BROWSING: 5G

Oracle exec: 'The 5G standalone core network was always the main act in this show' Andrew De La Torre, group vice president of technology at Oracle Communications, expressed some disappointment that the industry hasn’t moved faster on 5G Standalone (SA), mostly because doing so is...

Proximity Services (ProSe), first introduced in Release 12 of the 3GPP specifications, is a D2D (Device-to-Device) technology that allows LTE devices to detect each other and to communicate directly. In comparison to existing D2D and proximity networking technologies, ProSe offers a number of distinct benefits...

As network operators navigate a multi-pronged transformation that encompasses 5G, fiber proliferation, increasingly cloud-based and virtualized networks, one of the challenges that they face is that of radio frequency interference. RF interference is not a new issue in wireless networks, and in fact, some of...

5G coverage in Japan stood below 40% as of the end of fiscal 2020 The government of Japan expects 5G coverage to reach 99% of the population by the end of fiscal year 2030, the Japan Times reported. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced this goal at...

US Cellular expects to expand the new service to additional cities in urban and rural areas of the country US Cellular, in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies and Inseego, has launched its 5G mmWave high-speed internet service in parts of 10 U.S. cities. The carrier says that...

In January, the Korean government said it was working with local telcos on 6G network development strategies The new government of South Korea expects to come up with a 6G communications prototype in 2026, Korean press reported. The Presidential Transition Committee said that the incoming...

I hear over-and-over again from industry experts that 5G doesn’t matter for consumers. Yet every time I turn on the TV, I see Communications Service Providers (CSPs) advertising consumer 5G devices and phone plans. It’s easy to see that it matters. The focus on the...