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Fujitsu, NTT Docomo and NEC announce joint 6G trials
NTT DoCoMo: '6GÂ will greatly exceed the performance of 5G'
Despite 5G being in its early stages of deployment, many in the telecom industry believe that now is the right time to prepare for future 6G systems. NTT DoCoMo, Fujitsu and NEC are among those ready...
Fujitsu joins Evenstar O-RAN project
Fujitsu Network Communications' 5G mMIMO Radio Units are coming to the Telecom Infra Project and Meta's Evenstar O-RAN program.
Well, technically… it’s the most exciting time to be in telecom: Fujitsu Network Communications’ Rhonda Holloway (Ep. 66)
Rhonda Holloway, Fujitsu Network Communications' director of Network Automation Solutions Marketing comes on the podcast to reveal how enterprise and business digitalization has changed and accelerated in the COVID era.
Fujitsu CaaS delivers supercomputing services on demand
Fujitsu Computing as a Service (CaaS) will soon expose the company's legendary supercomputing technology as an on-demand cloud service.
Open RAN, supported by automation and RIC, provides CSPs with new level of network flexibility
By expanding the RAN ecosystem and lowering the cost of entry, Open RAN gives CSPs more control over how they operate their networks
Even as Open RAN (O-RAN) promises to end vendor lock-in and lower deployment costs, while also increasing network flexibility and market innovation,...
Qualcomm CEO at MWC Barcelona: ‘Mobile technology is literally going everywhere’
As it continues to focus on addressable market growth as a function of moving core mobile expertise into high-value adjacencies, Qualcomm dropped a massive amount of news—16 press releases, in fact—as CEO Cristiano Amon took the stage at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The...
Fujitsu launches 5G vRAN to help reduce CO2 emissions
The Japanese company aims to launch its new 5G vRAN solution by the end of fiscal 2022
Fujitsu announced that it has successfully developed new software virtualized radio access network (vRAN) technology with support for 5G Standalone (SA).
In a release, the Japanese company said it...
KDDI uses Wind River studio for O-RAN 5G virtualized base station
KDDI has commercial, 5G Standalone network using Open RAN equipment
Wind River, a specialist in software for mission-critical intelligent systems, announced that Japanese carrier KDDI has used Wind River Studio for its O-RAN–compliant 5G Standalone virtualized base station technology, which has recently launched on its...
KDDI claims world’s first 5G Standalone Open RAN site supported by vRAN
KDDI worked with partners Samsung and Fujitsu to turn on the Open RAN site in Japan
KDDI is claiming to have turned on the world's first commercial 5G Standalone (SA) Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) site in partnership with Samsung and Fujitsu. Powered by...
KT, Fujitsu, NTT Docomo partner to bring O-RAN to South Korea
Korean carrier KT and Japanese tech company Fujitsu have completed a verification facility at the KT Research and Development Center in Seoul, South Korea, at which the two companies leveraged Fujitsu’s Open RAN-based 5G base station equipment to successfully test call connections during interoperability...
Japan to carry out 5G O-RAN tests in 2022: Report
Japan is expected set up a wide-area experimental network as early as 2022 to experiment with 5G O-RAN networks, Japanese newspaper Nikkei reported.
According to the report, the initiative will be led by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and Japan's leading communication companies....
Zayo, Windstream and more move forward on network projects
Amid increased demand for bandwidth as 5G rolls out and connectivity becomes a primary focus during the pandemic, a number of network providers have announced upgrades or expansions this week.
Fiber provider Zayo is working on a major deployment of 31 400G long-haul routes...
NEC, Fujitsu begin 5G base station O-RAN interoperability testing
Japanese companies NEC and Fujitsu have begun developing technologies for interoperability testing between 5G base station equipment conforming to O-RAN specifications at NEC's U.K. laboratories and Fujitsu's U.S. laboratories.
Both companies are expected to build a verification environment using these technologies in their respective laboratories,...
Fujitsu selected to take part in Canada’s Connected Coast project
The Connected Coast project aims to bring high-speed Internet to remote communities along coastal BC, Haida Gwaii and Vancouver Island
Fujitsu Network Communications’ hardware and software services have been chosen by the CityWest Connected Coast Network Corporation and Strathcona Connected Coast Network Corporation for the Connected Coast project to bring high-speed...
Deutsche Telekom launches first O-RAN network in Germany
German operator Deutsche Telekom has switched on its first Open-RAN (O-RAN) network in the country, the telco said in a release.
The so-called "O-RAN Town", which has been deployed in the city of Neubrandenburg, Germany, is a multi-vendor open RAN network that will deliver O-RAN-based...
Rakuten Mobile inks O-RAN agreements with Fujitsu, NEC
Japanese carrier Rakuten Mobile signed two different agreements with compatriot companies Fujitsu and NEC to carry out joint efforts to develop and promote Open RAN solutions for the global market.
Rakuten Mobile and Fujitsu said they will collaborate to jointly develop 4G and 5G Open...
NTT, Fujitsu target open architecture through strategic alliance
Japanese companies NTT and Fujitsu Limited formed a strategic business alliance to conduct research in the mobile communications and optical transport fields, with the aim of expanding into the global market and delivering sustainable infrastructure.
In a joint statement, the partners said that they will...
Samsung kicks off KDDI’s 5G network rollout on 700 MHz
KDDI following a low-, mid- and high-band 5G strategy with plans to spend $4 billion by 2025
Korean vendor Samsung Electronics has announced it has brought its 700MHz services on air for Japanese carrier KDDI's commercial launch of 5G.
The use of 700 MHz spectrum in...
Xilinx, Fujitsu enter O-RAN partnership to support 5G deployment in the US
Xilinx and Fujitsu are coming together to support a more rapid rollout of 5G in the United States. The partnership, which will involve Xilinx incorporating its UltraScale+ technology into Fujitsu’s O-RAN 5G radio units (O-RUs), will allow for the interoperability between baseband and radio...
Fujitsu to deliver O-RAN compatible 5G radio units for KDDI
Japanese company Fujitsu announced that its O-RAN-compatible 5G radio unit was selected by compatriot carrier KDDI for the construction of virtualized base stations for 5G commercial services in Japan.
The base stations will be delivered in the second half of fiscal year 2021, Fujitsu said.
The...
Intel secures 5G contract with Dish Network
Intel has signed a partnership with U.S. operator Dish Nework to supply virtualized RAN (vRAN) equipment for a standalone 5G deployment, the chipmaker said in a release.
As part of the deal, Intel’s 5G infrastructure technology will create the foundation for Dish’s greenfield 5G network.
The...
Japan’s NEC to take part in UK’s 5G deployments: Report
Japanese vendor NEC will play a role in the development of next-generation 5G wireless networks in the U.K., according to reports published by Japanese newspapers.
In a Twitter post last week, Britain's Department for International Trade said NEC is expected "to support roll out of...
Qualcomm as the ‘engine’ of Open RAN base stations
Speaking during IFA, Qualcomm President discusses the company's role in the RAN
Open RAN is having a big impact on the telecom space with major operators around the world embracing disaggregation of radio access network (RAN) hardware and software. The idea is to give operators...
U.K asks Japan to collaborate on 5G network deployments
The U.K. government has asked Japan to help in the deployment of 5G networks in the country, according to a report by Nikkei Asian Review.
The request came after the U.K. government last week decided to ban Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies from supplying 5G equipment to U.K telcos.
Under the new...