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Hans Vestberg on transition to Verizon and the next five years
After serving for six years as the CEO of...
Partnership with the popular Magnolia lifestyle brand will provide insights into 5G for the enterprise
Two weathered, 210-foot silos preside over the home of Magnolia in Waco, Tex., giving the site its name and a distinctive identity. Now Magnolia Market at the Silos -- the...
Editor's Note: SRG has been participating in 3GPP standardization meetings since September 2015 when the standards body held its first workshop on 5G. Prior to that initial 5G workshop, SRG closely followed the various standardization efforts since they provide great insight into the future capabilities...
What is network slicing?
Network slicing is a kind of virtual network architecture, which leverages the principles behind network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN). The technology allows operators to slice a single, physical network into multiple virtual networks, where a slice represents an...
Speeds up to 1.2 Gbps available to Ooredoo customers with compatible smartphones
Carriers around the world are pushing the 1 Gbps data throughput barrier with increasingly advanced LTE network deployments, which also serve to lay the groundwork for quick commercialization of 5G. In the latest,...
The trial, which took place in Yokohama, paves the way for applications and deployment of 5G millimeter wave, according to Huawei
Chinese vendor Huawei and Japanese telco NTT DoCoMo have completed a joint field trial for 5G mobile communications over a long distance with 39...
Editors note: This week we’ll take a look back at the 50 stories that drew the highest level of engagement from our RCR Wireless News community.Â
Mobile devices making data connections must be configured with an LTE APN
Within the Long Term Evolution (LTE) network infrastructure...
Verizon prepping to deliver residential broadband using 5G fixed wireless access in 2018
U.S. operators in 2017 carried out extensive tests of the pre-standard, non-standalone 5G fixed wireless access variant, and Verizon, building on field trials, is planning a commercial deployment in the second-half of...
Nokia unveils Data Refinery solution
Nokia premiered a new data processing software today called Nokia Data Refinery, formerly Comptel Data Refinery, which aims to provide real-time data for context-aware intelligence.
According to the company, Nokia Data Refinery provides intelligent fast data processing to power complex event...
The telco has activated a 5G antenna with millimeter wave support in Turin
Italian telecommunications firm TIM, owned by Telecom Italia, announced it has activated what it claims to be the first 5G antenna with millimeter wave support in Italy. The trial, which took place...
Editors note: This week we'll take a look back at the 50 stories that drew the highest level of engagement from our RCR Wireless News community.Â
What is millimeter wave and how does it fit into 5G?
Millimeter wave spectrum is the band of spectrum between 30 GHz and 300...
ETSI creates ZSM group centered on management and automation
ETSI announced it has created a new branch dubbed Zero touch network and Service Management Industry Specification Group (ZSM ISG), which will focus on 5G end-to-end network and service management. The aim of the ZSM group,...
Operators around the world prepping for rapid commercialization of 5G
As the 3GPP works toward finalizing the 5G New Radio specification, set for mid-2018, operators, infrastructure providers and the larger telecom ecosystem have engaged in a number of promising pre-standard 5G trials that lay the...
DT selects Ericsson for '5G-ready' radio access network deployment
Its been a good week for network infrastructure vendor Ericsson. On Dec. 11, the company won a contract with U.S. operator Verizon to provide core, RAN, transport and services for a 2018 commercial 5G fixed wireless...
The telco will trial 5G technology in Milan using spectrum in the 3.6-3.8 GHz band
Vodafone Italia, a subsidiary of U.K.-based telecoms group Vodafone, has officially launched its project to test 5G technologies via the 3.6-3.8 GHz band in the city of Milan. Vodafone Italy’s...
Emerging enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), ultra Low Latency (uRLLC) and massive Machine Type Communication (mMTC) services are driving a fundamental change of wireless networks.
While CPRI technology delivers a powerful platform for mainstream 4G/LTE applications, it will not scale for new 5G services. RAN ecosystem...
Nokia AirScale Radio Access is ready to meet the coming communications demands of
humans and machines, from extreme throughput to ultra-low latency and with wide connectivity for billions of IoT devices.
Now you can benefit from a future-proof radio network that is programmable and easy to reshape in...
Network slicing and dicing
Network slicing is poised to play a pivotal role in the enablement of 5G. The technology allows operators to run multiple virtual networks on top of a single, physical infrastructure. With 5G commercialization set for 2020, many are wondering to what...
Understanding how millimeter-waves (mmWave) will function in real-world environments can be challenging. With increasingly smaller wavelengths in the 5G environment, test errors are more common. Learn how to thoroughly test 5G mmWave devices for real-world functionality by reading the "OTA Test for Millimeter-Wave 5G...
The Japanese telco will deploy experimental 5G base stations at Honda’s R&D facility in Hokkaido next year.
Japanese telecommunications operator SoftBank and compatriot car manufacturer Honda have recently announced that both companies have begun discussions toward a joint research project to strengthen connected car technologies.
The...
When the speed of light is a drawback — you know it is time for a new approach! Over the past couple of years, it has been abundantly clear that cloud services cannot compute the flood of data created by mobile devices and provide...
Massive support for IoT, as well as coexistence between LTE and 5G, are key points
5G is synonymous with speed, but there's more to the next generation of mobile networks than that. Massive support for the internet of things (IoT) and mission critical communications are...
The test, which took place in Zurich demonstrated virtual reality and 360-degree panoramic live video, among other features
Swiss telco Sunrise and Chinese vendor Huawei have announced the completion of an extensive 5G test in Switzerland.
Using cloud-based core network end-to-end applications, 5G performance was demonstrated...
40% of operators to deploy 100-350 small cells per square kilometer by 2020
Small cell deployments are poised for a dramatic uptick as operators hone network densification plans as 5G networks come to life, according to new research published by the Small Cell Forum.
The paper,...
