5G Fundamentals

‘There is an important confluence of IT data and OT data that is going to drive the SLAs [service-level agreements] and services provided by CSPs,’ says Volt Active Data exec …

As it continues to deploy its 5G network, with the latest boost from C-Band spectrum deployment increasing covered PoPs by 90 million, Verizon is following a “network-as-a-service” strategy that will …

Operators can become greener with the deployment of 5G and use 5G to propel sustainability initiatives in other sectors Telecommunications and technology firms the world over are focused on delivering …

Dish has previously claimed that its private enterprise 5G capabilities are “unique” compared to other Tier 1 providers Amidst its greenfield 5G network buildout in the United States, Dish Network …

On a watt/bit basis, 5G is more power efficient than 4G When the conversation turns to 5G’s potential to be a “greener” technology than previous generations, the subject of power …

Nokia believes that successful 5G monetization starts with creating value for the end customer, consumer or enterprise In a written Q&A with RCR Wireless News, Nokia’s Elana Crowne, director of …

Spanish operators have been accelerating 5G deployments during 2021 and all carriers already offer 5G in the country’s main urban areas as well as in medium-sized cities. In this article, …

Google Cloud: “Edge is de facto creating a new set of applications” At the recent Google Cloud Next event, the company took the wraps off Google Distributed Cloud, a new …

Shared risk and shared responsibility as public and private MEC are deployed Under the shingle of mobile edge computing (MEC), there are a lot of edges and a lot of …

Verizon has partnered with AWS and Microsoft on delivering MEC services Verizon is all in on both public and private MEC and has a range of partnerships in place with …

Turning MEC investments into business outcomes is an exercise in ecosystem development and solution integration  There’s an animating tension as it relates to service provider monetization of mobile edge computing …

Cloud gaming represents a great opportunity to show off what 5G and MEC are capable of With cloud gaming revenue predicted to come in at over $1 billion for the …

Swarmio’s CEO describes the “huge gap” that remains between telcos and the gaming world as the former looks for ways enter the market With the gaming industry booming, many new …

Verizon combining 5G and MEC, growing its private networks business, and partnering with hyperscalers LOS ANGELES–Verizon was an early mover on mmWave 5G, has tapped Dynamic Sharing Spectrum to leverage …

Midband spectrum is widely recognized to be the sweet spot for 5G deployments globally, due to its combination of large amounts of available bandwidth and better propagation characteristics than millimeter-wave. …

‘We’re equipped with a solid spectrum position,” says AT&T Communications CEO Jeff McElfresh Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of three stories laying out the national mobile …

What are technical and operational challenges in the midband spectrum for companies operating networks in the United States? In every spectrum band, there are some sort of challenges that wireless …

As the telecom ecosystem gets deeper into CBRS deployments and eagerly awaits the availability of C-Band spectrum, carriers and vendors are partnering on numerous tests and trials of various aspects …

Forging the 5G future Standalone 5G brings faster, more reliable, and vastly more capable telecommunications than ever before. But it also presents logistical, financial, and operational challenges for network operators …

Just how much midband spectrum is needed for 5G, anyway? The default telecom answer to this type of spectrum question seems to be, “As much as we can get” – …

There have been two recent U.S. midband spectrum auctions for spectrum between 3-4 GHz: The shared spectrum of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum and the C-Band auction. How …

Ericsson: ‘Network slicing is the operators’ best answer on how to build and manage a network that meets and exceeds the emerging requirements from a wide range of users’ 5G …

Rohde & Schwarz: Voice over New Radio (VoNR) should be ‘considered a prerequisite for successful 5G deployment in Standalone operation’ In cloud-native 5G Standalone (SA) networks, operators can deliver high-quality …

In most of the world, current 5G New Radio infrastructure is connected to an Evolved Packet Core that also supports LTE data transmissions. This network architecture, called 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) …