Digital technology is just better
In-building cellular coverage is all about distributing cellular signals to where they need to be: users. Traditional analog technology would take the cellular signal source – whether from a BTS (Base Transceiver Station), small cell, or off air – amplify...
Deutsche Telekom also said it will start to review its network equipment procurement plans
The deployment of 5G across Europe would be affected if governments ban Chinese vendor over security concerns, Bloomberg reported, citing an internal assessment by German carrier Deutsche Telekom.
According to the briefing, the...
On October 18, a group of operators including BT, EE, Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica, MTS, Telus, KPN, Orange and Vodafone gathered in London for the Mobile Video Industry Council (MVC) to debate the future of mobile video and 5G. ABI Research, Strategy Analytics and Analysys...
The Japanese authorities are likely to announce the decision next week; Huawei CFO arrested
The Japanese government is considering a ban on government purchases of equipment from Chinese vendors Huawei Technologies and ZTE, with the aim of preventing intelligence leaks and cyberattacks, Reuters reported, citing...
The UK telco said that Huawei will not provide 5G equipment for BT’s core network but will continue to be a key provider outside the core network
U.K. carrier BT is carrying out a long-running program to replace equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei in the...
Vodafone has completed the first live tests in Europe of a full cellular system for both short and long-range vehicular communications, as well as for monitoring and managing multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the same air space.
The UK operator teamed with Jaguar Land...
Operators dilemma in the 5G era
After the introduction of 5G networks, legacy 2G/3G/4G networks will exist for a long time. When operators deploy new networks, they have to face many operation pain points of the 5G era caused by the long-term multi-network coexistence...
ZTE’s Common Core is already helping mobile operators globally to evolve from existing networks to target 5G networks, Jason Tu, principle scientist of NFV/SDN products for ZTE, told RCR Wireless News.
Commenting on the main features of ZTE Common Core and how this technology can...
The company has already reached 1,800 partners in its 5G Open partner program
Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo plans to launch pre-commercial 5G services in September 2019, the carrier’s president and CEO, Kazuhiro Yoshizawa, said during a conference call with investors and analysts.
Yoshizawa also said...
American Tower Corporation’s CEO talks about the role of mid-band spectrum deployments in supporting 5G
American Tower expects 4G technology to be the main driver of tower demands in the coming years despite increasing momentum for 5G builds, the company's Chairman and CEO James Taiclet...
A recent GSMA study said the Russian market will have 48 million 5G subscribers by that time
Russian 5G networks will provide coverage to over 80% of the country’s population by 2025, according to a new study by the GSMA.
Russian mobile operators are expected to...
Crown Castle said its pipeline of contracted small cells nodes to be constructed over the next 18-24 months stands at 35,000
Crown Castle expects to deploy between 10,000 and 15,000 small cells in 2019, CEO Jay Brown said during an earnings call with analysts.
“In addition...
Anritsu’s patented PIM over CPRI option is a new, non-intrusive method of measuring passive intermodulation (PIM) using live traffic over the Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) link. It is set to change the dynamics of PIM detection by enabling users to test at ground...
While 5G networks continue to be a major topic in the network communications industry, there are still many questions around how 5G will be achieved.
Digital usage trends—such as 220 million connected vehicles on the road by 2020 and videos accounting for 82 percent of...
The telco is also using 3G spectrum to boost 4G signals at 500 sites across the country
U.K. mobile operator EE, owned by BT Group, announced plans to launch commercial 5G services in 2019.
The carrier also said it will use 2100 MHz bandwidth, currently used...
ZTE's management said the vendor expects to return to profits in Q3
Chinese vendor ZTE reported a net loss of CNY 7.8 billion ($1.1 billion) for the first half of 2018, in line with its earlier warning over the impact of an export ban imposed...
Cellular technologies have advanced from first generation (1G) analog technologies to advanced high performance fourth generation (4G) and fifth generation (5G) systems in just four decades. Despite the increase in complexity of wireless standards and devices, cellular technologies maintain a set of common principles...
How far we have come from two-wire analog Plain Old Telephone Systems (POTS) lines to modern methods of communications. While two-wire POTS lines have mostly been repurposed to permit DSL connectivity, the time, effort, and expense seem to be keeping a dying horse alive...
When it comes to the in-building wireless market, systems integrators have typically been defined by the type of cellular coverage solutions they offer and the types of customers they are willing to service.
There are big iron DAS integrators that only do massive venues of...
The export ban will be lifted once the Chinese company completes a $400 million escrow payment and a monitor is selected
Chinese vendor ZTE has signed an agreement with the U.S. government which will allow the company to resume doing business with American suppliers.
Under the...
Mobile operators in the region are expected to invest $200 billion to upgrade 4G networks and launch 5G
Asia Pacific is expected to become the world’s largest 5G region by 2025, led by pioneering 5G markets such as Australia, China, Japan and South Korea, according...
Senators and representatives will have meeting to reconcile the two versions of the annual defense bill
The U.S. Senate has approved an amendment to the annual defense spending bill which threatens a recent agreement between the Department of Commerce and Chinese vendor ZTE to lift...
Senators move to reinstate ZTE ban as Department of Commerce said ZTE must replace its entire board of directors within the next 30 days
Adding a new wrinkle to the ZTE saga, a bipartisan group of senators is trying to reinstate the ban on the...
Trump said the Chinese vendor will need to pay a $1.3 billion fine, change its management and hire U.S compliance officers
U.S President Donald Trump said the U.S government will allow Chinese vendor ZTE to restart its business, after it pays another large fine and...
