Ongoing RAN standardization work is paving the way for future 5G Advanced technology
During a session at RCR Live Telco Reinvention in April, Doug Pulley, chief solutions architect at Picocom, explained that a number of actors including the International Telecommunications Union, the Next Generation Mobile...
MWC 2023 was a successful show, returning with attendance at pre-COVID-19 levels, and home to several new announcements by infrastructure vendors, mobile operators, hyperscalers and the broader telecoms ecosystem. Huawei also hosted its analyst summit in April 2023, another event that returned after a...
Last week, Huawei released their 2022 Annual Report. It seems the company is adjusting to what it calls "the new normal," and is starting to show positive results. Huawei says the “crisis mode” is over as it focuses on growth. If that is true...
Qualcomm focusing R&D efforts on Giga-MIMO to support future spectrum deployments
The early vision of 5G, which has come to life based on global operator-led deployments, involved a mix of low-, mid- and high-band frequencies to strike the right balance between coverage and capacity. Looking...
Qualcomm SVP of Engineering talks 5G, AI and IoT at Mobile World Congress 2023
In addition to its long-standing leadership in smartphone and other mobile devices, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is a driving force in the research and standards work that has defined 5G New Radio, 5G...
Air interface innovations and new services on the way with 5G Advanced and 6G
In addition to driving the ongoing standardization of 5G Advanced and early scoping of 6G, Qualcomm engages in long-term foundational research geared toward identifying and solving problems facing ever-evolving mobile networks....
The notion of mmWave for a mobility use case has gone from being the subject of skepticism to the subject of massive investment for operators looking to keep up with capacity demands. In addition to helping offload traffic from sub-7 GHz 5G networks, mmWave...
Huawei and Zain will also collaborate to develop new use cases for the IoT and private network solutions
Chinese vendor Huawei and Saudi Arabian telecommunications operator Zain KSA have recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on their "5.5G" City joint innovation project.
Under the terms...
Sorting through my notes on Mobile World Congress Barcelona last week, certain companies and announcements stood out. One of the big ones was Huawei, with their 5.5G glimpse into the wireless world of tomorrow. In fact, they may have had the biggest booth at...
Huawei said that '5.5G' networks lead to a 10-Gbps experience for users
During Mobile World Congress 2023, Huawei has highlighted the main features of future '5.5G' networks, the company's brand name for advancements in areas like integrated sensing and communication, Level 4 autonomous driving, "all-scenario...
MWC, Barcelona—ZTE has released a 5G-Advanced solution, dubbed Cluster DFS, in partnership with Chinese carrier China Telecom. According to ZTE, the new offering will facilitate the development of specific B2B and B2C services using a single 5G network.
China Telecom claims to have deployed the...
The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding at Mobile Work Congress 2023
MWC, BARCELONA - Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom and Ericsson have agreed to align their efforts around 5G Advanced and 6G, with a particular focus on bringing more energy-efficient networks to the private wireless...
Extending the 5G experience and its impact on the radio system
The adoption of 5G continues to thrive in the mobile market, with a raft of device types beyond smartphones set to form part of the wider ecosystem, extending to new industries and a wide...
Since its commercial launch in 2019, 5G is gearing up to enter its next transformational phase, which will be driven largely by 5G-Advanced — an upgrade to The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) release that will bring about substantial improvements driven by the introduction...
According to a recent study by the GSMA, the industry is targeting commercialization of Rel.18 from 2024 onwards
3GPP approved its Release 18 (Rel.18) package at the December 2021 RAN plenary meeting. The package includes 27 diverse study or work items that will further boost...
3GPP approved its Rel. 18 5G Advanced package at the December 2021 RAN plenary meeting
3GPP's Release 18 (Rel.18) will certainly set the initial phase towards 5G-Advanced as the mid-point of 5G standardization. Indeed, the 3GPP has already announced its decision to recognize Rel.18 as...
Huawei noted that all spectrum bands can be used for the future provision of '5.5G' services
BANGKOK, THAILAND- Operators currently lack enough spectrum resources in order to be in a position to launch future ‘5.5G’ networks, Yang Chaobin, Huawei’s president of ICT products and solutions...
Research topics considered in some of the selected projects include novel 6G system architectures and advanced optical communication technologies
The European Union (EU) has selected 35 research and innovation projects in a call that has the goal of developing 5G systems and promoting research into...
5G Advanced, or as some vendors call it, 5.5G, is the next iteration of cellular standards and promises to enhance current 5G networks with not just organic updates, but also introduce major new functionality primarily targeting enterprise networking. These new features include Sidelink, Reduced...
NEW YORK—We have yet to achieve a fully-5G world, but research and development for the next generation of technology constantly moves forward. During an event at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, Nishant Batra, Nokia's chief strategy and technology officer, gave some insights...
According to Keysight Technologies, there is great interest from governments globally to kickstart 6G research
Although global deployment of 5G is making solid progress and 3GPP Releases 17 and 18 will certainly enable more advanced 5G applications and use cases in the coming years, numerous...
Viavi is supporting 6G research activities at the Northeastern University, the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Surrey
Viavi Solutions said it is supporting global academic and industry research into future 6G systems through its new 6G Forward program.
In a release, the...
Rohde & Schwarz noted that the first global specification of 6G is expected within the next six to eight years
Rohde & Schwarz announced it will take part in 6G-ANNA, a so-called "lighthouse" project to advance 6G technology in Germany.
The three-year 6G-ANNA project was launched...
5G-Advanced will bring new enhancements to mobile network capabilities and use case-based support to help carriers with 5G commercialization
Some 75% of 5G base stations will be upgraded to 5G-Advanced by 2030, five years after the estimated commercial launch, according to a report by global...