Nokia announces cross-domain–core, transport and RAN–automated network slicing solutions
The ability to autonomously orchestrate and manage a network slice extending from an operator's EPC or cloud-native core, across the transport network and through the RAN, is seen as key to supporting the type of differentiated,...
Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo and compatriot firm NEC announced that they have expanded multi-vendor interoperability by interconnecting a new 5G base station baseband unit (5G-CU/DU), developed by NEC and Samsung Electronics and compliant with O-RAN Alliance specifications, with 5G base station remote radio units...
Honeywell announced that it is currently working with the NFL's Carolina Panthers to create a safer stadium experience by offering individual personal protective equipment (PPE) packs for Panthers fans and staff, as well as deploying air quality monitoring solutions, via a custom real-time Healthy...
Australian satellite communications provider Speedcast International has signed a deal with Nokia to offer the Finnish vendor’s plug-and-play private LTE and 5G solution to remote industrial customers. Speedcast supplies satellite-based networking solutions to the manufacturing, supply chain, mining, utilities, and oil and gas sectors,...
Caroline Gabriel, Principal Analyst at Analysys Mason, explores optimal 5G business models for operators to achieve the best commercial outcome.
Learn why operators should deploy the cloud-native core and network slicing early to achieve the strongest differentiation. Also discover the role of a broad, programmable...
Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile, a unit of e-commerce giant Rakuten, has announced the availability of its commercial 5G service in certain areas across six prefectures of the country.
The service, initially offered via Non-Stand Alone (NSA) 5G architecture, is already available in parts of Tokyo,...
Finnish telecommunications service provider Elisa has announced new 5G agreements with Nordic vendors Ericsson and Nokia.
Ericsson has been selected for a comprehensive 5G technology deployment spanning 5G Core and 5G Radio Access Network (RAN). The new agreement includes both 5G Non-standalone (5G NSA) and...
UL and the Telecommunications Industry Association have launched the SPIRE Smart Building Program, which they describe as a "comprehensive and objective assessment and rating program" for smart buildings.
Created in a partnership by the two organizations, SPIRE "provides an assessment of connected technologies within buildings,...
The true benefits of 5G will be realized with massive scale, something that operators will have to pay mightily to achieve. In carrier-led effort to shift network economics in their favor, the open RAN ecosystem has flourished in recent years and is poised for...
Driving interoperability, ecosystem development, and future innovation
Today, we take it for granted that our wireless devices and applications just work out of the box —smartphones can connect, make calls, and receive and send data anywhere in the world; laptops can seamlessly connect to any...
Verizon and the National Hockey League (NHL) have signed a multi-year agreement under which the U.S. carrier will become League?s official 5G partner, official wireless services partner and official mobile edge computing (MEC) partner.
Under the terms of the deal, Verizon also becomes an official...
Today, we take it for granted that our mobile devices and applications just work out of the box — smartphones can roam virtually anywhere in the world, laptops can seamlessly connect to any Wi-Fi access point & Bluetooth peripheral, and the videos recorded on...
Nokia announced it has been selected by U.K. telco BT as its 5G RAN vendor, the Finnish company said in a release.
As part of the agreement, which will make Nokia BT’s largest equipment provider, Nokia will provide equipment and services at BT radio sites...
Key Wi-Fi Vantage features include Passpoint, Wi-Fi Agile Multiband and Wi-Fi Optimized Connectivity
Wi-Fi Alliance is upgrading its Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Vantage certification program to include advanced features for Wi-Fi 6 devices. Vantage is designed to make it easy to identify and select devices that provide...
The telecommunications industry is facing a major workforce problem and it couldn't come at a worse time. Just as operators are embarking on multi-year capex cycles to build out 5G, a lack of skilled workers could potentially be a bottleneck.
As such, test and...
The U.K. government announced that ex-BT CEO and former trade minister Ian Livingston is to chair a new task force to drive forward ongoing work to diversify the country's telecoms supply chain and reduce reliance on high-risk vendors.
Later this year, the government will publish...
Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI) has launched its new RDG200 thermostat range ?to improve room automation, which the company said is key for protecting and enhancing the occupants' health as well as increasing productivity at the same time, for a safe return to work.
The new...
Chinese carriers China Unicom and China Telecom have jointly built and currently operate over 300,000 5G base stations across China, local press reported.
Wang Xiaochu, chairman of China Unicom, said the decision by the two operators to jointly deploy 5G infrastructure across the country has...
The 5G trials explore two industrial use cases: augmented reality and a telepresence robot for remote visits
Orange has teamed up with energy management and automation company Schneider Electric on the deployment of 5G inside Le Vaudreuil, a French factory located in France’s industrial sector....
Korean carrier SK Telecom said it expects to target clients in the corporate segment once it expands its 5G network later this year with standalone architecture, local newspaper Korea JoongAng Daily reported.
According to the report, SK Telecom aims to launch its 5G SA network...
Samsung Electronics unveiled a new integrated 5G mmWave small cell for indoor use as part of the company?s suite of 5G in-building products, Samsung Link.
Samsung?s new 5G indoor small cell, dubbed Link Cell, will help provide seamless coverage to users in indoor environments. It...
Singaporean operator M1 launched its 5G non-standalone (NSA) network in parts of Singapore, the telco said in a release.
M1 claimed to be the first operator in Singapore to offer 5G access to all its customers, without any limitation on the number of sign-ups or...
5G end-to-end network slicing will allow for the creation of new services and business models
Samsung Electronics and KDDI completed a 5G end-to-end (E2E) network slicing demonstration with a RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) in Tokyo, Japan yesterday. The demo, which tied together Samsung’s virtualized core,...
A 5G-enabled autonomous minibus will operate along a short route on the island of Djurgården, Sweden
As part of a pilot project, 5G Ride, a 5G-enabled autonomous minibus, will now operate along a short route on the island of Djurgården, Sweden for approximately the next...
