Are we at the beginning of a more integrated connectivity market?
Over the past year, 5G rollout has been a major priority for communications service providers worldwide. However, something else is making waves simultaneously – satellite broadband. With the ability to reach more users than...
Irit Touitou, executive VP of packet optical networking R&D at Ribbon Communications, comes on the podcast to discuss the essential role of traffic engineering and how network slicing creates a dynamic network in the 5G era.
Canadian operator Rogers Communications has expanded its 5G network to reach 173 towns and cities across the country, the carrier said in a release.
The telco said that its 5G network currently reaches approximately half of the country’s population.
In January 2020, Rogers Communications initially launched...
U.S. wireless infrastructure provider Mobilitie said it has installed an updated wireless network at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport.
The airport is located in the Lubbock County, in Texas.
The multi-carrier, 5G-ready network features next-generation technologies, including a distributed antenna (DAS) system within the building and...
Nokia signed an agreement with Korean operator LG Uplus to expand 5G coverage by installing small cell solutions from Nokia’s AirScale portfolio across the country, Nokia said in a release.
Under the terms of the deal, Nokia will install its small cell AirScale Indoor (ASiR)...
Spanish telecom operator Masmovil is now offering 5G service in over 200 towns and cities in 35 provinces across Spain for the customers of its Yoigo brand, the company said in a release.
The carrier’s 5G service is being offered via a combination of its...
South Korea's three major mobile operators will share their 5G networks in remote coastal and rural towns across the country with the aim of accelerating the rollout of 5G networks, local news agency Yonhap reported.
The three mobile carriers - SK Telecom, KT Corp. and...
Chinese vendor Huawei expects 6G technologies to hit the market by around 2030, the company’s rotating chairman, Eric Xu, recently said a Huawei global analyst conference.
“We think 6G will be on the market by around 2030, but we don't really know what 6G is...
Japanese mobile operator Rakuten Mobile, a unit of e-commerce giant Rakuten, said it has received approval from the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications for its special radio station deployment plan to expand 5G services in the 1.7 GHz frequency band.
Following this approval, Rakuten...
The U.K.’s competition authority dismissed concerns that a merger of mobile operator O2 and fixed operator Virgin Media would have negative implications on wholesale services, provisionally clearing the proposed deal without conditions.
In a statement, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said its investigation concluded...
New Zealand operator 2degrees has announced a partnership with Ericsson to launch a 5G network in the country, the telco said in a release.
The company said that the initial 5G sites will be located in the cities of Auckland and Wellington with plans to...
Ericsson’s 5G factory in Lewisville, Texas, is in many ways a manifestation of the company’s hopes for a 5G future: Sustainable and smart, sleek and spacious. Last February, the newly built facility began producing Ericsson’s Street Macro millimeter-wave 5G product – the same equipment...
Chinese vendor Huawei is not expecting the Biden administration to remove the company from the Entity List, the company’s rotating chairman, Eric Xu, said during a session with journalists at the Huawei Global Analyst Summit 2021.
“We believe that we will need to continue working...
Vodafone Germany launched its 5G standalone (SA) network in partnership with Ericsson, Nokia, Qualcomm and OPPO.
Vodafone upgraded 1,000 sites to SA 5G, covering 170 cities and municipalities via 3.5 GHz spectrum. The new network was initially launched in some major cities including Frankfurt, Berlin,...
The open source 5G networks will run on CBRS spectrum
AccessParks and FreedomFi are partnering to use CBRS spectrum and open-source 5G network software to bring high-speed connectivity to hundreds of sites within the U.S. National Park system.
AccessParks, a specialized Internet Service Provider that...
To make the most of the $45.45 billion worth of C-Band spectrum that it recently acquired, Verizon has signed deals with Crown Castle and SBA Communications to accelerate the deployment of C-band equipment.
Because C-Band spectrum requires new network equipment to be placed on existing towers, Verizon...
Google Cloud spent much of 2020 ratcheting up its focus on supporting telecom players' computing needs, particularly when it comes to edge.
Part of Google Cloud's strategy for serving telcos is developing solutions that the carriers can both use in their own business, and...
Japanese carrier Rakuten Mobile said it attracted over 3.9 million applications for its mobile service since it launched its 4G offering one year ago.
The telco launched a new promotional campaign to attract more subscribers. This campaign offers the Rakuten UN-LIMIT VI service plan to...
Research indicates that cloud gaming revenue will surpass $1 billion in 2021
According to some accounts, cloud gaming represents the full potential of 5G. As a result, mobile service providers are partnering up with game developers and other gaming companies to make sure they get...
U.K. carrier EE, part of telecom group BT, announced that it has switched on 5G technology in 35 additional cities and towns across the country.
Some of the new cities covered by EE’s 5G network are Blackburn, Bolton, Brighton, Chester, Dundee, Exeter, Harrogate, Milton Keynes,...
Korean tech giant LG said it recently partnered with U.S.-based test and measurement firm Keysight Technologies and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), with the aim of carrying out research on future 6G technologies, Korean news agency Yonhap reported.
Under the terms...
Epic, recently rebranded from Vodafone Malta, will use Ericsson equipment and support as it modernizes its existing network, setting the stage to bring 5G to Malta. Ericsson will provide the operator with its 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) products and solution, including Ericsson Spectrum Sharing and...
Last year, SureCall Founder & CEO Hongtao Zhan told RCR Wireless News that he believes that in five years, a staggering 80% of millimeter wave (mmWave) 5G networks will be made up of signal amplifiers, such as repeaters or boosters. While that remains to...
The president of Brazil's National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel), Leonardo Euler, said that the publication of the 5G auction notice would probably occur in July or August, Brazilian IT site Teletime reported.
The 5G auction's business plan was finished by Anatel on March 19, and now...
