Analyst Jake MacLeod discusses the future of 5G and fundamental pieces including NFV, SDN and self-optimizing networks
With standardization of the waveform set for a 2020 release, Jake MacLeod, founder of Gray Beards Consulting, said that, for now at least, "5G" is a marketing term.
MacLeod...
UK telco targets 14 million LTE subs by the end of 2015
U.K. mobile operator EE said it ended the third quarter of 2015 with 12.6 million LTE subscribers, posting 1.7 million net additions for the quarter. Over the past year, the carrier said it...
Verizon Communications' decision to sell wireline assets to Frontier Communications seems to have freed up more capital for investment in wireless. During the telecom operator's earnings call, the company said wireless capital spending totaled $2.9 billion in the quarter and $8.5 billion year-to-date, up 8.4%...
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A conversation with David FitzGerald, director of the office of the CTO, Ascom Network Testing
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How does the way we optimize the radio access network change in a network environment...
Although I missed many interesting sessions while attending customer meetings at the recent Wi-Fi Global Congress, I feel the industry is maturing and many vendors are rethinking their strategies to best tap into the growing opportunity. Some like Benu and Aptilo are forming alliances...
Traditionally, line sweep, PIM, and OTDR traces have been individually processed in stand-alone PC based programs that work with one trace at a time. This repetitive, labor intensive process worked well in the past, but with the coming of market price pressures, LTE, and...
Wi-Fi will support voice, IoT and more. Will it be regulated?
The future of unregulatd Wi-Fi could depend on the work underway in an Austin office park. Nestled between a small Microsoft office and a soccer field, the Wi-Fi Alliance keeps a fairly low profile...
For the last few years small cells have been looked at as the answer to fill coverage gaps at the edge of networks and keep up with increased network demands in densely populated areas. But the man who coined the term massive MIMO says...
Targeting 2016 test, Ericsson partners with América Móvil and Brazilian government
In coordination with the Brazilian government and carrier América Móvil, Swedish ICT and telecom vendor Ericsson plans to test "5G" mobile networks in Brazil in 2016, and also will test an "Internet of Things"...
The term “HetNets” refers not only to heterogeneity across network technologies, but also to the variety of backhaul technologies and packet cores. As a result of this network variability, there is a need for easy and cost-effective orchestration of all this complexity.
HetNet Gateway (HNG)...
The Indian telco has completed its LTE network rollout across the country
Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm said it plans to launch commercial 4G LTE services in fiscal year 2016-2017, which starts April 1.
According to local press reports, the telco initially expected to start...
5G radio demo has already been conducted
Nokia Networks and United Arab Emirates mobile operator Du signed a memorandum of understanding on a set of common objectives for the development and evolution of "5G" and the "Internet of Things."
The companies carried out a 5G radio demonstration...
WASHINGTON – Wi-Fi over the last few years has gone from being something hotels say they have that doesn’t quite work right – but costs a lot – to a gateway to the Internet we can’t live without. Every coffee shop, airport and home...
Self-organizing networks (SON) have interested the cellular industry for many years. Work in this area started in 2006 at 3GPP with initial studies on the general concepts and requirements. There was a clear impetus to study SON—networks were becoming larger and more complex, and...
1. Nokia appears to have cleared the last major hurdle in its $17.6 billion purchase of Alcatel-Lucent. Today, China's Ministry of Commerce gave conditional approval to the merger, which has already been approved in the U.S. and Europe. China gave Nokia a to-do list...
From automotive applications to virtual reality, millimeter wave spectrum could support data hungry applications
AUSTIN, Texas – Millimeter wave spectrum has gone from being a moonshot technology to a likely feature of next generation "5G" mobile networks. That’s what Professor Robert Heath of the University of...
Texas Wireless Summit attendees hear massive MIMO essentials and benefits
AUSTIN, Texas – Service providers last year spent $41.3 billion on U.S. spectrum. Full realization of massive multiple-input/multiple-output antenna technology could hugely increase the utility of those costly spectral assets by a factor of 50.
IEEE...
Swedish telecom equipment vendor Ericsson has signed onto the GMSA Humanitarian Connectivity Charter, which aims to use technology to bolster crisis response in afflicted areas.
The GSMA established the program in March. According to the trade group, the goal is "to support mobile network operators...
After Comcast failed to block a municipal fiber broadband network, the city of Chattanooga, Tenn., via EFB Fiber Optics, will offer what it bills as the fastest home Internet connection speed in the world.
In Chattanooga, the local Electric Power Board has built-out a large,...
South Korea, Japan and North America to lead future deployments of 5G
While the telecommunications industry still needs to fully define standards for "5G" development, and 4G LTE has room to continue expanding in both advanced and emerging markets, telecom equipment vendors and mobile operators in...
The operator aims to offer access speeds of up to 375 Mbps
Turkish mobile operator Turkcell expects to launch LTE-A services in the country in 2016. Atac Tansug, the company’s fixed network director confirmed that the 4G service will be commercially available starting July 1....
Voice over LTE (VoLTE) has the fastest technology adoption of all wireless technologies, yet only 28% of wireless subscribers are expected to be using VoLTE by 2020. Many companies are viewing VoLTE as something they will migrate to over time. However, there are some...
In an attempt to streamline the application process for cell site upgrades, California signed Assembly Bill 57 into law, setting a “shot clock” for applications to be accepted.
The new law follows rules laid out in the Federal Communications Commission’s 2009 Shot Clock Order, which...
The three operators are finalizing leasing contracts with the new joint venture
China’s three mobile operators – China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom – signed an agreement to transfer a combined 231 billion yuan ($36 billion) worth of telecommunications towers and related assets to...
