BROWSING: 5G

TeliaSonera Norway, Huawei demo ‘4.5G’ network

The demonstration used spectrum in the 800 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 2.6 GHz bands Nordic telecom operator TeliaSonera Norway and Chinese ICT solutions provider Huawei demonstrated LTE-Advanced Pro technology over a live commercial network in Oslo, Norway. According to the Chinese company, this was...

Three LTE-U developments to watch in 2016

With multiple wireless operators pursuing voice over Wi-Fi as well as the ongoing, often-heated debate over using LTE in unlicensed spectrum, 2016 will see the relationship between Wi-Fi and LTE continue to tighten. For LTE-U in particular, the year holds emergence of finalized standards,...

Predictions for 2016: LTE-A, LTE-U, 5G and IoT

As RCR Wireless News prepared for its 2016 Analyst Predictions Day, the editorial team met with analyst Roger Entner of Recon Analytics and Chris Pearson of 4G Americas to hear their forecasts for the year ahead. The conversation was part of RCR Wireless News'...

Small cells, DAS/RAN integration and 5G

The latest and greatest in enterprise small cells, DAS/RAN integration and carrier 5G outlook were all on display at the recent LTE North America show. RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes you inside. On this episode of HetNet Happenings, Kinney takes a look...

IEEE Globecom takes on IoT, 5G and more

SAN DIEGO – As Internet connections expand from people to objects with the "Internet of Things," and next-generation "5G" mobile network technology takes shape, the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers this week drew together industry and academia at its annual Globecom event. Event chairman...

Editorial Webinar: 2016 Predictions – VoLTE, VoWiFi, 5G, IOT, Hiring Trends and more

RCR Wireless News talks with experts across the mobile ecosystem on key trends for the upcoming year, including the impact of new architectures and emerging technologies on networks and the telecom business. Topics to be covered include assessments of the status and importance of...

Huawei reimagines network architecture ahead of 5G

Huawei Fellow Wen Tong laid out the need for an application-driven network during the IEEE Globecom conference SAN DIEGO – Huawei reps this week made the case for a new type of network architecture, the application-driven network that puts applications first and also incorporates network...

Keysight: 5G will push test and measurement to evolve

SAN DIEGO--The technology and use cases associated with 5G will be as different and exciting as comparing today to a decade ago, Jay Alexander, SVP/CTO of Keysight Technologies said during an IEEE Globecom keynote presentation. And that means the test and measurement field needs...

Five 5G developments likely in 2016

5G caught telecom's imagination in 2015, as the wireless industry began chasing its dreams of what next-generation networks will look like. 5G technologies aren't expected to be in commercial deployment until at least the 2020 timeframe, but significant progress is expected to come in 2016 to begin...

Qualcomm EVP on evolution from 4G to 5G

Matt Grob, EVP and CTO of Qualcomm Technologies, gives keynote at IEEE Globecom SAN DIEGO--Qualcomm EVP and CTO Matt Grob this week told attendees at the IEEE Globecom conference that the telecom industry, since he started in 1991, is still dealing with some of the...

Feature Report: 2016 Predictions: VoLTE, VoWiFi, 5G, IOT, Hiring Trends and more

RCR Wireless News talks with experts across the mobile ecosystem on key trends for the upcoming year, including the impact of new architectures and emerging technologies on networks and the telecom business. Topics to be covered include predictions on assessments of the status and...

Moving 5G from the lab to commercialization

SAN DIEGO--Next generation 5G mobile networks, which still lack standardization and are a few years from any sort of commercial availability, are currently being demonstrated in real world conditions. But the trick is moving 5G from these limited trials and controlled test environments into the...

Wireless business models need to change with IoT, 5G

The Atlanta-based Wireless Technology Forum hosted an annual analyst event; the topic this year was the state of the wireless industry with an emphasis on how business models will need to evolve to support innovative new technologies like the "Internet of Things" and "5G." RCR...

Information centric networking (ICN): key to 5G, QoE

As demand for video and next-generation services increases, content needs to live one hop from the end user Global telecommunications networks are fundamentally changing to keep up with consumer demand for mobile data. Information centric networking or ICN, which envisions bringing content servers closer to...

Three types of 5G use cases

Qualcomm has been laying out its vision for a "5G" world in recent weeks, including a workshop in San Diego focused on its 5G vision that included demonstrating a 28 GHz millimeter wave system. Rasmus Hellberg, senior director of technical marketing for Qualcomm, spoke at the event...

Bharti Airtel to invest $9 billion in India

The telco aims to deploy 160,000 base stations in three years Indian telecommunications provider Bharti Airtel plans to invest 600 billion rupees ($9 billion) over the next three years to expand its mobile and fixed network infrastructure across the country. The telco said the investment is part...

Kagan: Sprint is the most improved carrier in 2015

Congratulations, Sprint. In 2015 you are the most-improved network provider in quality, speed and reach in a growing number of areas from coast to coast. While there is still quite a bit of work to do, if Sprint stays on track, it could become one...

In-depth: State of 5G for the big four carriers

WASHINGTON – Next-generation "5G" mobile networks remain years away from standardization, but the lack of formal definitions and speculation hasn’t deterred major international interest and investment.   In the U.S., the four major carriers – Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile US and Sprint – have...

Ericsson, KDDI partner on 5G research and development

The 5G R&D agreement will focus on radio and core technologies Swedish vendor Ericsson signed a memorandum of understanding with Japanese telecom operator KDDI to collaborate on "5G" research and development with an eye on potential uses and deployment strategies.  Under the agreement, the companies plan...

4G Americas White Paper: 5G Technology Evolution Recommendations

This white paper expands the foundation of 4G Americas’ view of 5G recommendations that was published in the October 2014 white paper titled, 4G Americas’ Recommendations on 5G Requirements and Solutions.

LTE North America: 6 key takeaways from the show

LTE continues to evolve and present new challenges and opportunities, even as the industry begins to chase "5G" dreams. At last week's LTE North America event, both the current state of LTE features as well as new evolutions within mobile networks and the trends...

Ericsson preps for live 5G trials

Ericsson said it is ready to supply the first radios designed to enable mobile operators to conduct live field trials of "5G" network technology, with Japan's NTT DoCoMo set to trial the equipment next year. The 5G radio prototypes represent phase two of the Ericsson...

LTENA 2015: LTE still evolving, but 5G takes mindshare

LTENA 2015: LTE still reaching for global ubiquity DALLAS – For as much as the wireless industry is abuzz over "5G," a few things stood out in presentations at LTE North America: LTE is still a relatively young technology with a long life ahead of it, and...

Huawei, Telefónica sign 5G development deal

Agreement includes joint evaluation and research activities Chinese information and communications technology provider Huawei and Spanish telecommunications firm Telefónica have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding to focus on the development of "5G" technologies. Based on the MoU, which was inked in Hong Kong earlier this month,...

Mobile growth vs. traffic growth: Ericsson outlines both

Ericsson Mobility Report shows subscriber and data traffic growth India and China are often thought of as the fastest-growing mobile markets, but the latest Ericsson Mobility Report shows the rest of the Asia-Pacific region growing faster than these two giants combined. Excluding China and India,...