Massive MIMO will be a cornerstone of 5G and IoT for Sprint
SAN FRANCISCO -- Sprint said it expects four to ten times more network capacity from new antennas designed by Ericsson for the carrier's 2.5 GHz spectrum. The companies plan to roll out the...
New survey shows high levels of interest, intent to leverage 5G
A new survey shows that almost 100 percent of the organizations surveyed intend to leverage "5G" wireless technologies, with plans to evaluate and/or roll out 5G capabilities in the next 12 months -- and...
Millimeter wave is seen as a key part of 5G given the massive capacity associated with the high-band spectrum. But, millimeter wave comes with a number of propagation challenges. Right now, major operators like Verizon and AT&T are tapping into millimeter wave frequencies to...
SoftBank target use cases include tele-health, tele-education, factory automation, AR and VR
Japanese telco SoftBank has partnered with Chinese vendor Huawei to demonstrate potential 5G use cases for its enterprise partners.
The demonstration included real-time UHD video transmission using ultra-high throughput, remote control of a robotic...
PwC principal: Line between LTE and 5G is 'blurry'
In the run up to the inaugural Mobile World Congress Americas, kicking off Sept. 12 in San Francisco, Dan Hays, a principal at PwC, shared his thoughts on the dominant themes of the expo. In an...
BSNL and Coriant enter MoU that lays the foundation for future 5G deployments in India
India telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with U.S.-based networking solutions provider Coriant yesterday in an effort to bring 5G and the internet of...
The non-standalone variant of the 5G New Radio standard is set for finalization in December, an accelerated timeline agreed to earlier this year and meant to speed delivery of commercial 5G-related services like home broadband and television following a fixed wireless access deployment model....
Radisys invests in early 5G initiative with MobilityEngine
Radisys Corporation introduced a new platform that it says will allow disaggregated mobile networks to meet 5G demands. Radisys MobilityEngine, an evolution of its CellEngine product line, is a portfolio of disaggregated Radio Access Network (RAN) solutions...
Millimeter wave spectrum provides the kind of capacity that 5G promises, but it comes with tricky propagation characteristics. Right now, particularly in the U.S., operators are tapping millimeter wave spectrum for 5G fixed wireless access deployments with the two-fold aim of providing pre-standard 5G...
WBA sees Wi-Fi as a major influence on 5G visions being laid out for cellular systems
What will be the role of Wi-Fi and unlicensed spectrum in a 5G world? The Wireless Broadband Alliance has put out an initial industry assessment on the part that...
Sprint adds new vendors as part of nationwide network functions virtualization OpenStack cloud deployment
Sprint announced it is collaborating with Metaswitch and Mavenir as part of its nationwide network functions virtualization OpenStack cloud deployment in a recent company blog post. The vendors will work with...
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...
