5G

The trial was carried out in an outdoor environment in downtown Seoul Korean operator SK Telecom and compatriot company Samsung Electronics have successfully completed a 4G LTE and 5G end-to-end network interworking trial. The two companies said the trial was carried …

The introduction of 4G LTE seven years ago caused a tipping point where wireless connections, now faster than wires, became a legitimate enterprise-grade WAN source. Since then, enterprises have leveraged this technology to make money, save money, and create competitive …

New 5G research committee has initial budget of $76 million for research  The government of India has announced plans to establish a dedicated 5G committee to develop a roadmap for the rollout of the technology by 2020, according to Indian …

ETSI and OpenFog Consortium work together to bring mobile applications to the network edge European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and the OpenFog Consortium announced they are working together to develop fog-enabled mobile edge applications. The companies signed a Memorandum of …

Beyond the hype Containers are a buzzword on the telecom scene today. Nevertheless, for all the attention containers have received, only 25% of companies actually use the technology, a mere 3% increase from 2016, according to Cloud Foundry’s Global Perception …

NFV, SDN and mobile edge computing, all major aspects of 5G, creates an opportunity for disruption of telecom vendor ecosystem The sheer complexity of 5G and attendant use cases–mobile AR/VR, autonomous driving, remote control of industrial robotics, etc…, presents an …

Latest 5G trials will be carried out by TIM and Fastweb with the support of Huawei Italian operators TIM and Fastweb, together with Chinese vendor Huawei, said the Ministry of Economic Development (MISE) has awarded  spectrum in the 3.6-3.8 GHz …

A deep dive into the enhanced mobile broadband use case of 5G New Radio Legendary British science fiction writer and futurist Sir Arthur C. Clarke wrote in a 1973 revision to his essay “Hazards of Prophecy: The Failure of Imagination” …

As wireless operators continue to offer higher bandwidth and prepare to offer 5G fixed-wireless and Internet of Things (IoT) services, radio access networks (RANs) are evolving. Fiber, PON, and WDM technologies continue to constitute the necessary physical layer. Cloud RAN …

As wireless operators continue to offer higher bandwidth and prepare to offer 5G fixed-wireless and Internet of Things (IoT) services, radio access networks (RANs) are evolving. Fiber, PON, and WDM technologies continue to constitute the necessary physical layer. Cloud RAN …

  Recently, China Mobile, one of China’s state-owned major operator, announced the bidding result of 2017 Internet of Things (IoT) dedicated core network (phase IV). ZTE and Huawei are the final winners, proving their leading position in China. According to …

Particularly for latency-sensitive applications, edge computing augments the cloud Ericsson–and every other telecom infrastructure vendor–are pushing hard to develop the underlying 5G technologies that will support a broad range of applications that leverage the promised ultra high capacity and very …

The Italian government has authorized operators to carry out 5G trials in five cities Italian telecommunications operator Fastweb has signed an agreement with the Rome city council to begin trials of 5G and future Wi-Fi technologies in 2018. The primary …

Traction around gigabit LTE portends enhanced mobile broadband aspect of 5G A major aspect of what the in-the-works 5G New Radio specification entails is an enhanced mobile broadband experience–essentially providing a fiber-like experience over a wireless radio link. While eMBB …

Technology innovation by chip, device and equipment vendors plus intense competition among national oligopolies of mobile network operators has improved cellular performance and reduced costs to the enormous benefit of consumers. Meanwhile, recent financial gains in the mobile ecosystem are …

A conversation with CommScope about the power, backhaul and siting challenges facing small cells today and in the context of 5G Deployment of small cells at scale has dogged operators for years. Each site is unique and comes with its …

The Korean telco said it will initially deploy 5G service on a major expressway South Korean mobile carrier KT confirmed it will start deploying its 5G network in major parts of PyeongChang this month in a move to accelerate its …

5G key to Nokia’s vertical, enterprise IoT market strategy RCR Wireless News recently had the opportunity to visit with Nokia Chairman, Risto Siilasmaa.  This post is the second in a series of articles from the interview held at Nokia headquarters …

The world is sitting at the dawn of 5G – a future innovation platform that has a grand vision of transforming industries and is estimated to generate over $12T of economic value by 2035. But how will 5G impact our …

Dell bolsters IoT, 5G and big data initiatives with DSS 9000 Dell EMC recently rolled out its “hyperscale-inspired” rack scale infrastructure known as DSS 9000. Sprint and Telefonica are the first companies to leverage the technology for their software-defined data …

Verizon, Sprint and AT&T discuss network strategy at Goldman Sachs The CEOs of AT&T, Sprint and Verizon laid out some of the key points driving their network strategies at last week’s Goldman Sachs Communicopia conference. Verizon continued its laser-focus on …

5G will get here soon, starting with fixed wireless access and moving on to full mobility in the years ahead. How is it going to impact your life once it rolls out? Faster internet speeds. First and foremost, this kind …

Goal is to allow operators embracing SDN and NFV to reduce costs and speed-up development of new businesses HONG KONG–Huawei has released a new solution designed for SDN/NFV testing dubbed TestCraft at the company’s Operations Transformation Forum 2017, which takes …

Partners carried out this 5G trial on the telco’s commercial network in Berlin HONG KONG–Deutsche Telekom (DT) has announced what it claims to be Europe’s first 5G connection based on the under-development 3GPP standard, which is set for completion in …