BROWSING: 5G SA

Nokia said it will upgrade Telia’s entire 5G radio access network infrastructure to enable 5G slicing Finnish vendor Nokia and Telia Finland have launched what it claims to be the world’s first commercial 5G standalone (SA) network with network slicing for Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)...

The new partnership will accelerate 5G core and 5G SA MEC adoption, said Casa’s CEO Editor's note: Comments from Casa Systems CEO Jerry Guo were added after this article was posted. 5G network solutions provider Casa Systems said this week that it’s partnering with Google Cloud to develop...

Standalone (SA) 5G gives operators new agility and scale, unlocking the full range of 5G services. Challenges abound ranging from technical to operational. But operators globally have been slow to deploy 5G SA networks - they remain very much the exception, not the rule. Going...

Quickline said it has been testing its own fully cloud-native O-RAN solution for the last two years Rural broadband provider Quickline Communications, which is working with Mavenir, claims to be the first internet service provider in the U.K. to commercially deliver a cloud-based 5G Standalone...

Vodafone said that its 5G network is expected to be available to 60 million people by 2023 Vodafone Germany has deployed 13,000 antennas for the provision of 5G services since the beginning of the year, the telco said in a release. Including this recent deployment, more...

Standalone (SA) 5G gives operators new agility and scale, unlocking the full range of 5G services. Challenges abound ranging from technical to operational. But operators globally have been slow to deploy 5G SA networks - they remain very much the exception, not the rule. Going...

In a Robert Bosch Elektronik factory in Salzgitter, Germany, an automated robotic arm and assisted guided vehicle (AGV) are utilizing some of the most advanced 5G Standalone features for industry: Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN), precise positioning and Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communications (URLLC).  Qualcomm and Bosch have...

Carriers face a number of operational challenges as 5G continues to evolve and mature, both in terms of deploying and running new 5G networks as well as in managing the relationship of those new networks to existing 4G networks. In a Test and Measurement...

'Ready to deliver a cloud-native Packet Core platform' Vodafone Portugal will use Mavenir’s 5G Converged Packet Core in its 5G Standalone (SA) service buildout, the companies said in a statement on Monday. Mavenir’s 5G Converged Packet Core is part of its MAVcore platform. Mavenir emphasizes MAVcore’s...

A panel of carriers and stakeholders discusses transitioning from Non-Standalone 5G (5G NSA) to Standalone 5G (5G SA).

The private 5G Standalone network will utilize spectrum from DISH Wireless Hughes Network Systems announced the award of an $18 million contract from the Department of Defense (DoD) to deploy a Standalone 5G network at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington state. The deal was...

The cloud is already everywhere in telecom. CSPs and hyperscalers are finding more ways to work together and grow the future of 5G. Whether it’s the public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, the telco cloud convergence is happening. From cloud-native 5G Standalone (SA) Core...

  German telco Deutsche Telekom has extended its campus network portfolio with the new offering of location-specific 5G mobile networks for companies based on 5G Standalone Technology (5G SA). In a release, the telco said that the new campus network offering is based on a local...

Singapore operator Singtel and Ericsson have reached download speeds of 5.4 Gbps in 5G Standalone (SA) New Radio-Dual Connectivity (NR-DC), by aggregating Singtel's spectrum holdings across mid-band spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band and 28 GHz mmWave frequencies. In a press release, Ericsson said that...

Speaking at AWS re:Invent, Dish network chief Marc Rouanne says Dish is building a 5G "network of networks" for businesses and enterprise.

Nokia announced that it is conducting a 5G Standalone (SA) network trial with Chubu Telecommunications (ctc), a subsidiary of KDDI in Japan. For the trial, Nokia is supplying its latest AirScale product portfolio and Compact Mobility Unit (CMU) to support both 5G indoor and outdoor...

A recently released joint survey by test company EXFO and Heavy Reading show that the majority of North American and European mobile network operators—88%—plan to move to 5G Standalone networks within the next two years. EXFO CEO Philippe Morin told RCR Wireless News that...

Nokia has released a new range of industrial 5G devices to go with its twin DAC and MPW private wireless products, and its newly bundled MX Industrial Edge (MXIE) edge portfolio. New ruggedized 5G SA devices include a smartphone, field routers, and a 5G...

Ireland-based private core network provider Druid Software has been recruited by Proximus to serve enterprise customers running private 4G and 5G installations. It has been working with the Belgian network operator, along with its international roaming business BICS, to test outbound roaming between public...

Philippine carrier Globe Telecom has announced the launch of a trial 5G SA network in the city of Makati, following its 2020 5G NSA rollout.

Singaporean operator M1 Limited and Samsung said they have made available Voice over 5G New Radio (VoNR) on M1’s 5G Standalone (SA) network. The VoNR call service utilizes the SA architecture of 5G network for an improved high definition quality call experience, while providing 5G...

Japanese carrier Rakuten Mobile said it has successfully verified data transfer on a 5G Standalone (SA) mobile network with the collaboration of Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) at Tokyo Tech’s Ookayama Campus. “In 5G SA networks, 5G technology is used throughout the network, from...

The number of announced 5G devices has surpassed 800 for the first time and now stands at 822 announced 5G devices, according to the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). This is an increase of 8.7% over the last month and 62% of all announced 5G...

Vodafone Germany said its 5G network is now available to more than 25 million people across the country. In a release, the telco said it plans to continue to expand the mobile network through more than 7,000 construction projects, including 3,000 5G projects to activate...