The ABI Research director explained that 3GPP Release 18, which is branded as 5G-Advanced, will be frozen in March 2024
5G-Advanced is expected to introduce many new features that can help operators monetize their 5G networks, Dimitris Mavrakis, senior research director at ABI Research, told...
The government of South Korea said the 6G plan also involves the development of technologies for the upper-mid band
South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT unveiled its KRW440.4 billion ($324.5 million) research and development plan for future 6G networks, local news agency Yonhap reported.
The...
The SoftBank executive noted that he expects 5G-Advanced technology to gradually be implemented into commercial network equipment after 2025
The main features of future 5G-Advanced networks are expected to include further improvements in the fundamental performance aspects of 5G, such as coverage, capacity and mobility,...
Ericsson said the toolkit is designed for telecommunications services providers to deliver use cases with high requirements on throughput, reliability and latency at agreed performance levels
Swedish vendor Ericsson has launched a new software toolkit with the main aim of strengthening 5G Standalone (SA) network...
The Fujitsu OLS “1FINITY” series adopted for the metro network's inter-station transmission lines
Japanese telco KDDI, Cisco Systems and Fujitsu announced the recent launch of operations of a metro, regional network that combines the IP layer network and optical transmission layer network for streamlined...
The 6G-TWIN consortium includes partners such as Ericsson, Proximus and Viavi
The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) confirmed it will coordinate a project, dubbed 6G-TWIN, on future 6G mobile networks which will be funded by the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS...
Mavenir said that one of the projects is 5G Live Video Production Service, which is aimed at providing stable broadcasting of live events using 5G SA and network slicing technologies
Network software provider Mavenir, together with Deutsche Telekom, announced advancements across two projects both focused...
Parallel Wireless confirmed it would expand its U.K.-based team
U.S. Open RAN (O-RAN) company Parallel Wireless said it has won the U.K.’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)’s Open Network Competition (ONE) with its project AURA (Agile Universal Radio Architecture).
Parallel Wireless said this...
Vodafone said its 5G Standalone network (SA) currently serves 45% of the German population
Vodafone Germany's 5G network currently reaches 90% of the country’s population, the telco said in a release.
Meanwhile, the operator’s 5G Standalone network (SA) serves 45% of the German population, the carrier...
New global organization will focus on "shared priorities" including open networks and diversifying the telecom supply chain
The United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Japan have joined together to form the new Global Coalition on Telecommunications (GCOT).
The partners say that they will...
In June, China Broadnet said it had reached 9 million 5G package subscribers twelve months after launching the service
Chinese operator China Broadnet shortlisted local vendors Huawei and ZTE for the second phase of a 5G core project, Chinese press reported.
According to the report, the...
InterDigital said the agreement will be critical for enabling 6G networks to scale and meet increased bandwidth and coverage demands
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) has announced a research partnership with U.S. company InterDigital with the aim of developing 6G enabling technologies...
ABI Research revealed that the total annual satellite services revenues at a global level will reach $124.6 billion by the end of the decade
Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) mobile connections worldwide are forecasted to reach 175 million by 2030, according to new research from analyst firm...
Orange said its overall 5G network reached a coverage of 82% of the Spanish population
Spanish telecom operator Orange's 5G Standalone (SA) network currently reaches 32 cities across the country, the telco said in a release.
Orange’s 5G SA network was initially launched in Madrid, Barcelona,...
EE said the process to switch-off its 3G network is expected to start in January 2024
BT Group said it expects to fully complete the switch-off of U.K. carrier EE’s 3G network by March 2024, BT’s chief networks officer Greg Mccall said in a blog...
Eutelsat and Enensys will be hosting a live demo of satellite contribution to 5G networks at IBC 2023 in Amsterdam using the DVB-NIP standard
Enensys Technologies, which is a media delivery solution provider, has signed a partnership with satellite operator Eutelsat aiming to enable streaming...
Telekom Malaysia aims to offer its customers in Malaysia and the region with multi-access edge computing from all its data centers in the country
Telekom Malaysia (TM) and Korean carrier SK Telecom inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop the Multi-Access Edge Computing...
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) officially launched the Bharat 6G Alliance in July 2023
ATIS’ Next G Alliance (NGA) and India’s Bharat 6G Alliance have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration opportunities on 6G wireless technologies, the former said in a release.
The...
60% of Comcast's network traffic comes from 3% of its geography, CEO says
Comcast is getting ready to activate Philadelphia as a trial market for cellular offload, as it explores what combination of its existing MVNO relationship with Verizon and its own cellular CBRS network...
Last month, Arrcus announced a new investment from Hitachi Ventures for an additional closing of its Series D
Networking software company Arrcus has signed a partnership with Itochu Techno-Solutions Corporation, NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation (NESIC) and APRESIA in a move to expand its...
Jio is expected to launch the Jio AirFiber FWA device at its upcoming annual general meeting
Indian telco Reliance Jio Infocomm is expected to launch its fixed wireless access (FWA) offering in the coming days after rival telco Airtel launched the Xtream AirFiber FWA device...
ZTE said its net profits in H1 climbed 19.9% year-on-year
Chinese vendor ZTE announced total revenues of CNY 60.70 billion ($8.32 billion) for the first half of 2023, representing an increase of 1.5% compared to the year-ago period.
In its earnings statement, ZTE said its net...
The interoperability development testing (IoDT) took place at an Ericsson lab in Sweden
Ericsson has teamed up with chipset maker MediaTek to perform 5G Reduced Capability (RedCap) data and 5G voice calls on both frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD) spectrum bands,...
SK Telecom said that it is working to lead the early 6G standardization and technology ecosystem through collaboration with diverse overseas partners
Korean telco SK Telecom has released a 6G white paper that focuses on the key requirements for 6G standardization and the telco's views...
