BROWSING: 5G

“We’ve never seen risk like this” – Project44’s strategy for global ‘never-normal’ logistics

The supply chain sector as a market for IoT data at the edge – on the road, on the ocean, in the air – is not getting simpler, anytime soon. Post-pandemic, it has changed forever, reasons Bart de Muynck, chief information officer at US...

Verizon tests 5G drone tech with Veterans Health Administration

Verizon has been involved in more than 17,000 drone flights since 2017 Verizon Public Sector is developing and testing 5G MEC and drone technology with the Veterans Health Administration’s National Center for Collaborative Healthcare Innovation (NCCHI) and the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS). The hope is...

Shanghai reaches over 68,000 5G base stations: Report

Shanghai aims to reach 77,000 5G base stations by the end of next year China’s main financial hub Shanghai has already deployed over 68,000 5G base stations so far, with all its 16 administrative regions covered by the 5G network. By the end of October, the...

Indian state-run telco BSNL asks for more spectrum for 5G: Report

The Indian government has already set aside 5G frequencies for BSNL Indian state-run operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), has asked the government for more spectrum for the future deployment of 5G technology, Indian press reported. According to the reports, the Indian government has already set...

UK secures support from key allies for its 5G supply chain vision

The UK government previously announced efforts to increase the share of open and interoperable equipment in domestic networks The governments of Australia, Canada and the United States have backed guidelines for telecoms companies, developed by the U.K., designed to build a more competitive and secure...

Will 5G Change the World? Nicole Robertson, Nokia (Ep. 53)

https://soundcloud.com/rcrwirelessnews/will-5g-change-the-world-nicole-robertson-nokia-ep-53 Will 5G Change the World is presented in partnership with NETSCOUT. White Paper In the 5G Era, the Customer Experience Matters , and Here' s What to Do About It | NETSCOUT Download Blog Is Private 5G Network Right for Your Company? Read Case Study Healthcare Company Assures Private 5G LTE Environment...

thinkRF White Paper: How Mobile Operators Can Monitor Competitive Networks in Real-Time

Telecom carriers / mobile operators invest well over a billion dollars per year in their network infrastructure, operations and spectrum. It’s vital for the telecom carriers / mobile operators to access continuous and real-time competitive data to be proactive about when and where they...

“Customer and vendor, home and abroad” – China’s JDL explains global private 5G vision

The smart logistics operation at China-based retail giant JD.com “makes Amazon look primitive”, reckons regional English-language title The Asia Times. Certainly, its warehousing and fulfilment business, JD Logistics (JDL), caught the attention of the industrial tech media this summer when it revealed a fleet...

MediaTek reveals new 5G chipset for premium smartphones

The new chipset is built on TSMC's 4nm fabrication technology Last month, MediaTek announced its first SoC for 5G flagship smartphones, the Dimensity 9200. This week, the company has revealed yet another chipset in the lineup: The Dimensity 8200. The new chipset is designed for...

Digital twins use cases across different industries and a case study

Digital-twin technology is increasingly being adopted in multiple verticals, with the industry close to a maturity point, Dan Isaacs, CTO of the Digital Twin Consortium, said during a presentation at the 5G Manufacturing Forum—available on demand here. “We've seen the evolution of digital twins going...

5G-to-business market in APAC to reach revenues of $25b by 2028

ABI Research noted that revenues from 5G network slicing deployments in APAC will grow from $151 million in 2022 to $12 billion by 2028   The deployment of 5G private networks in Asia Pacific is expected to reach revenues of $13 billion in 2028, up from...

AT&T Mexico’s 5G network reaches 18 cities

AT&T expects its 5G network infrastructure to reach 25 cities across Mexico before the end of 2022 AT&T Mexico is currently offering its 5G services in 18 cities across the country, local press reported, citing the company’s Deputy Vice President of Execution and Transformation Carlos...

India aims to carry out new 5G spectrum auction next year: Report

The government of India is currently analyzing to award new spectrum bands in the range of 3700-4200 MHz and 4700-4800 MHz India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will seek recommendations from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to conduct a new 5G spectrum auction in...

‘That’s the fun part’ – how to scale private 5G (by the only enterprise that knows)

Want to know how to scale private 5G across manufacturing plants and manufacturing applications? Well, European aviation and aerospace manufacturer Airbus knows how. Of course, if you have followed the Airbus story in these pages, or caught its feature presentations and panel discussions at...

Nokia gets private 5G ticket on Paris Express – four lines, 68 stations, 200km of track

The Société du Grand Paris (SGP), the state owned industrial company responsible for the Grand Paris Express metro project, has appointed Nokia to deploy a private 5G macro network across four new lines and 68 new stations in the French capital, covering 200 kilometres...

Five aspects of capex/opex consideration in 5G manufacturing

As manufacturing players decide whether or not to adopt 5G, one of the primary factors is how much it costs to deploy and operate these systems in terms of capital and operating expenditures, and how long it will take to achieve return on investment....

How do 5G and edge computing benefit warehouse automation?

The Industry 4.0 concept is driving the popularity of private 5G networks, which are also being increasingly adopted in the manufacturing and logistics space due to the lower costs of spectrum, Renu Navale, vice president in the Network and Edge Group and general manager...

US Cellular expands 5G coverage in several states

5G now covers more than 50% of its network, says US Cellular Thanks to a software update that improves 5G coordination between cell sites, US Cellular has been able to expand its next-generation network in several states. The latest update delivers 5G services to an additional...

Cradlepoint locks down wireless WANs with Zero Trust Network Access

ZTNA joins Secure Connect and SD-WAN features, available through Cradlepoint’s NetCloud Exchange Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) solution provider Cradlepoint on Wednesday announced the addition of Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) to its NetCloud Exchange (NCX) suite. This marks the third cybersecurity enhancement to NCX,...

Ericsson, DNB claim new 5G record in Malaysia

The 5G test, conducted over the 28 GHz millimeter wave frequency, achieved a peak throughput of 1 Gbps at a record distance of 11.18 km Ericsson and Malaysian state-run operator Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) claimed a world record distance for gigabit speeds over Malaysia’s 5G...

Telefonica Germany to move its 5G core to the cloud

In this 5G project, O2 Telefónica said it is working closely together with partners Google Cloud and Ericsson German operator O2 Telefónica, owned by Spanish telco Telefónica, said it will move its 5G core network in Germany to the cloud in the future, with the...

Ericsson quits IoT – agrees sale of loss-making IoT Accelerator business to Aeris

Ericsson has agreed to sell its IoT business, including its IoT Accelerator connectivity management platform and Connected Vehicle Cloud platform, to California-based IoT provider Aeris. The Swedish firm said its IoT business, expected to post net sales of SEK 0.8 billion ($76.85 million) in...

Four private 5G challenges, one big opportunity

Experts see device readiness, spectrum access, enterprise skill sets and business case development as private 5G sticking points The operator and vendor ecosystem selling end-to-end and point private 5G networking solutions see manufacturing as a sector ripe for disruption and new revenue creation. On the...

Hong Kong to end subsidies for 5G deployments

The subsidy scheme for encouraging early deployment of 5G was initially launched in May 2020 Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) announced that subsidies to encourage 5G deployments will end on December 31. The subsidy framework for encouraging early deployment of 5G was initially...

Verizon hits C-Band milestone ahead of schedule

The Verizon mmWave and C-Band network now covers more than 175 million people Verizon announced this week that its 5G Ultra Wideband service — the brand name for its millimeter wave (mmWave) and C-Band network — now covers more than 175 million people. During an...