Various countries are offering licensed millimeter wave 5G spectrum directly to private enterprises, and for good reason. Wifi hotspots are overloaded and cannot scale to meet the rapidly increasing demands for higher capacity and data speeds. For instance, with today’s COVID-19 quarantine and social...
Rakuten Mobile exporting open network approach to other operators
Japanese company Rakuten Mobile announced the full-scale commercial launch of its mobile carrier service in the country.
Rakuten Mobile, a unit of e-commerce giant Rakuten, kicked off its commercial 4G service on April 8, becoming the fourth...
We must 'rewire' our brains for what we use cellular for, says Ericsson's head of 5G marketing, North America
RCR Wireless News caught up with Ericsson's Peter Linder, head of 5G marketing, North America, to discuss what sets 5G apart from previous generations of cellular...
Russia’s largest communications service provider, MTS, has extended its partnership with Ericsson to include a large-scale network modernization of its 2G/3G/4G infrastructure over large parts of central Russia.
The Swedish vendor said the new modernization agreement will allow the Russian carrier to pave the way...
5G technology will account for almost half of China’s overall mobile connections by 2025, according to a recent study by the GSMA.
The 2020 China edition of the GSMA’s ‘Mobile Economy’ series, forecasts that China will have  an adoption rate on a par with other...
New and Existing Cel-Fi QUATRA, Cel-Fi SOLO, and Cel-Fi GO G32 Models to receive over-the-air updates later this year, as carrier’s upgrade their existing network bands to 5G.
Nextivity Inc. has announced that three of its flagship offerings – Cel-Fi QUATRA, Cel-Fi SOLO, and Cel-Fi...
The rollout of 5G calls for radical changes in network architecture, technician knowledge and fiber deployed deeper into the network. To make sure those changes are successful and 5G transformations are done right the first time, operators and contractors need to revamp their testing...
Chinese vendor Huawei has announced that it will build a new wireless communications product factory in France.
In a release, the company said that the new automated and intelligent facility will specialize in 4G and 5G equipment, and will primarily manufacture supplies for the vendor’s...
Nokia announced the launch of its new end-to-end slicing network functionality for 4G and 5G New Radio (NR), claiming to the first vendor to offer this capability.
In a release, Nokia said that the solution will support connectivity from 4G and 5G devices over the...
Samsung will assist US Cellular in the development of its 5G network
US Cellular has selected Samsung Electronics as its 5G and 4G LTE network solutions provider. US Cellular will purchase Samsung’s network solutions, including 5G New Radio (NR) technology, to contribute to the operator’s...
Mobile operators have accelerated 5G network deployments during 2019, with a non-standalone architecture. These initial deployments in regions of North America, Europe and Asia have anticipated the initial forecasts of the industry. To learn about the reasons for this anticipation and Ericsson's vision of...
5G is here, and it is making its debut in providing fixed wireless broadband or augmenting customer experiences at marquee destinations such as stadiums and red-carpet events like the Academy Awards.
But beyond those high-profile locations and the much-hyped marketing launches, mobile network operators face...
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We know the shortage of tower climbers is slowing the 5G deployment. But there’s another shortage that’s equally detrimental, though it sometimes gets less visibility.
Perhaps because much of the time, it’s actually less visible.
We’re talking about the fiber network. And...
 Nokia signed an agreement with French mobile operator IIiad Group to roll out 5G networks across France and Italy, the Finnish vendor said in a release.
The 5G deal will focus on network modernization and 5G introduction in France and 5G introduction in Italy, making...
With 5G currently available as a consumer-facing service in key geographies including China, Western Europe and U.S., operators and end users are already exploring what’s next.
As 5G evolves, networks will become cloud-native and distributed, network management and operations will become automated, and capable...
As IoT devices and applications continues to rise, O2 is confident that LTE-M will continue to support that increase
Telefonica’s O2 UK has launched its 4G-based LTE-M networks of 50 of its cell sites, claiming to be the first in the UK to do so....
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It’s a slow climb to train enough tower technicians. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr says the U.S. 5G rollout requires 20,000 of them. Unfortunately, that many technicians simply do not exist today. As a result, rollouts are stalling.
This week’s guest, Todd...
Indian telecom group Bharti Airtel may not participate in the country’s upcoming spectrum auction, which includes 5G airwaves, due to the high prices set by the Indian government.
India expects to award spectrum worth about $74 billion in an auction scheduled in the first quarter...
Not including Snapdragon Ride, Qualcomm automotive design win pipeline tops $7 billion
Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf, discussing Q1 2020 earnings on a Feb. 5 conference call, touted the company’s near- and long-term view of 5G adoption in not just handsets but also in IoT, automotive,...
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The future of telecom is much more than an advance from 4G to 5G. The entire industry is being upgraded. It’s no longer just a vehicle for voice and data. There’s a new space for telecoms and businesses to collaborate...
5G is very much an evolving technology and will be for some time as the 3GPP continues to refine the standard and vertical-specific use cases like autonomous manufacturing robotics and remote surgical procedures become a reality. As such, 5G cybersecurity needs to be equally...
U.K. telecom group BT said that the decision by the UK government to restrict the use of Huawei’s kit in the country’s 5G networks would have a cost of £500 million ($655 million) for the company over the next five years.
“We are in the...
The U.S. Commerce Department has withdrawn a rule aimed at further reducing sales to Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies amid concerns from the Defense Department the initiative would have a negative impact in U.S. companies, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
The U.S. government...
