massive MIMO

Korean vendor Samsung Electronics has recently announced that its commercial 5G virtualized RAN (vRAN) now supports its latest C-Band Massive MIMO radios. In a release, the company also said it …

The trials will test the interoperability between Play’s 2G/3G legacy networks and Samsung’s latest solutions Samsung Electronics is beginning work with Polish mobile operator Play on 4G and 5G trials …

Open RAN and virtual RAN have gotten so much media attention lately that some even call it just “hype.” But there is no denying the fact that there has been …

5G SA is the next phase of next-gen network rollouts Samsung and Deutsche Telekom completed the Czech Republic’s first 5G Standalone (SA) trial in Pilsen. During the trial, the two …

T-Mobile US announced five-year, multi-billion-dollar agreements with Nordic vendors Ericsson and Nokia to continue expanding its 5G network nationwide. Part of the network investment following last year’s merger with Sprint, …

The demo featured a commercial end-to-end Open Fronthaul interface based on O-RAN specifications In October, the O-RAN Alliance conducted its second Global O-RAN Alliance plugfest, an event that boasts the …

Introduction As an eventful 2020 draws to a close, the telecommunications industry is looking forward to building a future in which connectivity is truly ubiquitous and accessible for all. To …

  Japan’s NEC Corporation and global high-performance analog technology company Analog Devices (ADI) announced a partnership to design a 5G Network Massive MIMO Antenna Radio Unit for Japanese telco Rakuten …

Earlier this week, Qualcomm announced new chipsets for Virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) and open networks, adding to its existing small cell chipset product line (Qualcomm 5G Radio Access Network …

Mobile telcos have difficult financial, operational, and logistical challenges balancing the various needs of mobile cellular voice, mobile broadband, and OTT video services. The secret to the mobile carrier’s success …

 RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change The World? Farid Firouzbakht, CommScope (Ep. 10) Massive MIMO, open RAN and more This week CommScope’s Farid Firouzbakht, senior vice president and …

Nokia announced a new 5G contract with Taiwan Star Telecom (TST) to support the construction of the latter’s 5G non-standalone (NSA) network, the vendor said in a statement. Under the …

DSS key piece of operator plans to scale 5G Major operators around the world have tested and publicly discussed their plans to use dynamic spectrum sharing to rapidly scale 5G …

Wide-area 5G enhancements coming as signal processing and full-duplex technologies evolve More than 100 operators on six continents have deployed 5G networks, according to data compiled by Ookla. And, with …

  Samsung Electronics announced it has signed a commercial agreement with New Zealand’s largest mobile carrier, Spark, to take part in building Spark’s 5G network in 2020. The South Korean …

5G requires more high-powered, RRUs and, in some regions, a shift to massive MIMO architecture, says CommScope BARCELONA–The implementation of 5G requires more radio units, more cell sites, more power. …

How are we best? In every way, says Huawei, on back of flurry of new innovations for radio, core, and transmission networks to make 5G deployments easier and cheaper. Huawei’s …

U.S. regulators have been very bullish around the role of millimeter wave frequencies for 5G service, opening vast swaths of high-band spectrum for auction. Millimeter wave was used for Verizon, …

It’s a new year and a new decade which makes it a perfect time to look ahead to predict the important trends in wireless networks and their impact on wireless …

Massive MIMO is key to Sprint’s 5G and LTE strategies Sitting in his office on the ninth floor of New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering, Tom Marzetta reflected on …

DAS, small cells, massive MIMO and 5G deployments spike ahead of big game All four Tier 1 U.S. carriers are touting 5G-focused investments in the Miami area ahead of Super …

NEW YORK–Above an enormous blue billboard featuring a woman on a swing, the drab, briefcase-sized box wouldn’t catch your eye unless you were hunting for it. But I was. I …

Sprint reports $111 million net loss in Q1 2019 Sprint took a non-traditional approach to reporting its first quarter results last week, providing a “message from management” given the recent …

Sprint “optimistic” merger with T-Mobile US will clear regulatory review Sprint invested some $5 billion into its network in fiscal year 2018, according to company executives, which marks a significant …

  The European vendor will install several technologies including Single RAN, massive MIMO and small cells Indian carrier Vodafone Idea has inked a partnership Nokia for the deployment of a …