2020

  Taiwanese carrier Far EasTone (FET) has launched its commercial 5G network in some metropolitan areas across Taiwan. Ericsson was the sole provider of the radio access network (RAN) and …

Smart building specialist Johnson Controls says that indoor air quality should be a priority for building owners and operators as cities begin to reopen. Though guidance around the transmission of …

With just a few weeks to go before the auction of Priority Access Licenses for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service band at 3.5 GHz, 271 bidders are set to compete …

Nokia expects “full suite” of O-RAN interfaces available in 2021 Adding on to a recent refresh of its virtualized, cloud-based RAN solutions, Nokia today, after weeks of building up to …

Keysight’s latest 5G webinars ensure you can both define the acronyms and understand the technology and challenges. A few of the trending hot topics: O-RAN for 5G: The Path Forward …

AT&T and Accenture have teamed up on private cellular for US oil company Phillips 66. The trio are developing a bespoke industrial LTE and 5G setup for low-latency refinery automation …

Finland has issued its first private cellular licence for industrial LTE and 5G at 2.3 GHz. State-owned energy company Fortum Power and Heat will use the licence at its power …

SA 5G NR “will enable even more use cases and applications” As the telecom ecosystem continues its march toward end-to-end 5G systems, Ericsson has announced the general availability of Standalone …

  The French government will not implement a total ban on the use of equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei in the rollout of 5G networks, but it will encourage local …

J2 Innovations, the developer of the FIN Framework software platform for?building automation?and?IoT applications, unveiled a strategic partnership with?Italian HVAC specialist Clivet SpA?to develop HVAC plant and building optimization solutions. By …

  South Korea’s telecommunications operators have launched new smart factory solutions with the aim of helping manufacturers overcome the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Korean news service Yonhap …

The joint purchase will allow OneWeb to complete construction of a global satellite constellation India’s Bharti Enterprises and the U.K. government have jointly purchased the bankrupt London-based satellite operator OneWeb. …

Ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could delay work on Rel. 17 The first version of the 5G New Radio specifications focused on delivering enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) which operators around the world …

Danish pump manufacturer Grundfos is to replace wired connections with a private 5G network from Swedish vendor Ericsson and local operator TDC NET at its production plant in Bjerringbro, north …

The current pandemic has forced the manufacturing and industrial sectors to rethink their future for continued business. Smart Factories, a major element of Industry 4.0, can help companies to increase …

In this series focused on the benefits of a disaggregated Open RAN, we have had a chance to see how an open RAN has helped expand the ecosystem and led …

A growing number of wireless companies are showing how they are still on target with their rollout and continual advancement of 5G wireless services. Let’s take a look at some …

China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator in terms of subscribers, plans to deploy 118,000 NB-IoT base stations across the country during 2020, taking the total to 350,000, Chinese news …

aAustrian carrier T-Mobile is already offering 5G coverage at over 600 locations across the country, the telco said in a release. The telco, owned by German carrier Deutsche Telekom, noted …

Vodafone U.K. switched-on what it claimed was the first live standalone (SA) 5G deployment in the country, with a new network built for Coventry University, the operator said in a …

After a week-long marathon session of online meetings, 3GPP finalized Release 16 (Rel. 16) paving the way for the next phase of 5G. Kudos to the grit of the leadership …

Schneider Electric, a specialist in digital transformation of energy management and automation, announced that it is working with the University of Notre Dame to implement EcoStruxure Building 3.0 in more than 95 buildings across …

Autonomous NB-IoT platform harvests its own energy HiSilicon, a chip manufacturer owned by Chinese vendor Huawei, and Dutch firm Nowi Energy showcased the second generation of their energy autonomous NB-IoT …

Ericsson worked with Telma to upgrade its core and radio network A few days ago, Telma Madagascar switched on the country’s first 5G commercial network in multiple cities with the …

Korean operators launched 5G in April 2019 South Korea ended May with almost 6.9 million subscribers in the 5G segment, Korean press reported citing official data. The number of 5G …