4G

5G connections globally are forecast to reach 1.8 billion by 2025, according to a new study by the GSMA. The study, “The Mobile Economy 2021”, revealed that 5G technology will …

IoT traffic on latest-generation mobile ‘broadband’ 4G and 5G infrastructure will outrun IoT traffic on old-generation ‘broadband’ 3G and old-school 2G networks in 2021, reckons Ericsson. The terminology gets confusing, …

IoT module maker Telit has introduced a new cloud-based platform called Telit NExT to give service providers and enterprise users access to cellular IoT networks in 190 countries. The product, …

Japanese carrier Rakuten Mobile signed two different agreements with compatriot companies Fujitsu and NEC to carry out joint efforts to develop and promote Open RAN solutions for the global market. …

Chilean mobile operator Movistar, owned by Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica, has selected Nokia to provide its AirScale portfolio to launch the operator’s 5G network in Chile. In addition, Nokia will …

Verizon has introduced a new ‘hyper-precise location’ (HPL) service that uses ‘real-time kinematics’ (RTK) to deliver satellite-based location with centimetre-level accuracy. The HPL service is available via Verizon’s ThingSpace’s IoT …

Here we go again. A decade ago, luxury cars like Lexus and Cadillac which uses OnStar really screwed up. When the wireless 2G signal was turned off, they and customers …

German operator Deutsche Telekom said it has built up 5G capacities at 892 mobile sites across Germany in the past two months. The European carrier also said that the mobile …

The Danish Energy Authority has started the auction of spectrum in five frequency bands, namely the 1.5 GHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.3 GHz, 3.5 GHz and 26 GHz bands. The agency …

In its early days, 5G was, in many ways, not markedly different from advanced 4G in terms of networks and the services they delivered. However that’s changing quickly as operators …

Indian telecommunications operators committed to pay INR778 billion ($10.6 billion) for additional spectrum to expand 4G across the country. India’s latest spectrum auction ended after two days of bidding, although …

U.K. operator Three UK currently operates 1,250 5G sites in 193 towns and cities across the country, the company said in a release. At the end of December 2020, the …

China is expected to have 822 million 5G subscribers by 2025, up from 202 million subscribers at the end of last year, according to a recent report by the GSMA. …

You can’t keep a good technology down! According to recent industry data, 5G is the fastest growing mobile technology in history – despite a pandemic and widespread lockdowns. Between Q3 …

In its early days, 5G was, in many ways, not markedly different from advanced 4G in terms of networks and the services they delivered. However that’s changing quickly as operators …

In the first post in this series, I explored the rise of 5G Telco networks and how they open the door to unprecedented possibilities and new capabilities for enterprises. In this latest …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

  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 …

  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 …

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 …

  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 …

  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 …