobility infrastructure investment made today will be expected to migrate to 5G. Infrastructure with a future-ready posture will minimize the surprises in that LTE to 5G transition. Corning’s Future-Ready Mobility white paper shares best practices in developing a mobility infrastructure plan that includes...

National Instruments White Paper: What does 5G mean in 2019?

Every year, the wireless community gathers at Mobile World Congress to get a glimpse at the latest cellular technology.  This year was notable for all of the new innovations and progress being made on 5G. This paper discusses the current state of 5G, some of the...

Editorial Webinar: Small cell and network densification 2019: Policy, Spectrum, Fiber and Mobile Networks

Densification of cell sites and fiber networks has been ramping up in recent years as carriers cope with ever-increasing capacity needs and lay the groundwork for 5G. RCR Wireless News looks at the state of spectrum holdings, fiber deployments and how each of the national...

Connect (X) 2019: The 5G Infrastructure Event for Public Carriers, Neutral Hosts and Private LTE Network Operators

  Catch-up on the latest videos, information and insight from the event – which convened the wireless industry May 2019 in Orlando. The telecoms industry is in the midst of a generational shift as operators invest in the transition from LTE to 5G. And unlike previous...

Narrowband, private, and powerline – questions of connectivity for smart grids

Note, this article is serialised from a report on the state of the smart energy market. It continues from a previous post.Go here for the last post; go here for the full report. The case for industrial IoT in the power market, both sides of the meter,...

Standalone private NB-IoT network debuts in Florida, in sliver of 700 MHz spectrum

The world’s first standalone private NB-IoT network has been launched in Florida, using upper 700 MHz A-Block spectrum and covering major urban centres in northern Florida initially. The operator, San Francisco-based startup Puloli, is targeting utilities and other critical infrastructure industries with a network-as-a-service...

Telstra turns on private LTE for Newcrest gold mine in Papua New Guinea

Australian operator Telstra has switched on a private LTE network at a gold mine in Papua New Guinea. The deployment at the Lihir gold mine, on Aniolam Island in the New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea, will bring greater levels of safety, remote...

Deutsche Telekom kicks off rollout of 5G network in Germany

  German telco Deutsche Telekom (DT) has kicked off the rollout of its 5G network in six cities across the country, the company said in a release. The initial rollouts are taking place in Berlin and Bonn, which will be followed by Darmstadt, Hamburg, Leipzig, and...

Private networks, indoor positioning and analytics – Nokia’s recipe for industrial change

For Nokia there are three critical technologies for enabling digital transformation of the supply chain, and all of the points along it, including the production, transportation, and storage of goods. These technologies are private networks, indoor positioning, and advanced analytics. "The combination will be of...

Support for network transformation ongoing goal of SQUAN’s evolution

Wireless/wireline network design and build specialist creates new Technology Division Increasingly complex and converged wireless and wireline networks are a key to operator’s ongoing investments in LTE and 5G. Deep fiber, small cell densification, the internet of things and macro-level enhancements are needed both indoors...

Ericsson deploys private 5G with Telefónica and Vodafone for German car industry

Ericsson is to be carrything-through with its promise to fall in line with operators for rollout of private networks, as new 5G slicing projects in the automotive manufacturing space have emerged with Vodafone and Telefónica. The Swedish vendor is working with Telefónica Germany to enable...

Ondas Networks intros private cellular for ports and utilities in Alaska, Gulf of Mexico

Industrial connectivity provider Ondas Networks has started offering private wireless connectivity for mission-critical services in the State of Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico, plus certain adjacent counties. The company has switched on data coverage in large portions of these regions following its purchase...

Nokia and Industry 4.0 country-mates seed private LTE/5G testbed for cargo ports

Three Finnish industrial-change specialists, including telecoms vendor Nokia, have banded together on a collaboration project to construct a private LTE test network for developing industrial IoT applications for shipping ports and terminals. Private networking specialist Ukkoverkot and port machinery maker Kalmar, owned by port automation...

Vodafone proves LTE-based RPS tech for controlling drones in no-fly zones

Mobile connectivity can be used to construct airspace geo-fences as virtual barriers to prevent drones from entering no-fly zones such as airports, or indeed leaving their designated fly zones. This is the conclusion from a new Vodafone trial, which has looked into how mobile...

Three key test cases for industrial 5G being explored by AT&T and Samsung

AT&T and Samung have revealed a number of initial use-case experiments for industrial 5G at the duo’s new ‘Innovation Zone’ within Samsung’s semiconductor factory on Austin, Texas. These include tests of robotics, industrial IoT, and mixed reality applications, allied to 5G, LTE and Wi-Fi...

CTIA: Mobile data use up 82% year-over-year

Wireless data use continues to climb, with the latest analysis from industry group CTIA showing an 82% increase in mobile data use between 2017 and 2018. According to CTIA's newly released annual survey of the U.S. wireless industry, "wireless use was up across nearly every...

LoRa shoots for 75% of IoT market, versus 25% for 5G; aims for stars with satellite constellation

Three quarters of the IoT market will be given over to low-power wide-area (LPWA) network solutions, compared with just one quarter for high-bandwidth low-latency 5G applications. So says the LoRa Alliance, which continues to push its line about being the key technology in low-power...

Private LTE deployments will dominate CBRS indoor deployments during the next five years (Analyst Angle)

Maravedis and EJL Wireless have partnered to provide a unique and thorough market analysis of the CBRS indoor opportunity which provides a reality check to all the marketing buzz currently going on in the marketplace. We see two clearly distinct market segments for initial CBRS...

AT&T and Uber partner on 5G drones for ridesharing, deliveries and industrial IoT

Uber is working with AT&T to develop always-on connectivity using 4G and 5G networks for passenger and cargo drones, with the groundwork informing AT&T's work in the industrial IoT space too. The pair have announced a “mulit-phase” partnership that will focus in its first year...