Tag: 5G

July 2, 2024

Nokia continues to expand its channel activity around the supply of private 4G/5G networks, and related edge computing, hardware, and software applications; the Finnish vendor has announced a new deal with New York-based Westcon-Comstor (Westcon) to distribute its drone-in-a-box solution […]

June 28, 2024

Singapore-based operator Singtel is working with Hitachi Digital, the digital-change unit of Japanese tech conglomerate Hitachi, to combine their respective 5G and AI offerings in service of the Industry 4.0 sector. Hitachi Digital will deploy Singtel’s Paragon edge platform at […]

June 24, 2024

Indian operator Vodafone Idea has completed its 5G rollout obligation in all the 17 telecom circles across the country, local press reported. The company had acquired spectrum in the 3.3 GHz and 26 GHz bands during the 2022 auctions. Indian […]

June 21, 2024

Nordic telco Telia and a number of partners used a drone with its own portable mobile base station to extend a 5G network to enable a forestry machine to be remotely controlled. The test was carried out in a forest […]

June 18, 2024

German operator O2 Telefónica, controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica, and compatriot infrastructure provider 5G Synergiewerk have activated what they claim to be the first 5G street lighting mast in operation in the city of Cologne, as part of a pilot […]

June 10, 2024

The commercialization of 5G in China has generated an overall economic output of approximately CNY 5.6 trillion ($787.53 billion) over the past five years, local press reported, citing a Chinese government official. Zhao Zhiguo, chief engineer of the Ministry of […]

June 5, 2024

Vodafone Business, which is the business division of Vodafone Spain, and Ericsson have announced they will jointly carry out activities focused on promoting the advantages and applications of private 5G networks across Spain. In a release, Vodafone noted that the […]

June 3, 2024

Even as private 5G deployments are taking off around the world, from China to Europe, scaling across and managing multiple services and locations remains a challenge. At the Private Networks Forum, panelists discussed how their companies ensure flexibility, visibility and […]

May 30, 2024

Chilean telecom regulator Subtel confirmed that the allocation of additional 5G spectrum will be carried out via an auction on June 17 after the announcement of a technical tie between the proposals submitted by local carriers Entel and Claro. In […]

May 29, 2024

In modern networks, timing and synchronization are taking on increasing importance for several reasons: The widespread deployment of Time-Division Duplexing (TDD) midband spectrum for 5G, and because increasingly exact coordination is being demanded of the network for advanced air interface […]

May 28, 2024

Integrating IoT, AI and big data in Industry 4.0 poses significant security challenges for private 5G networks, increasing the attack surface due to numerous devices and complex networks, according to Mauricio Sanchez, senior director of enterprise security and networking research […]

May 23, 2024

Orange and Vodafone have expanded a shared Open RAN (O-RAN) 4G network pilot project in some rural areas of Romania, the former said in a release. Following the October 2023 announcement of the first 4G calls made on a shared […]

May 16, 2024

With the arrival of every new generation of networking technology, the comparison of mobile- and Ethernet-based solutions has traditionally been debated including now, prompted by the recent unveiling of the new Wi-Fi 7 standard (IEEE 802.11be). In keeping with this […]

May 15, 2024

Mobile connectivity pervades every aspect of today’s society. Changing lifestyles, remote work, smart automation and the proliferation of cloud-native applications are all driving fundamental changes in mobile network usage patterns. At the same time, technology advances are continually enabling innovative […]

May 14, 2024

Emirati-based operator e& UAE claimed a record speed of 30.5 Gbps on its live 5G network, which, according to the carrier, represents a significant milestone in its evolution towards 5G-Advanced technology. The telco noted that this achievement was unveiled during […]

May 13, 2024

German operator 1&1, which is owned by United Internet AG, had constructed a total of 1,334 antenna sites by the end of the first quarter of the year, the company said in a statement. The carrier, which launched mobile services […]

May 8, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) will host O2 Telefónica’s Standalone (SA) 5G core network software on its public cloud infrastructure in Germany. Nokia, which supplies the carrier’s 5G core, claimed that this development is a first of its kind. “This deployment, […]

May 7, 2024

With the continued evolution of 5G, close-in priorities for operators are understanding the why and how of 5G-Advanced, working with satellite providers on Non-terrestrial networks (NTN), and setting the stage for the commercialization of 6G in the 2030 timeframe. And […]

May 6, 2024

LF Edge, an umbrella organization within the Linux Foundation, announced that Vodafone has joined the project as a new member, the former said in a release. Additional members of LF Edge include AMD, American Tower, Arm, AT&T, Baidu, Charter Communications, […]

May 1, 2024

The aftermath of WRC-23 and NTIA’s National Spectrum Strategy As the curtains closed on the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23) in Dubai this past December, the airwaves buzzed with more than radio frequencies. This year’s conference marked a significant step […]