The tests were conducted in the field on live network spectrum at Adastral Park, BT Group’s headquarters for R&D
Nokia and U.K.-based BT Group announced that they have successfully aggregated 5G Standalone (SA) spectrum using 5CC carrier aggregation (5CC CA).
In a release, Nokia noted that...
The Ericsson report also states that there are more than 1.7 billion 5G subscriptions globally
According to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report, there will be nearly 5.6 billion 5G subscriptions by the end of 2029. Further, the report indicates that, as 5G penetration grows, Ericsson...
'Sustaining closed networks is a thing of the past,' says Nokia exec
Nokia announced a collaboration with Telefonica that will see the pair develop Standalone (SA) 5G-compatible consumer, enterprise and industrial services. As part of the agreement, the companies will also explore new API opportunities,...
The private 5G network uses core equipment from Ericsson and will cover an area of more than 35,000 square meters
Deutsche Telekom is providing a 5G Standalone (SA) private network to broadcaster RTL Deutschland at the latter company's broadcasting center in Cologne, to boost coverage...
Vodafone noted that the cumulative benefits of 5G for economic output in Northern Ireland stand at $3.42 billion between 2026 and 2030
U.K. operator Vodafone said it aims to roll out its 5G Standalone (5G SA) technology to Northern Ireland as part of its proposed...
Telecom Argentina said that 16% of its customers have phones suitable to take advantage of 5G SA technology
Telecom Argentina expects to end this year with a total of 260 5G sites across the country, according to local press reports.
The Argentine operator had ended last...
Nokia, which supplies the 5G core for the O2 Telefonica 5G SA network, claimed that this development is a first of its kind
Amazon Web Services (AWS) will host O2 Telefónica’s Standalone (SA) 5G core network software on its public cloud infrastructure in Germany. Nokia, which...
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier provides all Magenta Security Roaming services with dedicated support and strict SLAs
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier announced the launch of a new security offering dubbed Magenta Security Roaming, which the company said is aimed at future-proofing roaming security.
The German carrier said...
The report highlighted a $31.2 billion investment gap, integral to the roll out of 5G Standalone (SA) networks
The ambition of the U.K. government to reach widespread adoption of 5G technology at a national level is at risk of being missed if actions outlined in...
The Dell PowerEdge R7615 features AMD x86 cloud-native CPUs for telco cloud and network in power- and space-constrained environments
At the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, a primary theme was the accelerating cloudification of telco networks in the move to 5G Standalone and decentralization...
Vodafone said that around half of the population in Germany is now connected to its 5G SA network
German operator Vodafone completed more than 1,200 construction projects within the first quarter of the year, effectively expanding its 5G Standalone (5G SA) network, the telco said...
Telcos are recognizing that in order to monetize the potential inherent in cloud-native networks, they must simplify the interface for developers
While open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) were a big topic at this and last year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona thanks to the GSMA...
DISH Wireless EVP Eben Albertyn on lessons learned from building and operating a cloud native 5G Standalone Open RAN network
After more than a decade of strategic spectrum acquisition, and given the regulatory go-ahead related to the T-Mobile US acquisition of Sprint, DISH Wireless has...
Vodafone said that the 5G lab will be located in Newcastle and will be operational from September this year
U.K. carrier Vodafone has partnered with Digital Catapult to launch a 5G immersive laboratory in the country, with the aim of helping local startups overcome barriers...
What if you could see everything happening in the network? Ericsson is enhancing data visibility for transport automation
As communications service providers (CSPs) navigate the transition to 5G Standalone and the larger shift to cloud-native networks and operations, they are actively investing in the technology...
The implementation is based on Ericsson 5G SA New Radio-Dual Connectivity (NR-DC) and carrier aggregation
Ericsson and Emirati telco du tested 10 carriers per sector on a live 5G network, achieving up to 16.7 gigabits per second (Gbps) aggregated downlink speed, the vendor said in...
O2 Telefonica said its 5G network currently reaches 95% of Germany’s population
German telecom operator O2 Telefonica, controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica, said it has already deployed nearly 10,000 5G base stations since it initially launched 5G services in October 2020.
In a release, the operator...
Ericsson said this advancement increases the speed of data transmission between the network and devices
Saudi telecom group stc and Ericsson claimed they have achieved a record data uplink speed after collaborating on a 5G Standalone (5G SA) demonstration. The demo was conducted in a...
Given operator testing trends, expect 2024 to be a breakout year for 5G Standalone deployments
The role of artificial intelligence (AI) in telecoms was undeniably the main theme of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. But beyond the hype and flash, Spirent is drawing on its...
A recent benchmark study conducted by Signals Research Group (SRG) on behalf of Samsung Networks uncovered substantial capacity gains for 5G networks achieved with multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) radio technology. Using Samsung's market-leading 64T64R C-band Massive MIMO radios and virtualized radio access network (vRAN) solution...
Telecom Argentina said it aims to reach Cordoba and Rosario with its 5G SA network this year
Telecom Argentina plans to expand its 5G Standalone (5G SA) network in certain corridors with high-income customers during 2024, news site DPL reported.
“This year what we have planned...
In building and operationalizing its open, cloud-native 5G Standalone network, “Dell's been with us from day zero”
In June 2023, DISH Wireless announced it had hit a very important goal—its 5G Standalone network, built from the ground up using Open RAN and cloud-native principles, was...
As 5G marks its fifth year in commercial availability, network monetization is elusive and it seems the best is (hopefully) still to come. The shift from 5G Non-standalone to Standalone is a pivotal moment, introducing a new cloud-native core, revolutionary service-based architecture and dynamic management for...
Vodafone highlighted that countries such as Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland and Denmark are currently investing in 5G SA connectivity at a faster rate compared to the U.K.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in the U.K. could be missing out on up to $10.9 billion...
