5G Americas President: '5G is a transformational technology that is here to stay'
There is no doubt that 5G is taking over on a global scale at a much faster rate than the generations of cellular technology before it. There is also no doubt that...
Crown Castle expects to deploy approximately 10,000 small cell nodes in 2020, the company's CEO Jay Brown said during a conference call with investors.
“2019 was a terrific year, as we've successfully deployed approximately 10,000 small cell nodes, making it the highest year of production...
The in-store 5G deployment, which is not yet a guarantee, would begin with two stores this year
According to The Wall Street Journal, Verizon is in talks with Walmart, the U.S.’ largest retail company, about supplying a number of its stores with 5G antennas and other...
U.S. firm JMA announced that its TEKO platform will provide industry support of two critical indoor deployment spectrum bands for New T-Mobile and Dish Network.
The firm said that the TEKO platform supports the full range of available 2.5 GHz mid band for New T-Mobile...
New Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark taking over the role on Sept. 1
It's been a rough few months for Nokia--a software problem delayed some Sprint 5G market activations and a lack of commercially-available dynamic spectrum sharing software could prove problematic particularly over the next year.
In...
Viavi Solutions CTO: 'The race for the best 5G network has only just begun'
As of January 2020, commercial 5G networks have been deployed in 378 cities across 34 countries, representing a "rapid surge" in the spread of 5G technology, according to a new Viavi Solutions...
Korean telecommunications company SK Telecom announced that it will provide its 5G repeaters to support Deutsche Telekom?s customer trial for 5G indoor coverage in Germany.
For the trial, SK Telecom will provide 5G repeaters with the aim of providing optimum 5G indoor coverage. The role...
Chinese vendor Huawei has announced that it will build a new wireless communications product factory in France.
In a release, the company said that the new automated and intelligent facility will specialize in 4G and 5G equipment, and will primarily manufacture supplies for the vendor’s...
Telit, a global enabler of the Internet of Things (IoT), announced that its ME910G1-W1 module has been certified for use on AT&T's LTE-M and narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) networks. Based on the Qualcomm® 9205 LTE Modem from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., the module is ideal for...
More detail has emerged about the private industrial 5G operations Lufthansa has pegged to its new holding in the 3.7-3.8 GHz spectrum in Germany, with Vodafone emerging, as well as Nokia, as early partner for the German airline’s technical services division.
Separately of Nokia’s proclamation...
Nine operators will collaborate on the GSMA's Operator Platform Project
Nine telcos in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region said today that they are working together to develop a global edge computing framework and reference platform aimed at supporting the needs of enterprises and app developers,...
Honeywell has announced the launch of its new Forge Energy Optimization, a cloud-based, machine learning solution for smart buildings.
The solution "continuously studies a building?s energy consumption patterns" and automatically adjusts to optimal energy saving settings without compromising occupant comfort levels, the company said in...
Nokia announced the launch of its new end-to-end slicing network functionality for 4G and 5G New Radio (NR), claiming to the first vendor to offer this capability.
In a release, Nokia said that the solution will support connectivity from 4G and 5G devices over the...
Ericsson announced that its Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) solution is commercially available, stating that the new technology is already live in a number of 5G networks around the world.
Ericsson said that its spectrum sharing solution allows both 4G and 5G technologies to be deployed in...
The Wisconsin launch represents the first phase of a multi-year 5G network expansion
In October, U.S. Cellular announced plans to rollout 5G technology for customers in Iowa and Wisconsin in the first quarter of 2020, and now, as Spring fast approaches, the operator has provided...
Virtual RAN solutions are critical in a 5G world, says VMware
VMware, Inc. and Deutsche Telekom are collaborating on an open and intelligent virtual RAN (vRAN) platform. The platform, based on O-RAN standards and Intel’s FlexRAN architecture, will improve RAN agility for both existing LTE...
German telecommunications operator Vodafone said it is increasing the speed of existing 5G sites following the decision by Germany’s Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) to approve the use of 5G frequencies in the 3.5 GHz range.
The regulator had awarded this spectrum in late summer 2019.
Vodafone...
The trial aggregated 800 MHz of 28 GHz band spectrum
Verizon, Samsung, Qualcomm and Motorola have released the results of their joint carrier aggregation trial conducted on Verizon’s live 5G network on a commercial network cell site in Texas. The trial, which aggregated 800 megahertz...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) announced $74 million for 63 selected projects to research, develop, and test energy-efficient and flexible building technologies, systems, and construction practices to improve the energy performance of the country?s?s buildings and electric grid.
In a statement, the DoE said...
Quectel: ‘As hackers get more sophisticated, so too will our modules’
As the number of connected devices in homes, throughout cities or within enterprises continues to increase, so do the opportunities for attacking security vulnerabilities. According to Neset Yalcinkaya, VP of Product and GM of...
5G requires more high-powered, RRUs and, in some regions, a shift to massive MIMO architecture, says CommScope
BARCELONA--The implementation of 5G requires more radio units, more cell sites, more power. But at the same time, operators are looking for solutions that have minimal impact on...
Part 5: Dish's ambitions and how they played into the merger approval
The merger of T-Mobile US and Sprint recently cleared what was widely seen as the last major hurdle to a successful closing: U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero rejected the claims of a...
The GSMA GLOMO awards highlight those at the forefront of mobile innovation
BARCELONA--The GSMA released the winners of the 2020 Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards, which call out the companies and individuals at the forefront of mobile innovation. The awards include a variety of categories, but...
Chinese vendor ZTE reported that it has already secured a total of 46 5G commercial contracts around the world.
The vendor noted that these 5G contracts cover major markets across China, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
ZTE also highlighted that it has already carried out 5G cooperation with...
