Tag: radio access network

September 18, 2023

Swedish vendor Ericsson said it has successfully carried out tests on Malaysia’s 5G network deployed by Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) for what it claimed to be the first implementation and validation in Southeast Asia of Ericsson’s pre-commercial Reduced Capability (RedCap) […]

April 21, 2023

A long-form review titled “Full-spectrum Cell-free RAN for 6G Systems: System design, and Experimental Results” was published in Science China Information Sciences. This study was led by Prof. Wang Dongming and Prof. You Xiaohu from Southeast University, China along with […]

February 27, 2023

German carrier Deutsche Telekom announced a partnership with Nokia, Fujitsu and Mavenir for the initial phase of its commercial Open RAN (O-RAN) deployments across its European footprint. The European telco noted that Nokia and Fujitsu have been chosen as partners […]

February 23, 2023

European carriers Orange and Vodafone have reached an agreement to build an Open Radio Access Network (RAN) with RAN sharing in rural parts of Europe where they both have mobile networks. In a release, the two telcos said that the […]

February 7, 2023

Rakuten Symphony recently announced the general availability of its Symworld RAN Commander solution for automated 5G mobile network planning and optimization. The Japanese company, which is the network solutions arm of operator Rakuten Mobile, says that its RAN Commander can […]

January 9, 2023

Continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery/deployment (CD) — together referred to as CI/CD — is a software development principal or method in which automation is introduced into the entire lifecycle of software or application development, from testing to deployment. The […]

October 12, 2022

Cellular networks were built over several decades with features that provided a consistent experience for all users. However, over time, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) realized the need for more options and customized capabilities as enterprises continued to scale. Enter 5G […]

August 24, 2022

NEC and Fortinet have announced a new partnership aimed at helping Communication Service Providers (CSPs) with 5G security. Fortinet is supplying its security solutions like FortiGate, while NEC is providing professional network integration services for telcos. The goal, the businesses […]

June 30, 2022

O-RAN Alliance announced it has formed its next Generations Research Group (nGRG), with the aim of carrying out research about O-RAN and future 6G networks, the entity said in a release. “The nGRG will focus on research of open and […]

February 9, 2022

Buried within a press release innocuously titled “Cisco Reveals New Innovations to Help Businesses Make Hybrid Work, Work,” Cisco quietly declared its intention to enter the private 5G market as part of its “The Network. Powering Hybrid Work” launch. In […]

September 8, 2020

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 more vendor options by opening up radio […]

July 16, 2020

Ericsson will be working with Omantel, Oman’s primary internet service provider, to support the Sultanate’s ongoing 5G radio access network (RAN) deployment plans at key locations across Oman, including Salalah, Nizwa and Sur. The deployment on Omantel’s network will include […]

February 3, 2020

Ericsson said it has been selected by Orange France to deploy its 5G Radio Access Network in three major French regions, including Paris, and modernize its existing 2G/3G/4G radio access network. As part of the agreement, Ericsson 5G RAN products […]

October 30, 2019

5G is inherently complex–the network is complex, the network management is complex, the services that ride on top of it are complex and making sure those services are working the way they’re supposed to–service assurance, is, you guessed it, complex. […]