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Wireless system testing enhances automotive connectivity

Diverse wireless technologies require car manufacturers to adopt comprehensive test support The automotive industry is experiencing an unprecedented integration of wireless connectivity, which is transforming the driving experience by improving vehicle accessibility, safety, security, convenience and reliability. In-vehicle wireless technologies are broadly categorized into three groups:...

Telefônica, Nokia fast-track Petrobras private LTE rollout to 18 sites in Brazil

Brazilian oil and gas giant Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) is multiplying its private LTE operations across its offshore and onshore facilities, according to a report in Latin American business publication BNamericas. LTE networks have so far been deployed on 11 out of 29 offshore oil...

Boingo Wireless to deploy DAS network at Omni PGA Frisco Resort

U.S. distributed antenna system (DAS) and Wi-Fi provider Boingo Wireless has been selected by Omni PGA Frisco Resort to design, build, and manage a neutral-host cellular DAS network for the golf resort, scheduled to open in 2023, the company said in a release. Boingo Wireless...

Keysight helps LG Electronics to demo 6G RF front-end module

Keysight Technologies said it helped Korean company LG Electronics to demonstrate a 6G radio frequency (RF) front-end (RFFE) module at the 2021 Korea Science and Technology Exhibition held at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX) in Ilsan, Korea in December 2021. 6G standards have not...

Parallel Wireless opening O-RAN lab in Canada

U.S.-based Open RAN company Parallel Wireless announced the opening of a research and development (R&D) lab and testing facility in Ottawa, Canada to further develop 5G radio access equipment and expand the firm's global presence. Maxime Dumas, general manager of Parallel Wireless in Canada said,...

Chinese lab claims breakthrough in ‘6G’ mobile technology

Chinese government-backed institute Purple Mountain Laboratories said that a research team had achieved a 6G-level wireless transmission up to a speed of 206.25 gigabits per second for the first time in a lab environment, South China Morning Post reported. According to the report, the test...

LG Electronics showcases 6G tech in South Korea

South Korean technology company LG Electronics showcased 6G technology during the ‘2021 Korea Science and Technology Exhibition’ recently held at KINTEX in Ilsan, South Korea. During the event, LG was expected to unveil a power amplifier for 6G for the first time, a device it...

India aims to launch locally developed 6G tech in 2024: report

At the same time, India is notably lagging in 5G due to regulatory delays India expects to be in a position to launch indigenously developed 6G technology by the end of 2023 or early 2024, local press reported, citing the country’s Minister for Communication Ashwini...

Chinese operators add 43.8 million 5G customers in October

Chinese operators recorded a net gain of 43.81 million 5G subscribers in October, according to the carriers’ latest available figures. China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, added a total of 24.3 million 5G subscribers last month. The telco said it ended last...

Ericsson inks partnership to boost 5G, 6G research in Saudi Arabia

Ericsson and King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) have announced an initial three-year research and development (R&D) partnership focused on three research projects aimed at advancing telecommunication networks with innovative technologies. In a release, the Swedish vendor said that the partnership aims to...

Rogers expands partnership with UBC to boost 5G research in Canada

Canadian operator Rogers and the University of British Columbia (UBC) announced a new partnership for 5G research. Under the extended partnership, researchers at UBC’s Vancouver and Okanagan campuses and Rogers will seek to develop, explore and test new 5G capabilities in areas such as wildfire...

TPG Telecom reaches 85% 5G coverage in Australia’s largest cities

Australian operator TPG Telecom has announced it has reached over 85% 5G population coverage in ten of Australia’s largest cities and region. The carrier reached this level of coverage in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Wollongong and NSW Central Coast In...

India likely to carry out 5G spectrum auction in April or May 2022: Report

The Indian government is expected to award frequencies for the provision of 5G services in April or May 2022, Indian press reported, citing the country’s Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Vaishnaw said that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), which looks at the structure of...

Nokia wins 5G Standalone deal in Finland with Telia

Finnish vendor Nokia announced it has deployed its 5G Standalone (SA) Core network in Finland for local communication service provide Telia. In a release, the vendor said that this deployment will allow the telco to deliver new, advanced 5G services like slicing, provide reliable network...

JMA Wireless, Kyocera partner to accelerate 5G deployment in Japan

U.S. provider of wireless technology JMA Wireless and Japanese company Kyocera Corporation announced an agreement to jointly develop a 5G millimeter-wave (mmWave) backhaul system. Leveraging Kyocera’s wireless base station technology and JMA’s XRAN, the new system will accelerate 5G network deployment across Japan. Kyocera and...

China Mobile already deployed more than 560,000 5G base stations nationwide

China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, has already deployed over 560,000 5G base stations across China, local press reported, citing the operator’s General Manager Dong Xin. The operator aims to cover all rural towns across the country with its 5G network...

Vodafone reaches over 35 million people in Germany with its 5G network

Vodafone Germany said its 5G network is now available to more than 35 million people across the country. The company had previously said it aimed to service over 30 million people with 5G in Germany by the end of this year. The telco also said...

Europe should accelerate 5G rollouts to achieve climate targets: Ericsson

5G will help U.K. hit climate targets by reducing CO2e emissions, according to a new study commissioned by Ericsson The accelerated deployment of 5G connectivity across Europe and the U.K. will have an immediate and catalyzing impact on climate targets by reducing CO2e emissions, according...

Airtel launches initiative to demonstrate enterprise uses cases using 5G

Indian operator Bharti Airtel has rolled out a business initiative to demonstrate a wide range of enterprise grade use cases using 5G networks, the telco said in a release. As part of the #5GforBusiness initiative, Airtel is joining forces with Accenture, AWS, Cisco, Ericsson, Google...

Rakuten Symphony, Intel and Juniper Networks unveil new O-RAN solution

Intel, Juniper Networks, and Rakuten Symphony announced a collaborative effort to develop Symware, a carrier-grade Open RAN (O-RAN) solution for mobile network operators to modernize radio cell sites. Rakuten Symphony is a new business organization promoted by Japanese carrier Rakuten Mobile, with the main aim...

Tecore Networks unveils smart DAS

    Tecore Networks unveiled its new smart Distributed Antenna System (sDAS) platform. In a release, Tecore noted that its new smart DAS architecture provides an optimized platform capable of evolving with commercial wireless technologies. This sDAS architecture was specifically designed to eliminate the need for any...

ZTE’s revenues climb 13.1% year-on-year in Jan-Sep

Chinese vendor ZTE reported operating revenue of CNY83.83 billion ($13.13 billion) in the first nine months of the year, an increase of 13.1% compared to the same period the previous year, the company said in its earnings release. During the period, net profit attributable to...

Nokia deploys 5G Standalone core network for Taiwan Mobile

Nokia announced that it has deployed its 5G Standalone core network for Taiwanese telco Taiwan Mobile. In a release, the Finnish vendor said that the deployment will enable the operator to provide the most advanced 5G applications for enterprises and businesses, and to strengthen its...

Chinese carriers already deployed 47,000 5G base stations in Beijing

Chinese mobile operators have already deployed a total of 47,000 5G base stations in China’s capital Beijing, local press reported. According to data released by the Beijing Communications Administration, the 5G network infrastructure currently reaches almost the entire city. The Beijing government recently said that there...