Two operators in India have already launched 5G services in the country
The Indian government believes that locally designed and developed 5G gear, including core and radio network components, could be commercially available by March 2023.
"The processes will take an extra three to four months....
The 5G core presents Communication Service Providers (CSPs) with a ready platform for innovation. Changes in software design, cloud-native architecture, and scalability for 5G core services can help CSPs achieve hyperscaler-like agility and capabilities. Simultaneously achieving improved network performance and better reliability seems like a...
AT&T said it already operates 10 localized 5G network capabilities “edge zones” across the U.S.
U.S. operator AT&T said it is implementing regional Standalone (SA) 5G cores for the deployment of edge networks, which enables the carrier to offer low-latency services.
“5G was designed and is...
The 5G core is built on the Verizon Cloud Platform
Verizon has officially begun moving customer traffic onto its cloud-native, containerized-design 5G core. Doing so will deliver "unprecedented levels of service agility, flexibility and automated scalability," said the carrier.
The 5G core is built...
5G networks will undeniably enable many extraordinary new services and revenue possibilities for communication service providers (CSPs). To leverage these opportunities to the highest potential, CSPs require a flexible, high-performing packet core that will deliver the low latency and high-speed connections these services demand. That...
Jio Platforms’ 5G solution includes 5G radio, a complete 5G core network as well as the cloud-native operation support system (OSS) platforms
Indian carrier Reliance Jio is in negotiations with global operators to supply its locally developed end-to-end 5G platform, local newspaper The Economic Times...
Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is foundational to 5G services to drive the next wave of innovation in enterprise and manufacturing: low-latency, massive device density, and more. Optimizing the telco cloud to deliver these new services starts at the 5G Core and goes to the...
Their trial conducted on Graviton2 processors yielded an average power reduction of 72% compared to Intel, the companies claimed
Japanese telco NTT DoCoMo and NEC Corp. announced the completion of a technical trial to test energy efficiency and performance of Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Graviton2 processors, when...
Deutsche Telekom said that the trial of WWC standards took place at its laboratory in the city of Bonn
Deutsche Telekom has carried out a trial of 5G Wireless Wireline Convergence (WWC) standards at its laboratory in Bonn, the telco said in a release.
The German...
Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) is foundational to 5G services to drive the next wave of innovation in enterprise and manufacturing: low-latency, massive device density, and more. Optimizing the telco cloud to deliver these new services starts at the 5G Core and goes to the...
The partnership 'creates the foundation for 5G SA,' says Mavenir CEO
In response to pressure from the U.S., Deutsche Telekom (DT) has, like many other European operators, been working to replace Huawei equipment within its 5G network, and this week, finally revealed that relatively new...
The new partnership will accelerate 5G core and 5G SA MEC adoption, said Casa’s CEO
Editor's note: Comments from Casa Systems CEO Jerry Guo were added after this article was posted.
5G network solutions provider Casa Systems said this week that it’s partnering with Google Cloud to develop...
"When it comes to 5G SA networks with a 5G core, China leads the world”
China outstripped the rest of the globe for 5G Mobile Core Network (MCN) and Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) market revenue growth for the second quarter of 2022, according to newly-published research produced...
The ban originally stipulated that telecoms operators in the UK had until January 28, 2023 to remove all Huawei equipment from the most sensitive core networks
U.K. carrier BT has requested an extension to the U.K. government’s deadline for removing Huawei equipment from its core...
Ericsson said the new 5G SA network will cover both Bouygues Telecom’s core and RAN networks
French telecommunications services provider Bouygues Telecom has selected Ericsson to deploy end-to-end 5G Standalone (5G SA) connectivity, the latter said in a release.
As part of the deal, the Swedish...
Many industry experts consider global SA progress to be surprisingly slow
As of January 2022, GSA reported that 99 operators in 50 countries worldwide are investing in public 5G Standalone (SA) networks in the form of trials, planned or actual deployments and that 20 operators...
'Ready to deliver a cloud-native Packet Core platform'
Vodafone Portugal will use Mavenir’s 5G Converged Packet Core in its 5G Standalone (SA) service buildout, the companies said in a statement on Monday. Mavenir’s 5G Converged Packet Core is part of its MAVcore platform. Mavenir emphasizes MAVcore’s...
Samsung explained that SA Option 4 is a dual connectivity technology that connects both 5G and 4G radios to a 5G Core in advanced 5G SA mode
Korean companies Samsung Electronics and SK Telecom (SKT) announced they have successfully completed what they claimed to be...
Most 5G networks in operation today use a Non-Standalone (NSA) architecture, which links an LTE core to new radios supporting 5G frequency bands. The next step is to replace that evolved packet core with a new cloud-native 5G core. According to Jonathan Harvey, vice...
