4G

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 …

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 …

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 …

  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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

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 …

  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 …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …

  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 …

  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 …

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 …

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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

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 …