The Australian carrier recently carried out a large 5G trial in Sidney
Australian carrier Optus said it will launch its 5G fixed-wireless services in the cities of Canberra and Brisbane in January 2019, Australian press reported. The carrier, owned by Singapore´s Singtel, said that other major...
The carrier aims to launch its 5G commercial service in 2019
U.K .telecom operator EE, part of BT Group, announced that nine 5G trial sites are now live across East London.
“Deploying this brand new layer of our EE mobile network is far from straightforward, and...
URLLC key to autonomous 5G applications
A new report from industry organization 5G Americas highlights how some of the longer-term goals of 5G--supporting widespread automation in verticals like manufacturing and transportation--hinge on the maturation of ultra-reliable, low-latency communications, or URLLC.
“With the wide range of unique 5G services,...
Verizon is emphasizing development of new technologies for first responders with the launch of a new 5G lab in Washington, D.C., focused on testing 5G solutions that will be used for public safety.
The new 5G First Responder Lab will be located at Verizon's 5G...
5G will drive growth in fiscal 2019, Qualcomm CEO says
Qualcomm has three priorities going into 2019, CEO Steve Mollenkopf said this week on an earnings call. Those priorities are 5G, resolving an ongoing dispute with Apple and continue executing on core products.
To the first...
Early movement on millimeter wave a component of 5G wins
Samsung is confirmed as a primary vendor for AT&T, Verizon and Sprint's 5G deployment plans, and the Korean vendor also engaged with T-Mobile US on testing 5G equipment. With Samsung emerging as a major player...
Edge computing infrastructure needs assets tower companies already have
If moves from two major tower companies are any indication, existing tower sites, given built-in access to power and backhaul, are well-positioned to support edge computing infrastructure. A move of compute resources closer to end users...
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Building out NB-IoT is first step toward 5G
Earlier this week, Ericsson announced it had won RAN and core business from Dish and SBA noted on an earnings call it was seeing activity from the TV powerhouse as it builds out an NB-IoT network with longer-term ambitions...
DISH Network has selected Ericsson as the first supplier for its narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) radio access and core network, including radio frequency design. Florida based SBA Communications said it is supplying towers for the new network.
Meanwhile, the Swedish vendor has also confirmed it has...
As service providers transform their networks from traditional, physical infrastructure to a more dynamic, virtual one, they face new challenges in delivering high service quality across an increasingly complex hybrid network.
Service assurance tools and processes have always been instrumental in helping achieve service excellence,...
Network infrastructure to support 5G roll-outs is a significant opportunity for cable companies, Dave Morley, director of 5G & Regulatory for Shaw Communications' Freedom Mobile, said during a recent panel presentation.
Morley delved into the Canadian company's approach to small cell deployments in both a...
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...
Key 5G spectrum decisions need to be made ahead of WRC-19
Operators and regulators need to work more closely through the process of allocating 5G spectrum, otherwise some countries could be left behind as commercial 5G networks go live throughout 2019 and beyond, according to...
Rohde & Schwarz achieves record annual revenues of 2.04 billion Euros
Test company Rohde & Schwarz surpassed the two billion euro ($2.33 billion) mark for revenue for the first time in its most recent fiscal year (July 2017-June 2018), reflecting growth of 6.7% year-over-year.
Although Rohde &...
5G has arrived. One consequence will be the largest volume of millimeter-wave (mmW) ICs ever produced! A radical use case evolution is happening to make ubiquitous 5G possible by harnessing mmW spectrum to increase data speeds by orders of magnitude.
Verizon launched its fixed wireless...
Nokia, DT and the Port of Hamburg prove out industrial 5G applications
Back in January, Nokia and Deutsche Telekom started a project at the Port of Hamburg to test out 5G and internet of things applications in a real world, industrial setting. Nearly a year...
Power consumption key concern for millimeter wave
Going into 2019, there's significant momentum around 5G at millimeter wave frequencies. In the U.S. Verizon and AT&T are launching initial 5G services using the high-band frequencies and regulators are set to auction of key spectrum licenses in...
NI's annual Trendwatch report identifies three megatrends in test: Emergence of 5G, increased IoT complexity and autonomous vehicle development
Three mega trends driving automated test and measurement include the emergence of 5G, increasing complexity in internet of things devices and the push toward autonomous vehicles,...
New Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg based re-org on customer segment
After reportedly considering a reorganization plan and speaking with internal executives for several months, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg has re-aligned the carrier into three business groups based on the type of customer segment it serves:...
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...
Doreen Bogdan-Martin elected as ITU Director of Telecommunications Development Bureau
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations agency dedicated to information and communications technology standardization, this week elected its leadership at the 20th Plenipotentiary Conference in Dubai. Of note is the election of the...
Smartphone usage. Voluminous streaming data. Multiple mobile devices tethered together. All of these activities are expected to have much smoother connections once 5G is rolled out. Because it’s touted as the answer to latency or slow speeds, network operators are anxious to get started...
FCC has already allocated 12.55 gigahertz of millimeter wave spectrum
Millimeter wave spectrum is key to delivering on the ultra-high throughput speeds associated with 5G. In the U.S., the Federal Communications Commission is gearing up auction 28 GHz and 24 GHz licenses on Nov. 14,...
