BROWSING: 5G

Qualcomm CEO: ‘The best…is yet to come’

As diversification strategy plays out, Qualcomm tells shareholders about momentum in automotive, edge networking, IoT “We’re very excited about the future of Qualcomm,” CEO Critiano Amon said earlier this month at the company’s annual shareholders meeting. “And we continue to believe that the best of...

Ericsson, MediaTek expand 5G aggregation deployment options

Ericsson said the downlink peak rate of nearly 4.4 Gbps was reached by combining 20 megahertz of AWS, 80 megahertz of CBRS and 200 megahertz of C-band Ericsson and MediaTek said they have successfully merged four channels – one FDD and three TDD – to...

T-Mobile US executive: 5G FWA has arrived

Outgoing T-Mobile US President of Technology Neville Ray reflects on the company’s network journey, see “a lot of opportunity ahead for the business”  Recalling his career in the U.S. wireless industry, T-Mobile US President of Technology Neville Ray said he’s been, in some ways, working...

Rogers launches 5G challenge to develop apps for mining industry

Rogers Communications said that interested startups need to submit their 5G proof-of-concept ideas by April 4 Canadian operator Rogers Communications announced the launch of a challenge to develop 5G applications for the mining industry. In a release, Rogers said that the ‘Mining Technology Innovation Challenge’ is...

Three 5G network reaches 60% of UK population

Three initially launched 5G services in the U.K. in August 2019 U.K. operator Three announced that its 5G network currently covers 60% of the population. In a release, the carrier said its 5G offering is now available in more than 588 locations across more than 4,250...

EXFO White Paper: The importance of fiber monitoring in delivering great 5G experiences

Broadband and mobile service providers around the world are investing billions in fiber deployments to support their 5G network and service ambitions. Fiber plays a key role: it supports the increased number of small cells that 5G standalone (SA) requires to meet coverage, performance...

Reliance Jio’s 5G infra reaches 365 cities across India

Reliance Jio is offering its 5G service through a mix of wireless spectrum across 700 MHz, 3.5 GHz, and 26 GHz bands Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm announced the launch of 5G services across 34 cities in 10 states, taking the total of towns and...

Nokia engaged in talks with Vofafone Idea over 5G rollout: Report

The head of Nokia's unit in India said that Vodafone Idea is in ongoing talks with local banks to obtain funds for 5G deployments Finnish vendor Nokia is engaged in initial talks with Indian telco Vodafone Idea for the potential supply of 5G gear, Indian...

Huawei, Zain KSA partner to build ‘5.5G’ city in Saudi Arabia

Huawei and Zain will also collaborate to develop new use cases for the IoT and private network solutions Chinese vendor Huawei and Saudi Arabian telecommunications operator Zain KSA have recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on their "5.5G" City joint innovation project. Under the terms...

Ericsson, Virgin Media O2 extend partnership to boost 5G in the UK

Ericsson said the new deal will improve 5G coverage in cities including Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Belfast Ericsson and Virgin Media O2 announced they will boost 4G and 5G coverage and capacity to major cities and towns across the U.K. as...

Orange to carry out 11 pilot projects to boost 5G in Belgium

Through these pilot projects, the government of Belgium aims to encourage the creation of new initiatives in the 5G field, Orange said. Orange Belgium said it has been selected by the government of Belgium to carry out a total of 11 pilot projects supported by...

Indian telcos already deployed 102,215 5G base stations: report

The state with the highest number of 5G base stations as of March 5 was Maharastra, with 15,394 Indian operators Reliance Jio Infocomm and Bharti Airtel have already deployed 102,215 5G base stations across the country, local press reported, citing data from India’s Department of...

ZTE, Telekom Malaysia partner on cloud 5G core

ZTE said the partnership will focus on technologies such as bare metal containers, SDN-based architecture, hardware acceleration, CUPS, and 3-layer decoupling Telekom Malaysia (TM) and Chinese vendor ZTE have entered into a new partnership to build a hybrid cloud 5G core network, ZTE said in...

UK regulator announces plans to award mmWave spectrum

Ofcom said it expects to receive responses to the consultation to award mmWave spectrum by May 22 U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom has confirmed that it will make millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum across the 26 GHz and 40 GHz bands available for new mobile technologies, including...

ZTE uses 5G to help companies embrace intelligent manufacturing

Barcelona, Spain- Industrial companies embracing 5G-based digital intelligent transformation strategies can achieve significant benefits including cost reduction, efficiency improvement, quality enhancement, energy savings and safety, Chen Zhiping, VP and GM of branding and PR strategies at ZTE said during a session at Mobile World...

Guangzhou Metro Group, China Mobile Guangzhou Branch and ZTE win GLOMO award at MWC

Barcelona, Spain - ZTE Corporation, a global provider of information and communication technology solutions, in partnership with Guangzhou Metro Group and China Mobile Guangzhou Branch, has been awarded the “Best Mobile Innovation for Connected Economy” for the joint project “5G-empowered Smart Metro in Guangzhou”...

HFCL, Microsoft to collaborate to boost private 5G networks in India

HFCL said that the private 5G collaboration will target verticals including manufacturing, retail, warehouse, mining, education, defence and smart city Indian company HFCL, which focuses on digital networks for telcos, enterprises and governments, announced a collaboration with Microsoft to create converged private 5G solutions. In...

Deutsche Telekom’s LTE infra reaches 99% in all federal states

Deutsche Telekom noted it has put more than 5,000 new LTE sites into operation since the 2019 frequency auction German operator Deutsche Telekom said its LTE coverage now reaches 99% across all federal states in Germany. To achieve this coverage, Deutsche Telekom noted in a release...

BSNL to launch 4G in India next month: Report

BSNL will provide 4G through equipment provided by a consortium led by Indian company TCS Indian state-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) is expecting to launch commercial 4G services next month, Indian newspaper Financial Express reported. According to the reports, the telco is already receiving equipment...

AT&T: For enterprises, 5G is secondary to security, multi-cloud

AT&T counts 4.4 million FirstNet subscribers with room for more growth If you look at marketing copy from a wide swath of telecoms vendors, 5G is billed as a silver bullet that will underpin any type of enterprise or industrial digital transformation. But as monetization...

Vodafone and Three might announce UK merger this month: Report

Vodafone had initially announced merger talks with Three UK in October 2022 U.K. operators Vodafone and Three UK are reportedly working on the final details to announce a merger that would create the United Kingdom's largest mobile operator, according to a Bloomberg report. According to the...

Reliance Jio Infocomm expands 5G footprint in India

Jio said its 5G network currently reaches 331 cities across India Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm announced the launch of 5G services across 27 cities in 13 states, taking the total of towns and cities covered by its 5G network infrastructure to 331, the telco...

ZTE’s 2022 revenues up 7.4% year-on-year

ZTE said its net profit surged 18.6% year-on-year last year Chinese vendor ZTE reported operating revenues of CNY 122.95 billion ($17.68 billion) in 2022, up 7.4% year-on-year. In its earnings statement, the Chinese company said that its net profits amounted to CNY 8.08 billion, an increase...

Outgoing Verizon CFO updates on strategy amid exec shuffle

Verizon EVP and CFO Matt Ellis, who’s leaving the post on May 1, provided an update on the carrier’s strategic priorities this week at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference. Ellis will be replaced by Tony Skiadas as the board looks for...

EU to launch in-depth review of Orange-MasMovil merger

In July last year, Orange and Masmovil had signed a binding agreement to combine their operations in Spain The competition authorities of the European Commission will make an in-depth review of the proposed merger between Spanish operators Orange and MásMóvil, according to a Reuters report. According...