5G

The companies said they will continue performing joint network test of 5G technology Korea mobile operator LG U+ and ICT vendor Huawei have completed the first phase of a 5G …

The two firms will carry out tests on the 4.5GHz band across a number of cities in Japan Ericsson and Japanese telco KDDI have inked an agreement to test a …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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? …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …