BROWSING: EPC

TIM picks Ericsson for 5G Standalone

Ericsson is already working with TIM competitor WindTre on 5G SA efforts  Ericsson noted Friday that Italian telco TIM has selected Ericsson’s dual-mode 5G core for its forthcoming 4G and 5G core modernization efforts. TIM will use Ericsson’s technology to modernize its current Evolved Packet Core...

RINA Wireless goes cloud-native with Mavenir

Mavenir says its Evolved Packet Core (EPC) will help rural carrier service RINA better scale to 5G services.

Evolved Packet Core vs. 5G cloud-native core

The Evolved Packet Core converges voice and data, but silos network functions (NFs). 5G's cloud-native core makes NFs addressable services.

Get your core (network) in shape during COVID-19 (Reader Forum)

Most of you reading this blog will be doing so under lockdown. Whether or not you are reading this while working is another matter, but regardless, you will be using data. In this current time, when so many people are staying indoors to prevent...

Get the 5G core right–and everything else will follow (Reader Forum)

What is the best 5G deployment strategy? In recent conversations with mobile operators, many admitted to shying away from investing in full 5G standalone (SA). Instead they have opted for 5G non-standalone (NSA), with a focus on 5G radio and re-using the 4G core....

Introducing the 5G core network functions (Reader Forum)

In the evolution of next generation mobile architectures, much of the focus is understandably on 5G New Radio – primarily, how much faster it will be than today’s 4G access and what kind of bandwidth-intensive services can be supported because of that. But deeper...

Nokia gets another cloud-native core win in India

Idea Cellular and Vodafone India both using cloud-native core solution As India's booming mobile market continues to develop, Nokia is chalking up another win for its cloud-native core solution. The infrastructure vendor is working with operator Idea Cellular to deploy a cloud-native core as part...

Ericsson highlights move from EPC to standalone 5G core

Biggest change in 5G core reflected in mission critical communications In December the 3GPP adopted the non-standalone 5G New Radio (NR) specification and, following a meeting last week in South Korea, the group is poised next month to freeze contributions to the standalone 5G NR...

FCC committee warns of diameter signaling network vulnerabilities

Diameter signaling has similar vulnerabilities as SS7 Location tracking, interception of voice and text messages, denial of service and account fraud are all potential attack vectors associated with the Signaling System 7 protocol. And those same vulnerabilities can be applied to diameter signaling, according to...

Dell’Oro: Carrier capex expected to climb this year

Carrier capital spending is expected to pick up this year after an investment lull,  according to new analysis from Dell'Oro Group. "After two consecutive years of declining capex trends, we believe there are reasons to be optimistic about the future," wrote Stefan Pongratz, Dell'Oro's lead...

CBRS fixed wireless access interest grows as industry waits for FCC OK

Part 96 of FCC rules could support LTE deployments in shared CBRS spectrum The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has yet to finalize Part 96 rules governing shared access to spectrum in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) frequencies, 3550 MHz to 3700 MHz. But this...

On the road to 5G, a new network architecture is needed

Nokia discusses the role of virtualization from the EPC to the baseband unit The explosion of connected, smart devices, coupled with unyielding demand from consumers and enterprises for mobile data, is having a profound impact on how operators deploy and manage increasingly converged networks. 5G,...

How a virtualized EPC fits into 5G and the internet of things

Affirmed Networks discusses how virtualizing the evolved packet core will facilitate 5G network slicing for the internet of things. BARCELONA, Spain – In the race to "5G," operators are steadily implementing network functions virtualization and software-defined networking solutions to gradually gain software control...

Huawei targets T-Mobile in patent lawsuit

Huawei claims T-Mobile has failed to engage in FRAND licensing terms tied to 4G technology patents said to be core to network operations T-Mobile US’ rollout of LTE services has hit a legal challenge as infrastructure vendor Huawei filed a lawsuit alleging the wireless carrier...

Huawei launches end-to-end NB-IoT solution

Huawei said the NB-IoT solution will be available in September Huawei launched an end-to-end narrowband "internet of things" solution with the aim of helping operators expand their IoT services. Huawei confirmed its new NB-IoT solution will be commercially available in September 2016, with plans to conduct a commercial...

Commercial 5G could be a reality before 2020

Commercial 5G could come sooner than expected. An exclusive interview with Volker Held, head of 5G Market Development at Nokia. The search for commercial 5G use cases was some sort of a catchphrase at this week’s 5G World conference in London. 5G promises a sea...

SK Telecom inks transcontinental 5G trial with Ericsson and DT

5G trial includes technologies including NFV, SDTI cloud and network slicing SHANGHAI – SK Telecom announced it signed a memorandum of understanding with Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson to cooperate in the development of the 5G core network. Under terms of the deal, the three parties agreed...

Amdocs: Network testing on the increase

Sixty-five percent of network operators are doing more network testing now than they were a year ago, according to recent research commissioned by Amdocs. The research, conducted by Coleman Parkes, involved surveying around 80 network operators around the world. Nearly 70% of operators reported that...

Telstra network outages probed with vendor Ericsson

In the past two months, customers of Australian mobile carrier Telstra have experienced network outages of varying degrees of severity prompting Telstra and primary equipment vendor Ericsson to launch a review process. Last month, Telstra's 16.7 million customers lost voice and data service nationwide. According...

AIS launches VoLTE services nationwide in Thailand

Thai operator plans to launch VoLTE-enabled phones with Huawei Thai mobile operator Advanced Info Service launched commercial voice-over-LTE services across all 77 provinces in the country, according to an announcement from the company. The operator said the VoLTE service offers customers with capable devices access to...

Tele2 NFV strategy features virtual EPC

Swedish firm looks to deploy VEPC in the cloud by Q3 2016, as it prepares for 5G Swedish telecom operator Tele2 announced the launch of its network functions virtualization strategy, through which the telco is looking to have the first live application in the form...

As networks increase in complexity, make signaling simple (sponsored content)

Service providers should regard signaling as a competitive advantage that fosters innovation, rather than a source of frustration As the Internet of Things takes shape and 5G use cases bring into focus the sheer amount of network complexity and capacity that will be needed in...

NTT DoCoMo develops NFV technology for multivendor EPC

The Japanese firm plans to start deploying the NFV technology on its network this month NTT DoCoMo said it has completed development of what it claims to be the world's first network function virtualization technology that can run evolved packet core software from multiple vendors. NTT...

Reader Forum: The road to 5G begins in the cloud (RAN)

There is agreement in the telecom industry that the future of wireless networks is “5G.” However, ask anyone in the industry to define 5G and you’ll get many different answers. As the industry works out what the next generation of wireless technology will ultimately...