With RootMetrics resuming its regular on-the-ground testing in cities across the United States, the benchmarking and analysis company's testing teams saw the major T-Mobile US outage on Monday play out in real time, as it was happening.
RootMetrics had teams doing outdoor testing in 10...
Qualcomm: '5G NR-U represents a brand-new field of spectrum'
5G NR in unlicensed spectrum (NR-U) is being finalized for inclusion in 3GPP Release 16, which, though delayed, is now expected to be ratified next month due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Qualcomm, NR-U is “an...
IoT specialist BehrTech said that?Andorix, an expert in smart building readiness and infrastructure solutions, has leveraged MYTHINGS?to enable multiple IoT solutions in commercial buildings managed by?QuadReal Property Group,?which is a global real estate investment, operating and development company.
The smart buildings will be enabled with...
South Korean carrier LG Uplus completed tests of core technologies supporting voice service running on a standalone (SA) 5G network as the carrier expects to launch 5G based on SA architecture later this year.
In a statement, the operator said the tests verified the performance...
Swiss Association of Telecommunications (Asut) has called on politicians and public authorities in Switzerland to accelerate the switch to 5G technology in the country.
According to the association, the upgrade of the mobile networks with the latest 5G technology is making little progress due to...
5G networks are already delivering advanced, secure connectivity and value around the world. But the journey to maximum value and benefit to society must be aided and accelerated by sensible, growth-oriented policies.
On June 17, join us for a thoughtful, informative webinar: “5G: Between Value...
Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) has introduced an 'edge orchestrator' to enable telecoms carriers to bundle-up and resell edge-based compute, connectivity, and apps to verticals on a subscription basis, and to attack the Industry 4.0 space.
The offer is presented by HPE as a means for...
In a wide-ranging discussion on the present challenges and the near-term future of telecom services, three key themes emerged: partnerships are becoming ever-more important, digitalization to enable flexibility is key, and there is a post-pandemic "next normal" slowly emerging that is changing both how...
Diagnosing and troubleshooting PIM problems is an expensive and time consuming exercise. It not only requires hours of resources but also degrades QoS since the site has to be shut down. The problem is exacerbated by new bands such as FirstNet introduced into LTE...
California-based building automation developer J2 Innovations has launched the FIN microBMS, a building management system for the management and support of small to mid-sized buildings across multiple sites.
The entry-level FIN-based system is a plug-and-play solution for efficient building management, the firm said. FIN is a...
Ericsson predicts 2.8 billion global 5G subscriptions by the end of 2025
The June 2020 edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report proved to be somewhat unique as it included an evaluation of how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the communications industry. The report concluded that the...
Swedish mobile operator Three has activated its 5G network in Malmö, Helsingborg, Lund, Västerås, Uppsala and large parts of Stockholm, the telco said in a release.
In December last year, the carrier had launched commercial 5G services in southern Stockholm.
The telco said that commercial 5G...
It has been almost a decade since Qualcomm Technologies embarked on the journey to realizing its vision for high-performance cellular networking in unlicensed spectrum. Now, just two years since the launch of 5G NR Release 15, 3GPP is set to complete Release 16 in...
Momentum for NB-IoT and LTE-M will slow in 2020 with the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, but not enough to knock mid-term projections for the cellular IoT sector. The Swedish telecoms vendor has even revised up its six-monthly market forecast, with cellular IoT to top 5.2...
German industrial giant Bosch restated its expectation to capitalise both ways on new industrial connectivity and analytics in the next years as it revealed a 25 percent jump in sales of its own Industry 4.0 solutions, and a new €500 million investment to procure...
Premiership rugby club Wasps has installed a thermal imaging camera from Vodafone UK at its training facility to safeguard players, staff, and visitors as they return to training during the coronavirus pandemic.
The installation comes as rugby clubs return to non-contact training in England, subject...
French telecoms regulator Arcep confirmed that a 5G spectrum auction which had been delayed by COVID-19 will begin in September.
In a statement, Arcep said it plans to run a sale of spectrum in the 3.4 GHz to 3.8 GHz bands between September 20 and...
China Unicom has chosen Nokia to support the deployment of its 5G SA Core network in China, the Finnish vendor said in a release.
Nokia said that this new 5G deal represents an expansion of its existing 4G working relationship with the Chinese carrier.
Nokia said...
ExteNet Systems announced the deployment of ?its advanced mobility network at?1515 Market Street?in Philadelphia.
The 20-story Class A office building totaling 502,236 sq. ft.?is located in the heart of Philadelphia?s commercial office district and sits above the city?s main transportation hub. The building?s amenities include...
The 5G use cases span a number of different industry sectors
After speaking with over 1,000 IT decision-makers at U.S. and U.K. enterprises, Nokia released a new study called “Mapping demand: The 5G opportunity in enterprise for communications service providers,” which revealed the top five...
Honeywell and?SAP announced that they have partnered to create a joint cloud-based solution based on Honeywell Forge, the company?s enterprise performance management offering, and the SAP Cloud Platform that will combine operational and business data to support better decision-making and drive greater efficiencies.
The companies...
Canadian telecommunications operator Bell announced the launch of its commercial 5G service in the country.
In a release, the carrier said that the 5G service is already available in Montréal, the Greater Toronto Area, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.
Bell also said its initial 5G service will...
Ericsson has been selected by U.K. carrier O2 to deploy its 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) to upgrade existing 2G/3G/4G sites as part of a network modernization program.
Following the launch of O2’s 5G commercial network in October last year, the extended partnership with Ericsson...
Taiwanese operator Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has obtained the second 5G license issued by the National Communications Commission (NCC), local newspaper Taiwan News reported.
Last week, Chunghwa Telecom had secured the country’s first 5G license from NCC.
Both operators said they would be able to launch...
