RCR Wireless News · Private Wireless Podcast – Private 4G versus private 5G (episode #4)
Private 4G or 5G? That is the question, it seems, for enterprises looking at private cellular as a springboard for digital transformation. But it is not a straight choice between...
The most important watchword in 2021 will be diversification. This will be key to growth for the mobile industry in the 5G era, on multiple levels. In the past, cellular networks and services have been supplied, deployed and monetized by a relatively small number...
The Covid 19 pandemic has helped accelerate private cellular network adoption, and will continue to do so in 2021. But it has also highlighted a new digital divide (which is not going away anytime soon) between vertical sectors that have and have-not prioritized access...
Qualcomm is just one chip maker of many hoping to receive exemption from the Huawei ban
The U.S. government has granted permission for Qualcomm to sell 4G handset chips to Huawei. The news, confirmed by Qualcomm to Reuters, represents a slight exemption to U.S. trade...
Ericsson and POST Luxembourg have expanded an existing partnership with a multi-year deal to deploy a 5G core and 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) in Luxembourg.
Ericsson said that POST’s 5G network went live in this European country on October 16.
The Swedish vendor noted that...
China Broadcasting Network Co. was established this week in Beijing, becoming the country's fourth mobile operator, with a registered capital of CNY101.2 billion ($15.1 billion), Chinese press reported.
China Broadcasting Network will provide 5G services in partnership with China Mobile, and is also expected to...
As operators worldwide expand their 5G network deployments, the transition to 5G Standalone (SA) networks is already beginning. The success of 5G during this transition depends on accurate field measurements to verify coverage, ensure Quality of Services (QoS), and unleash the full potential of...
New Japanese market entrant Rakuten Mobile, which is a subsidiary of e-commerce giant Rakuten, is seeing a high level of interest by multiple governments around the world for the adoption of the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP), said Tareq Amin, representative director, EVP and CTO...
South Korea reached 8.65 million subscribers in the 5G segment, according to data released by the Ministry of Science and ICT.
The number of 5G subscribers represents an increase of 10.2% compared to the previous month, resulting in the fastest monthly gain since August of...
4G is still the dominant force determining users' network experience, and the quality of that experience is a crucial element of operators' ability to attract and retain customers. Despite the hype around 5G, operators are steadily making robust improvements to their 4G networks, according...
Nokia announces cross-domain–core, transport and RAN–automated network slicing solutions
The ability to autonomously orchestrate and manage a network slice extending from an operator's EPC or cloud-native core, across the transport network and through the RAN, is seen as key to supporting the type of differentiated,...
Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) is a key feature existing 4G LTE cellular operators can utilize to augment their migration to 5G NR. Learn about the key concepts of DSS including the benefits and trade offs it brings. Learn about the critical need for testing...
Tech and business services company Tech Mahindra and Japanese mobile operator Rakuten Mobile have reached an agreement in which the former has been appointed as a preferred partner for global go-to-market opportunities for the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP).
Under the agreement, Tech Mahindra will provide...
Europe is seeing a “clear lag” in the launch of commercial 5G, with less than half of the EU Member States currently operating services, according to an assessment paper published by the European Round Table for Industry (ERT).
The paper noted that concern is growing...
Ericsson: “To achieve the long term goal of 4G and 5G in a Virtualized RAN, we first must create a unified packet network for all the RAN transport interfaces.”
Introduction
2019 saw mobile operators across multiple continents launch 5G networks giving customers a glimpse of...
As a 5G chipset and device developer, you need comprehensive network emulation solutions (NES) to accelerate 5G device test and get to market faster.
Keysight’s 5G network emulation software can help you streamline your device workflow across all stages — development, acceptance, manufacturing, and deployment....
With the global 5G network rollout, mobile network operators need dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) between 4G and 5G networks to speed transition of 5G services.
Keysight’s DSS software solutions can help you test your base stations to ensure the simultaneous transmission of LTE and 5G New Radio services and...
Finnish vendor Nokia announced the availability of a software-based upgrade that will enable its 4G LTE radios to be migrated to 5G New Radio.
These features will provide immediate support for approximately one million radios, reaching 3.1 million by the end of the year and...
The U.K. government announced that Chinese vendor Huawei's gear will be completely removed from the country’s 5G networks by the end of 2027, following new recommendations by the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) on the impact of U.S. sanctions against the telecommunications vendor.
The government...
LG Uplus emerged as the leading operator in South Korea in terms of 5G download rates, according to a report by Opensignal.
LG Uplus recorded an average of 237.2 Mb/s compared with 220.4 Mb/s at SK Telecom (SKT) and 214.8 Mb/s for KT.
“While users on...
The current telco market is dominated by discussions surrounding 5G and geopolitical competition as countries strive to dominate in future technologies and cellular generations. However, these discussions fail to focus on the fact that most of the data being delivered through mobile networks utilize...
French telecoms regulator Arcep confirmed that a 5G spectrum auction which had been delayed by COVID-19 will begin in September.
In a statement, Arcep said it plans to run a sale of spectrum in the 3.4 GHz to 3.8 GHz bands between September 20 and...
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AT&T gets BlackBerry...
New Japanese market entrant Rakuten Mobile, a subsidiary of e-commerce giant Rakuten, has already activated a total of 4,738 radio stations in the country, which is more than the 3,432 initially planned, Rakuten Mobile chairman and CEO Mickey Mikitani said during a conference call...
