NFC Forum has released new test specifications that the group said are the first that will enable manufacturers to certify that their products comply with the NFC Wireless Charging (WLC) 2.0 standard. That standard allows a smartphone, notebook or a dedicated charging device to wirelessly charge...
With 5G deployments well underway around the world and the technology beginning the shift from its first, Non Standalone iteration to end-to-end 5G, the focus of standards work continues to look ahead to enhancements yet to be achieved in this generation, while researchers and...
How should operators handle test and measurement as network automation is introduced?
Ask any 5G operator or vendor what the operational end-state of increasingly complex network and service models is supposed to be. They’ll likely tell you the goal is to automate anything that...
Private networks are expected to be one of the primary ways in which 5G services are monetized. A recent IDC forecast estimated that on a worldwide basis, private LTE/5G wireless infrastructure revenues will reach $8.3 billion by 2026, compared to $1.7 billion in 2021...
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As network operators navigate a multi-pronged transformation that encompasses 5G, fiber proliferation, increasingly cloud-based and virtualized networks, one of the challenges that they face is that of radio frequency interference.
RF interference is not a new issue in wireless networks, and in fact, some of...
Teledyne Technologies reported a record quarter, with sales up 64% compared to the first quarter of 2021, to $1.32 billion. Profits, meanwhile, jumped 151% year-over-year, from $84.7 million to $212.6 million.
"We began 2022 with the greatest first quarter sales, earnings and adjusted operating...
Rohde & Schwarz and Qualcomm will demonstrate the technology at CABSAT conference in May
One of the use cases being explored for 5G systems is that of remote media production. But the 5G standard also offers a built-in broadcast function, called 5G Broadcast/Multicast.
A broadcast or...
Viavi Solutions is adding to its list of Open RAN testing partnerships and customers, this week announcing that Rakuten Symphony will use Viavi's TM500 Network Tester to validate performance of solutions ranging from the lab to the field.
Viavi said that the tester will be used...
The move to Standalone 5G means technological and organizational changes with the latter perhaps more difficult
As some operators begin to operationalize Standalone 5G, it’s clear there are different strategies, based on spectrum deployment, network modernization and other factors, that inform this key network evolution....
"The network of the future is a cloud of a cloud of a cloud," said Viavi Solutions CTO Sameh Yamany
5G is opening up support of new verticals and use cases via a more flexible network -- but it also brings new challenges for network...
AT&T is using a drone carrying a lightweight signal generator to test high-gain outdoor antennas in spectrum up to 40 GHz.
As described in AT&T's filings with the Federal Communications Commission, the carrier seeks to measure the radiated patterns of high-gain antennas in order...
System integrators are an essential part of Nextivity’s ecosystem and are integral to the company delivering exceptional in-building cellular coverage. From high-rises, complexes, and multi-use buildings to multi-family dwellings and large homes, Nextivity’s cellular signal distributed antenna solutions for poor cellular coverage address each...
5G offers communications service providers more range in the types of services their networks can efficiently support -- but that flexibility also means some additional complexity comes along.
Jason Elliott, head of CSP portfolio and partnership marketing at Nokia, likens 5G to a...
Test company PCTel says that it has automated indoor uplink testing for public safety networks, which is sometimes required by building codes to ensure that first responders have sufficient signal strength inside buildings in case they must respond to an emergency at that location....
Low latency, ultra-reliability, fast speeds -- 5G networks promise it all. How do operators and vendors make sure that they're truly delivering, particularly when it comes to serving enterprises? What changes are necessary to optimize and monitor 5G networks when you're using them to...
Fiber network provider Zayo and its networking partner Infinera say that they have successfully completed the longest known 800G optical wavelength in a commercial network. The 1,044.51-kilometer achievement occurred in a Zayo-owned fiber route between Springville, Utah and Reno, Nevada, which uses Infinera's 800G...
Which mobile network a user is on doesn't solely determine their experience; the age, model and/or capability of their device plays a critical role as well. In recent analysis comparing 4G and 5G user experiences, Opensignal looked at an apples-to-apples comparison on how devices...
Starlink continues to far outpace other satellite providers on speed, in the US and elsewhere
Low-Earth Orbit satellite broadband service Starlink reached a median download speed that achieves the 100-Mbps service tier baseline for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund program, according to Ookla data and...
Service providers are taking multiple routes to architecting and/or opening their 5G networks. Some are handing them off to hyperscalers, either for specific applications or more broadly. They face the decision of what data to keep under their own control on their own compute,...
'We are trying to drive the notion of QoE,' says AT&T's VP of network analytics and automation
“In 5G, our focus is the customer experience. We are trying to drive the notion of QoE,” says Raj Savoor, vice president of network analytics and automation for...
Low latency, ultra-reliability, fast speeds -- 5G networks promise it all. How do operators and vendors make sure that they're truly delivering, particularly when it comes to serving enterprises? What changes are necessary to optimize and monitor 5G networks when you're using them to...
Keysight Technologies says it has been granted the Federal Communications Commission's first experimental license for spectrum above 246 GHz and 275.5 GHz, as part of multiple FCC grants to pursue research on future 6G systems and sub-terahertz spectrum. Keysight describes "sub-terahertz" as the swath...
Interference in the Radio Access Network is ubiquitous and becoming more critical as the deployment of the latest cellular standards brings increased sensitivity and subsequent degradation of network capacity and subscriber Quality of Experience. The rapid rise in both the prevalence and the importance...
