Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
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NGMN noted that future initiatives will focus on migration strategies, seamless coexistence with 5G networks as well as new capabilities required for 6G adoption
The Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN) has released a new framework outlining the guiding principles for the evolution of mobile...
Samsung noted that this latest white paper examines key trends shaping 6G standardization and future mobile communications
Samsung Electronics has released a new 6G white paper titled “AI-Native & Sustainable Communication,” exploring the latest advancements in next-generation mobile communication technologies.
Building upon its first 6G white...
The mobile industry has been camped out in the winter of 5G like it’s Valley Forge. Getting pretty hungry here and the old boots have holes in them. The end of 2023 was painful, and 2024 was worse.
During the past two weeks, Nokia...
Standards body ATIS has released an updated version of its Open RAN Minimum Viable Profile (Open RAN MVP), or minimum, common technical requirements for North American operators.
The initial Open RAN MVP, a common set of baseline capabilities that vendors can use as indicative of...
Keysight said the new facility is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of 6G technology
Keysight Technologies and the University of Malaga (UMA) have officially launched a state-of-the-art 6G research and innovation laboratory.
In a release, the U.S. company noted that this new facility is...
ETSI noted that the initiative seeks to foster industry consensus on advanced multiple access methods aligned with 3GPP specifications
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), an independent, non-profit organization responsible for developing globally applicable standards for information and communication technologies (ICT), has announced the creation...
The partnership will also integrate 6G into NYUAD’s academic curriculum, providing students with a platform to gain practical insights into emerging technologies
Emirati-based telco e& UAE has entered into a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) to advance research...
The technology developed by ETRI is designed to support a wide range of future mobile communication services by incorporating 6G standards outlined by 3GPP
South Korea’s Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) said it has successfully demonstrated a 200 Gbps wireless link, marking a breakthrough...
The refarming of 687 megahertz spectrum brings the total available spectrum for Indian carriers to 1,587 megahertz
The Government of India has approved the refarming of 687 megahertz of spectrum from various ministries for the deployment of 5G and future 6G services, local press reported,...
China ended 2024 with over 4.19 million 5G base stations
China plans to construct over 4.5 million 5G base stations in 2025 while introducing additional policy and financial incentives to support industries expected to shape the next decade, the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information...
NTT Docomo said that the new item was agreed at the recent 3GPP TSG-RAN meeting in Madrid
Japanese carrier NTT Docomo announced the beginnings of 6G, describing the approval of a 6G RAN level study item at a recent 3GPP group meeting as a significant...
As we march toward 2030, the relentless demand for wireless data is reshaping the landscape of connectivity. Meeting this demand requires a well-orchestrated strategy to secure new spectrum and optimize existing bands. The success of 6G, with commercial deployments expected to start around 2030,...
Nokia Bell Labs, the research and development (R&D) arm of Finish vendor Nokia, is working with the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI), the Fraunhofer Society’s electrical engineering group, and Charité, Europe’s largest university hospital, in Germany to look at how sub-terahertz (sub-THz) wireless technologies...
Is it too early to be talking about 6G? The telco industry seems divided into two camps: those investing heavily in 6G R&D, advocating for a more energy-efficient, life-enhancing next generation of networks, and those skeptical about the actual benefits and ROI of 6G,...
A digital twin is like a virtual copy of a real object or system. It mimics how the real thing looks, works and behaves. The digital twin stays up-to-date with information from the real object and helps us find the best ways to improve...
6G work is dominated today by research, but the next two years will see the balance shift from research to actual development. The industry has aligned on the timing of the first implementable standard for 6G to be complete no earlier than March of...
The initiative will involve reallocating airwaves in 10 spectrum bands
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is planning to refarm over 1,100 megahertz of spectrum currently allocated to various ministries to support the rollout of advanced 5G and future 6G services.
According to a report by local...
O2 Telefonica and AWS had also launched a new cloud-based core network this year, which is now available to one million customers
German operator O2 Telefonica is integrating quantum technologies into its mobile network to improve performance and explore new data security standards.
In a release,...
Docomo noted it expects to accelerate 6G R&D and contribute to 6G's global standardization and commercialization
Japanese telco NTT Docomo, working in cooperation with NTT Corporation, Nokia and Korean carrier SK Telecom announced the completion of a test using AI technology for future 6G systems.
In...
To understand the commercial reality of cellular connectivity, in this case 5G, it’s important to understand the standardization work that set the stage for real-world deployments. So before we look into what’s coming from 3GPP in Releases 18, 19 and beyond, it’s important to...
Did Open RAN deliver on the technological and market-based promises it was meant to bring to? Tough question. And what were those initial promises again? We went back through the O-RAN Alliance archives to a white paper published in October 2018. At that time,...
Operators in Indian are asking the government to assign the 6 GHz band (6,425-7,125 MHz) for IMT or commercial mobile services in the domestic market
The Indian government needs to make available spectrum in the 6GHz band as soon as possible to support the growing...
AI is being explored in 5G-Advanced and expected to play a more important role in the 6G air interface
The building blocks for the use of artificial intelligence in the air interface are being developed and put together in 5G-Advanced, and AI is expected to...
