The vendor is one of the members of the IMT-2020 Promotion Group, which leads 5G efforts in China
Huawei announced it has achieved a peak cell throughput of 20 Gbps during a 5G test using the 4.9 GHz C-Band. The test contributed to the China 5G...
Self-organizing small cell, upgraded remote radio head, SDN-enabled microwave backhaul also included in Nokia launch
The run-up to Mobile World Congress Americas, kicking off Sept. 12 in San Francisco, has been marked by a number of vendor product launches largely geared toward facilitating the operator...
Mobile operators have reached a critical juncture. According to CTIA - The Wireless Association, there are 396 million devices connected to mobile networks in the U.S. Nearly everyone has mobile phones (about 80% smartphones), the percentage of wireless-only households has surpassed 50%, and mobile...
The University of Surrey's 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC), an academically-anchored partner ecosystem comprising researchers, network equipment vendors, operators and other stakeholders, gained a new partner this week in Cambridge Broadband Networks (CBNL), which specializes in point-to-multipoint microwave and millimeter wave transmissions. Millimeter wave spectrum...
T-Mobile US will test FDD with Ericsson 5G equipment
The network infrastructure community remains laser-focused on facilitating the customer transition from LTE to 5G with pre-standard equipment that can be upgraded to the next-generation standards once it's agreed to by 3GPP. Ahead of Mobile World...
New SoftBank test builds on trial focused on 28 GHz
Japanese mobile telephony operator SoftBank plans to work with Ericsson to conduct a joint trial of 5G in the 4.5 GHz band in dense, urban areas of Tokyo. The two companies said this 5G trial will...
5G test with Huawei combines LTE bands with 5G carriers
Working with Huawei to test pre-standard 5G NR network technologies, Deutsche Telekom this week announced it had passed a 2 Gbps data transmission on a live commercial network in Berlin.
The 3GPP standards-setting body has split...
Based on a new application for an experimental license, Qualcomm is seeking permission from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to test pre-standard 5G technologies using a 100 megahertz channel in the 3.4-3.55 GHz band.
As planned, the test network would cover a half-mile radius and...
The new body will cooperate with the Indian government to pave the way for the future deployment of 5G technologies
The cellular operators association of India (COAI) has officially launched the 5G India Forum to boost the local ecosystem towards the implementation of 5G technology.
The...
T-Mobile plans for nationwide 5G are hinged on 600 MHz spectrum
After an initial activation of its 600 MHz spectrum at sites in Wyoming, T-Mobile US today said it is expanding its build-out to Scarborough, Maine. In the same announcement, the operator said it will...
The vision is for smart manufacturing applications to be supported by a dedicated 5G network slice
5G is about a lot more than simply higher mobile data rates. The ultra high capacity and ultra low latency of 5G could support a wide range of valuable...
Spectrum sharing looks beyond exclusive-license models for spectrum use
Spectrum is a finite resource, and regulators and the wireless industry are always looking for ways to open up additional bands for wireless service use in order to address capacity issues. However, the general consensus is...
Only operators with a solid wireless and fixed position will be in a position to launch 5G, Telenor chief says
The deployment of 5G networks by mobile operators will be gradual process and will be mainly driven by specific use cases, international press reported citing...
Finnish mobile operator Elisa is upgrading its network infrastructure in the city of Tampere to be 5G ready with an eye of leveraging its network to support smart city projects.
As it upgrades base stations with 5G-compatible equipment, the goal is a quick commercial deployment....
5G fixed wireless access growth as a wireless alternative to last mile fiber
5G fixed wireless access is poised to be the first phase of commercial 5G deployments with major operators including Verizon and AT&T testing service delivery using high-capacity millimeter wave spectrum. Given this...
Government providing funds to operators to install new fiber optic infrastructure nationwide
The Japanese government is already working to develop better fiber optic and other technologies to meet the future data transmission demands of 5G networks, local press reported.
According to the report, these new fiber...
The telco said it will cooperate with a number of partners from various industries in the 5G space
China Telecom said it expects to trial 5G networks in six cities across the Asian nation."We are deeply devoted to engaging in 5G standard formulation and technology...
It’s anticipated that 5G networks and services will begin to be operational by approximately 2020, but the preparations and investments in the foundational technologies are still being tackled. Virtualization and containerization are both networking architectures that use common, off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware in order to...
Nokia's transformation under Chairman Risto Siilasmaa is one of the most significant corporate turnarounds in recent years
I first met Risto Siilasmaa five years ago for lunch in Helsinki, Finland. Â He had recently stepped into the role of chairman for Nokia, which at the time...
Nokia's transformation under Chairman Risto Siilasmaa is one of the most significant corporate turnarounds in recent history
Nokia’s transformation from industry laggard to technology leader over the past 5 years is one of the most significant corporate turnarounds in recent history.  While traveling across Europe...
Dense small cell networks seen as key to 5G
While small cell technologies are being used to add capacity and coverage for LTE networks, scalable deployments have proven problematic given varying regulatory regimes and access to power and backhaul. To support larger connectivity projects, carriers...
Engineering challenges abound in 5G testing and trials
AT&T has been testing a variety of technologies as it moves toward gigabit Long Term Evolution and 5G. In June, the carrier announced the results of License Assisted Access testing that it conducted in San Francisco as...
Gigabit LTE trial completed in Antigua and Barbuda
Network infrastructure vendor Ericsson and operator C&W Communications (C&W) announced the completion of a gigabit LTE trial on the Caribbean islands of Antigua and Barbuda. The two companies also said they have started testing a pre-5G network under...
5G’s ecosystem of high-performance applications will operate over the ultimate consolidation of voice, data and video. For many RF engineers, this is uncharted territory: mastering millimeter-wave, characterizing air interfaces, measuring antenna efficiency, and solving elusive interference problems. To help you explore new ground, Keysight...
