Understanding the 5G New Radio (NR) physical layer is critical as organizations rush to bring 5G technology to market. Explore this new white paper, which features 28 color diagrams and concise explanations of the physical layer’s underlying signals, structures, and features.
This white paper also...
Anritsu talks 5G testing
5G testing is in full swing as chipset, device and infrastructure vendors seek to support early deployments and prepare for more widespread build-outs of the technology beginning in 2019.
Among the various 5G testing-related news coming out of Mobile World Congress Americas,...
Download the latest edition of NI’s Wireless Research Handbook, which includes research examples from around the world and across a wide range of advanced wireless research topics. This comprehensive look at next-generation wireless systems will offer you a more in-depth view of how prototyping...
Yamazaki Mazak is currently part of the Worcestershire 5G consortium
Japanese machine tool builder Yamazaki Mazak has been selected by the U.K. government as one of a select few companies to act as a testbed for the deployment of 5G technology.
Yamazaki Mazak, which is part...
Move to disaggregated networks presents opportunities and challenges for operators
From the oRAN Alliance and the Telecom Infra Project to ETSI and the Open Compute Project, there's a long-term move in the telecom industry toward multi-vendor interoperability and flexible software control built on open-source software....
Last week, Marcelo Claure of Sprint discussed the merger with T-Mobile US and the industry transformation to 5G and AI at the Mobile World Congress Americas 2018 conference. I thought many of his comments on the changing industry were right on target but others...
Test trends at MWCA were dominated by 5G
It was a busy week for test companies at Mobile World Congress Americas, and while one subject -- 5G testing -- dominated the demos, it wasn't the only area of focus.
The three big test trends from MWCA...
Most 5G applications are in-building
LOS ANGELES--Right now carriers are focused on building out 5G outside; serving up next-generation cellular inside buildings hasn't emerged as a major priority just yet. And that's a missed opportunity, according to Luigi Tarlazzi of CommScope.
"You look at the details...
KT announced plans to invest $20.4 billion in 5G and other technologies within the next five years
Korean carrier KT has opened a 5G lab to promote industrial collaborations in the 5G field with local and global business partners.
KT’s 5G Open Lab, which is located...
The GSMA report forecasts North American 5G connections to account for 49% of global connections in 2025
Almost half of all mobile connections in North America are forecast to be running on 5G networks by 2025, according to a new report by the GSMA.
The GSMA...
US carrier AT&T is in talks with the city of Los Angeles about a public-private partnership to deploy small cells, 5G connectivity, and internet-of-things technologies in order to enhance civic operations.
AT&T said the deal will make the city “one of the smartest” in America.
Traffic...
Verizon 5G Home service starts Oct. 1
Verizon detailed its "Verizon 5G Home" fixed wireless access service this week at Mobile World Congress Americas, and will begin offering residential broadband plans on Oct. 1 in four markets--Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles and Sacramento. While the long-hyped...
Verizon 5G Home to start service Oct. 1
Verizon is laying claim to the first commercial launch of a 5G-based residential wireless broadband service, opening orders tomorrow for customers in select markets for its Verizon 5G Home service and aiming its marketing directly at would-be...
The telco is also using 3G spectrum to boost 4G signals at 500 sites across the country
U.K. mobile operator EE, owned by BT Group, announced plans to launch commercial 5G services in 2019.
The carrier also said it will use 2100 MHz bandwidth, currently used...
Massive MIMO (mMIMO) and beamforming are buzzwords widely used in the telecom industry when referring to 5G and latest advancements of LTE. The challenge is that MIMO comes in many different variants, some of them having been in use already for years in legacy...
If you are, think again! In the cellular value chain, the most conservative and last holdouts in making any kind of public announcements are usually operators. Vendors could make all the noise they want, but nothing gives, unless and until operators endorse it. And...
The new facilities will be located in Washington DC, Palo Alto, Waltham and Los Angeles
Verizon will open four new 5G Labs this year, with the aim of accelerating the development of 5G use cases.
The carrier said that the new 5G Labs – to be...
AT&T names new 5G cities, focuses foundries on application development
Ahead of Mobile World Congress Americas, which begins tomorrow in Los Angeles, AT&T made a number of big announcements, including an expansion of previously-announced plans to deploy mobile 5G based on the 3GPP 5G New...
The physics of time-division duplexing in radio communications means 5G could, in certain frequency bands, struggle to achieve the ultra low latencies it promises. Worse, in some markets, regulatory forces have compounded the challenge with backwards rules about 5G radio operations.
As a consequence, radio...
Editor's note: Click here for part 1of this three-part series on blockchain technology in the telecom industry.
Blockchain applications in the telecom industry
`1. Blockchain in fraud management
Revenue leakages and frauds are the results of the porosity of the traditional ecosystems, fraud loss was estimated close...
The three Korean telcos previously agreed to launch 5G services in March 2019
South Korea’s three major mobile operators – SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus – are expected to announce their 5G network equipment suppliers during September, Korea Times reported.
The three telcos are in...
The carrier aims to end this year with a total of 200 5G-enabled sites
Australian mobile carrier Telstra already operates a total of 15 5G-enables sites across the country, the company’s CEO Andrew Penn said in a blog post.
“We are already rolling out 5G technology...
CEO of signal booster specialist SureCall looks to the 5G future
5G signal boosters will be an essential part of delivering next-generation services inside buildings, Hongtao Zhan, SureCall CEO, told RCR Wireless News in an interview. The executive said the technology could be in market...
Blockchain for telecom: Operational systems and business applications
1. Introduction to blockchain
It started with a Hash function... then the data blocks...then the chained/permissioned data blocks and mining … then distributed Hyperledger and smart contracts completed the picture to provide management and business applications for public, private...
