Yearly Archives: 2021

EXFO CEO: Carriers are gearing up for 5G SA deployment

A recently released joint survey by test company EXFO and Heavy Reading show that the majority of North American and European mobile network operators—88%—plan...

Top 10 5G manufacturing use cases

To further explore the intersection of 5G and manufacturing, register for the 5G Manufacturing Forum.    The emergence of 5G technology will have a great impact...

Siemens Smart Infrastructure completes acquisition of Wattsense

  Siemens Smart Infrastructure has recently completed the acquisition of French startup Wattsense, a hardware and software company which offers a plug-and-play IoT management system...

Samsung to launch 4G/5G trials with Virgin Media O2 in the UK

Samsung Electronics announced that the company will carry out 4G and 5G trials with Virgin Media O2 in the U.K. During the trials, the two...

Editorial Webinar: The challenges and opportunities of small cell network densification

As digital services evolve and users continue to demand faster speeds and higher availability, network densification is proving to be a key driver for...

5G mmWave slowdown not impacting forecast (Analyst Angle)

Following two years of exponential growth, preliminary estimates suggest total 5G NR RAN millimeter (mmWave) revenue growth – including radio and baseband but excluding...

Ericsson Q3 earnings: Strong 5G sales offset setbacks in China and from chip shortage

Ericsson has secured 5G contracts from all three top U.S. carriers, helping the company absorb losses in China Ericsson has reported third-quarter profit of $665.2...

Well, technically… 5G is an ecosystem play, not an ego-system play: Ericsson’s Cecilia Atterwall and Sibel Bahadir (Ep. 55)

By mid-2021, roughly 170 service providers had launched 5G networks, adding 1 million subscribers per day. 5G's growing adoption is exciting, but it also...

Arm intros virtual design platform for IoT developers – to open ‘new IoT economy’

UK-based Arm has introduced a new cloud-based IoT design system to enable software development for IoT without the need for physical silicon. The new...

Vodafone Idea inks partnership to test 5G-based smart city solutions

Indian operator Vodafone Idea Limited is partnering with engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro for a pilot project to test 5G-based smart city...

Rakuten acquires JTower stake to reduce network rollout costs

Japanese mobile operator Rakuten Mobile and compatriot firm JTower have entered a capital alliance with the aim of sharing infrastructure in indoors and outdoors...

Schneider Electric implements Building Management system for Hyatt Centric Jumeirah Dubai

  Schneider Electric said it has been chosen to implement a full building management system at Hyatt Centric Jumeirah Dubai. The solution, EcoStruxure Building Operation 3.0,...

Simington raises the ‘specter’ of receiver regulation

In an address to the Free State Foundation, Federal Communications Commissioner Nathan Simington continued a conversation that he says has "ruffled a few feathers":...

Azure’s ready for 5G low-latency, says Microsoft

Azure for Operators' optimized network traffic orchestration and worldwide WAN make it ready for 5G low-latency use cases, says the CTO.

What are the top small cell use cases and places?

Sport complexes, concert halls and other enclosed venues are promising scenarios for a small cell deployment Small cells can be deployed indoors or outdoors and...

T-2 Slovenia selects Nokia AirScale solutions for 5G services

T-2 bid 18.2 million EUR for 2.1 GHz and 2.3 GHz licenses at the Slovenia spectrum auction, which concluded in August Nokia announced that...

Kagan: Huawei discusses 10 wireless industry trends for next decade

During the 12th Global Mobile Broadband Forum in Dubai, David Wang delivered a keynote address called, Roads to Mobile 2030: 10 Wireless Industry Trends. Wang...

Can 5G mmWave deployments be profitable? Yes! Says Bell Labs Consulting

How do you confirm your gut feelings and logical reasoning? Well, you do a detailed techno-economic study and get a definitive answer. That’s exactly...

Real Talk: Mastering Monetization (Sponsored)

Communications service providers (CSPs) have invested billions in their networks. Now it’s time to monetize those assets and reap the rewards. But what’s the...

Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson claim ‘world first’ 5G slicing for enterprise use cases

Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson have claimed a “world-first” implementation of end-to-end 5G network slicing with on-demand quality-of-service (QoS) control for enterprise use cases. The...

Editorial Report: From greenfield to brownfield: Open RAN in 2022 (With large scale carrier commitments in place, what’s next for the Open RAN ecosystem?)

Open RAN in 2020 was all about communicating the value proposition and gaining validation from major global operators. In 2021, with that validation in...

T-Mobile US ‘dominates’ 5G download speed in latest Opensignal report

The impressive T-Mobile US download speed results are likely due to the progress of 5G mid-band spectrum deployments The latest Opensignal 5G experience report revealed...

Test and Measurement: Nearly half of North American and European operators plan to deploy 5G SA next year, survey finds

The majority of North American and European mobile network operators—88%—plan to move to 5G Standalone networks within the next two years, according to new...

Huawei urges industry to adopt energy-efficient networks as 5G expands

The telecommunications industry needs to accelerate adoption of more energy-efficient network technologies as 5G networks expand globally, Ryan Ding, Huawei's executive director and president...

Is powering small cells the greatest densification challenge?

CommScope director of engineering: 'When densification increases so does the amount of power' In the U.S., operators are expected to deploy five to...
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