5G

The vision is for smart manufacturing applications to be supported by a dedicated 5G network slice 5G is about a lot more than simply higher mobile data rates. The ultra high capacity and ultra low latency of 5G could support …

Spectrum sharing looks beyond exclusive-license models for spectrum use Spectrum is a finite resource, and regulators and the wireless industry are always looking for ways to open up additional bands for wireless service use in order to address capacity issues. …

Only operators with a solid wireless and fixed position will be in a position to launch 5G, Telenor chief says The deployment of 5G networks by mobile operators will be gradual process and will be mainly driven by specific use …

Finnish mobile operator Elisa is upgrading its network infrastructure in the city of Tampere to be 5G ready with an eye of leveraging its network to support smart city projects. As it upgrades base stations with 5G-compatible equipment, the goal …

5G fixed wireless access growth as a wireless alternative to last mile fiber 5G fixed wireless access is poised to be the first phase of commercial 5G deployments with major operators including Verizon and AT&T testing service delivery using high-capacity …

Government providing funds to operators to install new fiber optic infrastructure nationwide The Japanese government is already working to develop better fiber optic and other technologies to meet the future data transmission demands of 5G networks, local press reported. According …

The telco said it will cooperate with a number of partners from various industries in the 5G space China Telecom said it expects to trial 5G networks in six cities across the Asian nation.“We are deeply devoted to engaging in …

It’s anticipated that 5G networks and services will begin to be operational by approximately 2020, but the preparations and investments in the foundational technologies are still being tackled. Virtualization and containerization are both networking architectures that use common, off-the-shelf (COTS) …

Nokia’s transformation under Chairman Risto Siilasmaa is one of the most significant corporate turnarounds in recent years I first met Risto Siilasmaa five years ago for lunch in Helsinki, Finland.  He had recently stepped into the role of chairman for …

Nokia’s transformation under Chairman Risto Siilasmaa is one of the most significant corporate turnarounds in recent history Nokia’s transformation from industry laggard to technology leader over the past 5 years is one of the most significant corporate turnarounds in recent …

Dense small cell networks seen as key to 5G While small cell technologies are being used to add capacity and coverage for LTE networks, scalable deployments have proven problematic given varying regulatory regimes and access to power and backhaul. To …

Engineering challenges abound in 5G testing and trials AT&T has been testing a variety of technologies as it moves toward gigabit Long Term Evolution and 5G. In June, the carrier announced the results of License Assisted Access testing that it …

Gigabit LTE trial completed in Antigua and Barbuda Network infrastructure vendor Ericsson and operator C&W Communications (C&W) announced the completion of a gigabit LTE trial on the Caribbean islands of Antigua and Barbuda. The two companies also said they have started …

5G’s ecosystem of high-performance applications will operate over the ultimate consolidation of voice, data and video. For many RF engineers, this is uncharted territory: mastering millimeter-wave, characterizing air interfaces, measuring antenna efficiency, and solving elusive interference problems. To help you …

Nokia-led 5G-MoNArch focused on 5G for vertical markets including automotive, healthcare and media Network slicing, seen as a key 5G enabler, partitions a single physical layer into multiple virtual networks. With this technology, operators can essentially provide optimal support for …

Stock transfer to Tencent, Baidu and Alibaba, among others, will raise money for 5G development China Unicom has announced plans to issue and transfer stock to Chinese private investors and its employees in a move that will raise about CNY …

New mobile bearer solution to allow operators to build end-to-end 5G networks including any type of backhaul connection Huawei said its new X-Haul product supports flexible backhaul access to the core network through IP, microwave and optical transport network (OTN) …

Researchers at CATT and NYU Wireless have built the world’s first wireless emulator suitable for 5G systems that feature massive bandwidths and hundreds of antenna elements. In this unique patented design, the solution emulates not only the wireless channel, but …

Continuing efforts to gain a better understanding of RF transmission in high-band frequencies, both Verizon and AT&T–who are already testing a fixed wireless access application of 5G using 28 GHz spectrum–have asked the Federal Communications Commission for permission to keep …

InterDigital Flips platform uses NFV and SDN ‘fabric’ InterDigital, a mobile technology research and development company, announced its mobile edge computing (MEC) 5G network architecture trial in Bristol, U.K., was a success. Bistol Is Open, a collaborate smart city project …

The telco expects to carry out 5G field trials in China over the next two years China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile telephony operator in terms of subscribers, will wait until 5G technologies and business models are more mature to …

U.K. telco BT and French operator Orange are also part of the 5G PaaS initiative Nokia Bell Labs announced it will lead a consortium of industry vendors, operators, IT companies, small and medium-sized enterprises and European academic institutions to develop …

How to ascertain leadership in 3GPP; quality vs. quantity of technical contributions Established in 1998, the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) united seven organizational partners into one group that works on telecommunications technological specifications that broadly cover radio access networks, …

The new 5G solution is being tested in Seoul, SK Telecom says Korean  operator SK Telecom has developed a 5G repeater and applied it to its 5G trial network deployed near Gangnam Station in Seoul, Korea. Reps for the telco said …

T-Mobile US emphasizes IoT as key 5G use case T-Mobile US made a splash earlier this year announcing it would deploy a mobile “nationwide 5G” network–as opposed to 5G fixed wireless access, which Verizon and AT&T are focused on–following its …